NFL 2004 Head to Head Challenge
The Field is Set! This season we kick off our own version of the legendary Stardust contest, in which you have sixteen notable handicappers go head to head until the final winner is left standing. Half the field is made up of notable experts, the other half came from Subscriber Qualifying Round Winners.
Best of all, we'll post the actual contest picks and reasoning behind them for each of the contestants rounds by round so you can follow along.
This Week: Quarter-Finals!
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Week 7 Winner
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Week 8 Winner
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S.Penhos (Mexico)
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J.Palazzolo (NV)
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Rules:
Each player picks five teams to win against the spread this week
The picks are ranked in order of preference from 1 to 5
In the event of a tie, the picks are compared 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, etc
If still tied, the margin of victory against the spread is compared 1 vs 1, etc
Contest lines are the lines posted on the Spread Quick Picks page each week.
S.Penhos
You can read about my approach in the Week 7 Head-To-Head Analysis
My bets are:
Denver @ San Diego
Pick: San Diego -2.5
Minnesota @ Chicago
Pick: Chicago +7
Carolina @ New Orleans
Pick: Carolina +1.5
Buffalo @ Miami
Pick: Miami +3.5
It is time for Miami
San Francisco @ St. Louis
Pick: San Francisco +10.5
You just have to see the last game against the Packers to see that for them it is very difficult to score…
Luck does not exist… it is a matter of reasoning
Saleh Penhos
J.Palazzolo
Due to my hectic schedule, I'll keep it short and sweet for this round of TMW head to head challenge.
My picks will be based on the following:
- Underdogs (I always lean towards underdogs, especially home dogs)
- Picking against the public (especially this time of year)
- My own personal betting systems
- Influence from sharp handicappers (twominutewarning.com is one of the best out there)
1) Arizona +6
2) Carolina +1.5
3) Green Bay +6
4) Denver +2.5
5) Miami +3.5
Quarter-Final Matchups
First Round Matchups
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Expert
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TMW Subscriber
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WINNER
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Sports Insights: every wager placed offshore registers at SportsInsights.com
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R.Shine (CA)
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R.Shine
see Picks
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4
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Mike Orkin: statistics professor, author, and creator of the Optimizer NFL software.
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J.Kelly (CA)
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Mike Orkin
see Picks
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5
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Brandon Funston: Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Expert, Brandon knows the scoop on the NFL.
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T.Corpis (CA)
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Brandon Funston
see Picks
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Aaron Schatz: The founder of acclaimed NFL stats site FootballOutsiders.com
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"Wunderdog"
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Aaron Schatz
see Picks
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7
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Benjamin Eckstein: co-founder of America's Line and authority on all things gambling.
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S.Penhos (Mexico)
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S.Penhos*
see Picks
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8
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Roland: The founder of TwoMinuteWarning and winner of last season's H2H Challenge.
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J.Palazzolo (NV)
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J.Palazzolo
see Picks
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9
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Stanford Wong: legendary Blackjack expert, author, founder of SharpSportsBetting.com
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K.Aird (Canada)
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K.Aird
see Picks
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10
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'Kevin Lewis': MIT grad, million dollar winning blackjack player, star of Bringing Down the House
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M.Gargone (AL)
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Kevin Lewis*
see Picks
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* same overall record, won tiebreakers
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