New Yahoo Pickem League for IntheBullseye - starts Week 9

[Nconroe]

Hey, that is quick and easy, so I picked a bunch of upsets, just for fun.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by Foo'ball Fool

Arky, this is a great idea! I missed out on several of these at the beginning of the season, and I always enjoy them. Thanks for setting it up. I'm in!

No problem, welcome and good luck.

Originally Posted by Nconroe

Hey, that is quick and easy, so I picked a bunch of upsets, just for fun.

Welcome. Oy, sometimes that strategy works the wrong way but you never know with the NFL... Takes a lot of guts to pick against a strong favorite if you think an upset is more likely...

[Nconroe]

Appraently this year underdog is winning like 62%. Normal years iyts 52%.

And 31 games have been decided in last 2 minutes or overtime.

Makes it interesting.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

Appraently this year underdog is winning like 62%. Normal years iyts 52%.

Where does this data come from? Spread or non-spread data?

[Nconroe]

Not sure where Gil Brandt got that. Further said upsets in NFC teams was even higher than that.

Fits with lots of teams we thought would be good but a poor record up to now.

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[Arky]

OK, well, if he was talking about spread betting, then it makes sense. When you're just picking the winner, like this pool is, you'll find yourself picking "favorites" a lot. If you don't, you won't do very good. Nobody cares if New England covered the -12 spread, it's whether they won the game or not...

[Nconroe]

Well, my underdog strategy didn't work to well last wk.

See how it goes picking mostly favorites with one exception this week.