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
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Expert
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TMW Subscriber
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5
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Brandon Funston: Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Expert, Brandon knows the scoop when it comes to NFL football.
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T.Corpis (CA)
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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
Contest lines are the lines posted on the Spread Quick Picks page each week.
1. Minnesota -4 at Houston – Texans getting too much credit for two consecutive wins vs. K.C. and Oakland. Minnesota, coming off a bye, will exploit suspect pass defense. My benchmark for this one is Houston’s 27-20 loss at home to San Diego in Week 1.
2. Indianapolis -9.5 vs. Oakland – Simple score comparison analysis here. Oakland loses by 13 at Houston In Week 3. Indy beats Green Bay by 14 at home in Week 2.
3. Dallas -3.5 vs. NY Giants – Dallas and Parcells had bye week to prepare. Giants getting big help by forcing turnovers, but I don’t see Dallas as a mistake-prone team.
4. Arizona +1.5 at San Francisco – Don’t see how winless Niners can compete with 18 injured players, the majority on the defensive side of the ball. Given their D-line holes, the fact that Arizona figured out how to run the ball last week spells trouble for SF.
5. San Diego +3 vs. Jacksonville – San Diego has played everyone tough and is coming off huge win vs. Tennessee. Jacksonville’s offense has struggled, despite 3-1 record. I like San Diego’s chances of moving the ball against Jacksonville better than I like the Jaguars’ chances of making things happen against the Chargers defense.
TMW Subscriber - T.Corpis
1. Miami +13
2. Arizona +1.5
3. Cleveland +6
4. San Diego +3
5. Detroit +7
Complete First Round Matchups
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WEEK
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Expert
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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
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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
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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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6
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Aaron Schatz: The founder of acclaimed NFL stats site FootballOutsiders.com
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G.Kulesa (CO)
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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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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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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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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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