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DpObliVion
09/20/17 8:49:23 PM
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A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will probably be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is at the start of the second set of games on Sunday afternoon (4:25 PM ET). That means no SNF/MNF picks after most all the games have started or finished. You cannot pick a game that has already started.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please post the spreads with your picks, it makes it much easier for me.
-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.

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: 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.

Schedule:
(home team in CAPS, favorites on the left)
Thursday, September 21st
LA Rams (-2.5) at SAN FRANCISCO

Sunday, September 24th
Baltimore (-3.5) at Jacksonville [game played in London]
Cleveland (-1.5) at INDIANAPOLIS
Pittsburgh (-7.5) at CHICAGO
Miami (-6.5) at NY JETS
Denver (-2.5) at BUFFALO
NEW ENGLAND (-13.5) vs Houston
CAROLINA (-5.5) vs New Orleans
MINNESOTA vs Tampa Bay [no spread yet, check back later]
Atlanta (-2.5) at DETROIT
PHILADELPHIA (-6.5) vs NY Giants
TENNESSEE (-2.5) vs Seattle
Kansas City (-3.5) at LA CHARGERS
GREEN BAY (-8.5) vs Cincinnati
Oakland (-3.5) at WASHINGTON

Monday, September 25th
Dallas (-3.5) at ARIZONA

Bonus Question: Choose a game in which the teams will combine for at least 50 total points scored.
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DpObliVion
09/20/17 8:49:47 PM
#2:


Level 3
Arti*
Camden*
crazyisgood
cyan1001**
Dr_Football
Evil_REmade*
ExquisiteSamurai
HBJDubs*
HotDogButts*
Jukkie
kevwaffles
KommunistKoala*
MrSmartGuy*
Pronouncemyname
Ringworm
terpaholic*
TheKnightOfNee*
voltch
Whiskey Nick*
Wizardsfan1000

Level 2
5tarscream*
baubeta*
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon*
Dancedreamer*
davidponte*
DpOblivion
Eddv
Emeraldegg
fortybelowsummer*
foxhead84*
guffguy89
HanOfTheNekos
KCF0107
KingBartz*
Logicblade
MartinFF7
mccheyne
meche313*
Meow1000*
Mewtwo59
MZero11
Naye745
Paratroopa1*
Reg*
Runemistress
SpikeDragon*
Stripperiffic*
th3l3fty
theawesomestevr*
thekitchensink**
Thrillwell*
TsunamiXXVIII
Vengeful_KBM
VeryInsane
WalkingWiki*
Wicklebee
WiggumFan267*
xp1337
Xuxon*
ZeroSignal620

Level 1
bng_mmmk
Jakyl25*
ProfitProphet
SeabassDebeste
SwiftyDC
WweJth*

* - Bonus points
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5tarscream
09/20/17 8:54:30 PM
#3:


Level 2: Seattle

Bonus: Raiders@Skins
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DpObliVion
09/20/17 8:58:41 PM
#4:


By the way, until a spread comes out, do NOT consider Tampa Bay an underdog. Usually I can assume or predict which team should be the underdog, but this one is too close to call.
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baubeta
09/20/17 9:00:24 PM
#5:


Level 2: SF

Bonus: Raiders@Skins
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Whiskey_Nick
09/20/17 9:15:36 PM
#6:


Level 3:
Denver
Indianapolis

Bonus: Oak/Wash
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WalkingWiki
09/20/17 9:15:38 PM
#7:


Level 2: NO

Bonus: OAK v WAS
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Ringworm
09/20/17 9:18:06 PM
#8:


Level 3: Denver (-2.5), Kansas City (-3.5)
Bonus: Dallas v Arizona
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Reg
09/20/17 9:25:06 PM
#9:


Level 2: Arizona\
Bonus: OAK/WAS
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Dr_Football
09/20/17 9:49:57 PM
#10:


Level 3: Chiefs and Dolphins
Bonus: Oakland/Washington
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foxhead84
09/20/17 9:50:28 PM
#11:


@DpObliVion Tampa Bay is favored 3.5 pts according to this

http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_odds.shtml

They finally post it earlier this evening....if you want to use those...
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WiggumFan267
09/20/17 9:52:13 PM
#12:


Level 2.

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh give me the Colts....

bonus ATL/DET
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Logicblade
09/20/17 9:58:15 PM
#13:


I should be at Level 3, I picked Miami to win last week.

Anyway Level 3:

Denver (-2.5)
Baltimore (-3.5)

Bonus: CAR/NO
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WickIebee
09/20/17 10:08:06 PM
#14:


Level 2: Jets

Bonus: ATL/DET
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Camden
09/20/17 10:15:57 PM
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Level 3: Denver (-2.5), Atlanta (-2.5)
Bonus: Raiders/Redskins
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pronouncemyname
09/20/17 10:25:40 PM
#16:


Level 3 Denver and Seattle
Bonus ATL/DET
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cyan1001
09/20/17 10:36:11 PM
#17:


Level 3: Denver (-2.5), Kansas City (-3.5)

Bonus: ATL/DET
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fortybelowsummer
09/20/17 10:49:24 PM
#18:


Level 2: Seattle

Bonus: Chiefs vs. Chargers
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TheKnightOfNee
09/20/17 10:51:48 PM
#19:


level 3:
Carolina -5.5
Cleveland -1.5

Bonus:
Oakland/Washington
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KommunistKoala
09/20/17 10:53:43 PM
#20:


Level 3:
Denver -2.5
Dallas -3.5

Bonus:
Oakland/Washington
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xp1337
09/21/17 5:15:23 AM
#21:


Level 2: Seattle
Bonus: Oakland/Washington
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crazyisgood
09/21/17 6:32:47 AM
#22:


Level 3 eagles, colts
Bonus gb/cin
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Paratroopa1
09/21/17 7:17:33 AM
#23:


Paratroopa1 posted...
Level 2: Miami Dolphins

Bonus: 7


I should be on level 3. (Hey, I got the bonus right!)

Level 3:

Chicago (+7.5)
NY Jets (+6.5)

This could really easily turn into loljets, but...
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foxhead84
09/21/17 8:53:10 AM
#24:


foxhead84 posted...
@DpObliVion Tampa Bay is favored 3.5 pts according to this

http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_odds.shtml

They finally post it earlier this evening....if you want to use those...


Wow... they change it. They went from Tampa bay by 3.5 to Minnesota by 1. So it will probably move again today...
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foxhead84
09/21/17 9:38:40 AM
#25:


L2: Indianapolis
Bonus: Oakland at Washington
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guffguy89
09/21/17 11:12:06 AM
#26:


Lvl 2: Seattle

Bonus: Carolina/New Orleans


Not a good underdog week. There's a chance none of them win.
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Arti
09/21/17 11:27:17 AM
#27:


Level 3
Denver (-2.5)
Atlanta (-2.5)

Bonus: BAL/JAC
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Jukkie
09/21/17 5:00:27 PM
#28:


Level 3:
Baltimore (-3.5)
Atlanta (-2.5)


Bonus Question: Carolina vs New Orleans
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Cody11533
09/21/17 5:01:48 PM
#29:


Level 2: Detroit
Bonus: Oakland/Washington
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DpObliVion
09/21/17 7:04:56 PM
#30:


Yeah, I pretty much just skipped over the Dolphins winning last week. Those who picked them for Level 2 were moved up, including Tsunami who wasn't posted yet.

***OFFICIAL SPREAD IS IN***
MINNESOTA (-1.5) vs Tampa Bay
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davidponte
09/21/17 7:06:42 PM
#31:


Level 2: Tampa Bay

Bonus: Atl/Det
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KCF0107
09/21/17 7:10:44 PM
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Level 2: Redskins

Bonus: Steelers/Bears
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SpikeDragon
09/21/17 8:07:22 PM
#33:


Level 2: Indianapolis
Bonus: Dallas/Arizona
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MrSmartGuy
09/21/17 8:54:12 PM
#34:


Level 3
Denver (-2.5)
Atlanta (-2.5)

Bonus: Atlanta (-2.5) at DETROIT
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Reg
09/21/17 8:56:45 PM
#35:


Wait

Minnesota is the favorite?

Change to
Level 2: Tampa Bay
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kevwaffles
09/21/17 10:58:47 PM
#36:


Level 3:
Atlanta
Denver

Bonus: Oak/Wash
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Eddv
09/21/17 11:55:05 PM
#37:


Pick Seattle to beat the Spread

Bonus: Oak/Wash
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KommunistKoala
09/21/17 11:56:33 PM
#38:


Eddv posted...
Pick Seattle to beat the Spread

Bonus: Oak/Wash

to be clear, you're picking them to WIN, not just beat the spread, at level 2
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Emeraldegg
09/21/17 11:57:57 PM
#39:


Level 2: Indianapolis

Bonus: Can I retro pick rams/9ers? Who saw that one coming right? Lol
Atlanta/Detroit
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Paratroopa1
09/22/17 12:43:01 AM
#40:


I forgot to pick a bonus

Bonus: Carolina/New Orleans
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Thrillwell
09/22/17 10:35:50 AM
#41:


Level 2: Seattle

Bonus: Raiders vs. Deadskins
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Thrillwell
09/22/17 10:42:20 AM
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I thought SF would score far less.
I guess lolrams need to work on defense

no I didn't even watch the game

when they play again I will happily... not watch the game again
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Eddv
09/22/17 12:38:41 PM
#43:


KommunistKoala posted...
Eddv posted...
Pick Seattle to beat the Spread

Bonus: Oak/Wash

to be clear, you're picking them to WIN, not just beat the spread, at level 2


Sure that too.
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MrSmartGuy
09/22/17 3:08:35 PM
#44:


Level 3: Change to
Tampa Bay (+1.5)
Denver (-2.5)

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WiggumFan267
09/22/17 3:21:55 PM
#45:


Change my pick to

Level 2
Tampa Bay
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DpObliVion
09/22/17 6:00:29 PM
#46:


Yeah, guess I jumped the gun on that spread.
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Ringworm
09/22/17 7:37:32 PM
#47:


Change:

Level 3: Denver (-2.5), Tampa Bay (+1.5)
Bonus: Dallas v Arizona
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Dr_Football
09/22/17 8:48:38 PM
#48:


Change:

Level 3: Chiefs (-3.5) and Bucs (+1.5)

Bonus: Oakland/Washington
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Thrillwell
09/22/17 10:03:53 PM
#49:


My Dudes... Tampa is Favored

-2.5 is current
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Reg
09/22/17 10:06:58 PM
#50:


DpObliVion posted...
Yeah, I pretty much just skipped over the Dolphins winning last week. Those who picked them for Level 2 were moved up, including Tsunami who wasn't posted yet.

***OFFICIAL SPREAD IS IN***
MINNESOTA (-1.5) vs Tampa Bay

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