Office Pools are a fun way for even casual NFL fans to enjoy a little bit of sports gambling. It is an excellent opportunity to bond with your colleagues, enjoy a little friendly competition, and, most importantly, win a little money.
The staff at Footballguys also enjoys these contests, and each week we will publish our picks to give our subscribers some ideas on what teams to pick in your office pools or at your local sportsbook.
Each week, we will post our office pool picks with three different themes:
Office Pool – NFL Game Picks
Our staff will pick the winner of every NFL contest every week. They will also rank their confidence level in their selection, ranging from 1 (least confident) to 16 (most confident). We'll also combine everyone's confidence points, giving you a Wisdom of the Staff confidence level as well.
Office Pool – Against the Spread Picks
Each week, the staffers will select their eight favorite NFL games and pick the winner, based on the early Las Vegas odds for each.
Office Pool – Eliminator/Survivor Picks
Sounds simple, right? Just pick one team to win this week. The only catch is that you can only use a team once the entire season.
Week 9 Against the Spread Results
Here are the results from last week's contest. Teams are awarded 1 point for each correct pick and no points for an incorrect pick. Incorrect picks are in Red.
| ROAD | BAL | CAR | ATL | CHI | DEN | LAC | MIN | IND | SF | NO | JAX | KC | SEA | ARI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOME | MIA | GB | NE | CIN | HOU | TEN | DET | PIT | NYG | LAR | LV | BUF | WAS | DAL | ||
| LINE | +7.5 | -12.5 | -5.5 | +2.5 | -1.5 | +9.5 | -8.5 | +3.5 | +2.5 | -13.5 | +3.5 | +1.5 | +3.5 | -2.5 | ||
| Staffer | Overall | Week09 | Last Week's Picks | |||||||||||||
| Rudnicki | 43-29 | 4-4 | MIA | CHI | PIT | SF | LV | KC | WAS | DAL | ||||||
| Papworth | 42-30 | 5-3 | BAL | GB | NE | CHI | DEN | IND | SF | SEA | ||||||
| Wagman | 42-30 | 6-2 | BAL | NE | DEN | TEN | DET | PIT | LAR | SEA | ||||||
| Roberts | 42-30 | 4-4 | MIA | GB | NE | CHI | DET | SF | LAR | LV | ||||||
| Lakins | 41-31 | 4-4 | BAL | CAR | DET | IND | SF | LAR | KC | DAL | ||||||
| Carey | 40-32 | 5-3 | BAL | GB | NE | DEN | DET | PIT | LAR | BUF | ||||||
| Duffy | 39-33 | 5-3 | BAL | DEN | DET | IND | SF | NO | SEA | ARI | ||||||
| Hicks | 37-35 | 5-3 | BAL | ATL | CHI | HOU | PIT | SF | KC | DAL | ||||||
| Weisee | 36-36 | 2-6 | NE | DET | IND | SF | JAX | KC | SEA | DAL | ||||||
| Alexander | 35-37 | 5-3 | ATL | CIN | DEN | DET | SF | LAR | BUF | WAS | ||||||
| H. Brown | 35-37 | 4-4 | BAL | LAC | IND | SF | LAR | JAX | KC | SEA | ||||||
| Dodgson | 34-38 | 3-5 | MIA | NE | DEN | LAC | DET | IND | LAR | BUF | ||||||
| Song | 33-39 | 3-5 | CHI | HOU | LAC | DET | IND | LAR | KC | SEA | ||||||
| Davenport | 33-39 | 4-4 | NE | CHI | DEN | DET | IND | LAR | BUF | DAL | ||||||
| Blaylock | 33-39 | 2-6 | GB | NE | CIN | DEN | DET | IND | LAR | DAL | ||||||
| Bitonti | 33-39 | 2-6 | BAL | GB | NE | DEN | LAC | DET | IND | WAS | ||||||
| Cummins | 32-40 | 4-4 | CAR | CIN | DEN | MIN | IND | BUF | WAS | DAL | ||||||
| Grant | 31-41 | 2-6 | BAL | GB | NE | CHI | LAC | DET | IND | DAL | ||||||
| Haseley | 30-42 | 2-6 | BAL | NE | CIN | DEN | DET | IND | NYG | DAL | ||||||
| McCarty | 30-42 | 5-3 | MIA | ATL | HOU | IND | SF | LV | BUF | SEA | ||||||
Thoughts
Six staffers have 40 or more correct picks after 9 weeks of contests. That's more than 55% correct and firmly in the profit zone for anyone trying to beat the Las Vegas odds. Well done!