Over the past few years, we have given the subscribers of Footballguys.com the Staff Confidence Pool Challenge, where numerous staffers try and pick the winners each week with a confidence ranking, and Jeff Pasquino’s “For The Win” column where Jeff attempts to pick each and every NFL game against the Las Vegas spread. Both of these have been very popular features, so this year Footballguys is proud to bring you the combination of the two. The Footballguys.com Staff Against the Spread Pool Challenge. Multiple staff members (16) will pick the winner of each NFL game against the Las Vegas line. As a tie-breaker, the person who is closest to the total points scored on the last Monday Night game will be the winner. Winners will be announced from week to week and the best overall record will be crowned Against the Spread Champion. Picks and ranks are due on Wednesday, so any late-breaking news may not be reflected in the choices.
Note that the links above are for 2012 articles. Please see the Week 18 2013 Page at Footballguys.com for the 2013 Week 18 (Wild Card Weekend) updates.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Here are the results from last week:
Away Team: | CAR | DET | WAS | BAL | CLE | HOU | NYJ | JAX | DEN | KC | SF | STL | TB | GB | BUF | PHI | |||
Home Team: | ATL | MIN | NYG | CIN | PIT | TEN | MIA | IND | OAK | SD | AZ | SEA | NO | CHI | NE | DAL | |||
Favorite: | CAR | MIN | NYG | CIN | PIT | TEN | MIA | IND | DEN | SD | SF | SEA | NO | CHI | NE | PHI | |||
Point Spread: | -7.5 | -3.5 | -3.5 | -6.5 | -7.5 | -7.5 | -6.5 | -11.5 | -12.5 | -10.5 | -3.5 | -10.5 | -12.5 | -2.5 | -9.5 | -7.5 | |||
Staffer | The Picks | MNF | LW | Year | |||||||||||||||
Andy Hicks | ATL | DET | WAS | BAL | CLE | HOU | NYJ | JAX | DEN | KC | AZ | STL | TB | CHI | NE | DAL | 58 | 9 | 139 |
Dave Larkin | ATL | DET | WAS | CIN | PIT | HOU | NYJ | JAX | DEN | KC | AZ | STL | NO | GB | NE | PHI | 48 | 12 | 132 |
Ryan Hester | ATL | MIN | WAS | BAL | CLE | HOU | MIA | IND | OAK | SD | AZ | STL | NO | GB | NE | DAL | 47 | 8 | 130 |
Aaron Rudnicki | ATL | DET | WAS | CIN | CLE | HOU | MIA | JAX | DEN | KC | SF | SEA | NO | GB | NE | DAL | 51 | 11 | 129 |
Heath Cummings | ATL | MIN | NYG | BAL | PIT | HOU | NYJ | IND | DEN | SD | SF | STL | NO | CHI | NE | PHI | 52 | 9 | 129 |
Steve Holloway | CAR | MIN | NYG | BAL | PIT | TEN | MIA | JAX | OAK | KC | AZ | STL | TB | GB | BUF | PHI | 60 | 5 | 129 |
Adam Harstad | CAR | DET | WAS | CIN | PIT | TEN | MIA | IND | DEN | SD | AZ | STL | TB | CHI | BUF | PHI | 52 | 6 | 126 |
Matt Bitonti | ATL | DET | NYG | CIN | CLE | HOU | NYJ | JAX | OAK | SD | SF | STL | TB | CHI | BUF | PHI | 64 | 6 | 126 |
Mark Wimer | CAR | DET | NYG | CIN | PIT | TEN | MIA | JAX | DEN | SD | AZ | SEA | NO | GB | NE | DAL | 90 | 11 | 125 |
Jeff Haseley | ATL | DET | WAS | CIN | PIT | TEN | NYJ | IND | DEN | SD | AZ | STL | NO | GB | BUF | DAL | 47 | 11 | 124 |
Jeff Pasquino | CAR | DET | WAS | BAL | PIT | TEN | NYJ | JAX | DEN | SD | AZ | SEA | NO | GB | NE | PHI | 54 | 9 | 124 |
James Brimacombe | CAR | DET | WAS | CIN | PIT | HOU | MIA | IND | DEN | SD | AZ | STL | NO | CHI | NE | PHI | 55 | 9 | 124 |
Jason Wood | CAR | DET | WAS | CIN | PIT | TEN | MIA | IND | DEN | SD | SF | SEA | TB | GB | NE | PHI | 54 | 9 | 124 |
Maurile Tremblay | ATL | DET | WAS | BAL | CLE | HOU | MIA | JAX | OAK | KC | SF | STL | NO | CHI | BUF | PHI | 51 | 5 | 123 |
Will Grant | CAR | DET | NYG | BAL | PIT | TEN | NYJ | JAX | DEN | KC | AZ | SEA | NO | GB | NE | PHI | 55 | 11 | 120 |
Greg Russell | ATL | DET | WAS | BAL | PIT | HOU | MIA | JAX | DEN | KC | AZ | STL | NO | GB | BUF | PHI | 46 | 9 | 114 |
The Footballguys’ staff closed out strong, with five staff members getting 11 or more games right against the spread in the final week of the regular season. Dave Larkin got his first weekly win for the year with 12 correct picks, but none of these strong performances could hold off the big winner on the season from the group. More on that in a moment. First, here is the weekly winner summary for 2013:
- Maurile Tremblay (3) – Weeks 4, 12 and 16
- Andy Hicks (2) – Weeks 1 and 15
- Steven Holloway (2) – Weeks 2 and 8
- Jason Wood (2) – Weeks 6 and 13
- Ryan Hester (2) – Weeks 9 and 11
- Jeff Haseley (2) – Weeks 10 and 14
- Matt Bitonti (1) – Week 3
- William Grant (1) – Week 5
- James Brimacombe (1) – Week 7
- Dave Larkin (1) – Week 17
For the season, six members of the 16-man group now have a winning record (more than 128 correct) – but once again it was Andy Hicks is running away with this year’s title for the group. The group had a strong Week 17 overall (140-116, 54.7% correct) which raised the season record much closer to breakeven. For the year, the staff was just below .500, finishing with a combined total record of 2,018-2,078 (49.3%), just 30 picks from a 50-50 record, or less than two a week.
In summary, here are the final standings for the Footballguys’ staff on the year:
Staffer | Correct Picks |
Andy Hicks | 139 |
Dave Larkin | 132 |
Ryan Hester | 130 |
Aaron Rudnicki | 129 |
Heath Cummings | 129 |
Steve Holloway | 129 |
Adam Harstad | 126 |
Matt Bitonti | 126 |
Mark Wimer | 125 |
Jeff Haseley | 124 |
Jeff Pasquino | 124 |
James Brimacombe | 124 |
Jason Wood | 124 |
Maurile Tremblay | 123 |
Will Grant | 120 |
Greg Russell | 114 |
OVERALL WINNER – Andy Hicks
Once again, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed following the staff’s picks and the contest overall. Happy New Year, and we’ll see you again next season!