The A2k NFL "Pick-Um" Game Is Back!

FLIP FLOPPERS-
Tico: 0 for 1 (switched to Carolina)
Mysteryman: ? for 1 (San Diego)
Osso: ? for 2 (Atlanta and Pittsburgh)
CoastalRat: ? for 3 (St Louis, Cleveland and Baltimore)

The spread represents the number of points the favored team would have to
win by. So if Panthers had won by a score of 24-21, they would have covered
the spread and anyone betting on them would have won the bet.

However, if they won by a score of 14-13, they would have failed to cover the
spread and so anyone betting on them would have lost the bet. Same if they
simply lost the game.

Right. Thanks. The odds being 10 to 11/12 in every case.

We go on the goals. Which are split into 10. If a team is offered at 2.4-2.2, say, the punter bets up (buys) at 2.4 or bets down (sells) at 2.2. If they win 3--0 buyers win 0.6 of a unit stake. 3--1 and he loses 0.4. 4--0 he wins 1.6.

Buyers are 2.4 units of stake behind at the kick off. If the team concedes a goal they are 3.4 behind. Sellers are 2.2 in front at kick off.

The advantage of our system is that interest is maintained for the whole game whereas a one sided game, like the Giants' win, interest has evaporated for at least the last quarter with your system. Unless you're a dedicated fan like Tico is for the Cards.

It's ironic that you're telling him the odds given his signature.

And ... speaking of floppers, please change two of my picks. I'm listing all of them, putting my changes in red:

Week #3 NFL Pick-‘Em Contest:

Thurs 9/20:
NY Gs @ Car weeping

Sun 9/23:
Det @ Tenn
TBay @ Dallas
SF @ Minn
StL @ Chic
KC @ NO
Jax @ Indi
Cinci @ Wash
NY J@ Miami
Buff @ Cleve

Atl @ SD
Phila @ Ariz
Hous @ Denver
Pitts @ Oak

NE @ Balt

Mon 9/24:
GB @ Seattle
Score: 27-21

No problem, Ragman. I buy Wite-Out in 5 gal buckets.
A belated Happy Birthday, by the way.

tnx. A happy time for sure.

20 of 21 players are in.
Back in a bit with a review of our picks.

We agree on a lot of our picks in Week #3. We all like Pittsburgh over Oakland. Jespah alone has Minnesota and only Miz Cowdoc chooses Tennessee. There are 5 games in which we split 17-2, 16-3 or 15-4.
NE @ Baltimore, Atlanta @ San Diego are toss-ups and NYJ's @ Miami and Philadelphia are near toss-ups.
JPLosman is an agreeable player who is in step with the majority on every game. Liontamerx follows concurring on all but one game.
At the other extreme there are a number of players with 5 or 6 choices that differ from the majority.
Come Tuesday we will have the full standings, down to 3 decimal points through 3 weeks!

Duly chastened by Thursday's result, here I am back again with my list of favorites.

Chicago
Dallas
San Francisco
Detroit
Washington
NY Jets
New Orleans
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
San Diego
Houston
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Green Bay

psst --

rjb'll want your predicted score on the GB-SEA game...

Thanks for putting up with me..

Week #3 NFL Pick-‘Em Contest:

Thurs 9/20:
NY Gs @ Car

Sun 9/23:
Det @ Tenn
TBay @ Dallas
SF @ Minn
StL @ Chic
KC @ NO
Jax @ Indi
Cinci @ Wash
NY J@ Miami
Buff @ Cleve

Atl @ SD
Phila @ Ariz
Hous @ Denver
Pitts @ Oak

NE @ Balt

Mon 9/24:
GB @ Seattle
Score: 21-14

Hooray! JPB straps on her helmet and trots onto the field.
We have a full house.

....and a whole bunch of craziness in the early games.

Jespah is a remarkable 7-3 so far. Miz Cowdoc and McGentrix are 8-4.

Make that 6-4 for McGentrix and Miz C.

I have found a nut.

Patriots v Ravens about to start.
Patriots come in as the underdogs.
Lotta potential for serious fun.