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Professor Summer Vs Zeus Pone, Week 13
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:
3 2
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 12 recap: My run of bad 1 right 2 wrong CONTINUED for ANOTHER week, Zeus nearly belly-flopped for the second week in a row, but salvaged a single correct pick, and thus, a tie. The score remains 3-2.
Pick 1
Indianapolis Colts -3 to defeat Houston Texans
Last week I threw my support behind the Colts and was most assuredly NOT rewarded for it, however, I'm sticking with them as they go on the road as favorites. I think they'll win by a touchdown here, especially after being exposed so badly in the week prior, as they'll want to get right.
RESULT: IND 26 (-3) HOU 20 Indy didn't blow Houston off the field, but they did enough to cover the spread CORRECT
Pick 2
New England Patriots +1.5 to defeat Los Angeles Chargers
True to form, the Patriots refuse to die. I just saw my Bills play the Chargers last week and I was unimpressed. Patriots win another in order to make the "Patriots won't go away" narrative spread to folks outside of AFC East fanbases who have Patriots domination PTSD.
RESULT: NE 45(+1.5) LAC 0 Dude. The Patriots were underdogs going in to this game. They won in a laugher. CORRECT
Pick 3
Cincinnati Bengals +10.5 to defeat Miami Dolphins
I just don't think the Dolphins are ready, plain and simple. They're going to win this game, but I think they're far more likely to win by exactly 10 (thus the .5 putting me over) than they are to just blow the Bengals off the field. There's gonna be garbage time, Tua is going to get some confident building action, but I just don't think Miami covers.
RESULT: CIN 7 MIA 19. This one looked good as hell after the first half, it was in question to the very end, but it just didn't work out. That's gambling for ya. WRONG
PonePicks: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9701919/
Raiders -8.5 > Jets NO
Rams -3 > Cardinals YES
Colts -3 > Texans YES
Summary: Well for once we both did as good as one another as opposed to as poorly as one another. The season score remains 3-2 in my favor heading into next week.
GO BILLS!
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:
3 2For 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 12 recap: My run of bad 1 right 2 wrong CONTINUED for ANOTHER week, Zeus nearly belly-flopped for the second week in a row, but salvaged a single correct pick, and thus, a tie. The score remains 3-2.
Pick 1
Indianapolis Colts -3 to defeat Houston Texans
Last week I threw my support behind the Colts and was most assuredly NOT rewarded for it, however, I'm sticking with them as they go on the road as favorites. I think they'll win by a touchdown here, especially after being exposed so badly in the week prior, as they'll want to get right.
RESULT: IND 26 (-3) HOU 20 Indy didn't blow Houston off the field, but they did enough to cover the spread CORRECT
Pick 2
New England Patriots +1.5 to defeat Los Angeles Chargers
True to form, the Patriots refuse to die. I just saw my Bills play the Chargers last week and I was unimpressed. Patriots win another in order to make the "Patriots won't go away" narrative spread to folks outside of AFC East fanbases who have Patriots domination PTSD.
RESULT: NE 45(+1.5) LAC 0 Dude. The Patriots were underdogs going in to this game. They won in a laugher. CORRECT
Pick 3
Cincinnati Bengals +10.5 to defeat Miami Dolphins
I just don't think the Dolphins are ready, plain and simple. They're going to win this game, but I think they're far more likely to win by exactly 10 (thus the .5 putting me over) than they are to just blow the Bengals off the field. There's gonna be garbage time, Tua is going to get some confident building action, but I just don't think Miami covers.
RESULT: CIN 7 MIA 19. This one looked good as hell after the first half, it was in question to the very end, but it just didn't work out. That's gambling for ya. WRONG
PonePicks: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9701919/
Raiders -8.5 > Jets NO
Rams -3 > Cardinals YES
Colts -3 > Texans YES
Summary: Well for once we both did as good as one another as opposed to as poorly as one another. The season score remains 3-2 in my favor heading into next week.
GO BILLS!
