Whenever we go to Vegas during the football season, Andy likes to get out there by Thursday afternoon. He likes to make sure he can get at least one bet in on whatever game is happening that night. He likes to get his losing started early.
This week is no different, except we’re not really in Vegas and our bankrolls are mythical–he’s gotta have that Thursday night bet, so I can’t wait until Sunday morning to post this.
Last week, he actually didn’t suck that bad–he hit half of his bets, and he made money in the process, moving back into the black for the season.
Of course, an okay week for him just set him further behind me, as I continued my hot streak by hitting three of four, and banking almost $1,500 in the process. I’m up to a .500 record for the season on bets, but ahead by almost 35% in (imaginary) cash money.
Week 7
Season
Week +/-
Bankroll
Season +/-
Andy
2-2
13-19
+$505
$10,387
+ $387
Tony
3-1
16-16
+$1,436
$13,475
+ $3,475
This week’s bets below…tell us in the comments where we (Andy) got it wrong, and where we (me) got it right…
Some weeks you have no idea what is going to happen in the NFL. Then others, like last week, it’s awfully predictable.
The four of us combined to go 45-7 in our picks for week eight, with four of the incorrect guesses being the Giants win over Philly. Three hit 11 out of 13. I hit 12. It was a good week. So here are the standings:
Week eight
Season totals
Andy
12-1
81-39
Tony
11-2
77-43
Rich
11-2
73-47
Maggio
11-2
73-47
Week eight frankly offered a lot of one-sided games and, unlike many NFL weeks, those contests actually went as expected. Week nine could present another set of similar games, as it’s the second of two with six teams on bye. At least in week nine we know Jacksonville won’t lose.
Like so many real weekends in Vegas, we’re stumbling down to the sports book late on Sunday morning to actually put our bets in shortly before kickoff. Actually, it’s just me–Andy dutifully hit the sports book as soon as the plane landed, and has been sitting there with betting slips in hand since Wednesday morning, rocking back and forth like a junkie who needs a hit. My official explanation for my lateness? Waiting for the lines to settle, because I pretty much don’t like any of them. In reality? A much less exciting excuse related to work and not actually being in Vegas. Two problems that should be easily resolved.
Last week’s betting likely had Andy thinking about taking the same trip I took a few weeks back to avoid large men in suits that might want to break legs. He did manage to hit his upset of the week, though, which meant that despite going 1-3, he only actually lost $125. Unfortunately this means he is back to playing with his own money this week.
Meanwhile, the Jaguars cost me a whopping $1 in real life, as well as my upset pick here, but my big money bet on Peyton Manning and the Broncos, combined with some faith in the Bengals led to a big week despite being 2-2.
Week 7
Season
Week +/-
Bankroll
Season +/-
Andy
1-3
11-17
-$125
$9,882
– $118
Tony
2-2
13-15
+$1,035
$12,039
+ $2,039
Now things start getting interesting…ten weeks left, and we’ve proven that this gap can grow and shrink at the drop of a hat. Presumably most teams have shown what they really are at this point, so the lines should be getting tougher. And this week has some big lines to work with as well…
Normally in a week when the Giants play the Eagles and the Vikings play the Packers, I’m not sure the Cowboys and Lions registers much of a blip on my radar. But 2013 is different. Three of those four teams suck this year and the fourth looks like a M*A*S*H unit. And, more importantly, Dallas and Detroit are fighting for playoff positioning and for respect.
Both teams, in recent years, have been up and down – or, in Detroit’s case – mostly down. But both teams are 4-3 this season and, for both, a win in this game would go a long way toward providing respect, legitimacy – and an improved path to the playoffs.
So that’s why we asked Steven Mullenax, editor and head writer for The Landry Hat, and Zac Snyder, editor at SideLion Report to share some thoughts on their team’s keys to victory. (more…)
There were great games – witness Indianapolis and its shootout win over Denver. There were terrible games, such as the eyesore that was Monday Night Football between the second division consolation flag football game between Meadowlands Grade School and Minneapolis Hale Elementary, err, the Giants and Vikings.
It was just another week in the NFL. After losing some ground to my brother, I rebounded with a 10-5 weekend that added some distance between me and my competitors. Rich continues his slow climb from the cellar with a 9-6 mark. Tony and Anthony, well, they also made picks last week.
Week seven
Season totals
Andy
10-5
69-38
Tony
8-7
66-41
Rich
9-6
62-45
Maggio
7-8
62-45
I kid, I kid. But they did make picks again for this week’s slate of games which, frankly, doesn’t include a lot of match-ups I would consider must-watch television. Even traditional divisional rivalries like Green Bay at Minnesota and New York at Philadelphia are tainted by injury and crappiness this week. In fact, if your wife is telling you it’s time to get together for Sunday dinner with the in-laws or that you’ve got to start the Christmas shopping, this might be the Sunday to do it.
Nonetheless, here are our picks for the week. (more…)
This is one of the games you circle on your calendar when the schedule comes out. Peyton Manning returns home to Indy to play against the guy who replaced him. It would have been an even better storyline if the Colts had handled the Chargers on Monday and gone into the contest just one game behind Denver for the conference lead. But nonetheless, this is game matches the AFC’s top team in Denver against one of its up-and-coming ones in Indianapolis.
So why blather on? Let’s get to this week’s guest contributors: Sayre Bedinger, a co-editor with Predominantly Orange, and Kyle Rodriguez, assistant editor with Colts Authority shared their thoughts on how their teams could get out of Sunday’s game with a win. (more…)
Whenever we go to Vegas during the football season, Andy likes to get out there by Thursday afternoon. He likes to make sure he can get at least one bet in on whatever game is happening that night. He likes to get his losing started early.
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