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Beat the Spread Week 11
| Week 11 | Favorite | Underdog | Outcome | Feslen | Pete | Mark | Sixtus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 11 | Favorite | Underdog | Outcome | Feslen | Pete | Mark | Sixtus |
| ATL -3.5 | Atlanta Falcons | Dallas Cowboys | 6.5 | ||||
| CAR -4.5 | Carolina Panthers | Detroit Lions | 5.5 | ||||
| IND -1.5 | Indianapolis Colts | Tennessee Titans | -26.5 | -26.5 | |||
| NYG -1.5 | New York Giants | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -1.5 | -1.5 | |||
| HOU -3 | Houston Texans | Washington Redskins | 1 | ||||
| PIT -5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| ARI -5.5 | Arizona Cardinals | Oakland Raiders | 7.5 | ||||
| LAC -7 | Los Angeles Chargers | Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| NO -8 | New Orleans Saints | Philadelphia Eagles | -33 | -33 | -33 | ||
| CHI -2.5 | Chicago Bears | Minnesota Vikings | -2.5 | -2.5 | |||
| LAR -3.5 | Los Angeles Rams | Kansas City Chiefs | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Total Week 11 | -27.5 | 6.5 | -31.5 | -24.5 |
Week 11 High Level Overview
- 7 games netted positive amounts (vs. 8 in Week 4)
- 4 games netted negative amounts (vs. 4 in Week 4)
- Biggest variances: Eagles -33 and Broncos +8
Current Totals –I’m taking out Salti and Paddi, they didn’t go through the trenches on this the way the rest of us did.
- Feslen 12 (He got hit by the ‘Titan’ic loss which offset an otherwise almost flat Chiefs/Bucs split)
- Mark -45.5 (I was slammed by the Eagles loss which offset my massive +1.5 between the Chiefs and Jaguars (who I again remained floored – blew a 16 point lead in the fourth quarter and was the only team to lose despite scoring 50 points).
- Pete: -56 (Insert triumphant horns – the FIRST participant to EVERY score positive in three consecutive weeks!!)
- Sixtus: -65 (He was hit with the Eagle bug -33 offsetting his impressive Broncos pick +8).
By and large it was a good week of selections if you back out what happened to the Titans and Eagles which took 75% of us down (backing out those three picks we were a collective +15.5)
Beat the Spread Week 12
| Week 12 | Favorite | Underdog |
|---|---|---|
| Week 12 | Favorite | Underdog |
| CHI -3 | Chicago Bears | Detroit Lions |
| DAL-7 | Dallas Cowboys | Washington Redskins |
| NO -13 | New Orleans Saints | Atlanta Falcons |
| JAX -3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Buffalo Bills |
| CIN -3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns |
| NE -9.5 | New England Patriots | New York Jets |
| PHI -6 | Philadelphia Eagles | New York Giants |
| TB -3.5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | San Francisco 49ers |
| CAR -3.5 | Carolina Panthers | Seattle Seahawks |
| BAL -10.5 | Baltimore Ravens | Oakland Raiders |
| LAC -12.5 | Los Angeles Chargers | Arizona Cardinals |
| PIT -3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Denver Broncos |
| IND -7.5 | Indianapolis Colts | Miami Dolphins |
| MIN -3.5 | Minnesota Vikings | Green Bay Packers |
| Total Week 12 |
Idiom of the week: Eke: to add, supplement or grow
History: It is an old verb meaning to add, supplement or grow previously used for “eke-name” meaning additional name. This was misinterpreted later on for “An eke-name” which ultimate was interpreted as “nickname.”
Ex: The ‘eke-name’ for my picks would be ‘minimal impicks’
Happy Thanksgiving!