It’s that time of the year again, my friends. Preseason is underway, several key players have already been lost to injury and Tim Tebow continues to be ridiculed for his inability to throw a football.
That can only mean two things. Less than a month until football starts and, at long last, the third annual SportsChump over/under contest has finally arrived!!!
Everyone’s favorite contest of the year has met with rousing support in the past and promises to again in 2013, so put on your thinking caps, people, and pick me some winners.
The rules are the same as they’ve been in the past. An NFL future is how many wins, out of a 16-game season, Las Vegas thinks each team will tally. You are to choose over, or under, that number. Ties will go to the runner.
You must select TEN TEAMS from the list below and assign them confidence points, ten being the team you’re MOST confident about and one being the least, then list them in the comments section. You will be awarded those points if you correctly guess over or under for that particular team. It’s just that simple. For the tiebreaker, I need your projected win total for the three Florida teams: Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and Miami.
This year, I’m going to give you a head start by doing something for you other sports websites won’t. In addition to this year’s projected totals, below you will also find Las Vegas’ over/unders and actual win totals for 2011 and 2012 for you to use in making your selections. Just remember that history will teach us nothing.
Once again, this year’s contest winner will not only receive bragging rights and a fabulous prize pack (including the Library of Congress’ soon to be released Football Nation) but a seat next to Hanahan and Ravenous in the SportsChump NFL Pick ‘Em Hall of Fame.
All entries must be received by kick-off of the opening game September 5.
Best of luck.
2013 NFL Over/Unders
ARI CARDINALS o5½
ATL FALCONS o9½
BAL RAVENS o8½
BUF BILLS o6½
CAR PANTHERS o7½
CHI BEARS o8½
CIN BENGALS o8½
CLE BROWNS o6½
DAL COWBOYS o8½
DEN BRONCOS o11½
DET LIONS o8½
GB PACKERS o9½
HOU TEXANS o9½
IND COLTS o7½
JAX JAGUARS o4½
KC CHIEFS o7½
MIA DOLPHINS o8½
MIN VIKINGS o7½
NE PATRIOTS o10½
NO SAINTS o8½
NY GIANTS o8½
NY JETS o6½
OAK RAIDERS o5½
PHI EAGLES o7½
PIT STEELERS o9½
SD CHARGERS o7½
SF 49ERS o10½
STL RAMS o7½
SEA SEAHAWKS o10½
TAM BUCCANEERS o7½
TEN TITANS o5½
WAS REDSKINS o7½
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And before we continue, I’d like to announce the winners of some previous contests.
Both these gentlemen kept their answers short and sweet, proving once again that “fewest words possible” is a credo to live by.
Aero won our Hate the Heat contest and picked himself up a copy of Craig Carton’s “Loudmouth” and Bleed conquered my Gary Player caption contest and won himself a stylish SportsChump t-shirt. I’m assuming I’ll have to order a XXXL for the occasion.
Gentlemen, please e-mail me your snail mail addresses and I’ll have my secretary drop these well-deserved prizes off at the post office at her earliest convenience.
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Okay then…
10. Cleveland Browns (6.5) Over…
9. New England Pats (10.5) Under…
8. Jacksonville Jags (4.5) Under…
7. Kansas City Chiefs (7.5) Over…
6. New Orleans Saints (8.5) Over…
5. Arizona Cardinals (5.5) Over…
4. Minnesota Vikings (7.5) Under…
3. Pittsburgh Stealers (9.5) Over…
2. Philadelphia Eagles (7.5) Over…
1. Dallas Cowboys (8.5) Under…
10. Denver Broncos- over
9. New England Patriots- over
8. Detroit Lions- under
7. San Francisco- over
6. Houston Texans- over
5. Dallas Cowboys- under
4. New Orleans Saints- over
3. New York Giants- over
2. Green Bay Packers- over
1. Philadelphia Eagles- under
Tie Breaker- 18
10. Indy (Over)
9. San Fran (Over)
8. NY Giants (Over)
7. Green Bay (Over)
6. Dallas (Under)
5. Seattle (Over)
4. Tennessee (Over)
3. New Orleans (Over)
2. Houston (Over)
1. San Diego (Under)
Tiebreaker:21
Dwin is officially in. I just need your tiebreaker, sir.
Nice to see he hasn’t lost his touch for football just by moving West.
And all his marbles on the Browns over 6.5? I take that back. Maybe he HAS lost his touch for football.
The Beag is also in. Must be a slow week for NASCAR.
I will say she’s got some interesting picks by selecting all the favored teams (Denver, Pats, Niners, Texans, Saints, Giants, Packers) to finish OVER their projected number. You’d have to assume at least one of them would up for a letdown, no?
Heavy D is also in, officially giving us three entries… and also officially giving us three under votes for the Dallas Cowboys.
Poor Tony Romo.
Not a slow week in NASCAR, just not interesting since Tony Stewart is out for the remainder of the season 🙁
Yeah, Beag, from a distant observer, the whole Stewart thing was an interesting case study.
If an NBA or NFL player gets caught riding a motorcycle or skydiving in their spare time, and that activity results in injury, their entire contract can be voided.
I guess since Tony Stewart is what, self-employed? Owns the race team? the only person that can penalize him for his actions is himself.
Tiebreaker (sorry I skipped this… I figure to be so far ahead it won’t be necessary! LOL!)…
Anyway… Tampa 6, Miami 6, J’ville 3 for a total of 15…
15 wins for his tiebreak and Dwin is in.
Goodness, that’d make for a sad, sad football year for Florida.
Chris
For what it is worth , here are my picks .
1) Atlanta 11
2) Patriots 12
3) Texans 10
4) Niners 11
5) Rams 7
6) Broncos 11
7) Seahawks 10
8) Jets 7
9) Raiders 8
10) Jaguars 6
Tie breaker :13
Broncos` Vonn Miller gets a six game suspension rater than the mandatory 4 game suspension . Was his idiocy actually worth it ? As a rookie, prior to even having played his first game in the NFL , he failed a drug test .
tophatal …….
Al…
As usual, there’s a problem with your entry.
I’m assuming this is what you meant?
ATL O 9.5
NE O 10.5
HOU O 9.5
SF O 10.5
STL U 7.5
DEN U 11.5
SEA U 10
NYJ O 7
OAK O 5.5
JAX O 4.5
And did you want most of your confidence points on Atlanta or Jacksonville?
10. PIT 9.5-Under
9.IND-Over
8.WAS-Over
7.MIN-Over
6.NYJ-Under
5.PHI-Under
4.CIN-Over
3.BUF-Under
2.ARI-Under
1.Ten-Under
Total Fla wins-21
PY from the movement is in with some pretty interesting picks.
Down year to Pittsburgh, another solid year for Indy and Both Arizona and Tennessee predicted at under 5.5 wins.
Is it possible that both those teams can be that bad?
10. CIN BENGALS 8½ over
9. WAS REDSKINS 7½ over
8. ATL FALCONS 9½ over
7. BAL RAVENS 8½ over
6. HOU TEXANS 9½ over
5. NE PATRIOTS 10½ over
4. PHI EAGLES 7½ under
3. SF 49ERS 10½ over
2. BUF BILLS 6½ under
1. MIA DOLPHINS 8½ over
Forgot the tiebreaker: 19 wins
Mo from Fan on Fire is in, giving us six entries so far.
Mo took eight overs. Hmmmmmm. I wonder.
10pts NOR over
9 OAK under
8 PIT under
7 NYG under
6 WAS over
5 JAX under
4 SEA over
3 DAL under
2 DET over
1 TAM over
Tie Breaker 19
Bets is in.
At first glance, I like your picks.
I would have gone so far as to call you an early favorite to win this thing… until I saw you picking the Buccaneers over, he he.
Spot on ! Atlanta .
Teams are a bit more balanced this year than last year, but here are BS’ picks.
10. Texans – Over
9. Panthers – Under
8. Saints – Over
7. Cardinals – Under
6. Falcons – Over
5. Browns – Under
4. Jets – Under
3. Redskins – Over
2. Bills – Under
1. Ravens – Over
Thanks for the invite again.
Oops, almost forgot the tiebreaker. 19.
10. Atl. Over
9. Buf. Under
8. Jax. Over
7. Jets Under
6. Mia. Under
5. Pit. Under
4. SF. Over
3. Bucs Over (gotta do it)
2. Den. Under
1. Was. Over
Tie breaker: 21
Aero is in giving us eight, working on CDR/BS right now.
Aer, not sure if you read the comments section above but email me your address and I’ll get that book out in the mail to you if you like.
Oh, and we’ll see if that Bucs pick costs ya’.
The Surface is also officially in, giving us nine entries without mine.
On a side note, I can’t imagine what it must be like to be a Cleveland Browns fan with your annual over/under number being low and everyone and their mother thinking your team will finish even below that number.
XXXL? Damn. Either you meant hat size or took my rant on competitive eating to heart. Sorry to disappoint, but I don’t even crack 185lbs and still play basketball 3 times a week despite the torn ACL a couple years ago. Whatever… A win’s a win, T me up, Chump.
10. ATL over
9. Texans over
8. SF over
7. Indy over
6. Oak under(Commitment to Excrement)
5. Jax under
4. Jets under
3. NO over
2. Buf under
1. Cin over
Tie Breaker: 20
10. Pit under
9. NO over
8. Balt over
7. Ind over
6. SD under
5. Atl over
4. Car under
3. NYJ under
2. Oak under
1. NE over
Tie Breaker 20
Thanks for the game.
Bleed is in, expecting more of the same. Good teams staying good (Atlanta, Houston, San Fran, New Orleans) and bad teams (Jets, Jags, Raiders, Bills) staying bad.
Doesn’t leave much room for surprise, does it?
Ravenous is in.
Need I remind everyone that he is our defending champion and won last year by getting nine of ten teams correct.
Anyone nervous yet?
And here are the Chump’s picks:
ATL O 9.5
MIA U 8.5
STL U 7.5
HOU O 9.5
NYJ U 6.5
TB U 7.5
GB O 9.5
DAL O 8.5
SD U 7.5
NO O 8.5
I’m low-balling my tiebreak as I don’t expect much from any of the three Florida teams.
16 wins is my tiebreak.
10. Falcons – Over
9. Seahawks – Over
8. Jets – Under
7. Colts – Over
6. Ravens – Over
5. Cardinals – Over
4. Bills – Under
3. Raiders – Under
2. Chargers – Over
1. Steelers – Under
Tiebreaker: 20 Wins
OK, here goes nothin’….
10 – Cardinals – OVER
9 – Jets – UNDER
8 – Raiders – UNDER
7 – Redskins – OVER
6 – Colts – OVER
5 – Ravens – OVER
4 – Seahawks – OVER
3 – Packers – OVER
2- 49ers – OVER
1 – Steelers – UNDER
Tiebreaker: 18
KSP and Joey are both in, giving us 14 participants so far with a week to go.
Early thoughts on the picks.
Lots of Jets under, lots of Steelers also under.
And not too many of us see a drop off for either San Fran or Seattle.
Nor do any of us see the three Florida teams winning more than a combined 21 games.
10 NYG O
9 IND O
8 DEN U
7 CHI O
6 STL U
5 MIA U
4 ARI O
3 KC U
2 NO O
1 PIT O (You knew it was coming :))
Tiebreak 17
Alright, all you guys, and gals, competing for 2nd place, let’s keep it clean out there. There can only be one winner… no hate. The once and future champ is here!
10… Bills ~~~~~ under
9…. Panthers ~~ under
8…. Browns ~~~~ under
7…. Chargers ~~ under
6…. Steelers ~~ under
5…. Jaguars ~~~ over
4…. Jets ~~~~~~ under
3…. Seahawks ~~ over
2…. Bengals ~~~ over
1…. Raiders ~~~ under
tie breaker ~~~ 24
Yaz and Han both in under the wire.
I find Yaz’s Giants bet intriguing.
Pretty much everyone has stayed away from them, maybe only four people so far have even touched ’em, and Yaz puts his full ten on them over?
Does he know something we don’t? Or is he just not paying attention.
Han, you ready for Florida-Miami?
10- Baltimore over
9- San Francisco over
8- New England over
7- New Orleans over
6- Atlanta over
5- Green Bay over
4- Miami under
3- Buffalo under
2- Washington over
1- Philadelphia under
tiebreak-18
Hello Triple SC,
Whew, I’m so glad you offered up until the kickoff to post these NFL picks! And, let me assure you, I did not check out other posts. I scrolled quickly down so I could give you what I worked on without the influence of others. So here are Dee Dee’s Pickems for 2013 NFL Wins Over/Unders:
10 NO SAINTS o8½ over
09 JAX JAGUARS o4½under
08 NY GIANTS o8½ over
07 GB PACKERS o9½ over
06 CHI BEARS o8½ over
05 NY JETS o6½ under
04 ATL FALCONS o9½ over
03 SEA SEAHAWKS o10½ under
02 NE PATRIOTS o10½ under
01 PIT STEELERS o9½ under
Tie Breaker – Total wins for Dolphins, Jags and Bucs : 18
Bipper and Dee Dee both in under the wire giving us 18 to go.
Best of luck to everyone and happy football season.
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