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Bet the Mortgage: He Said/He Said Super Bowl Bets

by Tony & Andy | Jan 23, 2020 | 2019 season, NFL Gambling, NFL Playoffs

Andy: Okay, while the Titans had their cute little run with Derrick Henry and Green Bay squeaked into the conference finals on the strength of … whatever it was that got that team there … we’ve finally arrived at what I think is a really intriguing Super Bowl match-up between San Francisco and Kansas City.

It’s the great pass rushing defense of the 49ers taking on the league’s best QB in Patrick Mahomes, who is even better when he’s on the run and his weapons have time to run around to get open.

Tony: It’s also the #2 ranked rushing team (in yards per game) of the 49ers aginst a defense that has had problems against the run this year. But the Chiefs will likely have Chris Jones back to 100%, and they’ve managed to beat the top ranked rushing team (Baltimore) during the regular season, and the #3 ranked rushing team (Tennessee) during the post season.

There’s also questions on coaching–one of the head coaches will likely do wonders for their postseason reputation…Andy Reid has a long history of choking in big games, dating back to his time with the Eagles–while 49ers head coach Kyle Shannahan’s best known Super Bowl moment is being the architect of a Falcons offense that couldn’t hold a 28-3 lead over the Patriots in Super Bowl LI. (more…)

Picks n’ Bets: Championship weekend

by Tony & Andy | Jan 18, 2020 | 2019 season, NFL Gambling, NFL Picks

Tony got his bets a little bit back on track during divisional weekend, getting himself back into the black for the season’s entirety. Andy struggled again, probably betting a couple games with his heart rather than his head – which is easier to avoid during the regular season when there is a full slate of games from which to choose.

	Playoff bankroll	Divisional W/L	Divisional $	Remaining bank
Andy	$13,577	1-3	-$2,436	$11,141
Tony	$9,607	2-2	+$3,214	$12,821

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Picks n’ Bets: Divisional weekend

by Andy | Jan 11, 2020 | 2019 season, NFL Gambling, NFL Picks

Well, that was rough. Wild Card weekend was exciting, but the results were tough on Tony and Andy. They combined to go 1-7 on bets, wiping out much of what they had won in the regular season. The picks weren’t very good either.

We’ll start with bets:

	Playoff bankroll	Wild Card W/L	Wild Card $	Remaining bank
Andy	$20,127	1-3	-$6,550	$13,577
Tony	$19,357	0-4	-$9,750	$9,607

Andy: Nowhere to go but up from here.

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Picks n’ Bets: Wild Card Weekend, 2019

by Tony & Andy | Jan 3, 2020 | 2019 season, NFL Gambling, We Forgot

We wrapped up the regular season with alternative picks and picks won fairly decisively. Our bets segment went down to the wire.

Alternative picks:

Week 17	Andy 12-4
Season	Andy 134-121-1

Straight-up picks

	Andy	Tony
Week 17	11-5	10-6
Season	156-99-1	162-95-1

Both Andy and Tony won significantly on the bets this season.

	Week 17 W/L	Week 17 $	Season W/L	Season $	Bankroll
Andy	3-1	+$5,241	34-31-3	+$10,127	$20,127
Tony	1-3	-$2,789	32-34-2	+$9,357	$19,357

There aren’t really enough games to make an alternative picks segment worth continuing in the playoffs, but we’ll keep up with the bets and picks in the postseason, especially since we’ve actually got some mythical money to work with…

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Bet the Mortgage: Week 17, 2019

by Tony & Andy | Dec 29, 2019 | 2019 season, NFL Gambling

Tony keeps plugging along, taking at least a little of the mythical casino’s cash every week. Andy’s hot streak has cooled a bit, but he’s still comfortably ahead for the season, as well.