The betting windows are open for Week 18 wagering!
The following people have not bet in last two weeks and must place a bet this week or they are disqualified.
Shoes
As a reminder, here is a brief rundown of the rules:
You are given $10,000 to start out and can bet up to $5,000 on any one bet. There is a $500 minimum bet unless you have less than that in which case you would be all in.
Payouts are at 90% unless otherwise stated. –170 would mean you have to bet $170 to win $100. +250 would mean you would get a $250 payout on every $100 bet.
You must bet at least once every 3 weeks or you are eliminated. If you cannot commit to participating at least this much please let us know now so somebody else can take your place.
You must place a wager in the first two weeks of the season, or your spot in the competition will be given to someone on the waiting list. This is ONLY for the beginning of the season. After the first three weeks, inactive spots will not be filled from the waiting list!
Contingency bets are allowed. If you are using contingency bets, please indicate the order of your bets.
There are no parlays.
All bets must be placed before the scheduled opening kickoff of the game.
I will not allow bets to be changed or cancelled once posted. Be sure that you have the correct bet made before hitting the submit button. After that, your only option is to post an offsetting bet which will cost at a minimum, 10% to the house.
Anyone caught editing a bet after posting it will be immediately disqualified!
NEW PLAYERS!! The complete rules list is in this thread. Please read them, or I will make fun of you for asking questions about the rules found in the link.
Thu 9/6 New Orleans Saints +6 +223 OVER 52.5
(Date, VISITING TEAM: Point Spread, Money Line, Over/Under)
7:30 PM Indianapolis Colts -6 -243 UNDER 52.5
(Time, HOME TEAM: Point Spread, Money Line, Over/Under)
How to bet the Money Line
Sample line
SAINTS +223
COLTS -243
First off, a money bet is a straight up win/lose bet. No points involved, so of course there are odds payoffs.
If you want to bet on the Saints, you will win $223 for every $100 that you bet. Conversely, for the Colts, you will win $100 for every $243 that you bet.
In other words, the team with the - money line is the favorite (therefore lower payout) and the team with the + is the under dog.
Please put all your bets in one post rather than posting a couple of bets and then a few minutes later posting another one or two. It just makes it easier on me when entering them into my spreadsheet. I'm only talking about bets that are posted a few minutes apart. All others are ok.
Also, if you are placing multiple bets in one post, please try to enter them in the order that they appear in this post. Again, it just makes it easier on me. Thanks!
Week 18 NFL Lines
All times listed are for the Central Time zone. No bets are accepted after the scheduled kickoff time.
Code:
1/4/25 3:30 PM
Cleveland Browns +20.0 +1000 O41.5
Baltimore Ravens -20.0 -2500 U41.5
1/4/25 7:00 PM
Cincinnati Bengals -2.0 -135 O47.5
Pittsburgh Steelers +2.0 +115 U47.5
1/5/25 12:00 PM
Buffalo Bills -2.5 -150 O37.5
New England Patriots +2.5 +130 U37.5
1/5/25 12:00 PM
Carolina Panthers +8.0 +315 O48.5
Atlanta Falcons -8.0 -420 U48.5
1/5/25 12:00 PM
Chicago Bears +10.5 +370 O41.0
Green Bay Packers -10.5 -510 U41.0
1/5/25 12:00 PM
Houston Texans +1.5 +105 O36.5
Tennessee Titans -1.5 -125 U36.5
1/5/25 12:00 PM
Jacksonville Jaguars +4.5 +195 O44.0
Indianapolis Colts -4.5 -235 U44.0
1/5/25 12:00 PM
New Orleans Saints +13.5 +625 O43.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -13.5 -1000 U43.5
1/5/25 12:00 PM
New York Giants +2.5 +130 O37.5
Philadelphia Eagles -2.5 -150 U37.5
1/5/25 12:00 PM
Washington Commanders -6.0 -275 O43.5
Dallas Cowboys +6.0 +225 U43.5
1/5/25 3:25 PM
Kansas City Chiefs +11.0 +425 O40.5
Denver Broncos -11.0 -600 U40.5
1/5/25 3:25 PM
Los Angeles Chargers -4.0 -210 O41.5
Las Vegas Raiders +4.0 +175 U41.5
1/5/25 3:25 PM
Miami Dolphins -1.0 -100 O39.0
New York Jets +1.0 +115 U39.0
1/5/25 3:25 PM
San Francisco 49ers +4.5 +185 O43.0
Arizona Cardinals -4.5 -225 U43.0
1/5/25 3:25 PM
Seattle Seahawks -6.5 -280 O39.0
Los Angeles Rams +6.5 +230 U39.0
1/5/25 7:15 PM
Minnesota Vikings +3.0 +135 O55.5
Detroit Lions -3.0 -160 U55.5
Detroit Lions -3.0 $5000
Detroit Lions ML -160 $5000 or all in (pretty sure I have over this)
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions O 55.5 all in (I believe I have enough for the $500 min.)
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Bengals (-2) $5,000
Bengals (-135) $5,000
Cleveland Browns (+20.0) $2,000
Houston Texans (+1.5) $5,000
Los Angeles Chargers (-4.0) $5,000
Los Angeles Chargers (-210) $5,000
Carolina Panthers (+8.0) $2,000
New Orleans Saints (+13.5) $2,000
Los Angeles Rams (+6.5) $5,000
Detroit Lions (-3.0) $5,000
Detroit Lions (-160) $5,000
Looking good. 7- 1 and 1 push. Detroit hits, I’m going to be ecstatic.
Originally Posted by Shoes:
Dolphins (-1) $2000
Bengals (-2) $3500
Vikings (+135) $1500
Falcons (-8) $1500
I don't mean to single you out, because there are plenty of others that are not following my wishes. It takes a fair amount of my time to enter these bets each week and if people post their bets in the same order they are listed in the OP, it saves me a lot of time and hassle of scrolling up and down in my spreadsheet to find the games. I have posted my request in HUGE RED FONT, that scrolls across the page, yet it is ignored by several of you.
PLEASE post your bets in the order they are listed, it makes this so much easier for me.
Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief:
Detroit Lions -3.0 $5000
Detroit Lions ML -160 $5000 or all in (pretty sure I have over this)
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions O 55.5 all in (I believe I have enough for the $500 min.)
You had $250 left for that last bet, but that's fine if it is for an all-in.
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
Bengals (-2) $5,000
Bengals (-135) $5,000
Cleveland Browns (+20.0) $2,000
Houston Texans (+1.5) $5,000
Los Angeles Chargers (-4.0) $5,000
Los Angeles Chargers (-210) $5,000
Carolina Panthers (+8.0) $2,000
New Orleans Saints (+13.5) $2,000
Los Angeles Rams (+6.5) $5,000
Detroit Lions (-3.0) $5,000
Detroit Lions (-160) $5,000
That’s how you win. The less you bet the more you lose when you win.