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Summer Vs Zeus NFL Picks season 2, week 1
4 years ago
And we're back! The days are marginally less hot and getting a little bit shorter every day, so that means it's football season once again! Last year 
ZeusPegasus13 put his ass on the line against my crown as the #1 horse-endowed furry NFL against-the-spread gambler, and I of course successfully fended off the challenge. You can see the result of that here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40224697/
So! What we'll be doing each week is picking our three sure-thing against the spread bets of the week, whoever does better that week gets a point and if we tie no one gets a point. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, a point spread is the margin of victory that Las Vegas oddsmakers determine the favorite will win by. In order to "cover the spread" a team favored to win by 4 points would have to win by 5 or more. Should they prevail in the real life game by 3 or less in that scenario, the underdog would be considered the winner. This concept applies to whatever the number assigned to the favorite is, on a game by game basis.
Current score:
0 0 A clean sheet, nothing but 17 weeks of possibilities lay ahead.
Pick 1
Washington Football Team (-1) to defeat Los Angeles Chargers
At the start of the week, Washington was actually a one point underdog, which looked like free money to me. Washington is the rare division champion that IMPROVED at quarterback in the offseason, as they have brought in a little dash of Fitzmagic to replace their rotating cast of anonymous quarterbacks from the previous season. The defense was the motor of the Washington Football Team's car, and I expect that to continue with their home crowd finally back in person to give the Charger's rookie QB his first true road game experience.
RESULT: Washington 16 (-1) < LA Chargers 20 - WRONG
Pick 2
Carolina Panthers (-4) to defeat New York Jets
There's a fun sub-plot to this game, in which the quarterback cast out by the Jets gets to face his old team in his first game with the new team. I don't know that he is talented enough to single handedly will his team to a big win, but his multi-faceted weapon new teammate Christian McCaffery certainly does. The Jets appear to be in a full on rebuild, and they'll be sending a lot of rookies out there to see what they have. I would have still made this pick if the Panthers had to overcome a 7 point spread.
RESULT: Panthers 19 (-4 = 15) > Jets 14 - CORRECT
Pick 3
Green Bay Packers (-3.5) to defeat New Orleans Saints
Last year the Saints were not the same team without Drew Brees. Drew Brees retired and the Saints have declared, "actually no, we're good with Jamis and occasionally a tight end under center." It might work, but I'm just not a believer. Week 1 is funny, tho, so this is the pick most likely to blow up in my face.
RESULT: Packers 3 < Saints 38
PonePicks: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9985731/
Jaguars -3 > Texans NO
Football Team -1 > Chargers NO
Dolphins +3 > Patriots YES
Summary: What the hell was that, Summer? And what the hell was that Packers, for that matter. A very difficult start to the season, but fortunately for me Zeus did exactly as poorly as I did. With no weekly winner, the score will remain 0-0 going into week 2.
GO BILLS!
ZeusPegasus13 put his ass on the line against my crown as the #1 horse-endowed furry NFL against-the-spread gambler, and I of course successfully fended off the challenge. You can see the result of that here: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/40224697/So! What we'll be doing each week is picking our three sure-thing against the spread bets of the week, whoever does better that week gets a point and if we tie no one gets a point. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, a point spread is the margin of victory that Las Vegas oddsmakers determine the favorite will win by. In order to "cover the spread" a team favored to win by 4 points would have to win by 5 or more. Should they prevail in the real life game by 3 or less in that scenario, the underdog would be considered the winner. This concept applies to whatever the number assigned to the favorite is, on a game by game basis.
Current score:
0 0 A clean sheet, nothing but 17 weeks of possibilities lay ahead.Pick 1
Washington Football Team (-1) to defeat Los Angeles Chargers
At the start of the week, Washington was actually a one point underdog, which looked like free money to me. Washington is the rare division champion that IMPROVED at quarterback in the offseason, as they have brought in a little dash of Fitzmagic to replace their rotating cast of anonymous quarterbacks from the previous season. The defense was the motor of the Washington Football Team's car, and I expect that to continue with their home crowd finally back in person to give the Charger's rookie QB his first true road game experience.
RESULT: Washington 16 (-1) < LA Chargers 20 - WRONG
Pick 2
Carolina Panthers (-4) to defeat New York Jets
There's a fun sub-plot to this game, in which the quarterback cast out by the Jets gets to face his old team in his first game with the new team. I don't know that he is talented enough to single handedly will his team to a big win, but his multi-faceted weapon new teammate Christian McCaffery certainly does. The Jets appear to be in a full on rebuild, and they'll be sending a lot of rookies out there to see what they have. I would have still made this pick if the Panthers had to overcome a 7 point spread.
RESULT: Panthers 19 (-4 = 15) > Jets 14 - CORRECT
Pick 3
Green Bay Packers (-3.5) to defeat New Orleans Saints
Last year the Saints were not the same team without Drew Brees. Drew Brees retired and the Saints have declared, "actually no, we're good with Jamis and occasionally a tight end under center." It might work, but I'm just not a believer. Week 1 is funny, tho, so this is the pick most likely to blow up in my face.
RESULT: Packers 3 < Saints 38
PonePicks: https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9985731/
Jaguars -3 > Texans NO
Football Team -1 > Chargers NO
Dolphins +3 > Patriots YES
Summary: What the hell was that, Summer? And what the hell was that Packers, for that matter. A very difficult start to the season, but fortunately for me Zeus did exactly as poorly as I did. With no weekly winner, the score will remain 0-0 going into week 2.
GO BILLS!
I've threatened to gender-flip Zeus and creampie him. Zeus has countered with the threat of shaping me more to his liking (pony or hyper or both, unclear) and breeding me.