nfl 07 picks recap

Week 17
Dave: 7-9 = Down $40
Mark: 10-6 = Up $80
Sports Guy: 8-8 = Even
Sports Gal: 10-6 = Up $80

2007 Season
Dave: 116-127-11 = Down $220
Mark: 100-114-10 = Down $280
Sports Guy: 117-129-10 = Down $240
Sports Gal: 135-111-9 = Up $480

Yet again, Sports Gal reigns supreme. Even when Bill laughs at her picks, she still does better:


Also, Mark was able to hold steady (going 67-67-1 since TOM took over) while I kept slipping, finishing only marginally better than Mark and the Sports Guy.

week 16 picks

Week 16
Dave: 6-8-1 = Down $40
Mark: 1-0 = Up $20
Sports Guy: 7-8-1 = Down $20
Sports Gal: 7-8-1 = Down $20

On the Season
Dave: 109-118-11 = Down $180
Mark: 90-108-10 = Down $360
Sports Guy: 109-121-10 = Down $240
Sports Gal: 125-105-9 = Up $400

Week 15 picks

Week 15
Dave: 4-11 = Down $140
Mark: 10-4 = Up $120
Sports Guy: 6-10 = Down $80
Sports Gal: 7-9 = Down $40

On the Season
Dave: 103-110-10 = Down $140
Mark: 89-108-10 = Down $380
Sports Guy: 102-113-9 = Down $220
Sports Gal: 118-97-9 = Up $420

Mark trusting himself to make crappy picks, gets TOM to come through with the best picks of the week.

Week 14 recap

Week 14
Dave: 9-7 = Up $40
Mark: 3-13 = Down $200
Sports Guy: 5-11 = Down $120
Sports Gal: 12-4 = Up $160

On the Season
Dave: 99-99-10 = Even
Mark: 79-104-10 = Down $500
Sports Guy: 96-103-9 = Down $140
Sports Gal: 111-88-9 = Up $460

If Mark had trusted himself, he would have had the best week out of anyone all year - instead he's doomed to failure no matter what he picks. Also the season's totals sum it up nicely:

Sports Gal: Ridiculously Good
Me: Exactly Even
Sports Guy: Crappy
Mark: Ridiculously Crappy

Week 13 Recap: Not so lucky

Week 13
Dave: 7-9 = Down $40
Mark: 9-7 = Up $40
Sports Guy: 9-7 = Up $40
Sports Gal: 7-9 = Down $40

On the Season
Dave: 90-92-10 = Down $40
Mark: 76-91-10 = Down $300
Sports Guy: 91-92-9 = Down $20
Sports Gal: 99-84-9 = Up $300

It's almost a paradox. Mark makes crappy picks so Tom turns those into a winning week 13 for him. This improves Mark's record on the year, making Tom's record worse for the year. The end result, Tom had a good week, making his year worse, but he's still as good as the Sports Gal, because she had a bad week. Got that? And I dropped below the Sports Guy and below .500.

Week 12 Recap: Too Much Turkey

Week 12
Dave: 6-10 = Down $80
Mark: 7-6 = Up $20
Sports Guy: 8-8 = Even
Sports Gal: 9-7 = Up $40

On the Season
Dave: 83-83-10 = Even
Mark: 67-84-10 = Down $340
Sports Guy: 82-85-9 = Down $60
Sports Gal: 92-75-9 = Up $340

Wow, Sports Gal is just as good as TOM. That's amazing. Also I'm just as good as flipping a nickel, which happens to be 3 games better than the Sports Guy.

07 Picks: Week 11 Recap

Week 11
Dave: 6-9-1 = Down $60
Mark: 6-9-1 = Down $60
Sports Guy: 9-6-1 = Up $60
Sports Gal: 9-6-1 = Up $60

On the Season
Dave: 77-73-10 = Up $80
Mark: 60-78-10 = Down $360
Sports Guy: 74-77-9 = Down $60
Sports Gal: 83-68-9 = Up $300

This is getting embarrassing. Sports Mom is beating the crap out of us.

07 Picks: Week 10 Recap - TOM comes alive

Week 10
Dave: 6-8 = Down $40
Mark: 10-4 = Up $120
Sports Guy: 6-8 = Down $40
Sports Gal: 7-7 = Even

On the Season
Dave: 71-64-9 = Up $140
Mark: 54-69-9 = Down $300
Sports Guy: 65-71-8 = Down $120
Sports Gal: 74-62-8 = Up $240

07 Picks: Week 9 Recap - Pregnancy Helps You Make Picks

Week 9
Dave: 7-7 = Even
Mark: 5-9 = Down $80
Sports Guy: 6-8 = Down $40
Sports Gal: 9-5 = Up $80

On the Season
Dave: 65-56-9 = Up $180
Mark: 44-65-9 = Down $420
Sports Guy: 59-63-8 = Down $80
Sports Gal: 67-55-8 = Up $240

Fantasy Update
I'm only 20 points away from being the top Chiefs' fan and 257th nationally.

07 Picks: Week 8 Recap - Mark Only Lost $20

Week 8
Dave: 6-7 = Down $20
Mark: 0-1 = Down $20
Sports Guy: 7-6 = Up $20
Sports Gal: 6-7 = Down $20

On the Season
Dave: 58-49-9 = Up $180
Mark: 39-56-9 = Down $340
Sports Guy: 53-55-8 = Down $40
Sports Gal: 58-50-8 = Up $160

Fantasy Update
I'm surprised I didn't drop lower after an 81-point week. I'm 318 nationally--those Super Bowl Tickets are still within reach.

07 Picks: Week 7 Recap - The Opposite of TOM

Week 7
Dave: 8-6 = Up $40
Mark: 6-8 = Down $40
Sports Guy: 8-6 = Up $40
Sports Gal: 10-4 = Up $120

On the Season
Dave: 52-42-9 = Up $200
Mark: 39-55-9 = Down $320
Sports Guy: 46-49-8 = Down $60
Sports Gal: 52-43-8 = Up $180

(For the record, at this point, even with a Vegas commission, I'd be up $105.36 on the season. Furthermore, if you went 8-7 in a week at 20/game, you'd come out 5 bucks ahead in Vegas)

Fantasy Bonus:

(162 nationally)

07 Picks: Week 6 Recap - Time to Release TOM

Week 6
Dave: 7-4-2 = Up $60
Mark: 4-7-2 = Down $60
Sports Guy: 4-7-2 = Down $60
Sports Gal: 5-6-2 = Down $20

On the Season
Dave: 44-36-9 = Up $160
Mark: 33-47-9 = Down $280
Sports Guy: 38-43-8 = Down $100
Sports Gal: 42-39-8 = Up $60

Bonus: Just to show you that I can do everything except draft a fantasy team:

(429th overall)

07 Picks: Week 5 Recap - Bad Week For Everyone

Week 5
Dave: 5-8-1 = Down $60
Mark: 4-9-1 = Down $100
Sports Guy: 3-11 = Down $160
Sports Gal: 5-9 = Down $80

On the Season
Dave: 37-32-7 = Up $100
Mark: 29-40-7 = Down $220
Sports Guy: 34-36-6 = Down $40
Sports Gal: 37-33-6 = Up $80

*The Cardinals line had moved to 3.5 for the Sports Guy/Gal so they did not push.

07 Picks: Week 4 Recap - Mark Makes Money

Week 4
Dave: 8-6 = Up $40
Mark: 9-5 = Up $80
Sports Guy: 8-6 = Up $40
Sports Gal: 5-9 = Down $80

On the Season
Dave: 32-24-6 = Up $160
Mark: 25-31-6 = Down $120
Sports Guy: 31-25-6 = Up $120
Sports Gal: 32-24-6 = Up $160

07 Picks: Week 3 Recap - How Does She Do It? / Mark Sucks

Week 3
Dave: 7-6-3 = Up $20
Mark: 3-10-3 = Down $140
Sports Guy: 6-7-3 = Down $20
Sports Gal: 7-6-3 = Up $20

On the Season
Dave: 24-18-6 = Up $120
Mark: 16-26-6 = Down $200
Sports Guy: 23-19-6 = Up $80
Sports Gal: 27-15-6 = Up $240

07 Picks: Week 2 Recap

Week 2
Dave: 9-6-1 = Up $60
Mark: 5-10-1 = Down $100
Sports Guy: 10-5-1 = Up $100
Sports Gal: 11-4-1 = Up $140

On the Season
Dave: 17-12-3 = Up $100
Mark: 13-16-3 = Down $60
Sports Guy: 17-12-3 = Up $100
Sports Gal: 20-9-3 = Up $220


Things are looking familiar.

07 Picks: Week 1 Recap

Week 1
Dave: 8-6-2 = Up $40
Mark: 8-6-2 = Up $40
Sports Guy: 7-7-2 = Even
Sports Gal: 9-5-2 = Up $80

I hate pushes. Oh well, at least we started up. (As always, $20 per game, no Vegas commission)

There was only one game (Broncos) in which the favorite won but did not cover.