Final Standings
The People’s Champ$900
Blossom Russo-$200
Teddy KGB-$300
Gordon Bombay-$600
Chris B. Corey-$700
Congratulations to The People’s Champ for taking the first Funny Money Football Championship.
Prizes:
First Place – The People’s Champ $315
Second Place – Blossom Russo $90
Third Place – Teddy KGB $45
Regular Season Payouts:
Blossom Russo $180
Chris B. Corey $135
Gordon Bombay $135
If all winning franchises can please email me with their mailing address and I will get your prize money check to you by the end of this week.
Thanks and congrats to all the winners. We’ll see you next season
Super Bowl Scenarios
Well, after all the bets are in, four players bet the Patriots, and only our fearless leader, The People’s Champ bet the Giants. Which means:
If NY GIANTS cover:
The People’s Champ$900
Blossom Russo-$200
Teddy KGB-$300
Gordon Bombay-$600
Chris B. Corey-$700
If NEW ENGLAND covers:
Blossom Russo$800
The People’s Champ$700
Teddy KGB$500
Gordon Bombay$400
Chris B. Corey$300
So, all tiebreakers are out of play. Gordon Bombay and Chris B. Corey have been eliminated from the money. Win or lose, Teddy KGB has locked up third place. It’s either first or second for The People’s Champ and Blossom Russo. Enjoy the big game everyone.
Super Bowl Line
Official Super Bowl Line:
NY Giants
New England (-12)
Super Bowl Standings
Current Standings:
The People’s Champ$800
Blossom Russo$300
Teddy KGB$100
Gordon Bombay-$100
Chris B. Corey-$200
Commentary: The People’s Champ rides the underdogs to wins in both conference championship games to take a firm hold of first place. Blossom Russo rises from last to second by winning both games as well. Chris B. Corey goes from first to last in one week and Teddy KGB and Gordon Bombay both split, staying in contention, but most likely eliminating themselves from the title. Blossom Russo trails by $500, and has an outside chance of winning, but will need some help from the football gods.
And a reminder of the playoff payoffs:
Playoff Champion – $315
Playoff Runner-Up – $90
Playoff Third Place – $45
Wagers must be made by midnight on Saturday in order to be in on time. Check back on Sunday for Scenarios.
Conference Championship Sunday Scenarios
Scenarios:
If NEW ENGLAND and GREEN BAY cover:
Chris B. Corey$800
Teddy KGB$300
Gordon Bombay$100
The People’s Champ-$200
Blossom Russo-$700
If NEW ENGLAND and NY GIANTS cover:
Chris B. Corey$400
The People’s Champ$400
Teddy KGB-$300
Blossom Russo-$300
Gordon Bombay-$500
If SAN DIEGO and GREEN BAY cover:
Teddy KGB$700
Gordon Bombay$500
Chris B. Corey$200
The People’s Champ$200
Blossom Russo-$100
If SAN DIEGO and NY GIANTS cover:
The People’s Champ$800
Blossom Russo$300
Teddy KGB$100
Gordon Bombay-$100
Chris B. Corey-$200
Conference Championship Weekend Lines
Championship Week Lines:
NY Giants
Green Bay (-7)
San Diego
New England (-14)
Conference Championship Weekend Standings
Updated Standings:
Chris B. Corey$300
The People’s Champ$300
Teddy KGB$200
Gordon Bombay$0
Blossom Russo-$200
Commentary: With both home teams losing outright on Sunday, everything seemed to even out in the playoff race. Chris B. Corey played the conservative route last week, betting all four games, and remained tied for the lead. But because of the Giants winning, everyone is still within earshot of first place, making this weekend very crucial.
Bonus Commentary: A lot of this week’s betting strategy will also be taken into account with possible Super Bowl bets in mind. The following are the rules for betting the Super Bowl. Please note that we will be using the point spread from the Wednesday BEFORE the Super Bowl as the official line (January 30), not next Wednesday’s line (since there is a week off in between). Thus, next week there will be an email update, but no point spread. And now the rules:
Rule 10 Part III
Playoffs will be bet the same as the Regular Season, except for the Super Bowl:
Normal fine rules will apply.
For the Super Bowl, a franchise must bet either $100, $200, $300, $400 or $500 AND submit the following three (3) tiebreakers (in whole numbers, without ½ points or yards):
Actual winner of the game (without line)
By how many points (without line)
Total official offensive yardage of the winning team as reflected on the official NFL web site.
So, you can bet anywhere from $100-$500 on the Super Bowl, giving a majority of the teams a good chance to win or be in the top three. As stated before, the tiebreaker in the playoffs is not percentages, it comes down to these three tiebreakers (in order). The betting sheet the morning of the Super Bowl will detail all of these bets. You’ll see these rules again in the email before the week before the big game, but the ability to bet as much as $500 on the Super Bowl will no doubt affect strategy this week.
Divisional Playoff Sunday Scenarios
Here we go yo, here we go yo, your Sunday Scenarios:
If INDIANAPOLIS and DALLAS cover:
Chris B. Corey$700
Teddy KGB$200
The People’s Champ$100
Gordon Bombay-$200
Blossom Russo-$600
If INDIANAPOLIS and NY GIANTS cover:
The People’s Champ$700
Chris B. Corey$500
Teddy KGB$200
Gordon Bombay$0
Blossom Russo-$200
If SAN DIEGO and DALLAS cover:
Chris B. Corey$500
Teddy KGB$200
Gordon Bombay-$200
The People’s Champ-$300
Blossom Russo-$600
If SAN DIEGO and NY GIANTS cover:
Chris B. Corey$300
The People’s Champ$300
Teddy KGB$200
Gordon Bombay$0
Blossom Russo-$200
Divisional Playoff Weekend Lines
Divisional Playoff Weekend Lines:
Saturday
Seattle
Green Bay (-8)
Jacksonville
New England (-13.5)
Sunday
San Diego
Indianapolis (-8.5)
NY Giants
Dallas (-7.5)
Divisional Playoff Weekend Standings
Your updated standings:
Chris B. Corey$400
Teddy KGB$300
The People’s Champ$200
Gordon Bombay$100
Blossom Russo-$100
Commentary: The Pittsburgh-Jacksonville push game kept Chris B. Corey, Teddy KGB, and The People’s Champ from having perfect weeks, and their different betting strategies produced various results in Week 1 of the playoffs. Gordon Bombay lost an additional $100 for late picks (cmon this is the playoffs!) and Blossom Russo fell $500 behind after only one week down and with only three weeks to go. Every franchise is packed together right now, but with the high spreads in the Divisional Playoff games, this is make or break week.
