I am in 206th place

Rictor · 09-08-2003

In the football pool. I guess I should stop by the board more often so I don't miss out on these things.

Carrie · 09-08-2003

The last time I checked I was like 154th or so. At one point today I was at 58th place, tied with a bunch of other people starting at 40th. But then the spreads got me on the late games

cj · 09-08-2003

I stuffed up big time ;-(

I forgot how the spread worked by mixing up the over or under part, so i guessed exactly the opposite of what i meant to guess (based on a complex formula using the spread) ... if i picked what I meant to pick, (based on my complex formula), i would be 11-4 instead of 4-11 and inside the 10

You'd think i'd remember by the 3rd season of pickem

can someone explain to me which way the + and - go?

if a team is +5 *they* have to get that many extra points or the other team does?

Vick · 09-08-2003

CJ - if a team is +5 you add 5 points to their score

Example - this past week Baltimore was getting 5.5 points against Pittsburgh (line showed Baltimore +5.5 or Pittsburgh -5.5)

Final score was Pittsburgh 34 Baltimore 15

Add 5.5 to Baltimore final score and you have Pittsburgh 34 Baltimore 20.5

so Pittsburgh still won against the line (or covered the spread)

If you chose Pittsburgh you won, you lost if you had Baltimore

cj · 09-09-2003

thank you vick

i'll try to reverse my picks this week

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09-08-2003	#1
Rictor Members Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 207	In the football pool. I guess I should stop by the board more often so I don't miss out on these things.

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cj Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Down Under Posts: 5,202	I stuffed up big time ;-( I forgot how the spread worked by mixing up the over or under part, so i guessed exactly the opposite of what i meant to guess (based on a complex formula using the spread) ... if i picked what I meant to pick, (based on my complex formula), i would be 11-4 instead of 4-11 and inside the 10 You'd think i'd remember by the 3rd season of pickem can someone explain to me which way the + and - go? if a team is +5 they have to get that many extra points or the other team does?

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cj Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Down Under Posts: 5,202	thank you vick i'll try to reverse my picks this week