EDIT: we are picking against the assigned spread, edit if needed sorry

WILDCARD RD point value for correct picks in ( )

Buffalo @ Houston -2.5 (3 points)

Tennessee @ New England -5.5 (6 points)

Minnesota @ New Orleans -7.5 (5 points)

Seattle -2.5 @ Philadelphia (4 points)

Mine:

Houston

New England

Minnesota

Seattle

Hou

NE

NO

Phil

HOU
TEN
MIN
SEA

BUF

NE

NO

SEA

1. Tennessee
2. Houston
3. Minnesota 
4. Philly

Buffalo @ Houston -2.5 (3 points)

Tennessee @ New England -5.5 (6 points)

Minnesota @ New Orleans -7.5 (5 points)

Seattle -2.5 @ Philadelphia (4 points)

What rationale was used to determine the number of points to be awarded for correct picks against the spread?

posted by mhs95_06

What rationale was used to determine the number of points to be awarded for correct picks against the spread?

Strategy....better get that 6 point game right or get behind early. I just assigned points 3-6 and thought the higher point games were maybe a bit more debatable 🤷🏻‍♂️

Going off the spread...

Buffalo

Tennessee

New Orleans

Philadelphia

So far

3 for Buffalo, 4 for Texans

4 for Tennessee and 3 for Patriots 

4 for New Orleans and 3 Minnesota 

4 for Philly and 3 for Seattle

This is good.

posted by Ironman92

So far

3 for Buffalo, 4 for Texans

4 for Tennessee and 3 for Patriots 

4 for New Orleans and 3 Minnesota 

4 for Philly and 3 for Seattle

This is good.

Patriots the only home team that didn't get the majority!

I see ESPN has Seattle favored by 1.5 points and yet their predictor shows Philly with a 60% chance to win.  How is that so?

Houston
New England
Minnesota
Seattle

posted by mhs95_06

Patriots the only home team that didn't get the majority!

I see ESPN has Seattle favored by 1.5 points and yet their predictor shows Philly with a 60% chance to win.  How is that so?

Because Vegas set the line and ESPN predictor is independent of that.

Buffalo

New England

New Orleans 

Seattle

Buffalo

Tennessee

NO

Seattle

Houston wins by 3

So once it went into OT, the spread was meaningless unless there was a safety.

posted by mhs95_06

So once it went into OT, the spread was meaningless unless there was a safety.

Vegas baby

Derrick Henry is a beast.

Had they went for FG....Titans would’ve covered

Great work by Romo....he is 100x more knowledgeable than Boog

Belichick on the wrong side of taking advantage of the rules this time.

posted by Ironman92

Great work by Romo....he is 100x more knowledgeable than Boog

But he can't pronounce especially(expecially)!

Titans win

Laley and I are the only two to get both games right yesterday.