2024 Three Best Bets - Super Bowl

[Softball Bat]

Hit me up if you see that I have made an error(s) fans.
I will get it corrected ASAP.

Biggie is very antsy, and I can see that he wants to *pop* the cork on his champagne.
There are still 12 days until the Super Bowl.







HPG has done a nice job in the 2nd half of the season.
A few other participants have fallen off some.
I guess that's just the way things roll.

Donnie B. and Kluba will move to the *bottom* of the standings after the Super Bowl.
You must get 44 picks IN to be eligible for the title, and it's not fair to have part-timers finish ahead of players who got their 44 picks IN this season.
Get 'em IN next year, fellas.
You're both capable of very good stuff.

Good luck with your Super Bowl selections!


Conference Championship Sunday Scores
Roach: 2-1 – well done
Dr_Phibes: 1-2 – the BUF/KC over saved you
TWIS: 1-1 – the Bills were so close
poptart: 2-0 – feels good
Roux: 1-2 – no mojo
HPG: 2-1 – good job
Mike Ditka: 2-1 – also good
Steve Jobs: 1-2 – tough sledding
Kluba: 2-0 – nice!
Donnie Baker: 4-1 – LoTY comes through!
Biggie: 1-2 – not your best
Troll#3: 2-1 – productive week
StrawMan: 2-1 – good work on the overs
Mikey: 1-2 – buried you



Standing
Biggie: 34-22 .607
Mike Ditka: 38-26 .594
Troll#3: 35-24 .593
StrawMan: 36-25 .590
Mikey: 36-26 .581
TWIS: 27-20 .574
Dr_Phibes: 35-28 .556
Screw_Michigan: 28-24 .538
HPG: 24-21 .533
Donnie Baker: 8-7 .533
Mister_Falcon: 29-28 .509
poptart: 25-26 .490
Roux: 27-30 .474
Kluba: 9-10 .474
Roach: 28-36 .438
Steve Jobs: 22-34 .393



Super Bowl
KC -1.5 @ PHI (N.O.) 49.5

[Roach]

Kudos to Pops and Screwy for running this thing. Since I am doing so damn well, I decided to do a little analysis of how things might go for the big game.

First of all, can we make two picks for the big game, one for a team and another for the over/under?

This shows results if Biggie loses one or two of his picks and Mike and/or T3 win one or two. You can figure if Biggie goes one for one, or just makes one pick, but the bottom line is we still have a horse race.

Biggie
Win Lose Total Percent
34 22 56 0.6071 current standing

34 23 57 0.5965
34 24 58 0.5862

Mike D.
Win Lose Total Percent
38 26 64 0.5938 current standing

39 26 65 0.6000
40 26 66 0.6061

Troll#3
Win Lose Total Percent
35 24 59 0.5932 current standing

36 24 60 0.6000
37 24 61 0.6066

I used excel for the math so it's probably correct. Good times.

[Softball Bat]

Nice work, Roach!

First of all, can we make two picks for the big game, one for a team and another for the over/under?

You can make two (or three) picks for the big game.

[Softball Bat]

the bottom line is we still have a horse race

Biggie could sit on his lead and nobody can catch him.

[HighPlainsGrifter]

HPG has done a nice job in the 2nd half of the season.

Thanks. I used the same approach to analytics in the second half, but picked the exact opposite.

[Roach]

the bottom line is we still have a horse race

Biggie could sit on his lead and nobody can catch him.

Yes, and here is a look at that...

Biggie
Win Lose Total
34 22 56 0.6071 Current standing

35 22 57 0.6140
36 22 58 0.6207

34 23 57 0.5965
34 24 58 0.5862

Mike D
Win Lose Total
38 26 64 0.5938 Current standing
39 26 65 0.6000
40 26 66 0.6061

T3
Win Lose Total
35 24 59 0.5932 Current standing
36 24 60 0.6000
37 24 61 0.6066

[StrawMan]

Good stuff, Roach. Thanks!

[Troll#3]

[Roach]

KC -1.5
KC / PHI 49.5 Over

[Mikey]

Mikey: 1-2 – buried you

Slowly sinking into the smoky sunset.

I love alliteration.

[Roach]

Better than being below the bottom of the bowl and badly below Biggie...

[Steve Jobs]

KC / PHI 49.5 Under

PHI +1.5

In a race for the cellar . . .

[HighPlainsGrifter]

PHI +1.5 <---3BB TRIPLE PLAY LOCK

Under 49.5

[Softball Bat]

Under 49.5



Thank you, SM!

[The Seer]

Roger Goodell Brushes Off Concerns About Biased Officiating



NEW ORLEANS, LA — As festivities ramped up in preparation for Super Bowl LIX this Sunday, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell brushed off any concerns about biased officiating.

While allegations from fans and media that the Kansas City Chiefs regularly benefitted from referees turning games in their favor persisted throughout the season, Goodell adamantly refused to give them any credence.

"These accusations regarding our officials are preposterous and without merit," he said while decked out in Chiefs gear. "Our officials take great pride in their jobs and take the integrity of the game seriously. Our fans can rest assured that this Sunday's game, like every NFL game, will be called right down the middle. It will be a fair game to determine a winner, whether that ends up being the Chiefs or the Chiefs."

Despite wearing a Patrick Mahomes #15 jersey and Chiefs cap instead of his traditional tailored suit, Goodell maintained that the NFL would never show preferential treatment to any one team over another. "It's ridiculous," he said. "Beyond the fact that they never lose, always seem to have penalties against their opponents at the most crucial moments, and the established mandate that Patrick Mahomes not be touched, there is no evidence that the NFL is biased toward the Chiefs."

Goodell then excused himself to attend a private lunch at the invitation of Taylor Swift.

At publishing time, the NFL had told the Philadelphia Eagles not to pay any attention to "Kansas City Chiefs" already being engraved on the Lombardi Trophy.

[The Whistle Is Screaming]

PHL +1.5
Over 49.5

Thanks Pops & Screwy for another great season of 3bb fun.

Mazel Tov Biggie!

[Roux]

You can make two (or three) picks for the big game.

I must be missing something.

You can pick KC or Phil, and you can pick over or under.

What is the third possible bet? Coin toss?

[Softball Bat]

The operative word is can.

A person can make 3 picks this week.
Three Best Bets.

But as you recognize, a 3rd pick cannot help a person at all.

[Roux]

PHI +1.5 3BB lock

Over 49.5

[Roach]

Win, Place, side bet . . .

Biggie to win, Strawman 2nd and T3 third. For .00004 BTC epoch Feb. 9 2025 1300z

All numbers below are Unofficial and Have Not been approved by anybody especially the bosses. Make your decisions at your own risk. Don't give shit to Pops and Screwy, give thanks. Praise be. Oh fuck.

Biggie
Win Lose Total Total
34 22 56 0.6071 Current standing
34 23 57 0.5965
34 24 58 0.5862
35 22 57 0.6140
36 22 58 0.6207

Mike D
Win Lose Total Total
38 26 64 0.5938 Current standing
38 27 65 0.5846
38 28 66 0.5758
39 26 65 0.6000
40 26 66 0.6061

T3
Win Lose Total Total
35 24 59 0.5932 Current standing
35 25 60 0.5833
35 26 61 0.5738
36 24 60 0.6000
37 24 61 0.6066

Strawman
Win Lose Total Total
36 25 61 0.5902 Current standing
36 26 62 0.5806
36 27 63 0.5714
37 25 62 0.5968
38 25 63 0.6032

Mikey
Win Lose Total Total
36 26 62 0.5806 Current standing
36 27 63 0.5714
36 28 64 0.5625
37 26 63 0.5873
38 26 64 0.5938

TWIS
Win Lose Total Total
27 20 47 0.5745 Current standing
27 21 48 0.5625
27 22 49 0.5510
28 20 48 0.5833
29 20 49 0.5918

Dr Phibes
Win Lose Total Total
35 28 63 0.5556 Current standing
35 29 64 0.5469
35 30 65 0.5385
36 29 64 0.5625
37 29 66 0.5606

[Softball Bat]

Nice work, Roach!

[Mike Ditka]

KC -1.5

KC PHI 49.5 Over

Come on now

[Kluba]

KC -1.5

[StrawMan]

KC -1.5

Under 49.5

[Dr_Phibes]

KC - 1.5

49.5 under

[Troll#3]

Biggie

[Donnie Baker's Ghost]

Queefs

Over

[Biggie]

I think Roach has me convinced that making picks would be bery stupid. One miss and I get lapped.

[StrawMan]

I think Roach has me convinced that making picks would be bery stupid. One miss and I get lapped.

O foul asterisk!
Why art thy championship
Tainted and hollow?

[Mikey]

PHI +1.5
over 49.5

[Softball Bat]

Biggie is in a no win situation.

Because he built a sizeable lead, people have been assuming he will be crowned champion for this season, and he himself was claiming a few weeks ago that he "boat racing" everyone.


Nobody blames the winning QB for taking a knee to run out the clock.
It is wise.

But we're going to blame Biggie if he does this?


Well, posts will come in calling him a coward if he makes no pick on this SB.


If Biggie makes a pick(s) and it *fails*, and he gets overtaken, he will be labeled an idiot.

"Why didn't you just take a knee, dummy? You had it in the bag."

[Biggie]

Ok I might make picks but I’m not doing anything until T3 picks.

[Screw_Michigan]

KC -1.5

[Troll#3]

PHI +1.5

Over

Biggie there is no fault in laying back to win! You do what ya gotta do. That's what we are doing here, that and having fun, it's all good. Reverse the roles and I think I might just stay put.

You earned your place by good picks all thru the season.

And while I have the floor, thanks to Softball Bat and Screwy, and the rest of you guys. Great tourney!

[Biggie]

I am also on Philly and the Over. Sorry T3. I didn’t want to pick first and have you take the opposite like you have been doing, since that would give StrawMan no chance. I am OK if you want to change one of your picks so that you have a shot. Same for Mikey.