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DpObliVion
11/08/17 7:07:50 PM
#1:


Last week: Bonus question turned out easier as expected (or just bad luck avoided) as most people got it correct. Also had a lot of good movement through the levels as most of Level 4 got cleared out thanks to the Eagles and Saints. Also had a few people move up to Level 7.

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.

Level 6: 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.

Level 7: 3 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 3 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 all 3 of these correct to advance.
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DpObliVion
11/08/17 7:07:59 PM
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Schedule: (home team in CAPS, favorites on the left)
Thursday, November 9th
Seattle (-5.5) at ARIZONA [41.5]

Sunday, November 12th
Minnesota (-1.5) at WASHINGTON [42.5]
CHICAGO (-5.5) vs Green Bay [37.5]
Pittsburgh (-10.5) at INDIANAPOLIS [43.5]
JACKSONVILLE (-3.5) vs LA Chargers [41.5]
NY Jets (-2.5) at TAMPA BAY [43.5]
TENNESSEE (-4.5) vs Cincinnati [40.5]
New Orleans (-2.5) at BUFFALO [46.5]
DETROIT (-12.5) vs Cleveland [43.5]
LA RAMS (-11.5) vs Houston [46.5]
ATLANTA (-2.5) vs Dallas [50.5]
NY Giants (-2.5) at SAN FRANCISCO [42.5]
New England (-7.5) at DENVER [46.5]

Monday, November 13th
CAROLINA (-8.5) vs Miami [39.5]

Bonus Question: How many games this week will have less than 40 total points scored?

Level 7
Arti***
Naye745
Thrillwell*****

Level 6
baubeta**
foxhead84****
HBJDubs****
Meow1000****
Mewtwo59*
MrSmartGuy***
Paratroopa1****
pronouncemyname***
SpikeDragon****
terpaholic****
theawesomestevr**
TheKnightOfNee***
Wizardsfan1000*****

Level 5
5tarscream***
Camden***
Cody11533***
cyan1001******
Dancedreamer****
davidponte***
Dr_Football**
Emeraldegg*
ExquisiteSamurai*
Jukkie*
kevwaffles
KommunistKoala****
Logicblade
mccheyne*
meche313****
Reg***
Ringworm***
th3l3fty*
TsunamiXXVIII*
Vengeful_KBM***
WalkingWiki***
Wicklebee**
xp1337***
Xuxon**
ZeroSignal620*

Level 4
crazyisgood*
Crescent-Moon*
DpOblivion***
fortybelowsummer**
KingBartz***
MZero11**
Runemistress*
Stripperiffic****
thekitchensink****
VeryInsane**
WiggumFan267***

Level 3
dowolf
Evil_REmade***
guffguy89
HanOfTheNekos
HotDogButts*
KCF0107***
MartinFF7**
voltch*
Whiskey Nick***

Level 2
Eddv
SwiftyDC*

Level 1
bng_mmmk
Jakyl25*
ProfitProphet
SeabassDebeste
WweJth*

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xp1337
11/08/17 7:13:05 PM
#3:


gonna regret this

might have to talk myself into switching to something else (probably dallas) before the games start

but let's do this

Level 5: NY Jets (-8.5)
Bonus: 6
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Whiskey_Nick
11/08/17 7:14:35 PM
#4:


Level 3:
Bills
Cardinals

Bonus: 6
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5tarscream
11/08/17 7:18:32 PM
#5:


L5: Vikings -7.5

Bonus: 3
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Reg
11/08/17 7:29:12 PM
#6:


Level 5: Minnesota -7.5
Bonus: 4
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Camden
11/08/17 7:33:34 PM
#7:


Level 5: Minnesota (-7.5)
Bonus: 6
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WiggumFan267
11/08/17 7:36:19 PM
#8:


L4
New Orleans 30+
Bonus 5
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fortybelowsummer
11/08/17 7:47:30 PM
#9:


Level 4: Rams 30+

Bonus: 6
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WickIebee
11/08/17 8:20:23 PM
#10:


My very first Level 5... I think in my history of doing Ladder.

Level 5: Dallas -4.5 (that's correct on how I do this, right? +2.5-6?)

Bonus: 5
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xp1337
11/08/17 8:25:54 PM
#11:


WickIebee posted...
(that's correct on how I do this, right? +2.5-6?)

It'd be -3.5, but otherwise yes.
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baubeta
11/08/17 8:37:04 PM
#12:


Level 6

Brady
Zeke
Gronk

5
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pronouncemyname
11/08/17 9:47:05 PM
#13:


Level 6 Russell Wilson, Ezekiel Elliott and Rob Gronkowski
Bonus 4
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Thrillwell
11/08/17 9:50:04 PM
#14:


I once saw an epic battle when the Giants came to town and played the 49ers,
Everyone I knew went,
Now look at it...

Pretty sure if you stand outside Levi's Stadium you can get people slinging tickets for about $3.50

WTF BOWL 2017
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Thrillwell
11/08/17 9:53:58 PM
#15:


Ezekiel Elliott will be at hearing Thursday and a possible decision on Friday about his case.
Keeping us on our toes.
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Ringworm
11/08/17 10:23:11 PM
#16:


Level 5: Dallas -3.5

Bonus: 6

For now.
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KingButz
11/08/17 10:24:22 PM
#17:


Level 4: Rams 30+

Bonus: 5
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Logicblade
11/08/17 10:28:40 PM
#18:


Level 5:
San Francisco (+2.5) so uh the pleaser is (-3.5) correct?

Bonus: 3
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KCF0107
11/08/17 10:36:03 PM
#19:


Level 3:
Bears
Dolphins

Bonus: 4
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DpObliVion
11/08/17 10:44:18 PM
#20:


baubeta posted...
Level 6

Brady
Zeke
Gronk

5


@baubeta All three players must be from different teams.
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MZero11
11/08/17 10:50:18 PM
#21:


Level 4 Rule 4
Rams 30+

Bonus: 2
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baubeta
11/08/17 11:04:59 PM
#22:


OK. You literally gave me the same warning last year lol.

Goff
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Gronk
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KommunistKoala
11/08/17 11:07:53 PM
#23:


Level 5: Chicago
Bonus: 4
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cyan1001
11/08/17 11:18:28 PM
#24:


Level 5
Vikings -7.5

Bonus 5
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SpikeDragon
11/08/17 11:30:59 PM
#25:


Level 6:
QB: Russell Wilson
RB: Ezekiel Elliot
TE: Rob Gronkowski

Bonus: 4
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TheKnightOfNee
11/09/17 12:02:35 AM
#26:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Todd Gurley
WR: Marvin Jones

Bonus: 5
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MrSmartGuy
11/09/17 12:16:16 AM
#27:


Level 6:
Tom Brady
Leveon Bell
Julio Jones
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MrSmartGuy
11/09/17 12:16:30 AM
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Bonus: 5
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Paratroopa1
11/09/17 6:54:08 AM
#29:


Level 6

QB: Russell Wilson
RB: Todd Gurley
WR: Antonio Brown

Bonus: 3
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crazyisgood
11/09/17 7:29:09 AM
#30:


Level 4 Chicago -10
Bonus 5
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ZeroSignal620
11/09/17 7:31:53 AM
#31:


Level 5: Dallas
Bonus: 5
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Naye745
11/09/17 1:30:39 PM
#32:


Level 7:
Seattle-Arizona (Over)
New Orleans-Buffalo (Under)
Carolina-Miami (Over)

Bonus Question: 3
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WickIebee
11/09/17 1:45:56 PM
#33:


xp1337 posted...
WickIebee posted...
(that's correct on how I do this, right? +2.5-6?)

It'd be -3.5, but otherwise yes.


I forgot the two 0.5s, that's where my mistake came in. Thanks. So it's a little bit nicer, still have to be right about Dallas upset though.
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Jukkie
11/09/17 2:00:30 PM
#34:


Level 5: LA RAMS (-17.5) (lolrams)

Bonus = 2
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kevwaffles
11/09/17 4:04:09 PM
#35:


Ezekiel Elliot is officially out.

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kevwaffles
11/09/17 4:07:03 PM
#36:


Level 5: Atlanta (-8.5)
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ZeroSignal620
11/09/17 4:21:11 PM
#37:


Change to

Level 5:
Minnesota (-7.5)
Bonus: 6
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baubeta
11/09/17 4:22:16 PM
#38:


Shit

edit: Dak/Gurley/Gronk
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kevwaffles
11/09/17 5:07:57 PM
#39:


Bonus: 3
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davidponte
11/09/17 5:23:51 PM
#40:


Level 5: Green Bay (-0.5)

Bonus: 4
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davidponte
11/09/17 5:23:51 PM
#41:


Level 5: Green Bay (-0.5)

Bonus: 4
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SpikeDragon
11/09/17 6:13:04 PM
#42:


SpikeDragon posted...
Level 6:
QB: Russell Wilson
RB: Ezekiel Elliot
TE: Rob Gronkowski

Bonus: 4


QB: Russell Wilson
RB: Le'Veon Bell
TE: Rob Gronkowski
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pronouncemyname
11/09/17 6:27:32 PM
#43:


pronouncemyname posted...
Level 6 Russell Wilson, Ezekiel Elliott and Rob Gronkowski
Bonus 4


Leonard Fournette instead of Elliott.
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thekitchensink
11/09/17 6:41:25 PM
#44:


I usually regret trying to pick something involving a Thursday game... but I'm gonna do it anyway.

Level 4 - Seattle Seahawks 30+

My opponent this week in fantasy has Wilson and Lockett, so if they don't get 30, hopefully I'm at least in a good position there. (queue Wilson to Lockett for exactly 4 tds)
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Reg
11/09/17 7:22:14 PM
#45:


please cue Wilson to Richardson for exactly four TDs instead
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DpObliVion
11/09/17 7:39:33 PM
#46:


Baldwin please.
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davidponte
11/09/17 7:49:24 PM
#47:


DpObliVion posted...
Baldwin please.

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Thrillwell
11/09/17 8:34:02 PM
#48:


Damn... was late. Game started.
Not doing it now, but was thinking UNDER for tonight.

Might not be that bad since AP can't even hang onto a ball.
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MartinFF7
11/09/17 10:09:45 PM
#49:


By the time I remembered to participate last time, I was 3 minutes too late... not this time!!

Level 3
New Orleans (-2.5)
Tennessee (-4.5)

Bonus: 3
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DpObliVion
11/09/17 11:24:51 PM
#50:


thekitchensink posted...
I usually regret trying to pick something involving a Thursday game... but I'm gonna do it anyway.

Level 4 - Seattle Seahawks 30+

My opponent this week in fantasy has Wilson and Lockett, so if they don't get 30, hopefully I'm at least in a good position there. (queue Wilson to Lockett for exactly 4 tds)

Reg posted...
please cue Wilson to Richardson for exactly four TDs instead

DpObliVion posted...
Baldwin please.


No one said Jimmy Graham.
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