Each week constitutes a new pool. You may play as many or as few weeks as you like and are allowed as many accounts as you like, however to be eligible to win a prize you must play all weeks up to and including the superbowl. Any week that is not submitted will count as a 0 for that week towards your total for the season. The ELOP NFL Pickum registration fee is $20. The $20 registration fee is good for the Weekly Pickums for the entire season. There is no weekly fee for this pool. It's a one time deal......
You may use the same email address and first name if you are signing up for multiple accounts, usernames will need to be different. For example, if you want to sign up for more then one account you can user your first username as "NFLGOD" and you second as "NFLGOD1".
To enter, fill in the entry form by selecting the outcome of each game. You will also be asked to guess the total points scored in the Monday Night Football game* which is used as a tie breaker. There will be a winner each week and an overall winner at the end of the season with the most wins for the season. All weeks count towards your final ranking.
*Should the Monday Night Football game be scheduled for a different night, the last game scheduled for that week will be used as the tie breaker instead.
The winner for each week will be the player with the most correct picks. The weekly winner gets bragging rights only, prizes will only be awarded at the end of the season. In the event of a tie, the player who guessed closest to the actual point total of the tie breaker game will win.
Note: for the weekly tie breaker, it does not matter if your point total is over or under the actual game total. It is the difference between the two numbers that counts.
Should two or more players be tied at the end of season pot will be divided equally among them. For example if 2 or more people are tied for 1st they will be the Grand prize winner and runner up(s) the pot will be combined (100%) and divided equally among the winners. If 1 person is the overall winner and 4 people are tied for runner up the overall winner will get 80% of the pot and the 4 runner ups will divide the 20% equally. etc,etc
You must consider the point spread for games when making picks. The system will automatically pull the current spreads and will set the point spread for each game every week. Spreads are usually entered into the system by every Thursday. The system automatically checks for updates every 15 minutes 7 days a week.
On the entry form you'll see this next to the visiting team. If there is no value displayed, it means that the spreads are not yet available.
The point spread shown always applies to the visiting team. A negative point spread means that the visitors are favored by that many points, a positive spread means that the visitors are the underdog. If the point spread shows "even" it means that neither team is favored.
You want to pick the team that will win "against the spread." For example, if you pick a visiting team who is favored by 13 points, they must win by 14 or more points to be considered the winner. Likewise, if the visiting team is a 3½ point underdog and they lose the game by 3 points, they still win. In other words, to decide the outcome of the game, the point spread is added to the visiting team's score and then compared to the home team's score.
****** In the event of a spead tie neither team will get the win
When filling in an entry form, you do not have to make a pick for each game. All that is required is that you enter a point total for the tie breaker. This is helpful if there are early games scheduled for a given week (games played on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday). You may make your picks for these games beforehand and complete the rest later.
Games are automatically locked out on the entry form according to their scheduled date and time. Games are locked at the start of the individual game.
Note: times displayed on the schedule are Eastern time zone
You may change your pick for any game up until the time that game is locked. You may also change your tie breaker point total up until the time all entries are locked on Sunday.
Entries must be completed on time. Once a game is locked, you may not change your pick for it. If you did not make a pick for a particular game, "Random Save is in effect".
"Random Save": If at any time you do not get you Pickum or survivor picks in by the weekly first game deadline the system will automatically select a winner for each game in the pickum and a random team for the survivor addon. The survivor selection cannot be changed once the first game of the week starts. Any Pickum game that has not started yet can be changed.
If you have trouble accessing the site, logging in or completing your entry, please contact the Administrator for help.
Use the menu displayed at the top of every page to get around the site. Below is a description of each page.
Note: you must login in order to access most pages.
Home
This is the first page displayed after you log in. Check here for news, announcements and updates regarding the pool.
Entry Form
You may enter for the current week or make selections in advance for upcoming weeks using the links provided. To enter, select a winner (or call a tie) for each game and enter a point total for the tie breaker.
You may change your entry by returning to this page for the given week. Your current picks and points will be shown. Make your changes and hit the Submit button.
Note that you cannot make or change picks for games that have been locked. If you did not make a pick for a game that has been locked, it is counted as a loss. Also, you may not change your tie breaker point total once all games for the current week have been locked.
Results
This page shows each player's picks and score for a given week. Game scores will be updated as they arrive. All game results should be in by late Monday night or early Tuesday morning.
Results for each week's pool are generated automatically so once all scores are in, the winner will be declared.
Summary
Here you will find a list of the winners for each week's pool. Click on a week number to view the results page for an individual week.
This page also displays individual summaries for each player, showing his or her overall performance for the current season.
Weekly Schedule
This page let's you view the schedule week-by-week. By default the current week will be displayed but you can jump to any week using the links at the bottom of the page. The display includes scores when available.
Team Schedules
You can view any team's schedule here by selecting its name from the drop-down list. Again, scores are displayed when available.
Standings
This page displays the current standings for all NFL teams based on available scores. This information is displayed from the official NFL site.
Change Password
You can change your password here. You must enter you current password and then the new password twice in the spaces provided (this helps prevent typos since you can't see what you type in the fields). Be sure to use your new password the next time you log in.
For your protection, passwords are stored in encrypted format. If you forget your password, contact the Administrator and you will be issued a new one.
Login/Logout
Login here with your username and password. You must login first to access most pages on the site. If you're having trouble logging in, contact the Administrator.
If you are inactive for several minutes, your session may timeout. When this happens, the next time you try to access a page you will automatically be sent back to the login page. Just sign in again and you may then continue with whatever you were doing.
You may also use this link to logout and end your session. This can be used to allow another player to login with his or her own username and password.
Register
This is where you can register for the football pool. You will enter information such as User, Password, Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Phone and E-Mail address.
User Profile
You can view and change your user profile information such as Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Phone and E-Mail address.
Help
You can always come to this page for help with finding your way around or entering and updating your picks. If you need further assistance, email the Administrator
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