Exciting times! The NFL season, 2017-2018 is almost underway. I love betting “futures” because the payout can be enormous if you pick a “dark horse” candidate that comes out on top. With that thought in mind, I have a quick game for everyone to participate in.
Pick the 2017-2018 Super Bowl Winner
Comment below and let me know who you think will win the Super Bowl this year. If you pick correctly, you will be entered in a draw for cash.
Here’s the Catch
To make sure everyone and their mama doesn’t just pick the New England Patriots, there will be more money to win if you pick a less favorite team that ends up winning it all. Of course you have to balance that against the chance that they actually can win the Super Bowl. I could offer a $1000 prize pool on the Cleveland Browns, and unless miracles happen, never have to pay out on it, ya know?
Possible Winners and Drawing Prize Pools
Pick ONE! Each team will have its own prize pool, based on their legitimate shot to win the Super Bowl.
New England Patriots – $100 prize pool
Green Bay Packers – $125 prize pool
Oakland Raiders – $150 prize pool
Seahawks, Steelers or Falcons – $175 prize pool
Any Other Team: $200 prize pool
The best bet might be “Any Other Team”, given the parity of the NFL these days. I haven’t given it a lot of thought yet. Besides, I can’t enter my own contest.
Here are the picks so far! Super Bowl 52 Pick’em
How The Heck Did I Come Up With The List of Teams?
I used Bovada’s Futures betting. I had to search for “Super Bowl”. See the screenshot below.
Get Entered!
Comment below and let me know who you think will win. I’ll start my spreadsheet as usual and we’ll look forward to paying lucky winners at the end of the season.
Comments/Picks need to be made by Wednesday, September 13th. For those of you looking at the schedule, this means you have the luxury of seeing week 1 before the pick deadline.
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Steelers
Thanks George!
I am going for the Saints to take it all the way!
Here’s hoping they come marching in, in 2018!
NEW YORK GIANTS
Thanks Vincent. Pick is noted on our spreadsheet. Good luck sir!
Cool thanks for the offer.
I’ll go with any other team pool
It’s a long shot, but what the heck, right? Good luck Michael.
Raiders….they were looking so gooder until they got hit by a Carr or something. thanks for letting look into the future.
I have a sneaky suspicion that you won’t be along in the Raiders choice. They seem to have their stuff together this year.
I’m going with any other team. Favorites being the Falcons but so many sleepers! Can’t sleep on the Steelers or the Chiefs in the AFC and to pick another team in the NFC would about the Cowboys making a charge again?
You never know what a new NFL season will bring, eh? It was only recently that the Patriots seemed to dominate yearly, and even then, they are never a sure bet. It would be interesting to see Dallas get out of their doldrums and make a legit run again.
I’ll throw in for the Steelers. Ben’s probable last season, Bryant coming back, and what should be a fearsome pass rush will keep them at the top. Of course, they’ll probably have to get past the Patriots in January, but it would be fun to see one more Roethlisberger/Brady showdown.
I am a sucker for the throwback matchups, whether it be teams with a great history or QB’s. This would make for an entertaining Super Bowl 52.
Tampa Bay.
Thanks Dustin. I like a snowballs chance in a cookout better, but… let’s see if I eat my words in ~4 months. :)
I see the Steelers or Atlanta winning the game.
Hi Charlie. Gotta pick one of ’em there my friend. Which? I’ll put you down for Atlanta for now, and just shoot me an email or comment here by the deadline if you would rather me toss your hat in the ring for the Steelers.
Put me down for the Steelers
Hi Charlie – I changed your pick from Falcons to Steelers. Best of luck to you sir!
Play fair
We shall.
I believe the Seattle Seahawks are the team to beat in the NFC with the Sheldon Richardson addition from the Tanking NY Jets. They will have the best defense in the league.
Thanks for the input Pete. Seahawks defense is a scary thing indeed. Maybe they can shake the thug-ball label and get more than just the 5th fan going for them. This is a team that a lot of people love to hate, unfortunately, but I agree, definitely a top tier NFL team if ‘on-paper’ translates to on the field…
ill go with the falcons hopefully they learned from their big choke last year and hang on this time !
Amen Raymond. They’ll have that to motivate them all season long. Crossing my fingers that they have another shot this year!
Gotta go with my home team SEAHAWKS!! to win over the PATS in what will become known as the Revenge Bowl.
Hi Chris,
Now, a Revenge Bowl would be entertaining. :) – I have you down for the Seahawks. Good luck this season!
Gotta go with the Packers. They’re my favorite team, they were good last year and I think they are even better this year. The key in the NFL just seems to be to avoid any major injuries, so here’s hoping they can do that this season!
Packers looked pretty good in their win over the Seahawks. You are right about the injuries. They play such a huge role, since the teams are typically on par at the beginning of the season.
I was thinking the deadline was today, my apologies. Although I’m late to the party, I’m going with “any other team” here… we’ll see what happens!
Thanks for your input Jay. I think I can squeak you into the draw. :) Good luck!
Going for the Steelers! Thanks for the promo!
Good luck with this pick Mike! thanks for participating as usual. :)
So it looks like there are only 3 of us left? The 3 of us that picked “any other team”? I see shockingly that no one picked the Pats…
Hi Jay,
Yea man. I think we can probably go ahead and pay this one out. I’m with you. If someone had picked the Patriots, they’d be favorites to win $200 outright…