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PICK 'EM PAGE (NFL DIVISIONAL RD #2)

CHALLENGE NOTES (Important, always read!)

WEEKLY SET OF PICKS REQUIRED FOR NFL DIVISIONAL RD #2: -For the second round of the playoffs (NFL Divisional round), there will pointspreads released consisting of 4 games and 4 corresponding over/under totals for each game. All participants must choose five best bets and the exact scores of the two exact-score games played in the round. Additionally, all participants, regardless of their playoff qualifications, are required to select 3-team parlay combinations. For those participants who are posting their picks on the message board, post selections ONLY in the thread entitled "PICK 'EM THREAD FOR NFL DIVISIONAL RD #2 (post picks for NFL DIVISIONAL RD #2 in this thread ONLY!)".

IMPORTANT ADVISORY! If selecting any of the games on Saturday, treat them as if they were a Thursday night game, in which a participant's full set of weekly selections are not required to be posted before Saturday's posting deadline. of course, all picks must be posted by Sunday's 12:30 posting deadline. IMPORTANT REMINDER! Always remember, if choosing any of the games on Saturday as selections for a 3-team parlay combination--THE ENTIRE PARLAY COMBINATION MUST BE POSTED BEFORE THE EARLIEST GAME WITHIN YOUR PARLAY COMBINATION AND THE PARLAY COMBO MUST BE BE POSTED ALL IN THE SAME POST. If anyone is not sure how a set of weekly picks can be posted on separate posts, please read the following sections contained within the Official Rules page of the Bookie Challenge website: SECTION III: GUIDELINES FOR POSTING WEEKLY SELECTIONS and SECTION IV: DISQUALIFICATIONS OF WEEKLY SELECTIONS.

PLAYOFF QUALIFICATIONS:

Regular Season Champion/Divisional Champion: Vikings17
Divisional Champions: Vikings17, Driveline, jcvike28, Gr@tos
Divisional Wild Cards and Special Wild Card*: Blitzkrieg, B.Nihilist, 7mick7, DawgPound, Jets69*
At-large Participants: moemonie, dbucc, TCU, Hall-of-Fame City Kid

SCORING FOR NFL DIVISIONAL RD #2:

Divisional Champions----3 pts for each best bet win---3 pts or 6 pts for 3-team parlay winner
Divisional Wild Cards and Special Wild Card entrant----2 pts for each best bet win----3 pts or 6 pts for 3-team parlay winner
At-large Participants------1 pt for each best bet win---3 pts or 6 pts for 3-team parlay winner
All Participants-----------5 pts, 2 pts, or 1 pt for the two exact-score games played in the round.


POINTSPREADS (NFL DIVISIONAL RD #2)
(Home teams in CAPS. Spreads in parenthesis are for parlay usage only)
Saturday (01/18/25)...Posting Deadline 4:00 pm EST.
FAVORITE SPREAD (Parlay) OVER/UNDER (Parlay) UNDERDOG
KANSAS CITY -8½ (-9) 41½ (42) Houston
Saturday night (EXACT_SCORE GAME)
FAVORITE SPREAD (Parlay) OVER/UNDER (Parlay) UNDERDOG
DETROIT -9½ (-10) 55½ (56) Washington
Sunday (01/19/25)...Posting Deadline 2:30 pm EST.
FAVORITE SPREAD (Parlay) OVER/UNDER (Parlay) UNDERDOG
PHILADELPHIA -6 44 LA Rams
Sunday night (EXACT_SCORE GAME)
FAVORITE SPREAD (Parlay) OVER/UNDER (Parlay) UNDERDOG
Baltimore -1 51½ (52) BUFFALO
OTHER OPTIONS FOR POSTING WEEKLY PICKS (Emergency situations ONLY!): Picks can be e-mailed to the Biased Nihilist (biasednihilist@gmail.com), texted to the Biased Nihilist (Tony) at (864) 344-4678, or phoned in to the Biased Nihilist (Tony)--(864) 344-4678. (NOTE: The e-mailing, texting, or calling in of weekly picks fall under the same time constraints for correctly posting picks. NO EXCEPTIONS!)
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