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jwelsh1023
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depends, how did it come out?
9/20/2010 8:03 PM
antonsirius
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What difference does that make?
9/20/2010 8:03 PM
jwelsh1023
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I find the practice of putting % chances on sporting events to be silly.  Point spreads, not silly. 
9/20/2010 8:06 PM
jwelsh1023
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Posted by antonsirius on 9/20/2010 8:03:00 PM (view original):
What difference does that make?
it would tell what % chance each one has.
9/20/2010 8:06 PM
antonsirius
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Posted by jwelsh1023 on 9/20/2010 8:06:00 PM (view original):
I find the practice of putting % chances on sporting events to be silly.  Point spreads, not silly. 
I don't see why one is any sillier than the other.
9/20/2010 8:11 PM
antonsirius
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Posted by jwelsh1023 on 9/20/2010 8:06:00 PM (view original):
Posted by antonsirius on 9/20/2010 8:03:00 PM (view original):
What difference does that make?
it would tell what % chance each one has.
Whatever you say, jakurus.
9/20/2010 8:13 PM
jwelsh1023
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Because point spreads are used for gambling purposes and %'s are wrong unless they are 50/50.
9/20/2010 9:01 PM
wrmiller13
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Goodness - almost lost a bunch of us today, with New Orleans and Atlanta coming down to the wire.
10/3/2010 5:57 PM
antonsirius
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Packers made it interesting too.
10/3/2010 6:59 PM
jwelsh1023
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So it is me, bret, bobby leigh and toddcommish remaining.
10/12/2010 4:14 PM
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Only because we're dumbshits by picking the team that's least likely to lose every week. 
10/13/2010 11:52 PM
wrmiller13
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Cannot believe I fell for the Chargers in the early parts of the season - should have know better . . . . .

ugghh
 

10/14/2010 1:12 PM
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Posted by rlahann on 10/13/2010 11:52:00 PM (view original):
Only because we're dumbshits by picking the team that's least likely to lose every week. 
yeah we were supposed to pick the cowboys again last week, that would have been a smart pick.
10/14/2010 1:39 PM
rlahann
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All of us on the Steelers...if they lose, Bret2775 wins the  pot via tiebreak.
10/17/2010 1:08 PM
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Tempting to take the 49ers this week.... 
10/19/2010 12:10 PM
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