Here is how I fared in the College Football week 5 pick'em contest hosted by SBR. I pretty much always finish top 5 or 6 in these and in the cross-sports weekly contests when I played them last season. My first time playing this year and went 9-2-1 and took the bronze.
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Contest Prizes
1. Rookie-Capper 270p
2. toga toga 180p
3. NYSportsGuy210 126p
4. Andy Chloe 81p
5. leetreaper 63p
6. brucesmall 54p
7. Gonz312 45p
8. Moonpie0954 36p
9. hugh_morris 27p
10. yankeedj212 18p
Contest Rules
You must make 12 CFB plays in Week 5, ending Saturday, 10/1/11 with 4 Best Bets. Bets Bets count as 3 units and regular plays are 1 unit.
Contest Format:Pool Start Date:Sun, September, 25, 2011 End Date:Sat, October, 1, 2011 Max Plays:12 Min Plays:12 Bet Range:1 Base Betting:Yes BestBets Required:4 BestBet Multiplier Value:3 Show Pending:No Point Entry Fee:15 Grading Method:Net Units Sport Leagues Sides ML Totals NCAAFyesnoyes
Group Record
WLT: 335-331-26
Percent: 50.30 %
Units: -14.15
Completed Plays
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Rank Name Record Win Percent Streak Action Units Pending1 Rookie-Capper 9-3-0 75.00 % W 4 79.0 +13.70 - 2 toga toga 8-3-1 72.73 % L 2 69.5 +12.70 - 3 NYSportsGuy210 9-2-1 81.82 % L 1 100.5 +10.60 - 4 Andy Chloe 9-3-0 75.00 % L 1 64.5 +9.50 - 5 leetreaper 7-4-1 63.64 % W 1 15.5 +8.55 - 6 brucesmall 8-3-1 72.73 % W 1 110.0 +8.45 - 7 Gonz312 8-4-0 66.67 % L 1 67.5 +7.40 - 8 Moonpie0954 6-6-0 50.00 % L 2 8.5 +7.40 - 9 hugh_morris 7-4-1 63.64 % L 1 35.5 +6.40 - 10 yankeedj212 7-5-0 58.33 % L 1 51.5 +5.30
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Now onto NFL week 4.....definitely more tricky to cap NFL than it is for me to cap NCAA FB or BB but let's see what gems I can find in this week's mine fields.....
(a) Houston (-3.5) to hosting the Steelers - Houston's offense is one of the top 3 or 4 in the NFL this year. And now they also have a defense to boot. Pittsburgh Steelers will have the squares betting them in name only....they have looked terrible all season and their 2-1 record is deceiving. Take HOU (-3.5) to cover at home as this could get ugly quick.
(b) Falcons (-4.5) @ Seattle - Does this game really need any explanation? Seattle is terrible and Atlanta is too good to be 1-2 and cannot afford to fall too behind a team like New Orleans this early in the season in that division. Falcons bounce back big time today.
(c) Miami Dolphins @ San Diego Chargers UNDER 45 points - Every time both these teams meet the games don't seem to be that high scoring. I don't see Miami really doing much with their slow ground and pound attack and with Gates out I expect a mediocre performance by Ryan Mathews once again. V-Jax and Rivers may connect a couple of times though.....Chargers probably take it 27-17.
Other leans: Jets +4, Lions +2.5, Patriots (-5).
Good luck all. Let's stick it to the man in week 4 NFL.
NYSportsGuy210
Record: 9 - 2 - 1
Percent: 81.82 %
Current Rank: 3 of 60
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Record: 9 - 2 - 1
Percent: 81.82 %
Current Rank: 3 of 60
Completed Plays
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Contest Prizes1. Rookie-Capper 270p
2. toga toga 180p
3. NYSportsGuy210 126p
4. Andy Chloe 81p
5. leetreaper 63p
6. brucesmall 54p
7. Gonz312 45p
8. Moonpie0954 36p
9. hugh_morris 27p
10. yankeedj212 18p
Contest RulesYou must make 12 CFB plays in Week 5, ending Saturday, 10/1/11 with 4 Best Bets. Bets Bets count as 3 units and regular plays are 1 unit.
Contest Format:Pool Start Date:Sun, September, 25, 2011 End Date:Sat, October, 1, 2011 Max Plays:12 Min Plays:12 Bet Range:1 Base Betting:Yes BestBets Required:4 BestBet Multiplier Value:3 Show Pending:No Point Entry Fee:15 Grading Method:Net Units Sport Leagues Sides ML Totals NCAAFyesnoyes
Group RecordWLT: 335-331-26
Percent: 50.30 %
Units: -14.15
Completed Plays
Leaderboard
View All
Rank Name Record Win Percent Streak Action Units Pending
1 Rookie-Capper 9-3-0 75.00 % W 4 79.0 +13.70 - 2 toga toga 8-3-1 72.73 % L 2 69.5 +12.70 - 3 NYSportsGuy210 9-2-1 81.82 % L 1 100.5 +10.60 - 4 Andy Chloe 9-3-0 75.00 % L 1 64.5 +9.50 - 5 leetreaper 7-4-1 63.64 % W 1 15.5 +8.55 - 6 brucesmall 8-3-1 72.73 % W 1 110.0 +8.45 - 7 Gonz312 8-4-0 66.67 % L 1 67.5 +7.40 - 8 Moonpie0954 6-6-0 50.00 % L 2 8.5 +7.40 - 9 hugh_morris 7-4-1 63.64 % L 1 35.5 +6.40 - 10 yankeedj212 7-5-0 58.33 % L 1 51.5 +5.30 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now onto NFL week 4.....definitely more tricky to cap NFL than it is for me to cap NCAA FB or BB but let's see what gems I can find in this week's mine fields.....
(a) Houston (-3.5) to hosting the Steelers - Houston's offense is one of the top 3 or 4 in the NFL this year. And now they also have a defense to boot. Pittsburgh Steelers will have the squares betting them in name only....they have looked terrible all season and their 2-1 record is deceiving. Take HOU (-3.5) to cover at home as this could get ugly quick.
(b) Falcons (-4.5) @ Seattle - Does this game really need any explanation? Seattle is terrible and Atlanta is too good to be 1-2 and cannot afford to fall too behind a team like New Orleans this early in the season in that division. Falcons bounce back big time today.
(c) Miami Dolphins @ San Diego Chargers UNDER 45 points - Every time both these teams meet the games don't seem to be that high scoring. I don't see Miami really doing much with their slow ground and pound attack and with Gates out I expect a mediocre performance by Ryan Mathews once again. V-Jax and Rivers may connect a couple of times though.....Chargers probably take it 27-17.
Other leans: Jets +4, Lions +2.5, Patriots (-5).
Good luck all. Let's stick it to the man in week 4 NFL.
