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Professor Summer Vs Zeus Pone, Week 4
5 years ago
My weekly series has been brought out of retirement in part due to a challenge from 
ZeusPegasus13 ! We'll be matching wits week to week, more correct selections in week is worth a point, aaaaannnd, there were be positioning in a lewd picture at the conclusion of the 17 week regular season at stake for whoever gets more points. We'll do our best to lock our picks in publicly, but 17 weeks is a long time, so trust that we'll be keeping it honest during non journal weeks.
Current score:
Summer 1 zeuspegasus13 1
For those unfamiliar, the positive or negative number of each pick reflects the "spread" that must be accounted for a pick to be successful. A negative number is subtracted from the given team's real life score, while a positive number is added to that teams real life score. For example. Team A -3.5 vs Team B. Real life score Team A 10 Team B 7. 3.5 is subtracted from Team A, for a pick score of Team A 6.5 Team B 7. Team B is the "correct" pick and Team A is wrong.
Week 3 recap: Both going 1 right 2 wrong, neither of us deserved to win, and neither of us did. The tie keeps us tied 1-1 coming into this weekend.
Pick 1
Dallas Cowboys -3.5 to defeat Cleveland Browns
Ugh. I hate Dallas. They played surprisingly well against Seattle last week and seem to be getting rolling. Gross. I don't think Cleveland is as good as their record reflects, neither of their wins are all that impressive, and going out on the road to JerryWorld I think they'll fall victim to a statement game from Dallas. I'm thinking Cowboys by 7, so I'll give up the 3.5.
Result: Cowboys 38 (-3.5 = 34.5) Browns 49. WRONG, couldn't be more wrong, Cleveland balled out from start to finish.
Pick 2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -7 to defeat Los Angeles Chargers
The theme of this week is shaping up to be "Summer can't have anything nice," but it looks like Tampa has figured themselves out and it's too early in the season for Tom Brady's age to start affecting his performance. The Chargers' quarterback is starting in his 3rd game, it's a west coast team traveling cross country to play a game at 10am their time, and Tampa is a flat out better team than LA. It could be garbage time in the 3rd quarter, but I still think Tampa will cover the 7.
Result: Buccaneers 38 (-7 = 31) Chargers 31. TIE, which is NOT A WIN.
Pick 3
Minnesota Vikings +3.5 to defeat Houston Texans
Wait hear me out. I don't think Minnesota will outright win this game that pits a pair of surprise/disappointing 0-3 teams against one another. I just think that with the threat of an 0 for 4 start hanging over both of these teams' heads will make the score tight and the loss devastating for whoever takes the L. My official prediction is that the Vikings take that loss by 3 or less, which with the points will squeak me by. This is going to be a sneaky game-of-the-day because both teams are gonna treat it like a playoff game.
Result: Vikings 31 (+3.5 = 34.5) Texans 23, CORRECT, but not the way I saw it. Vikings won with minimal stress.
PonePicks: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9638903
Bills -3 > Raiders YES
Buccaneers -7 > Chargers TIE, so, NO
Jaguars +2.5 > Bengals NO
Skunk and Pone both go 1-1-1, no one wins. We remain tied at 1-1 going into week 5.
GOOOO BILLLLLLLLSSSSS
ZeusPegasus13 ! We'll be matching wits week to week, more correct selections in week is worth a point, aaaaannnd, there were be positioning in a lewd picture at the conclusion of the 17 week regular season at stake for whoever gets more points. We'll do our best to lock our picks in publicly, but 17 weeks is a long time, so trust that we'll be keeping it honest during non journal weeks. Current score:
Summer 1 zeuspegasus13 1For those unfamiliar, the positive or negative number of each pick reflects the "spread" that must be accounted for a pick to be successful. A negative number is subtracted from the given team's real life score, while a positive number is added to that teams real life score. For example. Team A -3.5 vs Team B. Real life score Team A 10 Team B 7. 3.5 is subtracted from Team A, for a pick score of Team A 6.5 Team B 7. Team B is the "correct" pick and Team A is wrong.
Week 3 recap: Both going 1 right 2 wrong, neither of us deserved to win, and neither of us did. The tie keeps us tied 1-1 coming into this weekend.
Pick 1
Dallas Cowboys -3.5 to defeat Cleveland Browns
Ugh. I hate Dallas. They played surprisingly well against Seattle last week and seem to be getting rolling. Gross. I don't think Cleveland is as good as their record reflects, neither of their wins are all that impressive, and going out on the road to JerryWorld I think they'll fall victim to a statement game from Dallas. I'm thinking Cowboys by 7, so I'll give up the 3.5.
Result: Cowboys 38 (-3.5 = 34.5) Browns 49. WRONG, couldn't be more wrong, Cleveland balled out from start to finish.
Pick 2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -7 to defeat Los Angeles Chargers
The theme of this week is shaping up to be "Summer can't have anything nice," but it looks like Tampa has figured themselves out and it's too early in the season for Tom Brady's age to start affecting his performance. The Chargers' quarterback is starting in his 3rd game, it's a west coast team traveling cross country to play a game at 10am their time, and Tampa is a flat out better team than LA. It could be garbage time in the 3rd quarter, but I still think Tampa will cover the 7.
Result: Buccaneers 38 (-7 = 31) Chargers 31. TIE, which is NOT A WIN.
Pick 3
Minnesota Vikings +3.5 to defeat Houston Texans
Wait hear me out. I don't think Minnesota will outright win this game that pits a pair of surprise/disappointing 0-3 teams against one another. I just think that with the threat of an 0 for 4 start hanging over both of these teams' heads will make the score tight and the loss devastating for whoever takes the L. My official prediction is that the Vikings take that loss by 3 or less, which with the points will squeak me by. This is going to be a sneaky game-of-the-day because both teams are gonna treat it like a playoff game.
Result: Vikings 31 (+3.5 = 34.5) Texans 23, CORRECT, but not the way I saw it. Vikings won with minimal stress.
PonePicks: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9638903
Bills -3 > Raiders YES
Buccaneers -7 > Chargers TIE, so, NO
Jaguars +2.5 > Bengals NO
Skunk and Pone both go 1-1-1, no one wins. We remain tied at 1-1 going into week 5.
GOOOO BILLLLLLLLSSSSS
