Bet the Mortgage: Week 17, 2016

by Tony & Andy | Dec 29, 2016 | 2016 Season, NFL Gambling

It was more of the same in week 16. Andy, for the first time all season, fell below the $10,000 starting point in his bankroll, while Tony, after being close to mythically broke early on, inched back toward the break-even point.

With just one week left in the regular season, there’s nothing to hold back for – except, I suppose, for trying to hang onto their mythical money because they’re crappy bettors.

So here are the standings:

And here’s the last regular season installment of “Bet the Mortgage,” which should probably more accurately be known as “Do the Opposite.” Here goes: (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 16, 2016

by Tony & Andy | Dec 22, 2016 | 2016 Season, NFL Gambling

Brutal. After a decent start, Andy has had a brutal stretch of weeks that culminated in an 0-4 week 15. The losses knocked out all of his profit except a meager $50.

After a brutal start, Tony keeps meandering his way back toward even. His 2-2 week 15 was highlighted by $2,500 hits on Green Bay and New England.

Here are the standings:

Here are our picks for this week: (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 15, 2016

by Tony & Andy | Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Season, NFL Gambling

IF you’re going to go 1-3, get the right one correct.

Andy did so, nailing a $2,000 bet at +120 on Atlanta over the hapless Rams. If only he had wagered more. The remainder of his bets did not hit, but their total value on the line totaled $2,000. So, he came out $400 ahead.

Tony’s luck was not as good. After riding a solid winning streak for several weeks, his one win was on Cincinnati beating up even-more-hapless-Cleveland. His three misses tallied him a $1,602 loss for the week.

Here are the standings to date:

And here are our pretend wagers for this week: (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 14, 2016

by Tony & Andy | Dec 7, 2016 | 2016 Season, NFL Gambling

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Andy and Tony went .500 last week, pocketed a small hypothetical profit and … yawn.

This was a lot more entertaining space to write when Tony’s bankroll was heading underwater and when Andy looked like he might be able to fund a mythical retirement.

Nonetheless, our pickers are back for another week of fantastic pretend gambling exploits.

Here’s where they stand.

And here is their outlook on week 14:

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Bet the Mortgage: Week 13, 2016

by Tony & Andy | Dec 1, 2016 | 2016 Season, NFL Gambling

After a horrid start, Tony is now starting to talk about getting back to even someday. Andy is … wallowing in a little up, a little down. Boring.

Tony’s 3-1 mark was one gutty pick away from being an undefeated week. Andy was let down by the hobbled Angry-Tom-Brady-to-Rob-Gronkowski duo. Will he move on or is he stuck on them?

Here are the standings:

It’s week 13. This has gone fast. Only five more weeks of this crap, err, I mean these bets to go… here’s another blind shot in the dark: (more…)