DALLAS (-7) Green Bay
ST LOUIS (-2.5) Atlanta
WASHINGTON (-6) Buffalo
MINNESOTA (-3) Detroit
TENNESSEE (-4) Houston
INDIANAPOLIS (-7) Jacksonville
MIAMI (-1) Ny Jets
San Diego (-5) KANSAS CITY
PHILADELPHIA (-3) Seattle
CAROLINA (-2.5) San Francisco
NEW ORLEANS (-3) Tampa Bay
ARIZONA (PK) Cleveland
Denver (-3.5) OAKLAND
Ny Giants (-2) CHICAGO
PITTSBURGH (-7.5) Cincinnati
New England (-20) BALTIMORE
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Week Twelve Results
It was a pretty ho-hum week out there, with no poor performances. Props to Ty for bouncing back again over .500.
7-9: E-on and Hankles
8-8: FMS, Dav and H.B.
10-6: PhilG and CMart
11-5: TMart
The favorites this week were 10-6, with the road favorites going 4-1. Only the Titans couldn't close the deal against the home underdog Bengals.
We have a new leader as we start the back nine on Saturday.
New Standings:
1. CMart (+8)
2. E-on (+7)
3. TMart (+2)
4. Hankles (+1)
5. PhilG (-1)
5. Dav (-1)
7. H-B (-10
8. FMS (-13)
Here's an early look at next week's lines. Many of these are not yet set. The final game lines will be sent out Thursday morning. There is a Thursday night game. Please have your picks in accordingly. I will send out the picks Saturday night, as during Sunday morning I'll be tailgating at FedEx Field for the Bills-Redskins tilt at 1PM.
DALLAS (-7) Green Bay
ST LOUIS (?) Atlanta
WASHINGTON (-6) Buffalo
MINNESOTA (-3) Detroit
TENNESSEE (-4) Houston
INDIANAPOLIS (-7) Jacksonville
Ny Jets (?) MIAMI
San Diego (-4.5) KANSAS CITY
PHILADELPHIA (?) Seattle
CAROLINA (-2.5) San Francisco
NEW ORLEANS (-3) Tampa Bay
ARIZONA (-1.5) Cleveland
Denver (-3.5) OAKLAND
Ny Giants (-2) CHICAGO
PITTSBURGH (?) Cincinnati
New England (?) BALTIMORE
7-9: E-on and Hankles
8-8: FMS, Dav and H.B.
10-6: PhilG and CMart
11-5: TMart
The favorites this week were 10-6, with the road favorites going 4-1. Only the Titans couldn't close the deal against the home underdog Bengals.
We have a new leader as we start the back nine on Saturday.
New Standings:
1. CMart (+8)
2. E-on (+7)
3. TMart (+2)
4. Hankles (+1)
5. PhilG (-1)
5. Dav (-1)
7. H-B (-10
8. FMS (-13)
Here's an early look at next week's lines. Many of these are not yet set. The final game lines will be sent out Thursday morning. There is a Thursday night game. Please have your picks in accordingly. I will send out the picks Saturday night, as during Sunday morning I'll be tailgating at FedEx Field for the Bills-Redskins tilt at 1PM.
DALLAS (-7) Green Bay
ST LOUIS (?) Atlanta
WASHINGTON (-6) Buffalo
MINNESOTA (-3) Detroit
TENNESSEE (-4) Houston
INDIANAPOLIS (-7) Jacksonville
Ny Jets (?) MIAMI
San Diego (-4.5) KANSAS CITY
PHILADELPHIA (?) Seattle
CAROLINA (-2.5) San Francisco
NEW ORLEANS (-3) Tampa Bay
ARIZONA (-1.5) Cleveland
Denver (-3.5) OAKLAND
Ny Giants (-2) CHICAGO
PITTSBURGH (?) Cincinnati
New England (?) BALTIMORE
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Week Twelve Picks
The picks are attached in the email.
Unanimous:
none
Near Unanimous:
Green Bay (-3.5) over DETROIT (Phil took the losers).
KANSAS CITY (-6) over Oakland (Flip took da Raiders)
CLEVELAND (-3.5) over Houston (Ty took the hometown Texans)
Seattle (-3) over ST LOUIS (Flip took the Flipper Anderson Rams)
NY GIANTS (-7) over Minny (Ty took the Vikings)
NEW ENGLAND (-21.5) over Philly (Ty took the Eagles)
Big props to Ty for taking a stand.
Safe travels for those on the road and airways.
Unanimous:
none
Near Unanimous:
Green Bay (-3.5) over DETROIT (Phil took the losers).
KANSAS CITY (-6) over Oakland (Flip took da Raiders)
CLEVELAND (-3.5) over Houston (Ty took the hometown Texans)
Seattle (-3) over ST LOUIS (Flip took the Flipper Anderson Rams)
NY GIANTS (-7) over Minny (Ty took the Vikings)
NEW ENGLAND (-21.5) over Philly (Ty took the Eagles)
Big props to Ty for taking a stand.
Safe travels for those on the road and airways.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Week 12 Lines
| Green Bay (-3.5) DETROIT |
| DALLAS (-14) Ny Jets |
| Indianapolis (-11.5) ATLANTA |
| CHICAGO (-2.5) Denver |
| Tennessee (-1.5) CINCINNATI |
| JACKSONVILLE (-7.5) Buffalo |
| KANSAS CITY (-6) Oakland |
| CLEVELAND (-3.5) Houston |
| Seattle (-3) ST LOUIS |
| NY GIANTS (-7) Minnesota |
| New Orleans (-2) CAROLINA |
| TAMPA BAY (-3.5) Washington |
| ARIZONA (-10.5) San Francisco |
| SAN DIEGO (-9.5) Baltimore |
| NEW ENGLAND (-21.5) Philadelphia |
| PITTSBURGH (-16) Miami |
Mid Season Summary
Here are the Standings
The Front Runners:
1. E-On (84-68-8; LW 9-6-1; +8 Games Over)
E-On has been a juggernaut with 2 losing weeks out of 11. It's hard to catch someone when they don't have that dismal week. It's interesting to note that E-On was the first to recognize the Bengals just aren't good. He's picked up serious ground in these games, going 7-3 in picking the Bengals weekly matchup.
2. CMart (82-70-8; LW 7-8-1; 6 Games Over)
In hindsight, CMart's first week was legendary. He went 12-3-1 setting a record week bar, that no other player has sniffed at. (The closest best week's are Tyler's 10-3 Week 8; and Phil's 10-3-1 Week 10). Throw out his first week, and he's a pedestrian 1.5 Games above .500. That's the importance of starting strong.
The Middle of the Pack
3. Hankles (78-74-8; LW 8-7-1; 2 Games Over)
Miguel reached his apex after week seven, when he stood at 6.5 games over, only one game behind the leader E-On. After that point, he dropped five games in three weeks, obviously distracted by the fates of the Irish.
4. Dav (75-77-8; LW 8-7-1; 1 Game Under)
Throw out the first two weeks, and Dav is your leader in the standings. After a sluggish start (it takes a while for the bigger guys to get in game shape - look at the Heat and Shaq), Dav has been consistently putting together good months (not weeks). Two or three winning weeks, then a loser, but then back to the winning weeks.
4. Ty (68-70-8; LW 5-10-1; 1 Game Under)
Ty has been snaking over and under the .500 line more than any other picker this season. He's also a picker that either hits big or misses big. 3 game swings back and forth are not out of the usual for Tyler as he has gone from +1 to -2.5 to +1 to +2 to +1.5 to -1 in the past six weeks.
6. Landes (73-79-8; LW 7-8-1; 3 Games Under)
Speaking of folks who hit big and miss big there's PhilG. We sounded the death knell after his 1-13 Week 9 Performance. But he shakes it off and bounces back with a 10-3-1 Week 10. Phil has also picked the Bengals in all games but one. Knowing his sneakiness, he's still very much alive.
The Race for the First Draft Pick:
7. Ham-Bone (66-86-8; LW 8-7-1; 10 Games Under)
Ham's slow start lasted a little longer than Dav's but he's been the best picker over the most brutal last four week stretch. Over the past four weeks, he's held his own, picking 30-27. The rest of us combined are -11.5 Games Under.
8. F.M.S (63-89-8; LW 3-12-1; 13 Games Under)
FlipModeSquad has had a couple rough weeks. Blame that on the temporary custodian of DPC (PhilG). But the beauty of the pickem challenge is that anyone can bounce back, any given week. Here's hoping some home cooking with the 48 pound Anderson family turkey brings FMS some good luck.
The Front Runners:
1. E-On (84-68-8; LW 9-6-1; +8 Games Over)
E-On has been a juggernaut with 2 losing weeks out of 11. It's hard to catch someone when they don't have that dismal week. It's interesting to note that E-On was the first to recognize the Bengals just aren't good. He's picked up serious ground in these games, going 7-3 in picking the Bengals weekly matchup.
2. CMart (82-70-8; LW 7-8-1; 6 Games Over)
In hindsight, CMart's first week was legendary. He went 12-3-1 setting a record week bar, that no other player has sniffed at. (The closest best week's are Tyler's 10-3 Week 8; and Phil's 10-3-1 Week 10). Throw out his first week, and he's a pedestrian 1.5 Games above .500. That's the importance of starting strong.
The Middle of the Pack
3. Hankles (78-74-8; LW 8-7-1; 2 Games Over)
Miguel reached his apex after week seven, when he stood at 6.5 games over, only one game behind the leader E-On. After that point, he dropped five games in three weeks, obviously distracted by the fates of the Irish.
4. Dav (75-77-8; LW 8-7-1; 1 Game Under)
Throw out the first two weeks, and Dav is your leader in the standings. After a sluggish start (it takes a while for the bigger guys to get in game shape - look at the Heat and Shaq), Dav has been consistently putting together good months (not weeks). Two or three winning weeks, then a loser, but then back to the winning weeks.
4. Ty (68-70-8; LW 5-10-1; 1 Game Under)
Ty has been snaking over and under the .500 line more than any other picker this season. He's also a picker that either hits big or misses big. 3 game swings back and forth are not out of the usual for Tyler as he has gone from +1 to -2.5 to +1 to +2 to +1.5 to -1 in the past six weeks.
6. Landes (73-79-8; LW 7-8-1; 3 Games Under)
Speaking of folks who hit big and miss big there's PhilG. We sounded the death knell after his 1-13 Week 9 Performance. But he shakes it off and bounces back with a 10-3-1 Week 10. Phil has also picked the Bengals in all games but one. Knowing his sneakiness, he's still very much alive.
The Race for the First Draft Pick:
7. Ham-Bone (66-86-8; LW 8-7-1; 10 Games Under)
Ham's slow start lasted a little longer than Dav's but he's been the best picker over the most brutal last four week stretch. Over the past four weeks, he's held his own, picking 30-27. The rest of us combined are -11.5 Games Under.
8. F.M.S (63-89-8; LW 3-12-1; 13 Games Under)
FlipModeSquad has had a couple rough weeks. Blame that on the temporary custodian of DPC (PhilG). But the beauty of the pickem challenge is that anyone can bounce back, any given week. Here's hoping some home cooking with the 48 pound Anderson family turkey brings FMS some good luck.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Week Ten Lines
| TENNESSEE (-4) Jacksonville |
| KANSAS CITY (-3.5) Denver |
| Buffalo (-3) MIAMI |
| PITTSBURGH (-9.5) Cleveland |
| NEW ORLEANS (-12) St. Louis |
| CAROLINA (-4.5) Atlanta |
| WASHINGTON (-3) Philadelphia |
| GREEN BAY (-6) Minnesota |
| BALTIMORE (-4.5) Cincinnati |
| Chicago (-3) OAKLAND |
| Dallas (-1) NY GIANTS |
| ARIZONA (-1) Detroit |
| Indianapolis (-3.5) SAN DIEGO |
| SEATTLE (-9.5) San Francisco |
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Week Nine Results
As Phil hinted in his email, he did have a historically rough week. 1-13! Yowsers! He went from being even at .500 to being 6 games below. Hankles is happy that PhilG's bad week hid the spotlight from his 4-10 performance. Consistency is the name of the game, boys. It seems that the leaders are those that can avoid the disaster week. First place E-on has suffered only one losing week, a respectable 5-6-2 slate in Week 6. Second place ChrisM has suffered only two losing weeks, the worst of which coming in Week 2.
Continued props to Dav who had the best week (9-5) for the second week in a row. After a horrendous start, he's scratched his way back to .500.
The Bengals let us down again. Is it time to start tanking to make a run at LSU's Glenn Dorsey or UVA's Chris Long? How about driving a dumptruck full of cash to Coach Cowher's Raleigh doorstep?
Standings:
Frank 8
ChrisM 7
MartinT 2
Hanley 2
Badanes 0
Landes -6
Anderson -7
Hampton -11
A quick look at next week. Look at the lines. I guarantee the Pats wont cover.
Continued props to Dav who had the best week (9-5) for the second week in a row. After a horrendous start, he's scratched his way back to .500.
The Bengals let us down again. Is it time to start tanking to make a run at LSU's Glenn Dorsey or UVA's Chris Long? How about driving a dumptruck full of cash to Coach Cowher's Raleigh doorstep?
Standings:
Frank 8
ChrisM 7
MartinT 2
Hanley 2
Badanes 0
Landes -6
Anderson -7
Hampton -11
A quick look at next week. Look at the lines. I guarantee the Pats wont cover.
| TENNESSEE (-3) Jacksonville |
| KANSAS CITY (-3) Denver |
| Buffalo (-3) MIAMI |
| PITTSBURGH (-9.5) Cleveland |
| NEW ORLEANS (-12) St. Louis |
| CAROLINA (-4.5) Atlanta |
| WASHINGTON (-3) Philadelphia |
| GREEN BAY (-6.5) Minnesota |
| BALTIMORE (-5.5) Cincinnati |
| Chicago (-3) OAKLAND |
| Dallas (-1) NY GIANTS |
| Detroit (PK) ARIZONA |
| Indianapolis (-3.5) SAN DIEGO |
| SEATTLE (-9.5) San Francisco |
Sunday, November 4, 2007
The Virtual Bookie
Phil $3620
Mike $7550
Dav $8400
Martin $9700
Ian $11850
Ham $5950
Any virtual bets out there this week? NBA included if you want.
Mike $7550
Dav $8400
Martin $9700
Ian $11850
Ham $5950
Any virtual bets out there this week? NBA included if you want.
Week Nine Picks
The week nine picks are attached in the email. I hope everyone enjoys Super Bowl 41.5!
Unanimous Selections:
Cincinnati (-1) over BUFFALO
Seattle (+2) over CLEVELAND
Near Unanimous Selections:
Washington (-3.5) over NY JETS (Only Tyler likes the Jets)
TAMPA BAY (-3.5) over Arizona (Only PhilG likes the Cards)
San Diego (-7) over MINNESOTA (Only Flip likes the Six Rulers)
Game of the Century:
New England (-4.5) over INDIANAPOLIS
ChrisA, DaveB, IanF, MikeH, PhilL, ChrisM
INDIANAPOLIS (+4.5) over New England
TylerM, MattH
Enjoy the games! Post bets if you want on Dav's Challenge!
Unanimous Selections:
Cincinnati (-1) over BUFFALO
Seattle (+2) over CLEVELAND
Near Unanimous Selections:
Washington (-3.5) over NY JETS (Only Tyler likes the Jets)
TAMPA BAY (-3.5) over Arizona (Only PhilG likes the Cards)
San Diego (-7) over MINNESOTA (Only Flip likes the Six Rulers)
Game of the Century:
New England (-4.5) over INDIANAPOLIS
ChrisA, DaveB, IanF, MikeH, PhilL, ChrisM
INDIANAPOLIS (+4.5) over New England
TylerM, MattH
Enjoy the games! Post bets if you want on Dav's Challenge!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Week Nine Lines
| Washington (-3.5) NY JETS |
| KANSAS CITY (-2) Green Bay |
| TAMPA BAY (-3.5) Arizona |
| TENNESSEE (-4.5) Carolina |
| ATLANTA (-3) San Francisco |
| NEW ORLEANS (-3.5) Jacksonville |
| DETROIT (-3) Denver |
| Cincinnati (-1) BUFFALO |
| San Diego (-7) MINNESOTA |
| CLEVELAND (-2) Seattle |
| New England (-4.5) INDIANAPOLIS |
| OAKLAND (-3) Houston |
| Dallas (-3) PHILADELPHIA |
| PITTSBURGH (-8.5) Baltimore |
Very interesting note:
The Cincy-Buffalo line started with Buffalo as a 1.5 point favorite. The line has moved 2.5 points in Buffalo's direction due to heavy betting on the Bengals. Looks like the betting world thinks much more highly on Cincinnati than Vegas does.
College line of the week:
NOTRE DAME (-3.5) Navy
The Domers are only a .5 points better than Navy when factoring in the three point Home Field Advantage. Who's your pick?
lsu (-7) ALABAMA
ucla (-2.5) ARIZONA STATE
BOSTON COLLEGE (-6.5) fsu
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