Divisional Weekend - Pick your 4 games
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RolandDeschain
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Bleh, looks like a push. How do we handle it, nothing gained and nothing lost? 
I feel like I'm losing regardless, haha.
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I feel like I'm losing regardless, haha.http://sports.bovada.lv/content/nfl-foo ... ad-betting
RolandDeschain":154o8isy said:Bleh, looks like a push. How do we handle it, nothing gained and nothing lost?
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My suggestion? Since winning is +1 and losing is -1, split the difference and call a PUSH +0.
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drdiags
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Polaris":jxqvsngu said:RolandDeschain":jxqvsngu said:Bleh, looks like a push. How do we handle it, nothing gained and nothing lost?
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My suggestion? Since winning is +1 and losing is -1, split the difference and call a PUSH +0.
Yeah, a push is +0. We had a few earlier this season.
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drdiags
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Current results as of Saturday night:
[cover] Patriots, 9ers
[win] Seahawks, Patriots, 9ers, Broncos
[bts] Chargers
[upset] None
[cover] Patriots, 9ers
[win] Seahawks, Patriots, 9ers, Broncos
[bts] Chargers
[upset] None
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drdiags
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Our final weekend together, here is the winner:
| .NET handicapper | Favored Won | Favored Lost | Cover Won | Cover Lost | Beat Spread | Lost Spread | Upset Won | Upset Missed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timmahawk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
hawksfansinceday1
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Woo hoo!! :0190l: Hope this a harbinger of the Hawks success next Sunday.
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drdiags
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And the entire scoreboard
See later post with (hopefully) updated scoreboard. More accounting errors.
See later post with (hopefully) updated scoreboard. More accounting errors.
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drdiags
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Hopefully I didn't do a mental slip again. Wish all this was automated to eliminate any chance of screwing up.
Here is my look at next week's games.
The Seahawks are 3.5 pt favorites, which means Vegas thinks the 9ers win on a neutral field, since the thinking is that the CLink is worth 4-5 pts a game. I could see why the doubt is there due to the offensive play of the team. Would have been nice to see Wilson and crew going into this game on an offensive high. Not in the cards. One of the two QBs will need to step up. History says it favors Wilson but eventually you can buck the odds and trends. Hopefully not to be done next weekend by Kaep. I would bet it as a cover to save me in case.
Denver is a 5 pt favorite over the Pats. I think I would go for an upset, since the odds are good that the Pats can do it in my mind. The running game the Pats are showing could be a good tool to keep balance in the game, since Brady's WRs aren't what they used to be. Maybe they are good enough?
Here is my look at next week's games.
The Seahawks are 3.5 pt favorites, which means Vegas thinks the 9ers win on a neutral field, since the thinking is that the CLink is worth 4-5 pts a game. I could see why the doubt is there due to the offensive play of the team. Would have been nice to see Wilson and crew going into this game on an offensive high. Not in the cards. One of the two QBs will need to step up. History says it favors Wilson but eventually you can buck the odds and trends. Hopefully not to be done next weekend by Kaep. I would bet it as a cover to save me in case.
Denver is a 5 pt favorite over the Pats. I think I would go for an upset, since the odds are good that the Pats can do it in my mind. The running game the Pats are showing could be a good tool to keep balance in the game, since Brady's WRs aren't what they used to be. Maybe they are good enough?
RolandDeschain
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I'm taking the Patriots to win once you make the new thread. The Chargers defense is bad and the Broncos put 24 on them.
hawksfansinceday1
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Yeah I like the Pats to win outright. If I were in Vegas I wouldn't touch our game, even if I wasn't a fan of either team. Too closely matched in terms of personnel even though the Hawks have hammered them pretty good the last 2 times at the C-Link. To me, any outcome other than a Frisco win by more than 7 seems plausible.
By the way Doc, I read somewhere that the typical homefield advantage is 3 points and that our stadium is so strong it ups it to a 3.5 meaning if that's the case, Vegas sees Seahawks/Whiners as even on a neutral field.
By the way Doc, I read somewhere that the typical homefield advantage is 3 points and that our stadium is so strong it ups it to a 3.5 meaning if that's the case, Vegas sees Seahawks/Whiners as even on a neutral field.
hawksfansinceday1
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Bottom line just like with the Hawks, a win is a win man. I'll take 2 straight one point wins from our guys the next 2 games and be ecstatic!E.C. Laloosh":19tlg8j5 said:
Yeah, none of us were great.
That said based on the opening line (Seattle -3.5), I indeed would pick Seattle to cover. I think that gamblers are having a little too much Niner love than the facts strictly warrent. I have to say that I also like the Patriots in an upset. Manning isn't all that, and the Pats have shown a running game, and Denver's D is suspect (look how the chargers nearly came back!) Mind you the Pats don't have a great defense, but I think the Pats are probably better than the Broncos.
So I would say:
Seattle [cover]
New England [upset]
That said based on the opening line (Seattle -3.5), I indeed would pick Seattle to cover. I think that gamblers are having a little too much Niner love than the facts strictly warrent. I have to say that I also like the Patriots in an upset. Manning isn't all that, and the Pats have shown a running game, and Denver's D is suspect (look how the chargers nearly came back!) Mind you the Pats don't have a great defense, but I think the Pats are probably better than the Broncos.
So I would say:
Seattle [cover]
New England [upset]
hawksfansinceday1":2d25inqs said:
I wouldn't say that Vegas took a huge soaking regarding Seattle in the Clink this last time. The final result was 8. The opening line was 7.5 and the final line was about 9 as I recollect. That means Vegas got money from both sides, which probably means that Vegas did just fine, thank you.
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drdiags
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Interesting. I didn't think we wanted to do the Championship weekend since there are only two games and not much chance to separate us unless you pick two upsets for a max of 6 vs someone picking both winners for a max of 2.
Looks like at least two of you want old Doc to get back to work next week. So I guess I will do it. At least it is only one day. I'm In!
Looks like at least two of you want old Doc to get back to work next week. So I guess I will do it. At least it is only one day. I'm In!
RolandDeschain
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Sorry, Doc; haha. Maybe we make this one special? You must pick the winner of each game. No spread. You have to get both correct or you're an automatic fail, or something. Just a thought, do as you wish.
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RolandDeschain":39z0o59h said:
It's all good. Fair first punishment for me getting you pumped up on my mistaken win announcement last week. I am sure many more are due my way. Ha ha!! DOOH!
RolandDeschain
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That'll teach you to offer to run something for us, right?
