2013-2014 MMT Pick 3 Contest

Whoo-hoo! Here ya go archer! It's kind of confusing at first (I always got the spread backwards from what I intended to do), but easy to get the hang of once you do it a couple of times - we're here to help too!

Are we sticking with the rule that once you choose you are locked in as well, so poor Renegade doesn't have to search through pages of posts finding out who you ended up with as your finals?

Viking, why don't you start a Pick 5 thread separate from this one and we'll just run both at the same time, that way it won't get confusing here as to who's doing what. We can see how this year goes and what everyone prefers, then switch to Pick 5 next year, or stick with Pick 3.

pacamom wrote: Here are the rules, from a previous year.

1) Pick 3 games each week. We play against the spread according to the following website. We use the "Opening Lines" which never change. http://www.covers.com/odds/football/nfl-spreads.aspx

2) Each week we will record a score for each contestant, keeping track of correct, incorrect, and ties. Ties will not matter, except in the case of a tie between 2 contestants after the final pick (which is the superbowl). In other words, only correct picks matter.

3) You must pick your games before the games start. This doesn't mean before the first game of the week, but rather whatever games you pick. Once you post a pick, you are locked into that pick. No changes. Doesn't matter if your whole team comes down with the flu, and they don't play, or the starting quarterback gets a hangnail.

4) If you forget to pick until after games have started, you are out of luck.

5) Post all picks on this thread. This is the official sheet.

For those new to picking games, lets use the first game as an example.
The line is Dallas +3 @ NY Giants. If you pick Dallas, you are saying you think Dallas will either win, or lose by less than 3 points. Basically, you get to add 3 points to the Dallas total score, then figure out who wins.

Make sense? Feel free to PM renegadecj with questions.


Each week RENEGADECJ will compile the records, and typically (if he is available, or someone else is) quote everyone's picks before the early games.