CF2009 SEASON 2 RULES
PRESEASON RULES
Players predict the BCS bowl games before the season begins. Picks are due by August 28, 2009.
This is a prediction for the end of the regular season.
So for example, send in something like this:
Rose Bowl
Michigan vs. USC
Allstate Sugar
Auburn vs. Boise St
Tostitos Fiesta
Texas vs. Ohio St
FedEx Orange
Miami vs. South Florida
Allstate BCS Championship Game
Clemson vs. Oregon St.
Scoring System for BCS Bowl Picks:
20 pts for exact pick of Championship Game teams (Each team worth 20 pts)
10 pts for exact pick in other BCS games (You pick team A to be in Bowl A and they actually play in Bowl A)
5 pts for a correct BCS pick, but not the correct bowl game (You pick team A to play in Bowl A, but they play in either Bowl B, C, D, or E)
POWER CONFERENCE
Also, players must select a conference of their choice to be their power conference. This means they must choose a minimum of 1 game a week for this conference (see below). The 1 game will be their POWER GAME for that week and will have a higher point value than the rest of the picks. (Scoring will be discussed below) It is assumed that players will pick a conference they feel most comfortable with. Conference options are: Atlantic Coast (ACC), Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, 1A Independents, Mid-American (MAC), Mountain West, Pacific-10 (Pac-10), Sun Belt, Southeastern (SEC), and Western Athletic (WAC). More than one person can pick the same conference. Power Conference picks are also due on August 28, 2009.
BASIC RULES
Each player will bet on a max of 6 games a week. Your one power game a week is worth 10 pts. Each regular game is worth 7 points and a bonus TOP 25 game is worth 3 points.
All games will be used with the lines released on Monday morning by a designated source. This will be posted on the website. The lines will be locked on Monday and will not change throughout the week.
All picks for the week must be submitted before the game on Thursday if you are betting on it, or by 10:00 p.m Friday if you are only betting on weekend games.
Saturday morning is too late. Drunken calls at midnight on Friday are also too late.
ALL PICKS ARE DUE AT ONCE.
DIFFERENT WAYS TO BET
(Straight bets, Stacking, Parlaying, Money Line)
*Betting On The Line is betting one game using the spread. All games bet will have to use the spread, except Money Line bets (see below). Each straight up pick is worth 7 points.
Example:
Notre Dame -3 (Notre Dame must win by more than 3 points for you to earn your 7 points. If they win by 3, then the game is a “push” and only HALF of the points for that game will be earned)
Notre Dame +3 (Notre Dame must either win straight up, or lose by less than 3 points for you to earn your 7 points. If they lose by exactly 3, then the game is a “push” and only HALF of the points for that game will be earned.)
*Stacking games is the option of putting more points on a single game. If you feel good about a game you can make that game worth 2, 3, 4 or all 5 of your weekly games. You cannot stack your Top 25 game, but you CAN stack your Power game for that week.
Example:
When betting a stacked game use the amount (2), (3), (4) or (5) to indicate the number of times you want the game to count.
(2)Michigan -2 (game is now worth 14 pts)…and you have 3 games left to bet on.
(3)Michigan -2 (game is now worth 21 pts)…and you have 2 games left to bet on.
(4)Michigan -2 (game is now worth 28 pts)…and you have 1 game left to bet on.
(5)Michigan -2 (game is now worth 38 pts)…and you have 0 games left to bet on. (For this example, Michigan must be in your power conference to avoid penalty. It will count 1 time as your power game (10 pts) and 4 times as a normal game (7+7+7+7) for a total of 38 points)
HOWEVER, losing stacked games will get you penalized, so be sure. Here are the penalties for stacks
Losing a 5 stack= -15 pts
4 stack= -10 pts
3 stack= -5 pts
2 stack= -3 pts
*Parlay your bets for more points. For a chance to win more points parlay your games. To parlay, you group 2 or more games together that you are confident about, and winning points depends on all the games in your parlay being the correct pick. YOU MUST WIN ALL GAMES IN A PARLAY TO GET POINTS. If you pick one game incorrectly in a parlay, the entire parlay is lost and no points are awarded for any of the games (even if the others are correct picks).
Example:
When betting a parlay use (P) in front of all the games in the parlay.
1. Mich -5,
2. Louisville -2, and….
3. (P)Notre Dame +8
4. (P)Maryland -2 ………3 games parlayed together for more pts (if you lose
5. (P)Miami -55 one you lose them all) MUST WIN ALL GAMES!!!
Points on parlay-
2 team- extra 5 pts
3 team- extra 10 pts
4 team- extra 20 pts
5 team- extra 30 pts
*Bet the money line on games to earn more points.
If you like an underdog to win straight up, bet the money line and if you win- you win the points of the spread in addition to the base points you would earn. However, if you lose a money line game you lose the points of the spread. YOU MAY NOT STACK MONEY LINE GAMES
Example:
When betting a money line game use ($) to indicate the money line.
($) Penn St. +5 ˝
(If Penn St Wins the game straight up, you get 5 ˝ extra points, if they don't win you lose the 5 ˝ points from your weekly score)
GAMES TO BET ON EACH WEEK
(Binding Conference games, Power Conference games, and Top 25 games.)
POWER CONFERENCE GAMES
Before the season starts, each player will pick a conference to become their POWER Conference. Every week you must bet at least one game from your Power Conference. This game merely needs to involve a team from your power conference, and you do not need to pick your power conference team to win (i.e. you can pick Oklahoma over Miami if your power conference is the ACC). This game will be worth 10 pts each week instead of the regular 7 pts. Failure to do so will incur a 5 pt penalty each week you don't comply.
Power Weeks will be chosen by each person once a season. This means you must pick all 5 games from your power conference. These games are worth 10 pts instead of 7 pts per game but you can only use it ONCE anytime during the season- so use wisely.
Power Weeks must consist of 5 different spreads with no special betting (unstacked, unparlayed, no money line).
Example:
When betting your Power week use (PWR) to indicate that it is your Power week.
Brad- Power Week (Pac-10)
1.(PWR)USC-10,
2.(PWR)Oregon-4,
3.(PWR)Arizona +25,
4.(PWR)Cal+2 ˝,
5.(PWR)Oregon St. -5
(All games picked from Pac-10, non stacked, non parlayed, no money lines)
BINDING CONFERENCE GAMES (7 Pts)
You must bet at least once on every Division 1A conference throughout the season. Each conference that a player does not bet on at the end of the season will incur a 15 pt penalty. A tracking of the conferences you bet will be provided. Only one conference can be used per game. No doubling up on one game (i.e. if you bet on UCF vs. Miami, it will count towards either the ACC or Conference USA, not to both). The most uncommon conference will be used if both are still needed.
TOP 25 GAMES (3 PTS)
Each player will bet on a Top 25 game for 3 pts. At least one of the teams in the game needs to be in the AP Top 25. You do not need to pick the Top 25 team if they are playing a team not in the Top 25; as long as the game involves a To 25 team it can count for your Top 25 game. No stacking, money lines, parlays or any other funny stuff on these. Just a good ol' fashioned 3 pointer.
Perfect Week Bonus
If a player wins all 6 games for the week, they will receive a Perfect Week Bonus of 25 points. This bonus DOES NOT apply if you stack ANY games. You must have correctly picked 6 separate games to receive the bonus.
Since parlays and money lines are still individual games, you WILL receive the bonus for those.
Power Conference Winning Percentage
At the end of the regular season, you will get a bonus based on your power conference winning percentage.
This is based on ALL games you pick from within your power conference throughout the season. Not just your Power Game from each week. If your Power conference is the ACC and you bet on Clemson in ANY game, then it will count towards your winning percentage.
For example:
You have chosen the Big East as your power conference.
At the end of the season your overall Big East record is 15-1
You have a winning percentage of .9375
You will receive a bonus 10 times that percentage.
The bonus would be 93.75 points.
Rules for Special Cases (Ties, postponed games, etc)
Postponed Games:
If a game is postponed due to weather, tragedy, or any other reason, the player will keep that game until the time it is played. If this occurs, the player will receive the updated line and get to choose between either Team A or Team B. The player will not have to keep their original pick because of changes to the line.
For example, Clemson at UNC is scheduled for October 10th, 2009 and is postponed due to an earthquake. The line on the game was originally UNC -21
The game is rescheduled for October 17th, 2009. The updated line is now UNC -27
Your Power Game for the original week was (PWR)Clemson +21
You may now choose either of the 2 teams using the UPDATED LINE.
Your choices would be either: (PWR)Clemson +27
OR
(PWR)UNC -27
-If the original bet was your Power Game for the week, then it will remain your Power Game for that week. (10 points)
-If the original bet was a Top 25 bet for the week, it will remain a Top 25 Game for that week. (3 points)
-If the original bet was part of a parlay, it will remain in the parlay for the original week. Points will be added to the original week once the game has been played.
No Power Conference Games:
If there is a week during the season when there are zero (0) games from your Power Conference taking place, then you may choose ANY game as your Power Game for that week only. (I believe only the Big 10 will have this problem)
In the Event of a Push (Tie) Game:
If you have picked Clemson +10 and Clemson loses by EXACTLY 10 points, then it is a push. You will receive half of the points for that game depending on the type of game you bet. (See below)
Push a Power Game: +5 points
Push a regular game: +3.5 points
Push a Top 25 game: +1.5 points