(Don’t) Bet the Mortgage: Week 12, 2020

(Don’t) Bet the Mortgage: Week 12, 2020

by | Nov 24, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Gambling

A meaningless garbage time cover by the hapless New York Jets swung week 11 in Tony’s favor. He took the Jets +9.5 and, hence, he added to his bankroll. Andy had the Chargers at -9. He still virtually broke even, but the result doesn’t leave him with a lot of breathing room.

Here are the standings:

Week 11 W/L Week 11 $$ Season W/L Season $$ Bankroll
Andy 2-2 -$43 16-27-1 -$7,538 $2,462
Tony 3-1 +$1,435 16-25-3 -$4,270 $5,730

Andy: (SMMFH) (Slams a shot) The flippin’ Jets. Of course, it’s the flippin’ Jets. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 12, 2020

Alternative Picks: Week 12, 2020

by | Nov 24, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Andy lost big in week 10, but rebounded in week 11 to start rebuilding his lost lead.

It was tighter – neither picker was particularly accurate. But Andy narrowly won the week.

Week 11 Andy 8-6
Season Andy 86-74-1

Anyone else disappointed with the Thanksgiving slate of games? Detroit, Houston, Dallas, Washington? Yay, I can fall asleep watching half the NFC East suck Thursday afternoon. (more…)

(Don’t) Bet the Mortgage: Week 12, 2020

(Don’t) Bet the Mortgage: Week 11, 2020

by | Nov 19, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Gambling

Uff da. The moderate success these writers experienced in week nine did not carry over, as between them both, they combined for just one winning bet and one tie in week 10.

The numbers are atrocious, folks. If this segment is must-see blog posting, it has to be for nothing other than the “car crash” factor – it’s ugly but you can’t look away.

Here are the standings:

Week 10 W/L Week 10 $$ Season W/L Season $$ Bankroll
Tony 0-3-1 -$2,900 13-24-3 -$5,705 $4,295
Andy 1-3 -$991 14-25-1 -$7,495 $2,505

Andy – Uggh. This is brutal. Embarrassing. We suck at gambling. … Maybe there is an upside to this pandemic – we haven’t been able to go to Las Vegas and try this with real money.

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Alternative Picks: Week 12, 2020

Alternative Picks: Week 11, 2020

by | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Well … that tightened up quickly.

A 2-5 week by Andy kick-started a lopsided week 10 win for Tony, who still trails in the alternative picks contest, but now can think of paying off his lunch debt in Subway sandwiches rather than in Oceanaire seafood dinners.

Tony was 6-1 or the week. Here are the standings:

Week 10 Tony 11-3
Season Andy 78-68-1

So far when Tony wins a week, he has usually followed up with a clunker. Can he get a winning streak going?

1) Tony: Steelers over Jaguars – Despite playing several games down to the level of their opponent, the Steelers are still (more…)

DFS: Week 10, 2020

DFS: Week 10, 2020

by | Nov 11, 2020 | 2020 season, Daily Fantasy, Fantasy Football

 

Good week for Tony. One of his better ones. Andy still has the edge for the season, but he’s been down the last couple weeks. Can he get back on track?

 

  Week 9 Season Total points Weekly average
Andy 113.04 6-3 1290.54 143.4
Tony 165.94 3-6 1174.28 130.5

Andy: I’m playing a bit of a game of studs-and-duds this week, though I think the “duds” all have upside based on either match-up or recent usage trends. Tony’s catching up. Gotta bury him again. (more…)