Bet the Mortgage: Week 11, 2017

Bet the Mortgage: Week 10, 2017

Even in a week in which Andy wins his first Alternative Picks week and gets more games correct straight up than Tony, his bets remain a dumpster fire. No, a tire fire. No, a forest fire. No, probably, more accurately, a fire set in a dumpster full of tires out in the middle of a dry forest.

Andy failed to get a single bet correct, putting him in sniffing distance of the bottom of his budget. Tony’s not exactly lighting Vegas on fire, but he’s mostly putting up 2-2 weeks and he’s profiting a few hundred bucks at a time.

Here are the standings:

Last week Last week $ Overall Overall $ Bankroll
Tony 2-2 + $538 19-16-1 +$3,827 $13,827
Andy 0-4 – $3,400 13-23 – $7,232 $2,768

 

And here are our bets for week nine: (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 11, 2017

Bet the Mortgage: Week 9, 2017

Week eight was middle of the road. We both went 2-2, which for one of us is a disappointment and the other is a relief. Tony, who has mostly been winning this year, has to be disappointed to barely add enough to his winnings to provide an evening’s worth of Blackjack at the local casino — especially given that his bravado in taking the Patriots and giving an extra point cost him a 3-1 week.

Easy come, easy go, I guess.

Andy, on the other hand, has been digging himself out of the muck most of the season. And, thus, winning $736 and cutting into his seasonal debt can only be classified as a win.

Here are the standings:

Last week Last week $ Overall Overall $ Bankroll
Tony 2-2 +$133 17-14-1 +$3,289 $13,289
Andy 2-2 +$736 13-19 – $3,832 $6,168

And here are our bets for week nine.

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Bet the Mortgage: Week 11, 2017

Bet the Mortgage: Week 8, 2017

 

Tony’s dominating picks in the first half of the season and he’s dominating bets, as well.

He didn’t have a great week – just 2-2, resulting in a $139 loss for the week – but that puts him well in front of Andy, whose good week five appears to have been a mirage.

So it goes. Here are the standings so far.

Last week Last week $ Overall Overall $ Bankroll
Tony 2-2 – $139 15-12-1 + $3,156 $13,156
Andy 1-3 – $1,373 11-17 – $4,568 $5,432

And here are the picks. (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 11, 2017

Bet the Mortgage: Week 7, 2017

Easy come easy go.

The one week stretch of strong bets dissipated fast. Andy and Tony both took it in the shorts in week six.

Here are the standings:

Last week Last week $ Overall Overall $ Bankroll
Tony 1-3 – $1,500 13-10-1 + $3,295 $13,295
Andy 1-3 – $1,116 10-14 – $3,195 $6,805

Andy: Well, that was fun while it lasted. Back to the drawing board. It seems every time I think I’ve figured this season out … well, that’s only happened once. And look where that got me.

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Bet the Mortgage: Week 11, 2017

Bet the Mortgage: Week 6, 2017

Week five was solid. Andy and Tony both hit three of four – they missed their upset, but scored well enough in their spread games to have solid weeks. Tony’s bankroll is steadily growing, as he’s hit almost two of every three games he’s bet so far. Andy had dug himself a hole the previous couple weeks, but he’s within striking distance of even.

Can they continue the run?

Here are the standings:

Last week Last week $ Overall Overall $ Bankroll
Tony 3-1 + $1,320 12-7-1 + $4,795 $14,795
Andy 3-1 + $1,690 9-11 – $2,079 $7,921

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