League Rules
Overview
Friendly weekly NFL pick’em against the spread. Rank six picks by confidence for up to 21 points each week.
Entry & Pot
- $5 entry per Sunday played.
- The weekly pot = (# of entries) × $5 (e.g., 20 entries → $100).
- Payment timing: We track weekly wins/losses during the season and settle everything at the end of the season based on your net total.
Spreads & Scoring
- Picks are made against the spread.
- Spreads are taken from our official odds snapshot when the weekly email is sent.
- If any spread is an even whole number, we add 0.5 to the favorite to eliminate pushes (e.g., Dallas -1 becomes -1.5).
- Pick exactly 6 teams and assign confidence values 6 to 1 (6 = most confident). Max total per week is 21 points.
Tiebreaker
- Provide a total points prediction for the Monday Night Football game.
- If two or more players tie after Sunday’s games, the closest to the MNF total wins.
- If the tie remains (same distance or exactly in the middle), the tied players split that week’s pot.
Deadlines
- General deadline: Sunday 10:00 AM ET, unless otherwise stated in the weekly email.
- An official summary spreadsheet is sent before Sunday kickoff.
Early Games (Important)
- If you include a game that kicks off before Sunday (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, London, etc.), then your entire week’s entry locks at that game’s kickoff.
- After your picks are locked, you can submit a new entry for that week (fresh set of picks) for an additional $5.
Submitting & Editing
- You can edit picks until the weekly deadline or until an early game you selected begins (whichever comes first).
- Once locked, edits create a new paid entry for that week (see Early Games rule).
- Tiebreaker is required each entry.
Visibility
- Individual picks become visible to everyone after the week is locked.
- Weekly lines are visible throughout the week.
- Usernames are public; first/last names and email remain private.
Settlement & Payment
- Each week’s pot is paid out based on weekly results.
- We maintain a running ledger of your weekly wins/losses.
- All payments are collected and settled at the end of the season based on your net position.