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WickIebee
10/23/19 3:08:39 PM
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San Francisco gave us quite the problem last week, many picked them for 10+, many picked them for spreads. 9-0 definitely not a pretty score for a team people considered to be potentially the best. Level 4 saw a variety of picks, many close game pickers that just picked the wrong games and so on. Only correct answers picked were those that did Buffalo/Miami and the Monday Night game. Also, bonus came out to 7 people correct on 4 different answers. Diggs, Hopkins, Amari Cooper, and Michael Thomas. Oh and one final thing @Mewtwo59 yes you were able to skip, I have put you down to have skipped since you said you were done with Level 3, if you had a change of heart, let me know and I'll restore your paid points.

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 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.
-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.

Games:
VIKINGS (-16.5) v Redskins - 42.5
LIONS (-6.5) v Giants - 49.5
TITANS (-2.5) v Buccaneers - 45.5
BEARS (-4.5) v Chargers - 40.5
Seahawks (-3.5) @ FALCONS - 53.5
JAGUARS (-6.5) v Jets - 41.5
BILLS (-1.5) v Eagles - 43.5
RAMS (-12.5) v Bengals - 48.5
SAINTS (-9.5) v Cardinals - 48.5
TEXANS (-6.5) v Raiders - 51.5
49ERS (-5.5) v Panthers - 41.5
COLTS (-5.5) v Broncos - 43.5
PATRIOTS (-13.5) v Browns - 45.5
Packers (-4.5) @ CHIEFS - 47.5
STEELERS (-14.5) v Dolphins - 43.5

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: 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 don't get that one correct.

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.
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WickIebee
10/23/19 3:08:48 PM
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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.

Many good QBs against bad secondaries, might as well.
Bonus: Choose a quarterback who will throw at least three touchdown passes this week.

Level 7
theawesomestevr*

Level 6
HBJDubs**

Level 5
Dancedreamer
FBike1**
SpikeDragon**
Xuxon-Paid:(***)

Level 4
5tarscream*
Arti***
Ashethan***
Camden**
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon**
DpObliVion**
foxhead84***
KingButz**
KommunistKoala**
LadyVyxx*
Liquid Oshawott***
MegamanX*
Mewtwo59- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan***
MZero11*
Paratroopa1**
Runemistress**
Seginustemple**
Sir Chris
StifledSilence***
Stripperiffic**
th3l3fty*
thekitchensink*
TheKnightofNee******
turbopuns- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick*
Wiggumfan267*
ZeroSignal620

Level 3
crazyisgood**
davidponte***
Evil_REmade***
fortybelowsummer*
guffguy
HanOfTheNekos
Jukkie*
KCF0107***
kevwaffles**
KokoroAkechi**
pronouncemyname*
Ringworm*
Reg
Scarechan**
SwiftyDC**
Vengeful_KBM*
Wicklebee**

Level 2
Eddv*
greengravy294
HessianPeel
junk_funk
Mccheyne
MaxedOutRyu
Meow1000*
WarThaNemesis2
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Reg
10/23/19 3:16:58 PM
#3:


Level 3: Seahawks -3.5, Bills -1.5
Bonus: Stafford
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KommunistKoala
10/23/19 3:22:15 PM
#4:


Level 4:

Vikings/Redskins 10+
Patriots/Browns 10+

Bonus: Cousins
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Vengeful_KBM
10/23/19 3:47:39 PM
#5:


Level 3
Patriots -13.5
Bills -1.5

Bonus: Brady
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Whiskey_Nick
10/23/19 3:49:49 PM
#6:


Level 4:

Rams/Bengals 10+
Steelers/Dolphins 10+

Bonus: Cousins
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fortybelowsummer
10/23/19 4:33:46 PM
#7:


Level 3:

BILLS (-1.5)
RAMS (-12.5)

Bonus: Deshaun Watson

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SwiftyDC
10/23/19 4:56:57 PM
#8:


RAMS (-12.5)
COLTS (-5.5)

Bonus: Watson
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SwiftyDC
10/23/19 4:57:14 PM
#9:


^^LEVEl 3*
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Ringworm
10/23/19 5:12:17 PM
#10:


Level 3
Saints -9.5
Colts -5.5

Bonus: Rodgers
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ZeroSignal620
10/23/19 5:25:09 PM
#11:


Level 4
Vikings 10+
Patriots 10+

Bonus: Kirk Cousins
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MysteriousStan
10/23/19 5:27:43 PM
#12:


Level 4:
Vikings/Redskins 10+
Rams/Bengals 10+

Bonus: Stafford
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DpObliVion
10/23/19 7:57:39 PM
#13:


Level 4
Vikings/Redskins 10+
Patriots/Browns 10+

Bonus: Stafford
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5tarscream
10/23/19 8:13:37 PM
#14:


L4:
Vikings
Rams

Both +10.

Bonus: Watson
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KCF0107
10/23/19 8:26:13 PM
#15:


Level 3:
Texans -6.5
Colts -5.5

Bonus: Russell Wilson
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davidponte
10/23/19 8:54:36 PM
#16:


Level 3:

Seahawks (-3.5)
Redskins (+16.5)

Bonus: Watson
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HanOfTheNekos
10/23/19 9:50:05 PM
#17:


Level 3:
RAMS (-12.5)
COLTS (-5.5)

Bonus: Brissett
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LadyVyxx
10/23/19 10:03:21 PM
#18:


Level 4

LIONS
STEELERS

Both +10

Bonus - Matthew Stafford
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turbopuns3
10/23/19 10:29:11 PM
#19:


WickIebee posted...
Also, bonus came out to 7 people correct on 4 different answers. Diggs, Hopkins, Amari Cooper, and Michael Thomas.


What, you mean nobody picked Alex Erickson of the Bengals?
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Cody11533
10/23/19 10:30:35 PM
#20:


Level 4:
Vikings/Redskinds 10+
Steelers/Dolphins 10+

Bonus: Cousins
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turbopuns3
10/23/19 10:40:42 PM
#21:


WickIebee posted...
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 don't get that one correct.


Just curious...is this actually verifiably more difficult than level 3? It feels like it wouldn't be, but I haven't given it much thought.
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turbopuns3
10/23/19 10:53:25 PM
#22:


Level 4

Patriots/Browns 10+
Rams/Bengals 10+

Bonus

Tannehill
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WickIebee
10/24/19 1:45:37 AM
#23:


turbopuns3 posted...
Just curious...is this actually verifiably more difficult than level 3? It feels like it wouldn't be, but I haven't given it much thought.


It hasn't seemed like it, but it's kept many people in place for the same reason spreads do. Wrong estimations of some teams.
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MMXcalibur
10/24/19 2:22:00 AM
#24:


Level 1: Minnesota

Question: this has probably come up, but can I pick Sunday games for Level 2 if I get Level 1 correct on Thursday?
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Jukkie
10/24/19 2:46:17 AM
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Level 3

VIKINGS (-16.5)
PATRIOTS (-13.5)

Bonus = Watson
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crazyisgood
10/24/19 2:49:23 AM
#26:


Level 3 BEARS (-4.5)
JAGUARS (-6.5)
Bonus Brady
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MMXcalibur
10/24/19 3:36:11 AM
#27:


Bonus: Mahomes (that's right)
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Paratroopa1
10/24/19 4:28:01 AM
#28:


Level 4:

Steelers/Dolphins 10+
Vikings/Redskins 10+

Bonus: Russell Wilson
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Seginustemple
10/24/19 6:51:20 AM
#29:


Level 4:

Vikings/Redskins +10
Patriots/Browns +10

Bonus: Aaron Rodgers

(My first instinct was Texans/Raiders and Colts/Broncos as +10s - just reminding myself for later)
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Crescent-Moon
10/24/19 7:20:48 AM
#30:


KommunistKoala posted...
Level 4:

Vikings/Redskins 10+
Patriots/Browns 10+

Bonus: Cousins

I'll take what he's having
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MZero11
10/24/19 7:55:43 AM
#31:


Level 4

Vikings/Redskins 10+
Patriots/Browns 10+

Bonus: Rodgers

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WickIebee
10/24/19 1:25:56 PM
#32:


MMXcalibur posted...
Level 1: Minnesota

Question: this has probably come up, but can I pick Sunday games for Level 2 if I get Level 1 correct on Thursday?


No, it's once a week. Sorry that you've missed ladder for this long.
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foxhead84
10/24/19 2:16:01 PM
#33:


Level 4:
Washington @ Minnesota
Miami @ Pittsburgh
Both +10

Bonus: Russell Wilson
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DoomTheGyarados
10/24/19 2:56:20 PM
#34:


Level 4
Vikings/Pats +10
Bonus: watson
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StifledSilence
10/24/19 3:18:04 PM
#35:


Level 4

+10 Rams vs Bengals
+10 Colts vs Broncos

bonus: Russel Wilson

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Camden
10/24/19 5:57:03 PM
#36:


Level 4: Patriots and Rams, both 10+

Bonus: Cousins

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Bartzyx
10/24/19 6:02:06 PM
#37:


Level 4:
VIKINGS (-16.5) v Redskins 10+
Seahawks (-3.5) @ FALCONS 10+

Bonus: Aaron Rodgers
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MegamanX
10/24/19 6:52:45 PM
#38:


-5 BILLS (-1.5) v Eagles - 43.5
+10 RAMS (-12.5) v Bengals - 48.5
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theawesomestevr
10/24/19 7:29:21 PM
#39:


Will pick the rest on Sunday, but for now:

Level 7: Dalvin Cook rushing
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SpikeDragon
10/25/19 12:15:04 PM
#40:


Level 5:
Packers Chiefs under
Seahawks Falcons under

Bonus: Matt Ryan
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pronouncemyname
10/26/19 4:06:00 PM
#41:


Level 3 is why I don't gamble on sports games.

Chargers +4.5, Jaguars -6.5

Bonus Brissett
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Stripperiffic
10/26/19 11:12:37 PM
#42:


Level 4:
Patriots/Browns 10+
Rams/Bengals 10+
Bonus: Jared Goff
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HBJDubs
10/26/19 11:32:06 PM
#43:


Level 6: Bills (-7.5)

Bonus: Stafford
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Arti
10/27/19 2:21:39 AM
#44:


Level 4
Rams/Bengals 10+
Dolphins/Steelers 10+

Bonus: Drew Brees
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WiggumFan267
10/27/19 3:14:27 AM
#45:


Rams/Bengals 10+
Patriots/Browns 10+

bonus: stafford
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Mewtwo59
10/27/19 4:07:30 AM
#46:


Level 4:
Rams/Bengals 10+
Patriots/Browns 10+

Bonus: Tom Brady
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WickIebee
10/27/19 5:34:36 AM
#47:


Level 4:
Bears (-4.5)
Packers (-4.5)

Bonus: Mason Rudolph
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Xuxon
10/27/19 5:59:10 AM
#48:


level 5:
Seahawks Falcons under 53.5
Bills Eagles under 43.5

bonus: Drew Brees
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Evil_REmade
10/27/19 9:06:42 AM
#49:


Level 3:

Seahawks (-3.5)
BILLS (-1.5)

Bonus: Deshaun Watson
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Dancedreamer
10/27/19 10:38:30 AM
#50:


Level 5:
Seahawks/Falcons: Under 53.5
Bills/Eagles: Under 43.5
Bonus: Aaron Rodgers


Really hate this level.
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