I ended the 2017 w a 1-2 week #17 to finish at 35-38 for the year. Once again, for the fourth year in a row, clinging ever so closely to the .500 mark for the regular season. This is the way it is every year for me. Here are my regular season records for the past 4 years that I have been posting here:
2014: 41-41
2015: 48-46
2016: 42-45
2017 35-38
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TOTAL: 166-170 (49.4%)
So once again, the bad news is that following my regular season picks was nothing but a coin flip. The good news is that the post season is here. I call myself the Eli Manning of the Rx because I am consistently average during the regular season but then I do quite well in post season, when my wagers are considerably larger( and my futures bets kick in). My post season record for the past 3 years is :
2014: 7-4
2015: 6-3
2016 5-3
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TOTAL 18-10( 64%)
So let's start making some money in the 2017 post season. Here are picks for the wild card weekend:
1.) KC(-7) vs Tenn
Every year a few teams get intot he playoffs that dont deserve to and each year they get sizeable points and each year those points are not enough. Was happy to be able to not have to give more than a TD to Tenn. KC not known for covering large spreads, and of course they had their mid season swoon, but came back into form when it counted down the stretch and the quality will shine here. I expect the line to rise toward 9 by game time, so get in before it goes above 7.
2.) LAR(-4) vs Atl
A lot of people will be tempted to take last year's NFC SB contender who almost won it all, instead of newcomer LAR. But this year in the NFC it is the new guys to the dance , LAR and Minny that are going places, not the old guard. Glad LAR lost to SF so badly today in meaningless game as that probably gave them an extra point. LAR too well balanced to beat.
2014: 41-41
2015: 48-46
2016: 42-45
2017 35-38
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TOTAL: 166-170 (49.4%)
So once again, the bad news is that following my regular season picks was nothing but a coin flip. The good news is that the post season is here. I call myself the Eli Manning of the Rx because I am consistently average during the regular season but then I do quite well in post season, when my wagers are considerably larger( and my futures bets kick in). My post season record for the past 3 years is :
2014: 7-4
2015: 6-3
2016 5-3
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TOTAL 18-10( 64%)
So let's start making some money in the 2017 post season. Here are picks for the wild card weekend:
1.) KC(-7) vs Tenn
Every year a few teams get intot he playoffs that dont deserve to and each year they get sizeable points and each year those points are not enough. Was happy to be able to not have to give more than a TD to Tenn. KC not known for covering large spreads, and of course they had their mid season swoon, but came back into form when it counted down the stretch and the quality will shine here. I expect the line to rise toward 9 by game time, so get in before it goes above 7.
2.) LAR(-4) vs Atl
A lot of people will be tempted to take last year's NFC SB contender who almost won it all, instead of newcomer LAR. But this year in the NFC it is the new guys to the dance , LAR and Minny that are going places, not the old guard. Glad LAR lost to SF so badly today in meaningless game as that probably gave them an extra point. LAR too well balanced to beat.
