Week 2 of the NFL Season kicks off Thursday, which gives us a few days to get our office pool picks in for the week. If you are lucky, whoever runs your office pool is smart enough not to include the Thursday game so that everyone has more time to get those picks in.
DraftKings Sportsbook has managed to take this idea to a higher level by offering bigger payouts in their version of the weekly office pool. Despite being virtual, it is essentially the same as the one many of you have been playing in for years. Every game is listed for the week and your goal is to correctly pick the winners of each game against the spread as well as whether the total will go over or under. To avoid pushes and ties, DraftKings has priced each game with a half point, meaning you will not see any pushes in this contest. The total and spread will always have a winner as it will either be over or under that half number listed.
Let’s take a look at all the action for Week 2.
New York Giants @ Washington Football Team
(Football Team -4.5, total 42)
My numbers: Football Team -3, total 41.5
The picks: Giants, under
San Francisco 49ers @ Philadelphia Eagles
(49ers -3.5, total 49)
My numbers: 49ers -4.25, total 50.5
The picks: 49ers, over
New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers
(Saints -3, total 46)
My numbers: Saints -2.5, total 47.5
The picks: Saints, Over
New England Patriots @ New York Jets
(Patriots -5.5, total 43)
My numbers: Patriots -1.25, total 41
The picks: Jets, under
Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins
(Bills -3.5, total 47.5)
My numbers: Bills -3, total 47
The picks: Bills, under
Houston Texans @ Cleveland Browns
(Browns -11.5, total 48)
My numbers: Browns -10.5, total 50
The picks: Browns, over
Los Angeles Rams @ Indianapolis Colts
(Rams -4, total 47)
My numbers: Rams -4.5, total 45.5
The picks: Rams, under
Denver Broncos @ Jacksonville Jaguars
(Broncos -6, total 44)
My numbers: Broncos -1.5, total 42
The picks: Jags, under
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Cincinnati Bengals @ Chicago Bears
(Bears -3, total 45.5)
My numbers: Bears -3, total 47
The picks: Bears, over
Las Vegas Raiders @ Pittsburgh Steelers
(Steelers -6, total 49)
My numbers: Steelers -3.5, total 48
The picks: Raiders, under
Atlanta Falcons @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(Buccaneers -12, total 52.5)
My numbers: Bucs -11, total 51
The picks: Bucs, under
Minnesota Vikings @ Arizona Cardinals
(Cardinals -3.5, total 51)
My numbers: Cardinals -2.5, total 53.5
The picks: Vikings, over
Dallas Cowboys @ Los Angeles Chargers
(Chargers -2.5, total 52.5)
My numbers: Even, total 54
The picks: Cowboys, over
Tennessee Titans @ Seattle Seahawks
(Seahawks -6, total 52.5)
My numbers: Seahawks -3, total 50.5
The picks: Titans, under
Kansas City Chiefs @ Baltimore Ravens
(Chiefs -3, total 55.5)
My numbers: Chiefs -3.5, total 54
The picks: Chiefs, under
Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers
(Packers -10.5, total 49.5)
My numbers: Packers -13, total 51
The picks: Packers, over