The concept is simply a LVH Super Contest style challenge, without the requirement to be in Las Vegas to enter picks (or have a proxy enter your picks for you) and a little more inclusive entry fee ($100 as compared to the LVH's $1500 toll). But otherwise it's quite similar with the simple requirement to pick 5 NFL games a week ATS.
I heard about it having been a follower of Chado's for a few months at the time. To me he seemed to be quite a reputable punter plying his trade betting sports and releasing his picks to his always growing number of followers. However I was sort of new to gambling twitter at the time and I decided this contest wasn't for me.
So what's changed in the intervening 12 months?
Well for starters I've managed to build a healthier bankroll for myself and now the entry fee doesn't stand to blunt my opportunities for betting. I can now pull the $100 from my account without reducing my bet size too dramatically.
Another reason is I certainly know a lot more about betting the NFL now than I did 1 year ago. I'm much more sure of the kind of situations I want my money riding on, and which ones I want to steer clear of. I'd credit this to the many great follows I've unearthed on twitter, some more obscure than others, from whom I've learned a great deal. Also, there's nothing like getting bitten once so as to make you twice shy! (In 2012, I played an insane volume the first 2 or 3 weeks with mixed results. But I've come to learn the highs and lows of cashing 3 team teasers and losing on totals of an entire early Sunday afternoon slate are to be avoided).
I'm not sure how I'll cope with trying to put together the 5 picks I'm most confident and i'm sure that there'll be a couple of picks I'll be mulling right 'til the deadline.
Anyway, best of luck to anyone else taking part. At the time I signed up there were just over 100 participants, so it'll be pretty competitive.
I plan on having a feature post on my picks each week, where I'll have some updates on the contest and my reasoning for my picks.
Week one's post will also see the unveiling of my aforementioned "experiment".
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