NMR's NFL
Pool Picks
Five games against the spread every week. One of them is your Best Bet — win it and it counts double. Lines lock Friday morning, picks lock Friday night, and everybody's card goes up on the board the moment the deadline passes. Forget to submit and a random card is drawn for you — you are never left on zero.
Week 6 is LOCKED Next board posts Friday 10:00 AM ET
1 How it works
- Every week you pick exactly 5 games against the spread.
- One of those 5 must be flagged as your Best Bet. If it wins it counts double; if it pushes it is worth the same 0.5 as any other push.
- Only Saturday, Sunday and Monday games are on the board. Thursday and Friday games are never part of this pool.
- Spreads are pulled from the market consensus at 10:00 AM Friday and frozen. The number you see is the number you are graded on, no matter where it moves after.
- The consensus line is the median spread across roughly 30 sportsbooks — not an average. A median ignores a single book quoting a stale number, so the pool always plays the line the market is actually using.
- You never see next week's board. Games appear only when that week's lines post.
- You can change your picks as many times as you like until the deadline. Only your last submission counts.
2 The weekly clock all times ET
Miss the 10:00 PM deadline and you are not left on zero — ten minutes later the system draws you a random card: five random sides and a random Best Bet. It counts exactly like a card you picked yourself, and you cannot change it. There are no late entries and no exceptions; the board locks itself.
The draw runs at 10:10 PM Friday, hours before any game kicks off, so it is always made blind — nobody, the commissioner included, can influence it or see a result first. Assigned cards are marked AUTO on the results page so everyone can see which were drawn rather than chosen.
3 Scoring
A push is when the final margin lands exactly on the spread. The Best Bet doubles wins only — a push is 0.5 whether or not you starred it, so there is no extra credit for backing a push. A perfect week is 6 points.
4 Entry fee & how to pay
Entry:
Your team is not activated until payment is received. Register first, then pay — you will get an email the moment your team goes live.
5 Payouts
Season: 1st place 60%, 2nd 30%, 3rd 10% of the season pot.
6 House rules
- Team names are 1–16 letters and numbers, no spaces or symbols, and they are case sensitive when you log in.
- One entry per person. Sharing a login is grounds for removal with no refund.
- Picks stay hidden from everyone until the Friday 10:00 PM deadline passes — including from the commissioner. Running the pool comes with no early look at the field.
- Forget to submit and you get a random card, not a zero. It is drawn at 10:10 PM Friday before any kickoff, marked AUTO, and cannot be changed.
- If a game is postponed or cancelled, every pick on it is graded as a push.
- A line typo caught before kickoff is corrected by the commissioner and everyone affected is notified. After kickoff the posted line stands.
- The commissioner's ruling on a scoring dispute is final.
Questions, a bad line, or a scoring dispute? Call or text the commissioner - do not wait until Sunday morning. Email: NMRPicksPool@gmail.com