Utopia Talk / Sports / NFL UNDERDOGS WEEK THREE

Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Thu Sep 18 11:38:38 Standings: kendal +7 cardinal JAC +7 Eikey +5.5 Crownroyal +5.5 Real Fred +3 master p +3 murder +3 Carbonated water +3 chen +1.5 afro +1.5 Dakyron +1.5 Games: KANSAS CITY AT ATLANTA (1:00 pm ET) [KC +5.5] OAKLAND AT BUFFALO (1:00 pm ET) [OAK +9] HOUSTON AT TENNESSEE (1:00 pm ET) [HOU +5] CINCINNATI AT NEW YORK G (1:00 pm ET) [CIN +13.5] ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON (1:00 pm ET) [ARI +3] MIAMI AT NEW ENGLAND (1:00 pm ET) [MIA +12.5] TAMPA BAY AT CHICAGO (1:00 pm ET) [TB +3] CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA (1:00 pm ET) [CAR +3.5] ST LOUIS AT SEATTLE (4:05 pm ET) [StL +9.5] DETROIT AT SAN FRANCISCO (4:05 pm ET) [DET +4] NEW ORLEANS AT DENVER (4:05 pm ET) [NO +5] PITTSBURGH AT PHILADELPHIA (4:15 pm ET) [PIT +3] JACKSONVILLE AT INDY (4:15 pm ET) [JAX +5.5] CLEVELAND AT BALTIMORE (4:15 pm ET) [CLE +2.5] DALLAS AT GREEN BAY (8:15 pm ET) [GB +3] NEW YORK J AT SAN DIEGO (8:35 pm ET) [NYJ +9] 0= 6 00= 30
Chen Member	Thu Sep 18 11:50:54 ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON (1:00 pm ET) [ARI +3]
licker Sports Mod	Thu Sep 18 11:52:24 Wow, no home dogs this week. I do like all the home teams, but 0 is not worth enough points :p CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA (1:00 pm ET) [CAR +3.5] I don't understand how Minny is favored though.
Dakyron Member	Thu Sep 18 11:56:51 Damn this week sucks. CINCINNATI AT NEW YORK G (1:00 pm ET) [CIN +13.5] Thats right. Im calling for a Bengals win!
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Thu Sep 18 11:58:11 "I do like all the home teams, but 0 is not worth enough points :p " it's the average of all the games. Got a better formula, i'm all ears
licker Sports Mod	Thu Sep 18 11:59:51 I don't know if there's a better formula or not, but I think you should set it at the highest spread of the week, or even 1.5x the highest spread. Of course that makes it uninteresting in weeks when there are no high spreads, but you have the same problem taking the average.
master P Member	Thu Sep 18 12:05:50 CAROLINA AT MINNESOTA (1:00 pm ET) [CAR +3.5] 0-3 here we go baby!
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Thu Sep 18 12:57:10 I kinda wanted it 'in line' with the other points for games... I don't know. Maybe there can be some sort of 'progressive' to it. Ave +Wk# or something until it's hit. or even AVE *1.5 or 2. 00 = 0*5. I dunno - like I said, I'm open for interpertation.
licker Sports Mod	Thu Sep 18 13:01:34 Well I think you have to make it interesting otherwise no one is going to pick it. I can't see picking it this week as ther are enough 3 pointers out there to chose from, and the likely hood off all of them going to the favorite is too low to take that shot for only 6 points.
Madc0w Member	Thu Sep 18 14:22:30 NEW ORLEANS AT DENVER (4:05 pm ET) [NO +5]
cardinal JAC Member	Thu Sep 18 15:14:14 NEW ORLEANS AT DENVER (4:05 pm ET) [NO +5]
cardinal JAC Member	Thu Sep 18 15:33:28 NEW ORLEANS AT DENVER (4:05 pm ET) [NO +5]
master P Member	Thu Sep 18 17:04:10 ^^^ I like that pick, NO has a great offense and denver doesn't have much of a defense. The inverse is also true though. Betting agianst Cutler playing a bad defense isn't a good idea at this point in the season IMHO
master P Member	Thu Sep 18 17:06:43 "Wow, no home dogs this week." Green bay is a dog at home.
Real Fred Member	Thu Sep 18 17:15:33 [PIT +3]
licker Sports Mod	Thu Sep 18 17:16:35 "Green bay is a dog at home. " so they are. Only one home dog then. But I'm not betting it anyway.
yankeessuck123 Member	Thu Sep 18 18:20:17 NEW YORK J AT SAN DIEGO (8:35 pm ET) [NYJ +9] I'm surprised it's that big a gap. San Diego hasn't played very well yet, and LT is banged up. Gimme some Jets. Not that I expect them to win, but I expect them to play it close, and maybe pull it out with any luck.
Chen Member	Thu Sep 18 18:24:57 I can't see the Chargers starting 0-3 after their years of success. The Jets, on the other hand, are always losers. If they win, it will put you in the lead though so GL.
MuRDeR Moderator	Thu Sep 18 20:24:17 JAX +5.5
kargen Member	Thu Sep 18 22:30:36 Steelers. no reason.
Richard Cranium Member	Thu Sep 18 23:44:25 NEW YORK J AT SAN DIEGO (8:35 pm ET) [NYJ +9]
carbonated water Member	Fri Sep 19 02:07:28 DALLAS AT GREEN BAY (8:15 pm ET) [GB +3] F00LS!!!! GREEN BAY IS TEH WIN!!!!
crownroyal Member	Fri Sep 19 15:57:30 Pittsburgh!
cardinal JAC Member	Sat Sep 20 05:00:51 eikey, i am changing mine ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON (1:00 pm ET) [ARI +3]
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Sat Sep 20 11:09:29 Houston.
Sam Adams Member	Sat Sep 20 12:50:12 ST LOUIS AT SEATTLE (4:05 pm ET) [StL +9.5] I know stl sucks, but so does seattle.
kendal Member	Sun Sep 21 02:50:42 ARIZONA AT WASHINGTON (1:00 pm ET) [ARI +3]
Visibly Shaken Member	Sun Sep 21 07:17:48 MIAMI AT NEW ENGLAND (1:00 pm ET) [MIA +12.5]
master P Member	Sun Sep 21 09:08:44 ^^ rofl
yankeessuck123 Member	Sun Sep 21 12:00:10 Will Miami even score 12.5 points?
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Sun Sep 21 12:57:38 "Will Miami even score 12.5 points? " pwned.
yankeessuck123 Member	Sun Sep 21 13:00:13 Surprise surprise.
yankeessuck123 Member	Sun Sep 21 14:16:32 Is it too late to pick Miami?
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Sun Sep 21 15:28:33 Chen - ARI +3 licker - CAR +3.5 L Dak - CIN +13.5 L master p - CAR +3.5 L madcow - NO +5 Fred - PIT +3 ys123 - NYJ +9 murder - JAX +5.5 kargen - PIT +3 dick head - NYJ +9 drunken sconnie CW - GB +3 Crownroyal - PIT +3 Cardinal JAC - ARI +3 L Eikey - HOU +5 L Sam - StL +9.5 Kendal ARI +3 L Visably Shaken - MIA +12.5 W Standings: Visably Shaken +12.5 kendal +7 cardinal JAC +7 Eikey +5.5 Crownroyal +5.5 Real Fred +3 master p +3 murder +3 Carbonated water +3 chen +1.5 afro +1.5 Dakyron +1.5
Dakyron Member	Sun Sep 21 19:25:52 Fucking Bengals... they had that game. Why didnt they call TO with 22 seconds left instead of running down the clock and kicking a FG?
master P Member	Sun Sep 21 19:26:22 The had to loose the game somehow.
Dakyron Member	Sun Sep 21 19:27:37 But I picked them this week... 13.5 points down the drain... god damn Marvin Lewis. He needs to be fired. Romeo Crennel could manage a game better.
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Sun Sep 21 20:33:22 Chen - ARI +3 L licker - CAR +3.5 L Dak - CIN +13.5 L master p - CAR +3.5 L madcow - NO +5 L Fred - PIT +3 L ys123 - NYJ +9 murder - JAX +5.5 W kargen - PIT +3 L dick head - NYJ +9 drunken sconnie CW - GB +3 Crownroyal - PIT +3 L Cardinal JAC - ARI +3 L Eikey - HOU +5 L Sam - StL +9.5 L Kendal ARI +3 L Visably Shaken - MIA +12.5 W Standings: Visably Shaken +12.5 murder +3 +5.5 = 8.5 kendal +7 cardinal JAC +7 Eikey +5.5 Crownroyal +5.5 Real Fred +3 master p +3 Carbonated water +3 chen +1.5 afro +1.5 Dakyron +1.5
MurdeR Moderator	Mon Sep 22 04:37:44 I came ---><--- close to picking the Dolphins, but decided to play it safe. Oh well. :o)
licker Sports Mod	Mon Sep 22 09:39:37 " Why didnt they call TO with 22 seconds left instead of running down the clock and kicking a FG? " Probably because they didn't have any left? Damn you are stupid.
Dakyron Member	Mon Sep 22 11:03:50 Yeah, they did have a TO shitlicker. Maybe you should know what you are talking about before jumping into a conversation.
licker Sports Mod	Mon Sep 22 12:34:19 And they had to save it for the FG retard. they were at 3rd and 1 and had to run a play fast. so no, they didn't have a TO they could use, as if they used it, they had to kick the FG right away. They were forced to throw over the middle though and take that TO with 4 seconds left. So yeah, they did have that TO, but calling it at that point would have been pointless.
Dakyron Member	Mon Sep 22 12:38:29 "Probably because they didn't have any left? " Becomes... "So yeah, they did have that TO, but calling it at that point would have been pointless. " They were in FG range already. If they had called TO, they would have had one play to go for the endzone with 22 seconds left. If it doesnt make it, then you kick the FG and go into OT. What is wrong with that scenario?
master P Member	Mon Sep 22 13:31:59 "they were at 3rd and 1 and had to run a play fast. " exactly. Problem is that they took a good 20 seconds to get that play off.
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Mon Sep 22 13:55:53 "They were in FG range already. If they had called TO, they would have had one play to go for the endzone with 22 seconds left. If it doesnt make it, then you kick the FG and go into OT. What is wrong with that scenario?" They call the To and leave 22 secs on the clock - and then what happens, happens - hthey cmplete the pass over the middle, and can't get out of bounds, and instead of not getting the FG, they run out the clock trying to get back to the line, to 'clock' the ball. Which is what I thought was going to happen before they called TO because I didn't think they had 1 left either... The only thing they might have done different is with the 4 secs left - is take a shot at the end zone with the momentum instead of pussing out and going for the FG. Cinci did it by the book, and lost in OT. nothing new.
master P Member	Tue Sep 23 00:23:43 "They call the To and leave 22 secs on the clock " Its not so much that they didn't call the timeout. Its that they chose not to call the time out and then burned that much time off the clock calling the play.
carbonated water Member	Tue Sep 23 00:46:46 No one ever said the jets or bengals were the most competent teams in the NFL
yankeessuck123 Member	Tue Sep 23 00:55:28 Yeah how bout them Jets? WOOOOO
yankeessuck123 Member	Tue Sep 23 00:58:20 Reminder from last year: If I pick a team, DON'T.
Madc0w Member	Tue Sep 23 17:10:52 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Tue Sep 23 22:59:55 Standings after week 3: Visably Shaken +12.5 murder +8.5 kendal +7 cardinal JAC +7 Eikey +5.5 Crownroyal +5.5 Real Fred +3 master p +3 Carbonated water +3 chen +1.5 afro +1.5 Dakyron +1.5
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