If you haven’t been following the last couple weeks, you can check out previous posts about ProFootball Pickem, [here] & [here].  I wanted to do another update post about where I am up to week 5.

Against the Spread

Of course, against the spread is not easy to do.  You get games like Seattle vs. Jacksonville with NO LINE and Seattle wins by only 41 points!  Well, for the last couple of weeks I have been choosing 4-5 underdogs just to keep it real with the spread.

It has been pretty good for me for the last 2 weeks, giving me a score of 10 out of 14 (picked 3 underdogs) and 7 out of 14 (picked 5 underdogs), respectively.  With those stats, it would appear that picking underdogs is a good idea, just don’t pick too many per week. 

I am going to stick to about 3-4 underdogs, especially home teams, for the next couple weeks and see how that all turns out. 

Where I Rank

At this point, I am sitting, tied with 3 others, at 11 out of the 18 players in the group.  With a total score of 39-37, at least I am above the .500 mark through 5 weeks.  I really never expect to hit the top 3 overall, because we have those that research football throughout the week, more than I, but I am hoping I can stay above .500 for the year.

Coming Up

Now that we have a good idea of where the football teams are sitting, a couple still undefeated, theh picks should start to get a little easier.  I will post my picks for this week on Saturday, if you are interested, maybe they will help you out.

Where are you in your Profootball Pickem Group?