Starting with the 2023 season, there are new features. In addition to picking winners and spreads, there is a Survivor selection each week see below. Also below is an explanation of the Simulation feature.
The weekly picks will include selecting a Survivor. A dropdown will present ALL possible choices. If you correctly pick a winning team (a tied game is a loss) you will survive to play the following week. Once you pick a team you can't use that team again. The dropdown will NOT include any of your past picks AND it will not present any teams that play on the Thursday before OR the following Monday OR teams that have a BUY >OR teams that play OUT SIDE THE US that week. Also any games in December that are played on a Saturday. The player who outlasts everyone else wins. If multiple players all fail the same week, resulting in no more survivors, then those players will split the winnings.
Warning!!! If you don't get your picks in by the deadline, it also means you have not picked a Survivor. That will count as a loss.
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Now, not only will you be able to see everyone's picks at Sunday at 1:00 pm EST, you will be able to login and make use of the Simulation feature. Clicking the Simulation button will present the current week's three games. You can begin to simulate various outcomes by entering your predictions (winners/spreads). Once entered you will then be able to review the simulated results for the current week, half and years. By returning to the Simultion page you can try a different combination. Of course after each game is completed, the simulation will provide a better picture of various outcomes. Remember, Simulation only works after the picks have been locked.
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1. By joining the SpreadEm Football League, you should have received an email from me that provides your Player ID and Password. Your password is initially your first name initial and last name. While you could use it as is, you should change your password so that others can't log in as you. This can be done by clicking the text "Change Password".
2. Your goal each week is to score more points than the other players. Each week three NFL football games will be (all on Sunday) posted to the web site. An email will be sent alerting you to the upcoming games. You simply enter each games winning team AND the winning score margin. You then "Submit" your picks. That's it!
The deadline for submission will be 1:00 am EST on Sundays. You will be able to submit/edit your picks each time you login up to the deadline. At the deadline I will lock the submitted picks. Players who don't enter their picks by the deadline will receive zero points for the week.
Every time you submit or edit your picks you will receive a confirming email. Whenever you edit your picks make sure ALL of your entries are want you want. This email will be coming from the website host. The website host's email address is bmcofoot@bmcofootball.com. You CAN'T reply to this email. IMPORTANT: Since this email is coming from the website it will most likely end up in your Junk email folder. To fix this, add a contact with a name (suggested) first name - SpreadEm second name - Football, with an email address of bmcofoot@bmcofootball.com. Now these emails should appear in your Inbox.
While you will still be able to submit and edit your picks AFTER the deadline, these entries/edits will be IGNORED.
Once the picks are locked, you will then be able to see everyone's picks by clicking the text button "Current Week's Picks". Notice, you don't have to login to view the current picks, weekly or yearly status.
Once all three games are completed, I will tally each player's points and send an email stating that the post game results are available ("Week's Status Report").
Here's how you score points for each game. If you have correctly picked the winning team AND your submitted winning margin is equal OR less that the ACTUAL winning margin YOUR points will be your submitted winning margin.
EXAMPLE: You pick the Browns to win by 13 points. The Browns loss, you get zero points. The Browns win, your submitted margin is 14 points, you get zero points. The Browns win, your submitted margin is 13, you get 13 points. The Browns win, your submitted margin is 10, you get 10 points.
There will be weekly winners (most points), a First Half winner (weeks 1 - 9), a Second Half winner (weeks 10 - 18) and a year end winner (yearly total points). If two or more players tie for the week, the weekly payout will be carried over to the next week's winner.
3. The "Enter Your Picks" web page includes the following action texts:
Current Week's Picks - At the deadline, clicking this text will present everyone's picks for that week.
Week's Status Report - clicking this text will show the weekly results of all the players.
Year's Status Report - clicking this text will show the First or Second Half Standings with yearly totals.
5. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IF YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS OR SEE INCORRECT RESULTS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.