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DpObliVion
10/18/17 8:39:07 PM
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After a good week for Level 4, we've got a lot of competition at the top level, with plenty of people still right behind. Bonus points rewarded last week for 6 teams winning by 10 points or more.

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.

Level 4: 30+ or 10-: Pick one team to score 30 or more points, OR pick one team to score 10 or less points. You must clearly choose either 30+ or 10-. If you pick a team to score 30+, but they score 10-, you do not advance.

Level 5: 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.

Schedule: (home team in CAPS, favorites on the left)
Thursday, October 19th
Kansas City (-2.5) at OAKLAND

Sunday, October 22nd
Tennessee (-5.5) at CLEVELAND
Jacksonville (-3.5) at INDIANAPOLIS
PITTSBURGH (-5.5) vs Cincinnati
MINNESOTA (-5.5) vs Baltimore
MIAMI (-3.5) vs NY Jets
Carolina (-3.5) at CHICAGO
New Orleans (-5.5) at GREEN BAY
LA RAMS (-3.5) vs Arizona
BUFFALO vs Tampa Bay [no spread, check back later]
Dallas (-6.5) at SAN FRANCISCO
Seattle (-5.5) at NY GIANTS
LA CHARGERS (-1.5) vs Denver
NEW ENGLAND (-3.5) vs Atlanta

Monday, October 23rd
PHILADELPHIA (-4.5) vs Washington

Bonus Question: Pick a quarterback to have at least two turnovers this week.
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DpObliVion
10/18/17 8:39:34 PM
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Level 5
Arti**
Camden**
Dr_Football*
Emeraldegg*
foxhead84**
Mewtwo59*
MrSmartGuy**
Naye745
pronouncemyname**
SpikeDragon**
terpaholic**
TheKnightOfNee**
WalkingWiki*

Level 4
5tarscream**
baubeta*
ExquisiteSamurai
HBJDubs**
Jukkie
Logicblade
mccheyne
Paratroopa1***
Reg*
theawesomestevr*
Thrillwell***
Vengeful_KBM**
VeryInsane*
Wicklebee*
WiggumFan267**
Wizardsfan1000***
xp1337
Xuxon*

Level 3
Cody11533*
crazyisgood*
Crescent-Moon*
cyan1001****
Dancedreamer**
davidponte**
dowolf
DpOblivion**
Evil_REmade*
fortybelowsummer*
guffguy89
HanOfTheNekos
HotDogButts*
KCF0107*
kevwaffles
KingBartz**
KommunistKoala**
MartinFF7*
meche313***
Meow1000***
MZero11*
Ringworm*
Runemistress
Stripperiffic***
th3l3fty
thekitchensink**
TsunamiXXVIII
voltch*
Whiskey Nick**
ZeroSignal620

Level 2
Eddv
SwiftyDC*

Level 1
bng_mmmk
Jakyl25*
ProfitProphet
SeabassDebeste
WweJth*

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Reg
10/18/17 8:42:04 PM
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Level 4: New England 30+
Bonus: DeShone Kizer
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SpikeDragon
10/18/17 8:59:52 PM
#4:


Level 5:
Kansas City (-8.5)
Bonus: DeShone Kizer
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xp1337
10/18/17 9:00:32 PM
#5:


Level 4: Atlanta 30+
Bonus: Kizer

that defense made Josh McCown look like an mvp candidate for a quarter. so naturally they'll shut the falcons down to ruin me here.
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Camden
10/18/17 9:06:36 PM
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Level 5: Atlanta (-2.5)
Bonus: Flacco
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MartinFF7
10/18/17 9:24:25 PM
#7:


Level 3: Kansas City, Dallas

Bonus: Brett Hundley
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davidponte
10/18/17 9:40:34 PM
#8:


Level 3:
Carolina (-3.5)
Denver (+1.5)

Bonus: Brett Hundley
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TheKnightOfNee
10/18/17 9:57:49 PM
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Level 5:
LA Rams (-9.5)
Bonus: Jacoby Brissett
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WiggumFan267
10/18/17 10:18:28 PM
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Level 4
New Orleans 30+

Bonus: Kizer
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baubeta
10/18/17 10:32:13 PM
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Level 4: New England 30+
Bonus: Kizer

I'm pretty sure NE is gonna win, and also think that I could put up 30 against the Pats...so by definition they gotta put up like 45.
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Ringworm
10/18/17 10:53:26 PM
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Level 3: Kansas City (-2.5)

I will make my other tip if I get that one right...
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pronouncemyname
10/18/17 10:54:43 PM
#13:


Level 5 Tennessee (-11.5)
Bonus Kizer
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Jukkie
10/19/17 8:20:18 AM
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Level 4: New England 30+
Bonus: Jacoby Brissett

3rd time is a charm.
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Logicblade
10/19/17 8:29:03 AM
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Level 4 New Orleans 30+
Bonus: Brett Hundley
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KingButz
10/19/17 8:53:21 AM
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Level 3
Kansas City (-2.5)
Tennessee (-5.5)

Bonus: Joe Flacco
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WalkingWiki
10/19/17 9:58:08 AM
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Level 5:
Tennessee

Bonus: Kizer
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5tarscream
10/19/17 10:11:33 AM
#18:


Level 4:
New England 30+

Bonus: Flacco
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cyan1001
10/19/17 10:28:48 AM
#19:


Level 3
Tennessee (-5.5)
Carolina (-3.5)

Bonus Jameis Winston
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foxhead84
10/19/17 2:25:17 PM
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L5: Atlanta (-2.5)
Bonus: Joe Flacco
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fortybelowsummer
10/19/17 4:00:57 PM
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Level 3:

Carolina (-3.5)
Denver (+1.5)

Bonus: Ben Roethlisberger
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Naye745
10/19/17 5:40:28 PM
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Level 5: Denver (-4.5)

Bonus Question: Cousins
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KCF0107
10/19/17 6:38:31 PM
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Level 3:
Chargers -1.5
Dolphins -3.5

Bonus: Deshone Kizer
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Dr_Football
10/19/17 6:54:46 PM
#24:


Level 5: Kansas City (-8.5)

Bonus: Carr
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KommunistKoala
10/19/17 7:05:09 PM
#25:


Level 3:
Kansas City
Tennessee

Bonus: Brett Hundley
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Cody11533
10/19/17 7:15:54 PM
#26:


Level 3:
Kansas City (-2.5)
Philadelphia (-4.5)

Bonus: Deshone Kizer
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MrSmartGuy
10/19/17 7:18:47 PM
#27:


Level 5:
Jacksonville (-9.5)

Bonus: Derek Carr
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th3l3fty
10/19/17 8:07:27 PM
#28:


Level 3:
Kansas City (-2.5)
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Thrillwell
10/19/17 8:19:59 PM
#29:


So tempted to pick KC to score 30...

fuck it, let's do this.

Level 4: KC 30+

Will pick my bonus in a later game.
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Thrillwell
10/19/17 9:12:53 PM
#30:


Cool, looking like the shootout I expected.
Amari Cooper finally decided to show up this season too lol
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Thrillwell
10/19/17 10:09:51 PM
#31:


Beast Mode went Beast on Ref lol
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Thrillwell
10/19/17 11:32:06 PM
#32:


Moving onto level 5 on a Thursday night ^_^

They got the 30 even so far... would laugh if they lose 31-30 on a Crabtree toss.
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Thrillwell
10/19/17 11:54:24 PM
#33:


WHO FUCKING CALLED IT!!! loool
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SpikeDragon
10/19/17 11:56:31 PM
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Looked promising at the end of the 3rd. But nope
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Ringworm
10/20/17 12:00:26 AM
#35:


6th time lucky next week for Level 3?

I really hate this level at times, at least I failed it early on the Thursday this time.
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MartinFF7
10/20/17 12:01:57 AM
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Wow, usually it's not before mid-Sunday afternoon before I've failed out of Level 3, now I'm out on a Thursday night.

Next weekend it is...
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ExquisiteSamurai
10/20/17 12:14:40 AM
#37:


Level 4:
New Orleans (30+)
Bonus: Philip Rivers
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baubeta
10/20/17 12:45:00 AM
#38:


BIg ups to the TNF 30+ crew
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crazyisgood
10/20/17 5:01:59 AM
#39:


lvl 3 chargers -1.5, panthers -3.5
bonus Brett Hundley
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KingButz
10/20/17 10:47:25 AM
#40:


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Emeraldegg
10/20/17 10:54:40 AM
#41:


Level 5:
Carolina (-9.5)

Bonus: Mitchell Trubisky
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Arti
10/20/17 11:38:04 AM
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Level 5:
New England (-9.5)

Bonus: Eli Manning
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Dancedreamer
10/20/17 12:13:51 PM
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Level 3: Carolina -3.5, Denver +1.5
Bonus: DeShone Kizer

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DpObliVion
10/20/17 9:44:51 PM
#44:


bump
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Thrillwell
10/20/17 10:58:16 PM
#45:


Thrillwell posted...
So tempted to pick KC to score 30...

fuck it, let's do this.

Level 4: KC 30+

Will pick my bonus in a later game.


OK for my bonus... Flacco
I think Flacco will throw more this week and it won't go so well.
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Paratroopa1
10/21/17 5:44:49 AM
#46:


Level 4: Atlanta 30+

Bonus: Jay Cutler
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DpObliVion
10/21/17 8:05:29 AM
#47:


OFFICIAL SPREAD

BUFFALO (-2.5) vs Tampa Bay

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DpObliVion
10/21/17 10:09:10 AM
#48:


Oh, and I just realized the ARI/LAR game is in London. Still a 1 PM ET start though. Full repost of the schedule:

Sunday, October 22nd
Tennessee (-5.5) at CLEVELAND
Jacksonville (-3.5) at INDIANAPOLIS
PITTSBURGH (-5.5) vs Cincinnati
MINNESOTA (-5.5) vs Baltimore
MIAMI (-3.5) vs NY Jets
Carolina (-3.5) at CHICAGO
New Orleans (-5.5) at GREEN BAY
LA Rams (-3.5) vs Arizona [game played in London]
BUFFALO (-2.5) vs Tampa Bay

Dallas (-6.5) at SAN FRANCISCO
Seattle (-5.5) at NY GIANTS
LA CHARGERS (-1.5) vs Denver
NEW ENGLAND (-3.5) vs Atlanta

Monday, October 23rd
PHILADELPHIA (-4.5) vs Washington
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MZero11
10/21/17 10:50:09 AM
#49:


Level 3
New England (-3.5)
Denver (+1.5)

Bonus
Eli Manning
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DpObliVion
10/21/17 6:52:15 PM
#50:


Level 3:
TEN 5.5, CAR 3.5

Bonus: Brissett
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