Thursday, January 14, 2010

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF LINES

POINTSPREADS
Cardinals @ Saints (-7)
Ravens @ Colts (-6.5)
Cowboys @ Vikings (-2.5)
Jets @ Chargers (-7)

MONEYLINES
Cardinals (+240) @ Saints (-280)
Ravens (+210) @ Colts (-240)
Cowboys (+120) @ Vikings (-140)
Jets (+250) @ Chargers (-300)

TOTALS
ARI-NO o/u 57
BAL-IND o/u 44
DAL-MIN o/u 45.5
NYJ-SD o/u 42

FIRST HALF TOTALS
ARI-NO o/u 28.5
BAL-IND o/u 22.5
DAL-MIN o/u 23
NYJ-SD o/u 21

PROPS
R. Bush (NO) o/u 57.5 rush+rec yds
E. Doucet (ARI) o/u 9.5 yds 1st reception (No reception - under wins)
J. Addai (IND) o/u 60.5 rush yds
D. Mason (BAL) o/u 68.5 rec yds
B. Favre (MIN) o/u 258.5 pass yds
T. Romo (DAL) o/u 275.5 pass yds
V. Jackson (SD) o/u 22.5 longest reception
M. Sanchez (NYJ) o/u 175.5 pass yds

Saturday, January 9, 2010

WILD CARD PICKS/RESULTS

And we say farewell to our first Unified Contestant...Jay Furnas, we appreciated your good cheer and I appreciated your always timely selections. Sorry you are leaving us early.

Eleven still remain. But can anyone catch Furnas?

B Furnas: 1-1; +$1,802.50
W $4,000 Cowboys MONEYLINE (-200)
L $297.50 Parlay - Patriots (-3), GB-ARI OVER 47 pts, Packers (+1), Rodgers OVER 267.5 pass yds

Kessler: 0-4; -$1,000
L $1,000 Packers (+1)
L $500 Bengals (-2.5)
L $300 Teaser - Ravens (+9), Eagles (+10), Packers (+6), DAL-PHI OVER 39 pts
L $100 Parlay - McNabb OVER, Brady UNDER, Rodgers OVER, W T. Jones UNDER, Patriots (-3)

Mills: 2-2; -$500
L $1,000 C. Palmer OVER
L $500 M. Austin OVER
W $500 T. Brady OVER
W $500 L. Fitzgerald OVER

Shade: 2-1; +$800
L $1,500 Teaser - Packers (+7), Eagles (+10)
W $400 Parlay - R. Rice OVER 81.5 rush yds, A. Rodgers OVER 267.5 pass yds +$1,200
W $100 Parlay - NYJ-CIN OVER 34, PHI-DAL OVER 45, BAL-NE OVER 43, GB-ARI OVER 47 +$1,100

Strait: 1-1; -$400
L $2,000 Bengals (-2.5)
W $1,600 NYJ-CIN OVER 17 first half pts

Saunders: 0-2; -$1,250
L $1,000 Teaser - Eagles (+10), Patriots (+3)
L $250 Parlay - Packers (+1), W NYJ-CIN OVER 17 first half pts, W Jets (+2.5)

Mansfield: 1-4; -$550
L $750 Teaser - Eagles (+10), W Jets (+8.5), Ravens (+9)
L $100 Eagles MONEYLINE (+170)
W $500 DAL-PHI OVER 45 pts
L $100 Parlay - Jets (-2.5), R. Rice OVER, L. Fitgerald OVER, Brady OVER, T. Jones OVER
L $100 Parlay - T. Jones OVER, M. Austin UNDER, Palmer UNDER

Hill: 2-3; -$80
W $100 Jets MONEYLINE (+120) +$120
L $300 Parlay - Pats (-3), PHI-DAL UNDER 45 pts
L $100 Parlay - PHI-DAL UNDER 45 pts, PHI-DAL UNDER 22.5 1st half pts, Pats (-3), Packers (+1), BAL-NE UNDER 43
L $300 Teaser - Pats (+3), W PHI-DAL UNDER 51 pts, GB-ARI OVER 41 pts, W Jets (+8.5)
W $500 A. Rodgers OVER

Eller: 1-4; -$250
W $100 Cowboys (-4)
L $100 Packers (+1)
L $100 Patriots (-3)
L $100 Parlay - W Cowboys (-4), Packers (+1)
L $50 Parlay - Cowboys (-4), Packers (+1), Patriots (-3), BAL-NE UNDER 21 first half pts, GB-ARI UNDER 23.5 first half pts

Hall: 1-1; EVEN
L $65 Bengals (-2.5)
W $65 Cardinals (-1)

J Furnas: 0-1; -$105
L $105 Parlay - Packers (+1), Bengals (-2.5), Eagles (+4), McNabb OVER 1.5 TD passes, NYJ-CIN OVER 17 first half pts

Mobley: 1-0; +$60
W $60 Cowboys (-4)

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

WILD CARD PLAYOFF LINES

Feast your eyes on the plethera of betting options that lay before you...it's now time to get, as the Chinese call it, sweaty.

POINTSPREADS
Jets @ Bengals (-2.5)
Eagles @ Cowboys (-4)
Ravens @ Patriots (-3)
Packers @ Cardinals (-1)

MONEYLINES
Jets (+120) @ Bengals (-140)
Eagles (+170) @ Cowboys (-200)
Ravens (+160) @ Patriots (-180)
Packers @ Cardinals (OFF)

1ST HALF TOTALS
Jets-Bengals o/u 17 first half pts
Eagles-Cowboys o/u 22.5 first half pts
Ravens-Pats o/u 21 first half pts
Packers-Cardinals o/u 23.5 first half pts

TOTALS
Jets-Bengals o/u 34 total pts
Eagles-Cowboys o/u 45 total pts
Ravens-Pats o/u 43 total pts
Packers-Cardinals o/u 47 total pts

PARLAY OPTIONS
Moneylines are not available for parlay betting, unless one of you wants to provide me with a quick calculation device for figuring payouts.
2 bets (Payout 3:1)
3 bets (Payout 7:1)
4 bets (Payout 11:1)
5 bets (Payout 25:1)

TEASER OPTIONS NEW
Pointspread bets and Totals (full game only) are the only bets available for teaser betting.
2 team, 6-point teaser (payout 1:1)
3 team, 6-point teaser (payout 2:1)
4 team, 6-point teaser (payout 3:1)

Example of a teaser is as follows:
Let's say you wish to parlay bet on 3 teams: Jets +2.5, Ravens +3, and Ravens-Pats UNDER 43 pts. Adding a 6-point teaser to it would mean you can add 6 points to each of your bets, giving you a better chance of winning for a lesser payout possibility. (In our case, 7:1 payout for a 3 teamer would drop to 2:1.) So, your adjusted lines would look like this:
Jets +8.5
Ravens +9
Ravens-Pats UNDER 49

PLAYER/GAME PROPS
T. Jones (NYJ) o/u 82.5 rush yds
C. Palmer (CIN) o/u 189.5 pass yds
D. McNabb (PHI) o/u 1.5 TD passes
M. Austin (DAL) o/u 88.5 rec yds
T. Brady (NE) o/u 21.5 completions
R. Rice (BAL) o/u 81.5 rush yds
A. Rodgers (GB) o/u 267.5 pass yds
L. Fitgerald (ARI) o/u 19.5 yds longest reception

Monday, January 4, 2010

REGULAR SEASON FINAL COUNTS

End of Season bonuses have been added; here is what the competitors will be taking with them into the playoffs.

1. B Furnas: $8,320 + $200 (1st bonus) + $75 (48.2%) = $8,595
2. Kessler: $5,475 + $100 (2nd bonus) + $75 (48.5%) = $5,650
3. Mills: $4,300 + $75 (3rd bonus) + $100 (57.7%) = $4,475
4. Shade: $3,760 + $50 (4th bonus) + $75 (48.5%) = $3,885
5. Strait: $3,500 + $25 (5th bonus) + $100 (53.0%) = $3,625
6. Saunders: $2,710 + $50 (43.6%) = $2,760
7. Mansfield: $2,105 + $75 (45.8%) = $2,180
8. Hill: $1,560 + $25 (38.7%) = $1,585
9. Eller: $1,195 + $50 (42.3%) = $1,245
10. Hall: $80 + $50 (42.5%) = $130
11. Mobley: $60 + $0 (33.8%) = $60
12. J Furnas: $55 + $50 (42.5%) = $105

As a reminder, % bonuses followed these guidelines*:
>80% = $500
>70% = $400
>60% = $200
>50% = $100
>45% = $75
>40% = $50
>35% = $25

*The answer is yes - these will be adjusted next year, as these proved to be somewhat unrealistic. And yes - there will be a minimum bet amount next year in order to get the winning % bonus, known as the Hall Corollary.



Sunday, January 3, 2010

WEEK 17 PICKS

Week 17 will go down as the overall most successful week in history...as almost everyone is in the green, and it's not over - a Bengals cover would give Saunders and Mobley parlay wins.

Furnas takes control with the largest rake the Unified Fund has ever seen...Kessler hits ANOTHER parlay...Saunders pulls in 1,000 on one game...Shade and Hill have their parlays lessened by the Titans push but still get 3:1 payout.

And Jay...all I can say is this is truly a cold streak like you read about. I would probably pull out the vile of alligator blood right now, if you haven't already.

B Furnas: 3-0-1; +$4,020
W $4,000 Falcons (-1)
W $10 T. Romo OVER 21.5 completions
P $10 M. Sanchez TD first
W $10 L. Johnson OVER 3.5 yds on 1st carry

Mills: 3-0-1; +$300
W $100 Steelers (-3)
W $100 Bengals-Jets OVER 17.5 first half pts
W $100 Romo OVER
P $100 Sanchez INT first

Kessler: 2-2; +$1,790
W $500 Steelers (-3)
L $100 Larry Johnson UNDER 3.5 yds on 1st carry
L $10 Giants (+9)
W $200 Parlay - Falcons (-1), Raiders (+10.5), 49ers (-7) +$1,400

Strait: 2-1-1; EVEN
P $400 Titans (-4)
W $50 Falcons (-1)
W $50 Steelers (-3)
L $100 Parlay - Ravens-Raiders OVER 19.5 first half pts, Bengals-Jets OVER 17.5 first half pts, Texans (-9)

Shade: 3-0-1; +$910
W $600 Falcons (-1)
P $10 Titans (-4)
W $10 49ers (-7)
W $100 Parlay - Titans (-4), 49ers (-7), Ravens-Raiders OVER 19.5 first half pts +$300

Saunders: 2-2; +$850
W $1,000 Patriots (+9)
W $50 Falcons (-1)
L $50 Jaguars (+1)
L $150 Parlay - Bears (-3), Bengals (+10), Steelers (-3)

Mansfield: 3-1; +$300
L $400 Ravens (-10.5)
W $400 Steelers (-3)
W $200 49ers (-7)
W $100 Bengals-Jets OVER 17.5 1st half pts

Eller: 4-0; +$240
W $10 Bears (-3)
W $10 Falcons (-1)
W $10 49ers (-7)
W $30 Parlay - Bears (-3), Falcons (-1), 49ers (-7) +$210

Hill: 5-3-1; +$910
W $10 49ers (-7)
L $10 Dolphins (+3)
W $100 Bears (-3)
L $100 Jaguars (+1)
P $100 Titans (-4)
W $10 Chiefs (+13)
L $20 Chargers (-4)
W $300 Parlay - Chiefs (+13), Bears (-3), Titans (-4) +$900
W $10 Chargers OVER 10 wins (preseason pick) +$20


Hall:

Mobley: 2-2; -$110
L $10 Bengals (+10)
W $10 Browns (-1)
W $10 Bears (-3)
L $120 Parlay - Bengals (+10), Browns (-1), Bears (-3)

J Furnas: 3-3-1; -$75
L $10 Chargers (-4)
W $10 49ers (-7)
L $10 Colts (+9)
L $100 Parlay - Falcons (-1), Bears (-3), Eagles (+3)
P $5 Dolphins OVER 7 wins (preseason pick) +$5
W $10 Raiders UNDER 6 wins (preseason pick) +$20
W $5 Colts OVER 10 wins (preseason pick) +$10

Thursday, December 31, 2009

WEEK 17 LINES

And, we're to the final regular season week. Final allowance. Glory's last shot. Well not really. But you can imagine what it would be like if it was.

Here we go...

ALL GAMES ON SUNDAY
Colts @ Bills (-9)
Falcons (-1) @ Bucs
49ers (-7) @ Rams
Giants @ Vikings (-9)
Steelers (-3) @ Dolphins
Patriots @ Texans (-9)
Bears (-3) @ Lions
Jaguars @ Browns (-1)
Saints @ Panthers (OFF)
Titans (-4) @ Seahawks
Eagles @ Cowboys (-3)
Packers @ Cardinals (-3.5)
Chiefs @ Broncos (-13)
Ravens (-10.5) @ Raiders
Redskins @ Chargers (-4)
Bengals @ Jets (-10)

PROPS
Bengals-Jets first half total pts o/u 17.5
Ravens-Raiders first half total pts o/u 19.5
Eagles-Cowboys first half total pts o/u 23.5
Eagles-Cowboys longest TD o/u 44.5 yds
T. Romo (DAL) o/u 21.5 completions
M. Sanchez (NYJ) - what will he throw first? TD/INT
L. Johnson (CIN) o/u 3.5 yds on first rush attempt

Sunday, December 27, 2009

WEEK 16 PICKS/RESULTS

Furn takes COMMAND...

Mills: 4-2; +$200
W $100 Chargers (-3)
L $100 Colts (-5.5)
W $100 Patriots (-9)
W $100 Texans (+3)
W $100 Cowboys (-6.5)
L $100 Vikings (-7)

Strait: 3-1; +$350
W $50 Bucs (+14)
L $100 Dolphins (-3)
W $100 49ers (-12)
W $300 Cowboys (-6.5)

Shade: 2-2; +$150
W $200 Texans (+3)
W $50 Browns (-3)
L $50 Vikings (-7)
L $50 Parlay - Packers (-14), Saints (-14), Giants (-7)

Kessler: 3-0-1; +$1,420
W $10 Texans (+3)
P $10 Steelers (-3)
W $10 Cowboys (-6.5)
W $200 Parlay - Jets (+5.5), Bucs (+14), Broncos (+7) +$1,400

Saunders: 2-6; -$300
L $100 Eagles (-7)
L $300 Colts (-5.5)
W $300 Cowboys (-6.5)
L $100 Vikings (-7)
W $50 Cutler to throw TD first
L $50 Lions (+12)
L $50 Seahawks (+14)
L $50 Parlay - Saints (-14), Jaguars (+9), Raiders (+3)

Mansfield: 1-3; -$310
L $250 Peterson OVER 98.5 yards
W $50 Cardinals (-14)
L $100 Eagles (-7)
L $10 Jaguars (+9)

B Furnas: 6-2; +$2,300
L $200 Giants (-7)
W $200 Cowboys (-6.5)
W $600 Packers (-14)
W $100 Texans (+3)
W $100 Cutler TD first
W $100 Patriots (-9)
W $250 Parlay - Cutler TD first, Texans (+3), Pats (-9) +$1,750
L $350 Cutler INT first

Eller: 1-3; -$150
L $100 Giants (-7)
W $100 Cowboys (-6.5)
L $100 Colts (-5.5)
L $50 Parlay - Giants (-7), Cowboys (-6.5), Colts (-5.5)

Mobley: 0-4; -$520
L $375 Giants (-7)
L $95 Vikings (-7)
L $50 Eagles (-7)
L $50 Parlay - Favre OVER, Peterson OVER, Rice OVER

J Furnas: 1-2-1; -$520
L $500 Colts (-5.5)
W $10 Panthers (+7)
P $10 Ravens (+3)
L $30 Parlay - Patriots (-9), Cowboys (-6.5), Vikings (-7)

Hill: 2-3; +$150
W $50 Chargers (+3)
L $25 Giants (-7)
L $25 Jags (+9)
W $200 Packers (-14)
L $50 Parlay - Packers (-14), Jags (+9), Vikings (-7)

Hall: