The Hunch Bunch
THE 2011 SEASON IS UNDERWAY

FOOTBALL:

  • For betting purposes, unless otherwise stipulated, games are official after 55 minutes of play.
We form some opinions based on what we call "hunches". These picks are made out of thin air using series history, current momentum, personal like/dislike for certain coaches/teams/players, etc.

Here are the rules for 2011 at the Hunch Bunch:

  • 1) Each player is limited to 10 picks per week. This is because it is major work to monitor 35 picks in a week for one player. We're looking out for #1, if you know what I mean. 10 picks, make them good ones! Of course, you need not make 10 picks. Some weeks are not so ripe with good ones.

  • 2) YOU ARE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 30 STARS EACH WEEK!  BE SURE YOU READ THIS ONE!!!
  • 3) You are granted 10,000 units FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON, if you make your first picks by September 30th. After that, you will be granted only 9,000 units. This prevents some late player from swooping in on December 18th and winning the whole thing on 5 bets.

  • 4) You may rate each bet from 1 to 5 stars. 1 Star = bet 110 units to win 100. 2 Stars = bet 220 to win 200, etc. Many of you have requested the ability to rate your plays. This is yet another reason why we limit you to 10 plays per week. Also, we only monitor pointspread (no halftime stuff) and over/unders. No parlays or other exotic bets. Keep it simple.

  • 5) Please use only those lines from cswstats.com OR from World Sports Exchange for your picks. Over the course of an entire season, we may see some questionable lines used by some players. We all know that lines change frequently, so please check with cswstats.com or World Sports Exchange for the latest lines for College and NFL. We grade all picks at -110, regardless of the tinkering that books do with -3 and -7 lines. But we use only -110 for grading here.

    NOTE: I have chosen the World Sports Exchange as a good updated source for pointspreads. All will be graded at -110/100, regardless of what is listed. You are always free to use PinnacleSports.com for pointspreads as well. The buttons here will refer you to World Sports. Thanks for your input and suggestions! O.T.B. means OFF THE BOARD. Usually, this is due to an injury or other unknown condition affecting the game.
  • 6) Remember, if you begin after October 1st, you are granted 9000 Units instead of 10000 Units for ranking purposes. Minimum 50 picks to be ranked at the end of the season.
  • 7) Have fun. And have a terrific season.

  • 8) If you have any questions, please contact me at: gsh@powerratings.com

  • 9) This is strictly for fun. If you have a website and wish us to link your name to that site, let us know. Oh, no preseason NFL please.

  • 10) Please send your STAR RATED picks to our Super Secret Email Address. Take that, spammers!!!

THE HUNCH BUNCH WEEK RUNS
FROM TUESDAY THRU MONDAY.

HUNCH BUNCH WEEK #21
1-1, -350
The Pro Bowl was a split

HUNCH BUNCH for the 2011 Season:
943-837-43, +13530

We guessed right on the Pro Bowl

Our Hunches: LW: 1-0, +200
Our 2011 Record: 93-73-3, +3800
Our 2011 Bank: 13800 Units
Nowhere to go but up.

Our Picks for 2011hstar11.gif (950 bytes)

1. 2stars.gif (1124 bytes) nflshield35.gif (1277 bytes) Coming Soon ... Still thinking.

TOTAL 0 Stars

* Home Team
** Neutral Field

TEASER TIME

For the season, we are now 14-23, down 9.20 Units at 1 Unit per play. Last week, no play. We will have a 2-bet teaser play on the side and o/u on Sunday.

fsb.jpg (6904 bytes) You too can bet a teaser today. FreeSportsBet will give you 50 cents for watching some inane ad and then you are off to the wonderful world of teaser betting. You literally can't lose. If you lose your bet, they will give you another 50 cents after you watch another inane ad. Sign up and give it a shot! Of course, you can make straight bets as well.

Click on the logo at the left. Warning. Their server can be slow.

 

Give us your top picks against the spread and we'll post them for all to enjoy. Develop your own following! Feel free to make comments justifying your thinking. Check here often to see what our visitors recommend each week.

Our Hunches are usually posted by FRIDAY.

Yes, we have a special email address for The Hunch Bunch
It's private due to spam issues over the years.

PLEASE READ OUR POLICY

Notice: Any picks sent on Saturday or Sunday will no longer be posted. We cannot get them posted before the games are played, so they are not read by anyone until after the games ... So, please get them in by Friday night! Thanks for your understanding!

We would also like to take the time to THANK all of our great Hunch Bunch selectors. Without your dedication, this page could not exist and we enjoy doing it immensely. THANKS!!!

2010 RANKINGS
THE TOP SIX
(Minimum 50 plays)
Historically, some players make a profit, but make less than 50 picks.
Note: We do not monitor parlays or teasers, but you are welcome to mention them.
*Vig = 10% of losses. bubble.gif (970 bytes) = 2010 Weekly winner

Player Plays Won Lost Pushed Units Season
Net		 Win
Percentage
(Pushes ignored)
Red Baron
bubble.gif (970 bytes)		 132 76 52 4 +7220 17220 59.38%
StopDrop8
bubble.gif (970 bytes) bubble.gif (970 bytes) bubble.gif (970 bytes)		 55 33 21 1 +4950 14950 61.11%
G8RMAN from JAX
bubble.gif (970 bytes)		 90 52 37 1 +3760 13760 58.43%
Goforsun
 81 45 35 1 +3540 13540 56.25%
Carolina Blue
 133 70 62 1 +1920 11920 53.03%
DPSport from Texas
bubble.gif (970 bytes) bubble.gif (970 bytes)		 76 38 36 2 +310 10310 51.35%
Total - Season
(All picks)		 1635 794 806 35 -27260 ........ 49.63%
The group had another tough year in 2010. Your host was so bad, he took up knitting in December. Still, the group has had 3 winning seasons in the past 6 years. Not bad at all, when you consider we have made around 1500-2000 picks per season! Still, we had some shining stars. Red Baron was incomparable, with one of the best seasons ever posted here. Newcomer StopDrop8 was a very steady winner and G8RMAN was above water all season. Nice numbers for Goforsun and Carolina Blue, two of our more consistent performers. Well done.
Win Percentage ignores all pushes.

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Updated Friday, February 3, 2012
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