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Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Tue Nov 25 19:54:39 TENNESSEE AT DETROIT (12:30 pm ET) (Ten -11) Total = 44.5 SEATTLE AT DALLAS (4:15 pm ET) (Dal -12.5) Total = 46.5 ARIZONA AT PHILADELPHIA (8:15 pm ET) (Phi -3) Total = 47 The rules for this day are simple. BET YOUR POINTS! You can use each LINE twice. Three Bets MAX straight bets = straight points. 2leg parlays = 2x points 3leg parlays = 3.5x points 4leg parlays = 5x points get them all to win. Can go to -5 points on 'account'. Account MUST be positive at the end of SUNDAY. If you bet down, and fail (end negative after sunday) You are OUT of the prize pool Fred promised at week 1 (the reason that thread still exists). Examples: Det Cover, 5pts. Det Cover + DET/TEN OVER, 3 pts. (6pt win) SEA Cover + SEA TOTAL over + PHI -3 + PHI over, 10pts. (50pt win). etc. HAVE FUN!
cardinal JAC Member	Tue Nov 25 19:56:04 i don't understand, i will just C&P someone elses.
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Tue Nov 25 19:57:01 Visably Shaken = 41.5 murder = 30.5 + 3 = 33.5 cardinal JAC = 24.5 chen = 23 Eikey = 21 MadCow = 18 Yankeesuck123 = 17 Crownroyal = 16 Kargan = 16 +3 = 19 Dakyron = 13.5 Real Fred = 13 Carbonated water = 13 Sam = 9 kendal = 8 licker = 7.5 master p = 3 barneydude +3 = 3 afro = 1.5
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Tue Nov 25 19:57:58 "i don't understand, i will just C&P someone elses." ever bet on sports? Ever bet on anything? Same thing except points = bucks.
Madc0w Member	Tue Nov 25 20:08:17 Cardinal, for example, 2leg parlay just means betting on two outcomes, and so forth with 3leg, 4leg, and straight (one). You choose how many points of yours you want to bet (betting more has higher payoff but more risk). As Eikey said, treat your points as money. I guess we can't pick winners, but rather who covers and the under/over.
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 20:08:50 "SEA Cover + SEA TOTAL over + PHI -3 + PHI over, 10pts. (50pt win). " Err, you didn't post the O/U
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 20:09:46 NM, I'm an idiot.
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 20:17:19 TENNESSEE AT DETROIT under 3 SEATTLE AT DALLAS under 3 ARIZONA AT PHILADELPHIA over 3
cardinal JAC Member	Tue Nov 25 21:10:15 what does "under 3" mean? and why did you pick 3? could i pick 10 if i wanted to?
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 21:10:55 3 is my bet.
cardinal JAC Member	Tue Nov 25 21:12:27 3 what? 3 points? you are betting 3 of your 13 points? sorry, i have never bet on anything before.
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 21:17:07 " you are betting 3 of your 13 points? " Yep.
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Tue Nov 25 21:17:25 correct. Fred said - Ten/Det under #, 3pts. if he wins, he gets 3. if the total goes over the #, he loses 3. So theoretically by the end of thursday he could be up to 22 pts. It's really quite simple.
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 21:19:30 "So theoretically by the end of thursday he could be up to 22 pts. " 44.5 isn't it?
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Tue Nov 25 21:25:04 the # is 44.5. Your point ttl would be +3 unless I am incorrect in reading that as 3 straight wagers. The total is irrelevant to the pts possibly earned and such.
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 21:27:16 I thought extra bets were auto-parlays? If not then make mine a parlay please.
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Tue Nov 25 21:28:16 nope - totally up to you... You can set up 3 sets of wagers. be they straight or parlay.
cardinal JAC Member	Tue Nov 25 21:28:23 sorry, last thing i need clarified then i think i will understand. with this bet TENNESSEE AT DETROIT under 3 fred is saying that he thinks the point spread between those two games will be less then 11. and if he is correct he gets 3 points? but if he is wrong does he lose his 3 points as well? what if i think Tennessee will beat detroit by more then 11 points? could i bet: TENNESSEE AT DETROIT over 8 does that bet makes sense?
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 21:34:51 3 leg parlay TENNESSEE AT DETROIT under 3 SEATTLE AT DALLAS under 3 points ARIZONA AT PHILADELPHIA over 3 points There. You can delete the other crap.
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 21:36:51 "TENNESSEE AT DETROIT under 3 fred is saying that he thinks the point spread between those two games will be less then 11. and if he is correct he gets 3 points? but if he is wrong does he lose his 3 points as well? " No, I'm saying the total score will be under 44.5 and I'm betting 3 of my already earned points on it.
cardinal JAC Member	Tue Nov 25 21:38:09 ohhhh i get. ok cool, thanks feel free to delete my posts as well
Real Fred Member	Tue Nov 25 21:41:06 "the # is 44.5.....The total is irrelevant to the pts possibly earned and such. " 9*3.5+13=44.5 :)
Dakyron Member	Tue Nov 25 21:51:11 Tennessee(-11) to cover/under total points(TEN @ DET): bet 5 points Ill take Seattle(+12.5), and the under(SEA @ DAL): bet 5 points Arizona(+3), over total points(AZ @ PHI), under total points(TEN @ DET): bet 3 points
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Tue Nov 25 21:53:00 HAHHAHAHA nice coincendence :) I'll keep the other posts at least till tomarrow so I don't (possibly) have to try and explain this again. And thanks Fred, for explaining it... When you did 3 at the end of each line I figured they were straight. One '3' I might have figured it out that it was a triple.
MurdeR Member	Tue Nov 25 22:09:37 I don't understand at all. This is all Chinese to me. *shrug* :o)
Chen Member	Wed Nov 26 00:00:40 Jesus Christ these are some unattractive games. My only motivation to even bother with these games is because of these bets. Parlay 2x games SEATTLE AT DALLAS (4:15 pm ET) (Dal -12.5) Total = 46.5 - Under (3 points) ARIZONA AT PHILADELPHIA (8:15 pm ET) (Phi -3) - Arizona covers (3 points) That's 6 points total with the chance of winning 18 right?
Madc0w Member	Wed Nov 26 19:35:22 TENNESSEE AT DETROIT (12:30 pm ET) (Ten -11) Total = 44.5- Under (5 points) ARIZONA covers (8 points) AT PHILADELPHIA (8:15 pm ET) (Phi -3) Total = 47 under (2 points)
CrownRoyal Member	Wed Nov 26 20:55:06 can we bet on favorites? I don't get it.
Real Fred Member	Wed Nov 26 21:14:50 I do wish you'd listen, Wymer. It's perfectly simple. If you're not getting your hair cut, you don't have to move your brother's clothes down to the lower peg. You simply collect his note before lunch, after you've done your scripture prep, when you've written your letter home, before rest, move your own clothes onto the lower peg, greet the visitors, and report to Mr. Viney that you've had your chit signed.
Visably Shaken Member	Wed Nov 26 21:38:24 lol DETROIT (12:30 pm ET) (Ten -11)under 25 pts.
Visably Shaken Member	Wed Nov 26 21:42:33 revised...please delete prior bet. DETROIT (and the points?) to win(12:30 pm ET)15pts TENNESSEE AT DETROIT (12:30 pm ET) (Ten -11) Total = 44.5- under 20pts.
kargen Member	Wed Nov 26 22:18:25 Detroit covers + take the under 3 points Dallas fails to cover spread + take the over 3points Arizona upset + take the over 4 points
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Thu Nov 27 00:18:32 Ten covers = 7pts Dal covers = 7pts TenCov + DalCov + ARI+3 = 5pts
MurdeR Member	Thu Nov 27 02:20:32 I just have one question ... How is it that you guys gamble enough to understand all this gibberish ... and yet suck so bad at picking games? :o)
MurdeR Member	Thu Nov 27 11:08:16 Ten covers + Dallas covers + Philly covers all 33.5 pts ... or whatever the max allowed is for me If that's even the proper format. :o)
CrownRoyal Member	Thu Nov 27 12:18:40 Dallas covers 3pts Philly covers 3 pts
Dakyron Member	Thu Nov 27 13:33:18 Friggin Lions... Its only halftime and its already 45 total points...
Real Fred Member	Thu Nov 27 14:59:36 Fuck me.
kargen Member	Thu Nov 27 18:05:48 well hell I said my first game wrong. I meant Tenn covers the spread but for some damn reason typed Detroit. Not that it mattered because I picked the under, but still sucks that I typed the pick in wrong. Looks like Seattle isn't going to help me either.
cardinal JAC Member	Thu Nov 27 18:17:43 can i bet arizona to win? if so i would like to bet 5 points on that and i would like to bet 5 points the total points of that game is more then 47 points and if i can make that a 2leg parlay that would be excellent if these bets don't make sense, disregard it please.
Real Fred Member	Thu Nov 27 22:46:19 Looks like everyone got smoked cept Eikey and CR.
MurdeR Member	Fri Nov 28 01:20:59 I got smoked? :o)
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Fri Nov 28 09:42:21 "I just have one question ... How is it that you guys gamble enough to understand all this gibberish ... and yet suck so bad at picking games? :o)" I haven't bet on a game this year - and am barely paying attention. However - With Arizona losing, I can't say I'm perfect on TG for the last 4 years. But actually putting money on TG, I'm 9-0. and 2-1 on this game isn't bad. And dogs winning in the NFL (getting 1) is basically a crap shoot.
MurdeR Member	Fri Nov 28 09:45:00 I think I just killed this contest. :o)
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Fri Nov 28 09:58:37 heh. epic pwnage. Murder +101.5 eikey +9 CR +6 Fred -3 Chen +3 kargen -10 VS -35 Dak -13 heh....
Real Fred Member	Fri Nov 28 13:41:18 Well that kills the dog pick for the year. The worst part is me sending the fucking cunthead murder the prize.
Real Fred Member	Fri Nov 28 13:42:20 And I should be -9
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Fri Nov 28 18:39:49 I'm actually thinking of throwing it out, considering what a clusterfuck it was. Wasn't fair to everyone playing - aparantly too confusing for others. And then there is of course, the obvious blow out ending. I am fully able to accept this fuck up (and learn from the mistake) and want to fix it asap. Give me your ideas.
Real Fred Member	Fri Nov 28 18:43:43 Beats the fuck out of me, bro. Whatever you decide you know some fucknut will bitch about it. I still love you though, in a very non-gay way.
Visably Shaken Member	Fri Nov 28 18:55:05 throw it out i don't knbow shit about that betting and it's not in the spirit of the original game. plus, i lost all my points. i'm personally ruined and I WANTED THAT PRIZE!!!
CrownRoyal Member	Fri Nov 28 20:35:14 Yeah, we cannot count this one. Murder can claim to be a champ, we should not argue, this will be his prize. But lets continue with underdog picks.
CrownRoyal Member	Fri Nov 28 20:35:47 Btw way to pwn, Murder.
Madc0w Member	Fri Nov 28 21:04:44 IMO, since Murder said he didn't even really know what he was doing, we shouldn't count it. But I dunno.
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Fri Nov 28 21:05:02 Yeah - epic hit. Not that it's too much of a stretch to pick the favorites to cover on TG Day.
MurdeR Member	Sat Nov 29 00:44:18 "Well that kills the dog pick for the year. The worst part is me sending the fucking cunthead murder the prize." Fred: That's not a problem. Just send it Hot Rod's way instead. "I'm actually thinking of throwing it out, considering what a clusterfuck it was." Eikey: I'd be fine with that. Or you could just reset the game and we can have new contest right through the playoffs. "Not that it's too much of a stretch to pick the favorites to cover on TG Day." The picks were no-brainers IMO. I think everyone else just outsmarted themselves.
Real Fred Member	Sat Nov 29 11:35:46 "Fred: That's not a problem. Just send it Hot Rod's way instead. " Dude, I was joking.
MurdeR Member	Sat Nov 29 14:55:10 I wasn't. It's one of a ton of idiosyncrasies of mine. I don't play for or accept small prizes. I say small prizes, because I've never been in a position to decline a substantial prize. :oP
Real Fred Member	Sat Nov 29 15:06:52 Alright, if you win then HR gets the prize.
Real Fred Member	Sat Nov 29 15:08:43 Actually, fuck that. I just sent HR something. I'll just keep the prize myself. HR wasn't playing the game anyway.
Eikeys Ghost Sports Mod	Sat Nov 29 15:21:59 Thanksgiving is thrown out :) lesson learned. Carry on.
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