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Week 9 Tweetstorm
Item 1. There were some
questions from some players about the selection of
Bears-Commanders as last week’s Pigskin Special with the
uncertainty of the status of Commanders QB Jayden
Daniels. The following is the explanation:
Item 1 (cont.). In the
pre-online-gambling era, when there was that type of
question in a game, oddsmakers would not post a line,
hence our rule about not picking games with NO LINE.
Today, sportsbooks will post a line regardless of any
question marks in a given game…
Item 1 (cont.). They will
update the spread when that question mark is resolved as
they did this week, flipping the point spread on Sunday
from Bears -3 to Commanders -1.5 when it was announced
Daniels would play…
Item 1 (cont.). For our
purposes, since there was a spread on the game on
Thursday, that remained the spread for the rest of the
weekend. This is one of those instances where players
need to pay attention to everything happening with the
schedule, players and point spreads…
Item 1 (cont.). Those who
had picked the Commanders benefited from the flip of the
spread, even though it looked until the last second that
the game was going to push. We use the term “part of the
game” when it comes to these types of situations. It’s
up to players to be aware…
Item 2. We’re back to the
college side in Week 10 with a juicy Pigskin Special
with two top ranked teams. It’s Ohio St. at Penn St.
with the Buckeyes as an early 3.5-poiint favorite…
Item 3. The pool is
averaging 33 perfect weeks per week, far ahead of the
pace of the last few years. In 2021 the pool averaged 26
per week, in 2022 it was 20, and in 2023 it averaged 24.
The projected first-place prize is still far below
preseason projections at $3,313.30…
That’s all we have because The
Poolmaster has to go shopping for a broom for Tuesday’s
Game 4 of the World Series. LET’S GO BLUE!
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