last week for board bets

The Board Completed Bets
Week 5: Mark wants Bloopy +20 (+3)
Week 6: Mark wants Boss +20 (+17.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Niraj -15 (-37.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Himself -25 (-26)
Week 6: Mark wants Savan +7.5 (+7.5) push
Week 7: Mark wants Doyle +12.5 (-5.5)
Week 7: Mark wants Swag -12.5 (-61)
Week 7: Mark wants Savan -20 (-11.5)
Week 7: Mark wants Boss +32.5 (+18.5)
Week 11: Mark wants Forsett over 7.5 (18)
Week 11: Mark wants AD over CJ (CJ)
Week 11: Mark wants Andre J. over 18 (15)
Season: Mark wants Delhomme over Flacco (Flacco)
Weeks 5-15: Mark wants Kevin Smith over Westbrook (Smith)
Week 13: Mark wants Dave +30 (-30.5)
Week 13: Mark wants Boss -22.5 (-36.5)
Week 13: Mark wants Savan -14 (+20)
Week 13: Mark wants Burnsy +7 (-6.5)
(one bet was taken off the board because Matt started a QB that was ruled out)
Kirat will make the fantasy playoffs: Dave: Yes, Mark: No

It's 13-5 with three active bets set to finish in week 15, all of them in Mark's favor.

Active Bets
Dave: Tom Brady 273 vs Mark: Drew Brees 308
Dave: Pierre Thomas 136 vs Mark: Kevin Smith 147
Dave: Steve Slaton 131 vs Mark: Steven Jackson 194

I concede the 2009 Board and owe Mark $10 worth of barbecue, at the place of his choosing.

board: week 11

The Board Completed Bets
Week 5: Mark wants Bloopy +20 (+3)
Week 6: Mark wants Boss +20 (+17.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Niraj -15 (-37.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Himself -25 (-26)
Week 6: Mark wants Savan +7.5 (+7.5) push
Week 7: Mark wants Doyle +12.5 (-5.5)
Week 7: Mark wants Swag -12.5 (-61)
Week 7: Mark wants Savan -20 (-11.5)
Week 7: Mark wants Boss +32.5 (+18.5)
Week 11: Mark wants Forsett over 7.5 (18)
Week 11: Mark wants AD over CJ (CJ)
Week 11: Mark wants Andre J. over 18 (15)
Season: Mark wants Delhomme over Flacco (Flacco)
Weeks 5-15: Mark wants Kevin Smith over Westbrook (Smith)

Mark is up 9-4, with only 4 active bets.

The Board through week 10

The Board Completed Bets
Week 5: Mark wants Bloopy +20 (+3)
Week 6: Mark wants Boss +20 (+17.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Niraj -15 (-37.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Himself -25 (-26)
Week 6: Mark wants Savan +7.5 (+7.5) push
Week 7: Mark wants Doyle +12.5 (-5.5)
Week 7: Mark wants Swag -12.5 (-61)
Week 7: Mark wants Savan -20 (-11.5)
Week 7: Mark wants Boss +32.5 (+18.5)

Mark is up 7-1, with only 6 active bets. Hmmm.

Active Bets
Dave: Tom Brady 224 vs Mark: Drew Brees 207
Dave: Pierre Thomas 98 vs Mark: Kevin Smith 97
Dave: Steve Slaton 104 vs Mark: Steven Jackson 140.5
Dave: Flacco 149 vs Mark: Delhomme 80
For weeks 5-15*, subtracting Westbrook's lowest, Dave: Westbrook 33.5 vs Mark: Kevin Smith 39
Kirat will make the fantasy playoffs: Dave: Yes, Mark: No

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*All bets are through week 15, the end of our fantasy regular season.

recap city

Burnsy and are still alive in Eliminator, and I've got a decent lead in Pigskin Pick'em.

The Board Completed Bets
Week 5: Mark wants Bloopy +20 (+3)
Week 6: Mark wants Boss +20 (+17.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Niraj -15 (-37.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Himself -25 (-26)
Week 6: Mark wants Savan +7.5 (+7.5) push
Week 7: Mark wants Doyle +12.5 (-5.5)
Week 7: Mark wants Swag -12.5 (-61)
Week 7: Mark wants Savan -20 (-11.5)
Week 7: Mark wants Boss +32.5 (+18.5)

Mark is up 7-1 at this point. It appears I need to stay away from betting on fantasy matchups. There's only 5 active matchups, so if I want to get back in this thing, I'm going to need a substantial amount of new bets.

Sportsbook Update:
I was at $160 before last week's bets:

Saints -6.5 over Dolphins $30
Colts -13.5 over Rams $30
Chargers -4.5 over Chiefs $30

Early & Night Parlay #2 ($5 at 6-to-1): Packers +7.5 AND Vikings +4.5 AND Cards +7.5
3pm Parlay #1 ($5 at 6-to-1): Bears +1.5 AND Bills +7.5 AND Falcons +3.5

For the record, the Packers, Cards and Bills, I got right. The Bears and Falcons weren't close and the Vikes would have come through except for that stupid interception.

Anyways, a great week puts me to +$130:

Invested: $200
Currently: $330

board update

Completed Bets
Week 5: Mark wants Bloopy +20 (+3)
Week 6: Mark wants Boss +20 (+17.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Niraj -15 (-37.5)
Week 6: Mark wants Himself -25 (-26)
Week 6: Mark wants Savan +7.5 (+7.5) push

Active Bets
Dave: Tom Brady 142 (bye remaining) vs Mark: Drew Brees 131
Dave: Pierre Thomas 53.5 vs Mark: Kevin Smith 74.5
Dave: Steve Slaton 74.5 vs Mark: Steven Jackson 71
Dave: Flacco 127 vs Mark: Delhomme 36
For weeks 5-17, subtracting Westbrook's lowest, Dave: Westbrook 27.5 vs Mark: Kevin Smith 16.5

So I'm down 0-4 with 5 on the board right now. Who's stupid idea was it to put fantasy matchups on the board? And how did we nail 3 of the week6 lines within 3.5 combined total points?

And yes we need to make stakes for the Board. I was thinking equivalent to $10. How about $10 worth of barbecue: that's probably about 1/2 a rack of ribs or a big pork sandwich and fries, depending on where you choose.

put it on the board?

Update: 2 New Bets!

From weeks 5-17, (subtracting Westbrook's lowest week to account for Smith's bye)...
I'll take Westbrook, Mark takes Kevin Smith...
PUT IT ON THE BOARD!

(Smith has 58 points through week 4, Westbrook 21, to be subtracted from their 2009 totals.)

And for Week 5 only, I'm taking Sweaty Brats -20, Mark's taking Bloopy +20...
PUT IT ON THE BOARD!

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here's where we stand right now...

Dave: Tom Brady 71 vs Mark: Drew Brees 91
Dave: Pierre Thomas 46.5 vs Mark: Kevin Smith 58
Dave: Steve Slaton 40.5 vs Mark: Steven Jackson 47
Dave: Flacco 89 vs Mark: Delhomme 19

hmm...we should add at least 3 more to spice up this board.

PUT IN ON THE BOARD!

Here's the first round of The Board wagers this year. We haven't figured out stakes for this bet yet...Mark suggested an appetizer to be paired with the burger bet. I don't know if that makes sense, especially if we split the bets, they basically cancel out each other.

Anyways, using our custom scoring for this year:

Dave: Tom Brady vs Mark: Drew Brees
Dave: Pierre Thomas vs Mark: Kevin Smith
Dave: Steve Slaton vs Mark: Steven Jackson
Dave: Flacco vs Mark: Delhomme