RJ's NFL Picks - So much fun it should be illegal. Like fighting pit bulls.
Welcome back, football fans. This is now the third consecutive year in which I have committed myself to picking every single NFL regular season game. I pick the winners straight-up, without taking the spread into account (although I do offer my best guess as to what the margin of victory will be). My goal, as always, is to beat these losers.…
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26 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "Experts" -
Theismann 11-4
Salisbury 11-4
Hoge 11-4
Jaworski 11-3
Schlereth 10-5
Allen 5-10
Mortensen 9-6
Golic 9-6
Accuscore 8-7
As you can see, Theisntmann, Salisburysteak, and Hajji are all ahead of me by a single game. Jaws is up by a game and a half, because he doesn't pick the games that he ruins by commentating on. I'm tied with Scoliosis. I'm ahead of Viggo and Colic by a game, the Algorithm by two games, and the Alien by a whopping five games. (I could probably pick the teams I think are going to lose from here on out, and still beat Alien.)
27 - DOM @ HSU
wow SF very depressing game cant believe still came out with the win. not a good sign definitely not what i was expecting.
well final record for the week 12-4 :)
28 - DOM @ HSU
loved the Detroit Oakland game btw..
29 - Alessandro
moral victory 2-4.
30 - RJ
Final Score:
SF 20, Arizona 17 - RJ 11-5
31 - RJ
BlogCritics Pickers -
Suss 13-3
DOM 12-4
RJ 11-5
Theory 10-5
Senator Max Cleland(?) 1-1
Alessandro 2-4
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ESPN's NFL "Experts" -
Theismann 11-5
Salisbury 12-4
Hoge 12-4
Jaworski 12-3
Schlereth 11-5
Allen 6-10
Mortensen 10-6
Golic 9-6
Accuscore 9-7
32 - Matthew T. Sussman
Sweet. I hereby retain the editor's tiara.
Wait. I mean scepter. Totally manly scepter.
33 - Alessandro
I got work to do. What sport is this again?
34 - RJ
According to my calculations, and the closing betting lines cited on this site, I picked the favorite to win 13 times, and the underdog to win 3 times. Favorites won 12 times, and underdogs won 4 times.
The only 'dog I picked correctly was Detroit. I was 10-3 picking favs.
But it looks like I went 4-11-1 against the spread in Week One. Which is probably why I don't bet on football... :-/
35 - RJ
Week Two picks are up!