2016 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 2 Picks
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
Week 1 was a heart-breaker for most of our heroes…especially for Hunter…his Master Lock fell short…just as he fell short of breath and into the hospital…after a successful ‘Procedure’ and making his way home…we are putting his heart on Lock-Down this week too…Practically a third of all Units will be wagered on 2 games this week with 5 Units on Green Bay winning on Crosby’s foot and 5 more Units split between the Stillers covering and going OVER…4 other games will Split 12 Units with 3 Units each on the Bears covering and OVER…the Giants covering and OVER…the Fins upsetting going in as Dogs…and the Jaguars going in as Dogs with the OVER…Double Shots on the Seahawks and Bucs…Hunter’s Master Lock of the Week is THE Ohio State University over the Sooners…Good Luck…and Stay Well…
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Statistically Speaking – 2016 Week 01
Were back…hopefully for the long haul…your Commish slipped and fell halfway through the 2015 Season…but hopefully we can stay on track with some of the tools put together over the off-season down time…Never hurts to have Luck on your side…Hurricanes knows Running Backs…Wide Receivers to leave you Green with envy…Kickers are better than 1st Round Draft Picks…Where did the Turnovers go…League Records extended for Victory and Futility…The bench is not where you should put your points…and an historical look at Efficiency…Lets Do This…
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2016 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 1 Results
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
Ouch….the Packers Lock comes up short by the ½ point hook…the Cowboys Lock results in 3 Pushes…and then Miller and Nick split taking both sides of the game…the OVER wagers eek ahead going 3-2-1…but ultimately it is the STIB who makes out in Week 1 as our group goes 10-19-4 for a 34.5% ‘Win Rate’…$1,230 being stripped from the Virtual Piggybank…Huss did manage to go ‘Lossless’ with a 2-0-1 effort to take the early season lead at 83.33%…Gasper and Miller both went 2-1-0 to stay in the Black at 66.67%…and everyone else starts the year under water…Full results after the break…
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2016 Contest Updates – Week 1
One Week Finished in the TBFL Season…and here are the results for contests held off the field…
2016 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 1 Picks
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”
Can you believe it?…The 2016 NFL Season is finally here!…and with it returns the Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest…Line movements from our VegasInsider.com STIB have affected the board this week…Hunter was in early enough to catch Green Bay at -4½ (His Master Lock of the Week)…Huss, Hernandez, and Shannon caught Dallas as a +1 (Hernandez’s Master Lock of the Week)…then new player Nick grabbed them as a PickEm…and Miller grabbed the Giants as a +1…in total 5 Units will be wagered on that outcome…Steelers at Redskins gets the next most plays with 2 on the Men in Black and 1 on the over…Atlanta…Chicago…Green Bay…Indy…Los Angeles (so weird to be saying that again)…New Orleans…and Seattle all get 2 plays each…with a smattering of 1 shots to round things out… Full board after the break…Lets fill that Virtual Piggybank!
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Statistically Speaking – Starting Streaks
As your Commish tries to prepare to get this mess out every week (fingers crossed)…he has been compiling various stats that come up often in these articles and maintaining them for faster completion…here are a few current streaks to start the 2016 Season…
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2016 TBFL Contests
Time to rehash an annual post…
Every year we all enter Week 1 with the goal of becoming the next TBFL Champions…but that is not the only contest we have running. If you find yourself not in the running for a Playoff spot…and not in the running for any Team-of-the-Week bonuses…there are still other ways to stay involved with your other TBFL owners:
Statistically Speaking – The Power of 10…Reflected
2 years ago I posted the original The Power of 10 post based on Danny’s comment that he would win 10 Games that season (SPOILER…he didn’t)…
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