View Full Version : Who has made their NatNetPickem Pics?
SweetT
09-11-2003, 06:44 PM
WOW....there are some huge spreads this week....is everyone else having as hard a time as I did trying to make their picks this week?
http://www.natnetpickem.com
--T
Forest
09-11-2003, 06:56 PM
Gotaa love the Monday Night game
Tuna come's home to the stadium of his Super Bowl team!!!
with their most HATED rival
Will be an Awesome game
:rokk: :rokk:
sextoyking
09-11-2003, 07:00 PM
Can my Seahawks go 2-0??
Time will tell :)
yeah wtf is with the huge spreads?!!??!
all the teams who have a big spread to get over are the ones i normally choose :(
oh well
BRING IT ON!!!
:cdance:
sarettah
09-11-2003, 07:01 PM
I found it pretty hard.... so with the exception of the Western Division games I just went eenie meenie miney mo......
:yowsa:
JMScore
09-11-2003, 09:11 PM
SweetT.... how goes it man? I haven't made my pics yet, but I've been checking them out. Unreal spreads. It's going to be a tough week.
Hell Puppy
09-11-2003, 09:44 PM
Big spreads and early in the season when we dont really know who's for real yet....double tough.
SweetT
09-11-2003, 10:52 PM
Gotaa love the Monday Night game
Tuna come's home to the stadium of his Super Bowl team!!!
with their most HATED rival
Will be an Awesome game
:rokk: :rokk:
Personally, Forest, I think that game is going to be VERY exciting.....right up until kickoff....then it is going to lose any excitement it may have had. I think the big Tuna is going to go home depressed. (although I dont think I will be able to say that in the upcoming years....just this year)
Can my Seahawks go 2-0??
Time will tell :)
My rank surely hopes so :rokk:
yeah wtf is with the huge spreads?!!??!
all the teams who have a big spread to get over are the ones i normally choose
oh well
BRING IT ON!!!
Well said, CJ....there are several games that are easy picks "to win" but "to cover" is another whole ball game. I have been calling Carolina a "cinderella team" this year...but they may very well lose to the Bucs (notice I said *MAY*)....but by 10 points??? That one has me scratching my head.
I found it pretty hard.... so with the exception of the Western Division games I just went eenie meenie miney mo......
ROFL!! You may actually have a decent shot at the XBox this week!! :nyanya:
SweetT.... how goes it man? I haven't made my pics yet, but I've been checking them out. Unreal spreads. It's going to be a tough week.
Hey John!! How are you, my friend?? I have made mine...but I may have to make some adjustments before game time...I am really beginning to second guess myself on a few of them. As long as my Falcons win, however, I don't care if I only have a single win this week!!! :)
Big spreads and early in the season when we dont really know who's for real yet....double tough.
Well said, HP.....Detriot scores 42 points last week, yet is a 7 point underdog to a team that melted down last week at the grand opening of their newly renovated home. Where is the sense in that? Could this be the upset pick of the week??
--T
You guys need to remember that the spread is not really an indication of what the score actually might be, it is simply the point at which the odd setters think the most people can be enticed to bet the most on, since the house will always lay off bets to make their % all the way around.
And then too, remember if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Billy
09-12-2003, 12:00 AM
I have good faith this week.. I used the random button so let's see what happens !!
:yowsa:
SweetT
09-12-2003, 12:03 AM
Originally posted by *KK*@Sep 11 2003, 10:08 PM
You guys need to remember that the spread is not really an indication of what the score actually might be, it is simply the point at which the odd setters think the most people can be enticed to bet the most on, since the house will always lay off bets to make their % all the way around.
And then too, remember if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Um.....huh? Knowing how much you know about the game I know that there is something really profound in there somewhere!
:wnw:
--T
Brandon's Granny
09-12-2003, 12:05 AM
You won't believe some of the results that are gonna come in this week.
:)
voodooman
09-12-2003, 12:09 AM
The thing I hate the most. 1/2 points.
Kill me every time.
:angry:
:salute:
Originally posted by SweetT@Sep 11 2003, 10:00 PM
yeah wtf is with the huge spreads?!!??!
all the teams who have a big spread to get over are the ones i normally choose
oh well
BRING IT ON!!!
Well said, CJ....there are several games that are easy picks "to win" but "to cover" is another whole ball game. I have been calling Carolina a "cinderella team" this year...but they may very well lose to the Bucs (notice I said *MAY*)....but by 10 points??? That one has me scratching my head.
I think i understand what you just said ... but DAMN - it was sexy anyway!!!! :P
I picked carolina over tampa bay but only based on the spread ... i think the bucs will win the game but 10 points is a big call! good to see an expert is in the same boat as us ignorants on this one! :okthumb:
KK, I have no idea what you just said :biglaugh:
Last edited by cj at Sep 11 2003, 11:48 PM
I said the spreads are to get suckers like us to bet more! :)
The casinos always get their %, unless things go terribly awry -- they don't care who wins and loses as long as they can move their money off on other casinos and cover their profit margins.
It's kind of like their way of managing exit traffic, if you think about it. Someone I know has a sportsbook in the Caribbean and used to own a casino on Antigua before they all got the boot, we had an interesting talk about how those lines and the book covers on them earlier this year.
And I agree, having half points on all the spreads sucks.
sarettah
09-12-2003, 06:41 AM
Originally posted by Billy@Sep 11 2003, 11:08 PM
I have good faith this week.. I used the random button so let's see what happens !!
Watcha talking bout there willis?
Peaches
09-12-2003, 09:13 AM
What random button?? :(
I'm picking by teams located where I know someone - if I like that person, I pick their team. If I don't like them, I pick the other team. If that fails, I'm going for my favorite colors. :)
Forest
09-12-2003, 09:20 AM
Originally posted by Peaches@Sep 12 2003, 08:21 AM
What random button?? :(
I'm picking by teams located where I know someone - if I like that person, I pick their team. If I don't like them, I pick the other team. If that fails, I'm going for my favorite colors. :)
did u pick MIAMI?????
:lol: :) :blink:
voodooman
09-12-2003, 09:46 AM
Thats the toughest game for me.
Miami and the Jets suck.
Originally posted by Peaches@Sep 12 2003, 11:21 PM
What random button?? :(
I'm picking by teams located where I know someone - if I like that person, I pick their team. If I don't like them, I pick the other team. If that fails, I'm going for my favorite colors. :)
Thats all well and good... but you really should take in account which teams mascot would win in a fight too!
Forest
09-12-2003, 09:52 AM
Originally posted by voodooman@Sep 12 2003, 08:54 AM
Thats the toughest game for me.
Miami and the Jets suck.
good thing im a Giants Fan
:okthumb: :salute:
voodooman
09-12-2003, 10:01 AM
ohh, sorry, had to go against the Giants this week.
My best friend from HS is a Steelers fan, and Im a
Chiefs fan, so wish me luck, I have a sizable wager
with him this week on that game.
Go Chiefs!!! :rokk:
Forest
09-12-2003, 10:11 AM
Originally posted by voodooman@Sep 12 2003, 09:09 AM
ohh, sorry, had to go against the Giants this week.
one more win for me this week
:okthumb:
should be a HELL of a game
good to see Bill come home...
after all he coached 2 different teams in the same stadium
Wish i was going to be there
Toolz
09-12-2003, 10:15 AM
T,
Detroit will be the sleeper pick of the week, though I think they're lose to the Pack without Driver playing the Pack has lost a big weapon that could have preyed on Detroit's week secondary, if Herrington has as game they'll cover.
What about the Texans getting 8.5 on the Saints, are they really that bad or are the Saints that good?
steves
09-12-2003, 10:27 AM
Tough week/picks. Should be interesting.
GO SEAHAWKS!
dantheman
09-12-2003, 10:33 AM
I'm done, since there's no random button, I just close my eyes:)
gota stay ahead of billy :P
Originally posted by Toolz@Sep 12 2003, 06:23 AM
What about the Texans getting 8.5 on the Saints, are they really that bad or are the Saints that good?
Thus proving the point that the spread is designed to get suckers to bet, not that it's a real indication of how the game might go lol...
The Saints disappointed last week but I really think they are a better team that they are being given credit for now. Of course they screw me on the spread at least 10 times a year so I can't win with them anyway.
sarah_webinc
09-12-2003, 12:09 PM
i made my - oh so highly informed - picks yesterday
JMScore
09-12-2003, 04:47 PM
T... I'll cross my finger for the Falcons if you cross your's for the Bears. ;-)
Toolz... Favre and Freeman back together again. A dangerous thing.
Billy
09-12-2003, 05:47 PM
Toolz I think the Saints are that bad : (
Hahaha.. I have a random button and yall don't !!
ulfie
09-12-2003, 05:56 PM
The point spreads are to even out the money for the bookies. If people are betting heavy on one team they'll give the other team more points. Bookies make money on the vigorish. (the fee they charge for placing the bet) They pay the winners from the losers share which is why they want the money even on both sides. I have a friend that makes his living on betting on football. He only bets on games where the spread gets out of whack and then he bets heavy $5k to $10k+ per game. Unfortunately he absolutely refuses to share his picks with anyone. :(
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