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Ashethan posted...

Top 20:

Cidolfus Telamon - 8.81
Auron - 8.81
Vivi - 8.81

O_O

yay locke

I expected Auron to win but wow

claustro

Level 4
Ravens/Cardinals 10+
Lions/Raiders 10+

Bonus: TJ Watt

Northeast Frost Street
Faded Dream of a Psychomeddler
Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit

Level 6
Arti*
Camden**
Crescent-Moon*
resistance_pro****
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ZeroSignal**

Level 5
andel**
changmas**
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terpaholic***

Level 4
5tarscream*
Fiop*
HanOfTheNekos**
HBJDubs***
Jakyl25*
KCF0107**
Meow1000**
MZero****
Runemistress****
Shattered*
SirChris**
thekitchensink(**)**
VeryInsane**
Whiskey_Nick*****
Xuxon**

Level 3
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Eddv
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Level 1
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Level 7
Leonhart4*

Pain.

Didn't expect Zidane to struggle with Basch but I am pleasantly surprised

Galuf
Locke
Selphie
Auron
Basch

Oh right the leaderboard

will do it after work

Kefka
Ignis
Yuffie
Basch

Two games deep and we're already down Beal and Book

That said the rest of the team is keeping pace with a contender on the road, which looks good for our depth

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Detroit

red13n posted...

It wasn't like this til we had this weird obsession with fantasy football. It became this weird week long event where people wanted nonstop football instead of Sunday.

I reckon Steiner is talking about soccer in England

Robazoid posted...

I like how I was the only one to not do a favorites bracket and now I'm going to get destroyed because I had Aeris going a lot further, lol

mine isn't a favorites bracket, it just has a lot of bias!

Money

as in Voldo's stage from SC2

sent

oh ya #1 on the prediction leaderboard

Squall
Laguna
Zack
Vanille

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is before the official kick-off time of the game in question. You cannot pick a game that has already started. Some levels may have different deadlines, so read carefully.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please don't edit your picks. If you'd like to change, please do so in a clearly labeled new post.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Explanation of Levels:

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game. Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance. You do not need to pick the winner, as long as the differential is correct, it does not matter which team wins.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.

Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.

Level 7: QB, RB, WR: Pick 1 player to throw a touchdown pass, 1 player to rush for a touchdown, and 1 player to catch a touchdown pass. They must all be from different teams, and must also combine for at least 4 touchdowns in their respective positions. Typically you will be picking a QB, RB, and WR, but you may pick players from other positions to fill those roles (i.e. a TE or RB to get a receiving touchdown). You must make it clear what role you are picking the players for if it is not the standard QB/RB/WR or QB/RB/TE. If the player gets a touchdown in a different way (i.e. your rusher getting a receiving touchdown), it does not count.

Schedule (Favorites listed first; home team in CAPS):

Thursday, October 26
BUFFALO (-8.5) vs Tampa Bay - 43.5

Sunday, October 29
1pm
Houston (-2.5) @ CAROLINA - 43.5
DALLAS (-6.5) vs Los Angeles Rams - 45.5
Minnesota (-0.5) @ GREEN BAY - 42.5
INDIANAPOLIS (-0.5) vs New Orleans - 43.5
MIAMI (-8.5) vs New England - 46.5
New York Jets (-2.5) @ NEW YORK GIANTS - 36.5
Jacksonville (-2.5) @ PITTSBURGH - 41.5
Atlanta (-2.5) @ TENNESSEE - 35.5
Philadelphia (-6.5) @ WASHINGTON - 43.5

4pm
SEATTLE (-3.5) vs Cleveland - 38.5
Baltimore (-8.5) @ ARIZONA - 44.5
Kansas City (-7.5) @ DENVER - 45.5
SAN FRANCISCO (-3.5) vs Cincinnati - 43.5

8:20pm
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-8.5) vs Chicago - 46.5

Monday, October 30
DETROIT (-8.5) vs Las Vegas - 46.5

Bonus Question: Choose a player to record a sack this week.

Cid T - 9/10
Cid P - 6/10
Dagger - 4/10
Relm - 4/10
Serah - 6/10

KamikazePotato posted...

I for one am shocked that one of the people who spent all of pre-release complaining that it wasn't turn-based would say this

I'm still complaining that it's not turn-based

that said Clive is cool

Yeah as a Suns fan I don't think they deserved to be champions in 2022 even though the had the best regular season by a mile. They folded when it really mattered

Also the Jazz would have won in 2021 and no one wants that

tbf Phoenix is like 50% Dodgers fans

Eddv posted...

Playoffs but they should be fairly exclusive or give significsnt advantages to regular season record.

Yeah I agree with giving the best teams more advantages in the playoffs. In Japanese baseball, the top 3 teams from each league make it. The 2nd and 3rd place team play a best-of-3 series exclusively at the 2nd place team's stadium, then the winner plays the 1st place team in a best-of-7 series all at the top place team's stadium, but the series starts 1-0 in favor of the top team so they only need to win 3 games to advance instead of 4.

Shattered posted...

Or a team being dominant and then getting fucked by a late season injury.

I mean, teams can also get screwed by mid-season injuries if you go by regular season standings.

I think playoffs are the best format, but most sports have too many playoff teams (obviously for the money). Either way and injury or slump can derail a team's chances, but I'd rather reward teams that show up on the biggest stage than teams that show up in the middle of the season. Also, most teams would have nothing to play for halfway through the season.

I don't think there's a truly fair way to decide a champion, as the regular season is also prone to randomness, injuries, hot streaks, etc. but at least the playoffs are exciting and both teams are mostly on equal footing, as opposed to the regular season where one team could be coming off a back-to-back, in the middle of a long road trip, had a bye week the previous week, etc.

man walking

count that how you will

Good night for AZ sports to help keep our minds off the Cardinals

Sorozone posted...

-Suns win 65+ games, Booker has a case for MVP, and Suns win the title

I don't see them having a strong regular season tbh

Beal is already out for the first game. KD is good for about 50 games a season. Book tends to get banged up too. They could win the title, but I don't see the first two happening

Cloud
Lulu
Rikku
Celes

Let's gooooooooo!

Wild West Showdown

aww yeah best single digit Final Fantasy game

RikkuAlmighty posted...

also how are you supposed to progress through the third part of the game without at least some reliance on a guide??

u git gud xD

Cardinals no longer frisky and fun :/

MarkS2222222222 posted...

"Pete Alonso has the most home runs since 2019"

Aren't you counting 2019's home runs?

Ex: https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/most-homeruns-since-2019

Hmm, I guess it is used this way in these kinds of situations. But when it comes to "first time since" it usually doesn't count the year in question

For example, most articles you find about the 2016 WS will say "Cubs win first World Series since 1908" even though they won in 1908

MarkS2222222222 posted...

So would you say this is their third World Series since 2010? That means it's their second since 2011, right?

I ask because I saw a headline that said it was their "first World Series since 2011" which felt wrong because they made it in 2011. You wouldn't say this is their second World Series since 2010, right?

I would definitely say this is their second since 2010, yes. I have never heard anyone use it the way you're describing.

Similarly you would say the Diamondbacks haven't made the World Series since 2001, not since 2002

School

Alright just need the Dbacks to win tomorrow for the best timeline

Ghido
Tifa
Fang
Yuna

When I was a kid I sorted my cards alphabetically

World
SMB3
SML2
SMB1
LL
SMB2

Haven't gotten to the first SML yet. Hopefully it makes its way to Switch Online eventually

Era

Rydia
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Terra
Tidus

Tidus - 10
Balthier - 8
Clive - 8.5

Auron - 9
Vincent - 7
Steiner - 3

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Ardyn