NFL Picks Week -5 - Talksox

Sox Fan on Cape · 10-03-2006, 09:53 PM

Okay fellow sports fans, I'm totally befuddled. Last year we ran this contest and had 20-30 entrants each week with less total membership. The only differnce was that it ran in the Other Sports Forum and the minimum posts requirement was less. I dougt that those factors can make a big difference. But I've changed some of the rules to make it even easier to enter. You really don't need to be an "expect" in football. All you need to do is know how to read and Bold. It's free, fun, and easy. If some reason we don't achieve the minimum of 15 in any category then I'll probably suspend the contest. That being said, here's the new rules :

--Entries close Saturday 10/7/06 @ 6:00 PM EST
--You must have 100 posts or more to enter.
--There must be at least 15 entrants in at least one category.
--Winners must contact me by PM with their name and address.
--Use the templates provided ( any edits/corrections use your original post and post the changes so that I can make a correction on the Master list ). Templates are provided in the start of the thread. I'll also make and maintain a Master list of the picks for Monday Night Football Total Points in the second post on page 1.
--Please examine the Master List before and after you post your selections. This is to avoid duplicate Tie Breaker picks ( which pretty much negates the purpose ). Duplicates picks in any other category are fine.
--Indicate when you pick if you're just playing for fun ( I assume everyone else is playing for prizes ).
--Select your picks in BOLD.

You can pick up to three picks ( one in each category ).

There are three Prize Categories :
1) Spread Category : You're picking the favorite or the underdog. Choose the favorite then you're giving the points to the underdog. Conversely, choose the underdog and you get the points.
2) Straight Category : Very simple, just pick the winner.
3) Total Monday Night Football Points Scored : It's very easy, pick the total number of points that you think will be scored by both teams. This total is not only a separate prize Category, but also serves as a tie breaker in the other Categories. Hence, there will be no ties allowed. To win $25 you must be exact. Meaning that if you pick 40 the total points scored must be 40, other wise it's just for the tie breaker.Again check the Master list before and after you post.

The Prizes are : $ 25 for each Category* ( * your total must be exact on MNF total points )

The purpose of this contest is to have some fun, bragging rights, and a little pocket money. So have fun and if you have questions, post them or PM me.

NFL Point Spreads For Week 5 - - NFL Game Dates 10/8 - 10/9, 2006

Date & Time Favorite............... Spread...................Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis.......... -18.5.................... Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants.................. -4................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota.............. -6.5.......................... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans...........-6.5.................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis....................... -3................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........... -10........................... Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago................... -11......................... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.................... -9..................... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville............... -7......................... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City................. -3.5.................... At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco..........-3.5........................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia............... -2........................... Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego............... -3.5..................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football Point Spread

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver...................... -4...................... Baltimore

Straight Category :

Date & Time Favorite.......................................... ...Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis...................................... . Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants......................................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota......................................... ...... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans..................................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis............................................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........................................... . Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago........................................... ....... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.......................................... .... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville...................................... ....... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City............................................. At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco........................................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia...................................... ........ Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego........................................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver............................................ .... Baltimore

Monday Night Football Total Points Scored....................._______

Sox Fan on Cape · 10-03-2006, 09:53 PM

Master List for Monday Night Football Total Points Scored.

User Name...........................Total Points

Coco's Disciples.............................. 31
Schillingouttheks............................. 17
jsinger........................................... 27
Yeszir............................................ 33
HeadofSoxNation............................. 23
Manny Goes Boom........................... 35
RedRuffing15...................................49
NoPepper........................................40
Riverside Sluggers.......................... 28
SoxFan#1...................................... 21
Crespo Blows.................................. 37
One Red Seat................................. 29
SFOC............................................. 26
mtbykr........................................... 24
A700Hitter...................................... 34
Dana Kiecker................................... 30

Coco's Disciples · 10-03-2006, 10:12 PM

Sunday Oct. 8
Buffalo at Chicago
Cleveland at Carolina
Detroit at Minnesota
Miami at New England
St. Louis at Green Bay
Tampa Bay at New Orleans
Tennessee at Indianapolis
Washington at N.Y. Giants
Kansas City at Arizona
N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville
Oakland at San Francisco
Dallas at Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at San Diego

Monday, Oct. 9
Baltimore at Denver

Monday Night Total Points: __31____

**schillingouttheks** · 10-03-2006, 10:54 PM

NFL Point Spreads For Week 5 - - NFL Game Dates 10/8 - 10/9, 2006

Date & Time Favorite............... Spread...................Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis.......... -18.5.................... Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants................. -4................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota.............. -6.5.......................... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans...........-6.5.................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis....................... -3................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........... -10........................... Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago................... -11......................... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.................... -9..................... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville............... -7......................... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City................. -3.5.................... At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco..........-3.5........................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia............... -2........................... Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego............... -3.5..................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football Point Spread

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver...................... -4...................... Baltimore

Straight Category :

Date & Time Favorite.......................................... ...Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis....................................... Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants......................................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota............................................... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans..................................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis............................................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England............................................ Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago.................................................. Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.............................................. Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville............................................. NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City............................................. At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco........................................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia...................................... ........ Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego........................................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver................................................ Baltimore

Monday Night Football Total Points Scored.....................____17___

Sox Fan on Cape · 10-04-2006, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coco's Disciples

Sunday Oct. 8
Buffalo at Chicago
Cleveland at Carolina
Detroit at Minnesota
Miami at New England
St. Louis at Green Bay
Tampa Bay at New Orleans
Tennessee at Indianapolis
Washington at N.Y. Giants
Kansas City at Arizona
N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville
Oakland at San Francisco
Dallas at Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at San Diego

Monday, Oct. 9
Baltimore at Denver

Monday Night Total Points: __31____

To correct format for Coco's Disciples picks :

Date & Time Favorite.......................................... ........ ...Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis...................................... . Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants.......................................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota......................................... ...... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans...................................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis.............................................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........................................... . Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago............................................ ....... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.......................................... .... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville...................................... ...... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City.............................................. At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco......................................... Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia...................................... .......... Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego........................................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver.............................................. .... Baltimore

Monday Night Football Total Points Scored.....................___31____

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Sox Fan on Cape · 10-04-2006, 12:12 AM

Master list ( page 1, post 2 ) has been updated. 2 down, 13 to go.

jsinger121 · 10-04-2006, 12:30 AM

NFL Point Spreads For Week 5 - - NFL Game Dates 10/8 - 10/9, 2006

Date & Time Favorite............... Spread...................Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis.......... -18.5.................... Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants.................. -4................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota.............. -6.5.......................... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans...........-6.5.................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis....................... -3................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........... -10...........................Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago................... -11......................... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.................... -9..................... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville............... -7......................... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City................. -3.5.................... At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco..........-3.5........................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia............... -2........................... Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego............... -3.5..................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football Point Spread

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver...................... -4...................... Baltimore

Straight Category :

Date & Time Favorite.......................................... ...Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis...................................... . Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants......................................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota......................................... ...... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans..................................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis............................................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........................................... . Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago........................................... ....... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.......................................... .... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville...................................... ....... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City............................................. At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco........................................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia...................................... ........ Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego........................................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver............................................ .... Baltimore

Monday Night Football Total Points Scored.....................__27_____

Sox Fan on Cape · 10-04-2006, 01:15 AM

Master list ( page 1, post 2 ) has been updated. 3 down, 12 to go.
Keep them coming guys !

Annie Peritore · 10-04-2006, 01:20 AM

The Raiders are pretty much a free game if there ever was one. That's every week. Although this is one of the few games that I think they'd have a chance of winning.

Sox Fan on Cape · 10-04-2006, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Annie Peritore

The Raiders are pretty much a free game if there ever was one. That's every week. Although this is one of the few games that I think they'd have a chance of winning.

Would that be because San Fran. is almost a twin with regard to faults and record ?

**yeszir** · 10-04-2006, 01:59 AM

I know nothing about football, and this is at random to get the numbers up:
NFL Point Spreads For Week 5 - - NFL Game Dates 10/8 - 10/9, 2006

Date & Time Favorite............... Spread...................Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis.......... -18.5.................... Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants.................. -4................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota.............. -6.5.......................... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans...........-6.5.................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis....................... -3................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........... -10........................... Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago................... -11......................... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.................... -9..................... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville............... -7......................... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City................. -3.5.................... At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco..........-3.5........................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia............... -2........................... Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego............... -3.5..................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football Point Spread

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver...................... -4...................... Baltimore

Straight Category :

Date & Time Favorite.......................................... ...Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis...................................... . Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants......................................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota......................................... ...... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans..................................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis............................................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........................................... . Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago........................................... ....... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.......................................... .... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville...................................... ....... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City............................................. At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco........................................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia...................................... ........ Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego........................................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver............................................ .... Baltimore

Monday Night Football Total Points Scored.....................___33____

HeadOfSoxNation · 10-04-2006, 02:03 AM

Date & Time Favorite............... Spread...................Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis.......... -18.5.................... Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants.................. -4................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota.............. -6.5.......................... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans...........-6.5.................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis....................... -3................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........... -10........................... Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago................... -11......................... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.................... -9..................... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville............... -7......................... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City................. -3.5.................... At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco..........-3.5........................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia............... -2........................... Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego............... -3.5..................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football Point Spread

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver...................... -4...................... Baltimore

Straight Category :

Date & Time Favorite.......................................... ...Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis...................................... . Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants......................................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota......................................... ...... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans..................................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis............................................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........................................... . Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago........................................... ....... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.......................................... .... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville...................................... ....... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City............................................. At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco........................................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia...................................... ........ Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego........................................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver............................................ .... Baltimore

Monday Night Football Total Points Scored.....................___23____

Sox Fan on Cape · 10-04-2006, 02:11 AM

Master list ( page 1, post 2 ) has been updated. 4 down, 11 to go.
We're doing great guys, keep them coming. Get your MNF pick inj before some one picks your number.

Manny Goes Boom · 10-04-2006, 02:46 AM

NFL Point Spreads For Week 5 - - NFL Game Dates 10/8 - 10/9, 2006

Date & Time Favorite............... Spread...................Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis.......... -18.5.................... Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants.................. -4................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota.............. -6.5.......................... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans...........-6.5.................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis....................... -3................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........... -10........................... Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago................... -11......................... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.................... -9..................... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville............... -7......................... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City................. -3.5.................... At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco..........-3.5........................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia............... -2........................... Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego............... -3.5..................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football Point Spread

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver...................... -4...................... Baltimore

Straight Category :

Date & Time Favorite.......................................... ...Underdog

10/8 1:00 ET At Indianapolis...................................... . Tennessee
10/8 1:00 ET At NY Giants......................................... Washington
10/8 1:00 ET At Minnesota......................................... ...... Detroit
10/8 1:00 ET At New Orleans..................................... Tampa Bay
10/8 1:00 ET St. Louis............................................. At Green Bay
10/8 1:00 ET At New England........................................... . Miami
10/8 1:00 ET At Chicago........................................... ....... Buffalo
10/8 1:00 ET At Carolina.......................................... .... Cleveland
10/8 4:05 ET At Jacksonville...................................... ....... NY Jets
10/8 4:05 ET Kansas City............................................. At Arizona
10/8 4:05 ET At San Francisco........................................ Oakland
10/8 4:15 ET At Philadelphia...................................... ........ Dallas
10/8 8:15 ET At San Diego........................................... Pittsburgh

Monday Night Football

10/9 8:30 ET At Denver............................................ .... Baltimore

Monday Night Football Total Points Scored.....................___35____

Sox Fan on Cape · 10-04-2006, 02:59 AM

Master list ( page 1, post 2 ) has been updated. 5 down, 10 to go.
We're doing great guys, keep them coming. Get your MNF pick inj before some one picks your number.