PRESEASON PICKS

Preseason Picks are below. 7 made preseason wagers, 5 decided to save for the regular season:

Hill:
$10 on Packers to win NFC Championship
$10 on Cardinals to win NFC Championship
$10 on Chargers to win AFC Championship
$10 on Steelers to win AFC Championship
$10 on Chargers OVER 10 wins

Saunders:
$25 on Patriots OVER 11.5 wins

Kessler:
$50 on Patriots OVER 11.5 wins

Shade:
$50 on Redskins to win NFC East

Eller:
$50 on Cardinals OVER 8.5 wins

Mills:
$50 on Bengals OVER 7 wins

J Furnas:
$10 on Cardinals to win NFC Championship
$5 on Giants to win NFC Championship
$5 on Colts to win AFC Championship
$5 on Steelers to win AFC Championship
$5 on Panthers to win NFC South
$5 on Dolphins OVER 7 wins
$5 on Colts OVER 10 wins
$10 on Raiders UNDER 6 wins

Mobley:
$50 on Cowboys to win NFC Championship

Thursday Night Bets

A few opening bets for opening night:

Eller - $40 on Steelers (-6)
J Furnas - $20 on Steelers (-6)
Hill - $20 on Titans (+6)

I'm talking Rainforest Sweaty.

Week 1 Lines

We're finally here. Let's get straight to the lines...

Pointspreads
Minimum bet $10.

Thursday
Titans @ Steelers (-6)

Sunday
Broncos @ Bengals (-4)
Vikings (-4) @ Cleveland
Jets @ Texans (-4.5)
Jaguars @ Colts (-7)
Lions @ Saints (-13)
Cowboys (-6) @ Tampa Bay
Dolphins @ Atlanta (-4)
Chiefs @ Ravens (-13)
Eagles (-2) @ Panthers
Redskins @ Giants (-6.5)
Rams @ Seahawks (-8.5)
49ers @ Cardinals (-6.5)
Bears @ Packers (-3.5)

Monday
Bills @ Patriots (-10.5)
Chargers (-9) @ Raiders

Player Props
Not available yet - hopefully lines will be available tomorrow or Saturday

3-Team Parlay option (winners pay 7:1)
Allowed 1 parlay bet per week. Minimum bet $10.

SEND PICKS TO UNIFIEDFUND@YAHOO.COM BEFORE 1 P.M. ON SUNDAY...

Let's keep it sweaty.

Shade

Official 2009-2010 UFFSB Rules and Regs

Let's get ready to fake gamble.

This season's official Rules and Regs are below. Any comments, questions, or concerns...please call Eller.

Rule 1 - Entry Fee
Entry fee is $30 for the year. Send directly to:
Mike Shade
1706 Foxhall Ln
Greensboro, NC 27410
Deadline for funds is Week 3. If you miss the deadline, you will stop getting weekly allowances until you're paid up.

Rule 2 - Winnings
The Unified Fund has 12 players this year, we'll pay out one more position. Payouts will be as follows:
1st place - $200.
2nd place - $80.
3rd place - $50
4th place - $30.

Rule 3 - Allowances
Each week, each competitor will receive $100 fantasy dollars to bet with. Any winnings add to your balance and can be used the following week.
Allowances STOP at the end of the regular season; we'll have to bet wisely in the Playoffs.
The competitor with the most fantasy dollars at the end of the year wins.

Rule 4 - Lines
Lines will be posted on Wednesday of every week to this site. (Games that are not yet handicapped by Wednesday will be posted as they become available.)

Rule 5 - Picks
Picks must be emailed to unifiedfund@yahoo.com before 1 p.m. EST on Sunday. If you send picks after the allotted time, your picks will be voided, you will be sent a harsh letter of denial, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Once I have received all picks, I will post to the Unified Fund website for all to see.
(If you choose to wager on a Thursday night contest, the email must be received before 8:15 p.m. Eastern Time, before kickoff. Same goes for any games played on Saturday.)

Winnings are not eligible for use until the following week. (i.e - you can't bet a Thursday game and use winnings on that Sunday's game.)

Rule 6 - Bet minimums
Each competitor must wager on at least 4 games per week. If no picks are received or a competitor places any less bets than 4, the competitor will forfeit the weekly $100 fantasy dollars. There is no maximum number of games a competitor can bet on. (The 4 bet minimum is for Regular Season only - there will be no minimums in post-season play)
Minimum bet is $10 unless otherwise posted.

Rule 7 - Reg. Season Performance Bonuses NEW
Periodically throughout the season, you can add additional deposits to your stack...
- After week 6: Top 5 Bonus ($200 - $50)
- After week 12: Top 5 Bonus ($200 - $50)
- Season End - Top 5 Bonus ($200 - $50)
- Season End - Winning % Bonus
>80% = $500
>70% = $400
>60% = $200
>50% = $100
>45% = $75
>40% = $50
>35% = $25

Rule 8 - Available bets
Regular Season: Point Spreads, 5 Player Props, 1 optional 3-team Parlay
Playoffs: Point Spreads, Moneylines, Over/Under, Player Props, Parlays, and anything else we can think of.

I think that's it. If I missed something let me know.

First week's lines will be posted this Wednesday...remember if you want to bet preseason get those to me by Wednesday as well.

2009 Preseason: Apple-Bottom Jeans

And...We're Back.

AS AN ADDITION TO THIS YEAR'S ACTION, the following Preseason Future Bets are available for fantasy wagering. Each competitor has been given a $50 budget; with which you can use to bet on some of these futures, or, save the $50 and use during the Regular Season.

Deadline for making preseason bets is Sept 9th. Send all picks to unifiedfund@yahoo.com.

Keep in mind that the Preseason is merely the Apple-Bottom Jeans of the Unified Fund season. Once the Regular Season starts, we will truly put on the Boots with the Fur.

Good luck, gentlemen.

2009-2010 Regular Season Wins
Over/Under wagers. All bets pay even money. Minimum bet = $5
Dolphins - 7 wins
Vikings - 9.5 wins
Patriots - 11.5 wins
Saints - 9 wins
Giants - 9.5 wins
Jets - 7.5 wins
Raiders - 6 wins
Eagles - 9.5 wins
Steelers - 10.5 wins
Chargers - 10 wins
49ers - 7 wins
Seahawks - 8 wins
Rams - 5.5 wins
Bucs - 6.5 wins
Titans - 9 wins
Redskins - 8 wins
Texans - 8.5 wins
Colts - 10 wins
Jaguars - 8 wins
Chiefs - 6 wins
Cardinals - 8.5 wins
Falcons - 8.5 wins
Ravens - 8.5 wins
Bills - 7.5 wins
Panthers - 8.5 wins
Bears - 8.5 wins
Bengals - 7 wins
Browns - 6.5 wins
Cowboys - 9 wins
Broncos - 6.5 wins
Lions - 4.5 wins
Packers - 9 wins

Odds to win NFC Championship
Minimum bet = $5
Cardinals - 14/1
Falcons - 11/1
Panthers - 11/1
Bears - 7/1
Cowboys - 8/1
Lions - 50/1
Packers - 9/1
Vikings - 5/1
Saints - 9/1
Giants - 5/1
Eagles - 5/1
49ers - 18/1
Seahawks - 14/1
Rams - 50/1
Bucs - 40/1
Redskins - 18/1

Odds to win AFC Championship
Minimum bet = $5
Ravens - 9/1
Bills - 25/1
Bengals - 30/1
Browns - 50/1
Broncos - 30/1
Texans - 15/1
Colts - 6/1
Jaguars - 20/1
Chiefs - 50/1
Dolphins - 25/1
Patriots - 2/1
Jets - 20/1
Raiders - 50/1
Steelers - 5/1
Chargers - 4/1
Titans - 9/1

Odds to win Divisions
Minimum bet = $5
NFC East
Giants - 8/5
Eagles - 8/5
Cowboys - 3/1
Redskins - 5/1
NFC North
Vikings - 7/5
Bears - 9/5
Packers - 2/1
Lions - 12/1
NFC South
Saints - 7/5
Falcons - 7/4
Panthers - 5/2
Bucs - 8/1
NFC West
Cardinals - 7/5
Seahawks - 8/5
49ers - 11/4
Rams - 8/1
AFC East
Patriots - 1/6
Bills - 8/1
Jets - 8/1
Dolphins - 9/1
AFC North
Steelers - 2/5
Ravens - 11/4
Bengals - 7/1
Browns - 14/1
AFC South
Colts 13/10
Titans - 9/4
Jaguars - 7/2
Texans - 7/2
AFC West
Chargers - 1/8
Raiders - 8/1
Broncos - 10/1
Chiefs - 10/1

Any questions or concerns, please let me know. Happy selecting to you all.

- Shade

IT'S OVER.

What a game. Zack goes 4-0 including a PARLAY to nip Blake by $10...incredible. Blake and Stink also hit parlays...but in the end Zack's perfect 4-0 Super Bowl was just enough to win.

Your 2008-2009 Unified Fund winners:

1. Zack Mansfield - $130

2. Blake Hill - $50

3. Stink Saunders - $20

What a season. The Unified Fund wants to thank all of you for your participation in this year's inagural event. Next year we'll start from week 1...hope to have everybody back.

Only 7 more months. Let the countdown begin.

And then we'll get sweaty.

Love, Shade

SUPER BOWL PICKS

Let's get straight to it.

The Picks for the 43rd Super Bowl lay before you. I think we have one more leaderboard shake-up in the works.

1. Blake Hill ($1,513.00)
The leader goes with an aggressive, balanced approach, betting a total of $540...
$20 on Steelers (-7)
$5 on OVER 46.5 total points
$10 on Cardinals (+210) - Payout $21.00
$5 on K. Warner (ARI) UNDER 265.5 pass yds
$10 on K. Warner (ARI) UNDER 37.5 pass attempts
$5 on E. James (ARI) UNDER 49.5 rush yds
$5 on L. Fitzgerald (ARI) UNDER 95.5 rec yds
$5 on S. Breaston (ARI) OVER 3.5 receptions
$5 on T. Hightower (ARI) OVER 20.5 rush yds
$10 on B. Roethlisberger (PIT) OVER 219.5 pass yds
$10 on B. Roethlisberger (PIT) UNDER 17.5 completions
$5 on W. Parker (PIT) OVER 79.5 rush yds
$5 on H. Ward (PIT) UNDER 69.5 rec yds
$5 on S. Holmes (PIT) OVER 55.5 rec yds
$20 on 1st team to punt - Pittsburgh
$20 on 1st play of the game - run
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- E. James (ARI) UNDER 49.5 rush yds
- L. Fitzgerald (ARI) UNDER 95.5 rec yds
- K. Warner (ARI) UNDER 265.5 pass yds
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- L. Fitzgerald (ARI) UNDER 95.5 rec yds
- H. Ward (PIT) UNDER 69.5 rec yds
- S. Holmes (PIT) OVER 55.5 rec yds
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- E. James (ARI) UNDER 49.5 rush yds
- H. Ward (PIT) UNDER 69.5 rec yds
- B. Roethlisberger (PIT) OVER 219.5 pass yds
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- W. Parker (PIT) OVER 79.5 rush yds
- K. Warner (ARI) UNDER 265.5 pass yds
- B. Roethlisberger (PIT) OVER 219.5 pass yds

2. Shade ($997)
Shade goes all out in Ricky Bobby mentality: "First or Last"...
$997 Parlay to win $6,979:
- W. Parker (PIT) OVER 79.5 rush yds
- B. Roethlisberger (PIT) OVER 219.5 pass yds
- Steelers (-7)

3. Mills ($960)
Mills, like Roy McAvoy...didn't come here to lay up...
$960 Parlay to win $6,720:
- E. James (ARI) OVER 49.5 rush yds
- S. Holmes (PIT) OVER 55.5 rec yds
- B. Roethlisberger (PIT) OVER 17.5 completions

4. Mansfield ($958.50)
Playing it conservative with a little bit of Parlay reward potential, power-finesse, if you will...
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- Holmes OVER 55.5 rec yds,
- Roethlisberger OVER 219 pass yds,
- E. James - UNDER first carry 3 yards
$100 ejames under 3 yds first carry
$25 coin toss is heads
$100 fitzgerald 1st catch under 12.5 yds

5. Saunders ($830)
Going large...going with his heart and his Steelers...
$100 on the Steelers covering the 7
$100 on tails at the coin toss
$100 on Zona being the first to punt
$50 on Breaston OVER 3.5 catches
$50 on Ward UNDER 69.5 yards
$50 on Fitz UNDER 95.5 yards
$50 on Ben UNDER 17.5 completions
$75 Parlay to win $525:
- Reed OVER 8pts,
- Fitzgerald 1st catch UNDER 12.5yds
- Roethlisberger UNDER 17.5 completions
$75 Parlay to win $525:
- Holmes OVER 55.5 yards
- Breaston OVER 3.5 catches
- Edge 1st carry UNDER 3yds
$25 on Warner UNDER 265.5
$25 on Hightower OVER 20.5 yards

6. Mobley ($350)
Mobley goes all in on a couple of different options...
$100 Parlay to win $700
- Ward 69.5 under
- Warner 265.5 over
- Fitzgerald 1st catch 12.5 under
$100 Parlay to win $700
- Holmes 55.5 over
- Warner 37.5 pass attempts under
- Roethlisberger 17.5 completions under
$100 ML on the Cardinals
$50 on first play being a run

7. Strait ($270)
Strait's play was simple - big hit, a little bit of help...
$270 Parlay to win $1,890:
- Larry fitz first catch UNDER 12.5 yards
- Big ben OVER 219.5 pass yds
- E. James OVER 49.5 rush yds

8. Kessler ($100)
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- UNDER 46.5 total points
- Warner UNDER 265.5 yards passing
- Parker OVER 79.5 rush yards

9. Eller ($100)
$100 Parlay to win $700:
- Cardinals (+7)
- 46.5 total pts UNDER
- Warner OVER 265.5 passing yards

10. Furnas ($0)
Furnas did not pick this week. It's a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off for him.