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.

It all comes down to this...

PICKS ARE DUE SATURDAY NIGHT, JAN 31ST, AT 11:59:59 PM. PICKS RECIEVED AFTER THAT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. SEND TO UNIFIEDFUND@YAHOO.COM.

With that, here they are...the lines. Let's get sweaty.

ATS
Steelers (-7)
Cardinals (+7)

OVER/UNDER
46.5 total points

MONEYLINE
Steelers (-250)
Cardinals (+210)

PLAYER PROPS
K. Warner (ARI) o/u 265.5 pass yds
K. Warner (ARI) o/u 37.5 pass attempts
E. James (ARI) o/u 49.5 rush yds

E. James (ARI) 1st carry - o/u 3 yds

L. Fitzgerald (ARI) 1st catch - o/u 12.5 yds
L. Fitzgerald (ARI) o/u 95.5 rec yds
S. Breaston (ARI) o/u 3.5 receptions
T. Hightower (ARI) o/u 20.5 rush yds
B. Roethlisberger (PIT) o/u 219.5 pass yds
B. Roethlisberger (PIT) o/u 17.5 completions
W. Parker (PIT) o/u 79.5 rush yds
H. Ward (PIT) o/u 69.5 rec yds
S. Holmes (PIT) o/u 55.5 rec yds
J. Reed (PIT) o/u 8 total pts

TEAM PROPS ($100 MAX BETS, no parlays)
Coin Toss - Heads or Tails
1st team to punt - Arizona or Pittsburgh
1st play of the game - pass or run

3-TEAM PARLAY OPTION
Payout 7:1. No Moneylines or Team Props allowed.

Championship Weekend Recap

And we have a leader. Blake Hill has a huge week, going 14-9 overall, including a $70 parlay to win a total of $655 on the week.

Shade hits a parlay and goes 2-1 to take second.

6 Parlays came down to the last minute of the Ravens-Steelers game. Overall, Parlays were 2-18.

Also, the over $400 kiss of death continued. The only game that had more than $400 on it was the Eagles -4. We're now 2-12 overall in bets over $400.

Super Bowl is next. See you guys then.

As of 9:12 PM...

Parlays are 0-12.

Cardinals 32, Eagles 25

Parlays are 0-10. 6 of those were Kessler, who finished the week 0-7 and is now tied with Eller with $0.

HOWEVER...there are Parlays that are VERY close...

If Willie Parker goes over 67.5, it will mean big Parlay wins for Hill, Shade, and Mansfield.
If the Ravens cover +6, it will mean a big Parlay hit for Strait.
If McGahee goes UNDER 45.5 rush and receiving yards, Hill will hit a Parlay.

The Cardinals win is big for the leader - who had them on the MONEYLINE and picked up $170. Leaderboard is somewhat updated. (Besides you Blake - I'm not going to add up all of your picks until tonight.)