2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 2 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

The crew follows up a successful Week 1 with a mediocre Week 2….12-11-1 on the week nets -$140 after the vig….the full bankroll sits at +$420….New England, New Orleans, Washington, and the Over cost us $880 in total….Shannon manages the only 3-0 on the weekend while Riley is the only one to go winless….Shawn is the top dog now running 5-1 to start the season….Full results after the break….

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Statistically Speaking – BONUS “It’s a PPR League”

Statistically Speaking

While preparing the Statistically Speaking article….I pointed out how productive Julio Jones had been with only 6 Receptions on 9 Targets ….I found it curious/funny that the guy who made the most of his few opportunities happens to be on the team we give the most grief about forgetting that we play in a PPR League….So I did what I do….and ran an analysis of all 5 Player Position starters for each team and compared what % of their points came from Receptions….Legends had only 2 Receptions from his Running Backs and 16 in total….No surprise that right on the top of the heap was our Team of the Week….Husslers had the most receptions at 39 and the 2nd highest PPR% with 40.6%….Yours truly had a higher % solely on the early loss of Fred Jackson and the limited action of Wes Welker….The average was 20.1 Receptions from those positions placing half of the teams below the curve….2 teams finished lower than Playground Legends 16….Thrashers tied at 16, but again had an early exit from Jennings….Money Inc. only managed 15 catches, and Fudgie Whales bottomed out with 14….The Whales also were the only team to have a lower PPR% than Danny with 21.2% compared to his 22.9%….But they still won their game….Full chart is shown below….

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2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 1 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

We start things off right in Week 1….well most of us anyway….16-8 on the opening weekend for a +$560 to the virtual bankroll….Hunter goes perfect on his NCAA selections and Shawn goes perfect with the professional picks….Shannon and Kevin both bite the bullet on Green Bay this weekend and are the only two to start in the red at 1-2….Everyone else manages 2-1 and +$70 after the vig….All eight losing wagers were made on four teams – Buffalo, Detroit, Green Bay, and New Orleans….full results after the break…. 
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2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 1 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Welcome back to our 2nd Publicly Documented Season of the 5-Star Pick-3 Contest! All 8 brave degenerate players are returning from the 2011 Season….The offer was extended to any new players who wanted to jump in for 2012 but there were no takers (pussies!)….After whining about it to the point of making his own NCAA Pick 3 Posts last year….we are allowing Hunter and anyone else who thinks the NFL is ‘too hard’ to play NCAA games this year….Week 1 picks are after the break….


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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – 2011 Recap

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

After being run on our own for the past few years, the 4 main participants of the 5-Star contest had done the unthinkable and all managed to end the 2010 Season with a win rate over 60% against the spread….Last year we opened up the contest to the TBFL owners and 4 more degenerates joined the fray for our first publicly documented season….After 12 Weeks of NFL action….things were looking good for a repeat of the previous season’s success….and then we hit the wall….

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2012 Franchise Player List

The 2012 Franchise Player deadline has passed and 77 players will be returning to action with their same teams. This is 1 player short of the record set in 2010.  At least one player from every position has been kept, and at least 1 player in every eligible Franchise Round just like that season.

The position breakdown:

39 Wide Receivers
26 Running Backs
9 Quarterbacks
2 Defensive Teams
1 Kicker

Complete listings and Team breakdowns below….
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