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MZero
10/19/23 12:27:10 PM
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Standings tomorrow or your money back

A few ground rules:
-If I have you blocked you aren't allowed to participate (Note: I don't have anyone blocked)
-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.

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

Thursday, October 19
NEW ORLEANS (-1.5) vs Jacksonville 39.5

Sunday, October 22
1pm
BALTIMORE (-2.5) vs Detroit - 42.5
Las Vegas (--2.5) @ CHICAGO 37.5
Cleveland (-2.5) @ INDIANAPOLIS 39.5
Buffalo (-8.5) @ NEW ENGLAND 40.5
Washington (-2.5) @ NEW YORK GIANTS 39.5
TAMPA BAY (-2.5) vs Atlanta 37.5

4pm
LOS ANGELES RAMS (-2.5) vs Pittsburgh 43.5
SEATTLE (-7.5) vs Arizona 44.5
Green Bay (-1.5) @ DENVER 44.5
KANSAS CITY (-5.5) vs Los Angeles Chargers 47.5

8:20pm
PHILADELPHIA (-2.5) vs Miami 51.5

Monday, October 23
San Francisco (-6.5) @ MINNESOTA 43.5

Bonus Question: Which team will commit the most turnovers on Sunday?

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Leonhart4
10/19/23 12:30:17 PM
#2:


Level 6:

Detroit Lions (-3.5)
Pittsburgh Steelers (-3.5)

Bonus: Minnesota Vikings

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Arti
10/19/23 12:32:27 PM
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Level 6:

Detroit Lions (-3.5)

Bonus: Washington Commanders

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Leonhart4
10/19/23 12:33:38 PM
#4:


Oh wait, it's just one team? Uhhh...

CHANGE:

Level 6: Pittsburgh Steelers (-3.5)

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KommunistKoala
10/19/23 12:36:39 PM
#5:


Level 3:
Jacksonville
Cleveland

Bonus: Chicago Bears

please spare me this pain

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Thorn
10/19/23 12:39:31 PM
#6:


...detroit is the underdog?

Level 3:
Detroit (+2.5)
Buffalo (-8.5)

Bonus: Patriots. I guess? Though putting two eggs in this basket for me means this is going to be the BELICHICK REDEMPTION GAME

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Leonhart4
10/19/23 12:43:43 PM
#7:


Detroit is still getting spreads based on their historical reputation

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MZero
10/19/23 12:46:17 PM
#8:


Leonhart4 posted...
Oh wait, it's just one team? Uhhh...

The bonus is also for teams playing on Sunday!

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Leonhart4
10/19/23 12:51:30 PM
#9:


Oof this is what I get for trying to do this at work

Bonus: New York Football Giants

What does it matter, I won't get it right anyway

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MysteriousStan
10/19/23 12:52:03 PM
#10:


Level 3:
Detroit (+2.5)
Green Bay (-1.5)

Bonus:
Chicago

Go go NFC North
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Fiop
10/19/23 12:55:50 PM
#11:


Level 4:
BALTIMORE vs Detroit (5-)
Buffalo @ NEW ENGLAND (10+)

Bonus:
Arizona

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KommunistKoala
10/19/23 1:13:33 PM
#12:


KommunistKoala posted...
Level 3:
Jacksonville
Cleveland
Change to

Level 3
Jacksonsville
Detroit

I'll take the detroit loss or finding out on thursday that i missed instead

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Camden
10/19/23 2:42:14 PM
#13:


Level 5
Washington (-2.5) @ NEW YORK GIANTS 39.5 UNDER
KANSAS CITY (-5.5) vs Los Angeles Chargers 47.5 OVER

Bonus - Giants

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andel
10/19/23 5:39:12 PM
#14:


level 4:

atlanta (5-)
cleveland (5-)

bonus: packers


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Xuxon
10/19/23 5:39:52 PM
#15:


level 4:
NEW ORLEANS (-1.5) vs Jacksonville 5-

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changmas
10/19/23 5:41:29 PM
#16:


Level 5:
Saint/Jaguars - under
Browns/colts - under

Bonus: Patriots

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mccheyne
10/19/23 5:44:27 PM
#17:


Level 3:
Detroit (+2.5)
Cleveland (-2.5)

Bonus: Minnesota Vikings

Please let me escape this level lol

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VengefulKaelee
10/19/23 5:54:04 PM
#18:


Level 3:
Jacksonville (+1.5)
Detroit (+2.5)
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VengefulKaelee
10/19/23 5:54:27 PM
#19:


Bonus: Arizona
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KCF0107
10/19/23 5:57:54 PM
#20:


Level 4:
Raiders/Bears 5-
Buccaneers/Falcons 5-

Bonus: Browns

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terpaholic
10/19/23 7:23:03 PM
#21:


Level 5
NEW ORLEANS (-1.5) vs Jacksonville 39.5 UNDER
Game 2 TBD

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thekitchensink
10/19/23 7:52:09 PM
#22:


Level 4:
Jax/NO 5-
Buf/NE 10+

Bonus: Chicago

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dilateDChemist
10/19/23 8:03:17 PM
#23:


Level 3:

Jags

The rest later.

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MZero
10/19/23 8:41:17 PM
#24:


mccheyne posted...
Bonus: Minnesota Vikings

"on Sunday"!

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mccheyne
10/19/23 8:51:24 PM
#25:


MZero posted...
"on Sunday"!
......oh. lol my reading skills. My bad!

Level 3:
Detroit (+2.5)
Cleveland (-2.5)

Bonus: Chicago Bears

Please let me escape this level lol

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Leonhart4
10/19/23 10:18:22 PM
#26:


I almost picked the Jags but Lawrence being limited was a concern

Plus Thursdays are weird

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ZeroSignal
10/20/23 2:09:25 AM
#27:


Fuck it, let's do this

Level 6: Buffalo (-14.5)

Bonus: New England

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MZero
10/20/23 9:47:12 AM
#28:


If something looks wrong, it probably is so let me know!

Level 6
Arti*
Leonhart4*
th3l3fty*
ZeroSignal**

Level 5
Camden**
changmas**
Crescent-Moon*
DpObliVion(****)
resistance_pro****
terpaholic**

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

Level 3
Bartz**
fortybelowsummer**
foxhead84*
Jukkie*
KommunistKoala**
mccheyne**
MegamanX**
Mewtwo59***
MMXcalibur*
MysteriousStan*
Paratroopa1***
pepper2012
Stripperiffic**
Suprak*
SwiftyDC
theawesomestevr**
Thorn**
VengefulKaelee*
wallmasterz*
Wigs*
Wizardsfan1000*

Level 2
BlueCrystalTear*
Cody11533**
Dancedreamer*
Eddv
KokoroAkechi*
WickIebee*

Level 1
Bossman_Coolguy
guffguy89
StifledSilence*
ZaziGuado*


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Cody11533
10/20/23 10:23:03 AM
#29:


Level 2: Detroit
Bonus: New England

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5tarscream
10/20/23 12:57:50 PM
#30:


L4:
Buffalo (+ 10)
Cleveland (- 5)

Bonus: Chicago

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Dancedreamer
10/20/23 1:01:33 PM
#31:


Level 2 Miami Dolphins
Bonus: Bears

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Thorn
10/20/23 5:18:15 PM
#32:


I thought I had 3 bonus points, but I could be misremembering. I know I got Week 1 OT point, and another for Tyreek Hill getting a receiving TD. I... forget the other one but I really did think I had 3. Not a huge deal though.

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Paratroopa1
10/20/23 6:06:25 PM
#33:


Level 3

Tampa Bay -2.5
Green Bay -1.5

Bonus: Giants
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Whiskey_Nick
10/20/23 6:32:51 PM
#34:


Level 4
Buffalo @ NEW ENGLAND 10+
TAMPA BAY vs Atlanta 5-

Bonus Question: Giants

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HanOfTheNekos
10/20/23 7:17:33 PM
#35:


Level 4

Buffalo @ NEW ENGLAND 10+
SEATTLE vs Arizona 10+

Bonus: Buffalo

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MZero
10/20/23 9:38:00 PM
#36:


Thorn posted...
I thought I had 3 bonus points, but I could be misremembering. I know I got Week 1 OT point, and another for Tyreek Hill getting a receiving TD. I... forget the other one but I really did think I had 3. Not a huge deal though.

You might be thinking of Week 2 (home underdogs) where your pick and bonus were at odds because you chose the Steelers for Level 2 and 2 for your bonus, and two underdogs had already won before Pittsburgh played on Monday night

Week 1 (OT) - Yes
Week 2 (Home underdogs) - 2 (3)
Week 3 (Rushing TD) - Bijan Robinson
Week 4 (Most points) - San Francisco (Buffalo)
Week 5 (Blow 4th Quarter lead) - Denver
Week 6 (Receiving TD) - Tyreek Hill

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Thorn
10/21/23 12:58:09 PM
#37:


...Ah, then yeah, I must have mixed something up and thought I got a point somewhere I didn't. Thanks!

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MZero
10/21/23 1:12:08 PM
#38:


Level 4
Chiefs/Chargers 5-
49ers/Vikings 10+

Bonus: Indianapolis

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WiggumFan267
10/21/23 3:38:29 PM
#39:


Level 3:
Miami +2.5
Green Bay -1.5

Bonus:
New England

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Shattered
10/21/23 3:50:36 PM
#40:


Level 4
Buffalo (-8.5) @ NEW ENGLAND 10+
Las Vegas (--2.5) @ CHICAGO 10+
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Shattered
10/21/23 3:51:06 PM
#41:


Oh bonus. Err Giants
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Mewtwo59
10/21/23 5:30:24 PM
#42:


Level 3:

Detroit (+2.5)
Kansas City (-5.5)

Bonus: Baltimore

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Crescent-Moon
10/21/23 7:38:12 PM
#43:


Lions/Ravens OVER
Dolphins/Eagles UNDER

Bonus: Pats

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Stripperiffic
10/21/23 9:13:15 PM
#44:


Level 3:
Cleveland -2.5
Washington -2.5
Bonus: Chicago Bears
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DpObliVion
10/21/23 11:10:05 PM
#45:


Level 5
Washington (-2.5) @ NEW YORK GIANTS UNDER 39.5
PHILADELPHIA (-2.5) vs Miami OVER 51.5

Bonus: Bears

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dilateDChemist
10/21/23 11:53:53 PM
#46:


dilateDChemist posted...
Level 3:

Jags

The rest later.

Buffalo (-8.5)

Bonus: Colts


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dilateDChemist
10/21/23 11:54:33 PM
#47:


Actually, change Bonus to Patriots.

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fortybelowsummer
10/22/23 12:40:31 AM
#48:


Level 3:
Detroit (+2.5)
Cleveland (-2.5)

Bonus: New England

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HBJDubs
10/22/23 12:41:39 AM
#49:


Level 4: Buffalo/New England 10+, Kansas City/LA Chargers 5-

Bonus: Chicago Bears

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resistance_pro
10/22/23 5:07:19 AM
#50:


Level 5:
Las Vegas (--2.5) @ CHICAGO 37.5 OVER
KANSAS CITY (-5.5) vs Los Angeles Chargers 47.5 OVER

Bonus: Seattle

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