2025 NFL Pool - Rules and Regulations

  1. You pick against the “Las Vegas” spread as listed on the web site. Spreads are available early on Wednesday morning every week. They come from the Tuesday evening Las Vegas line or other public record, with 1/4 point added to the favorite to avoid ties. As a tie-breaker you also submit a proposed total number of points scored in the Monday night game (the later Monday game if there is more than one).
  2. At registration you are assigned an algorithm (a formula for picking your selections in case you fail to do so). You may update this at any time.
  3. You must enter picks for each game by ONE HOUR BEFORE THE HOUR THE GAME BEGINS (i.e., by 3:00 PM for games beginning at 4:00, 4:05, 4:15, 4:25, etc.).
  4. You may enter or change picks for the week at any time until that game is closed (one hour before the hour the game begins). In other words, you can enter all of your picks on Wednesday and then change any of them until each game’s pick closes.
  5. Once the site closes for each game’s pick entry (one hour before the hour of that game), any unpicked games for that hour will be filled in using your algorithm. This ensures that you don't get a blank for those games if you fail to get any picks in.
  6. The winner each week is the player with the most correct picks against the spread. Second place each week goes to the runner-up.
  7. In case of a forfeit, the forfeiting team is given a loss in the pool and the non-forfeiting team is listed as covering the spread.
  8. Ties between players go to the player closest (over or under) to the total points scored in the Monday night game (the later Monday game if there is more than one).
  9. To be eligible for the pool, you must:
    • Register on the web site (www.martyspools.com)
    • Submit your first week’s picks by 7:00 pm, September 11, 2025
    • Send your entry fee of $130 ($7 per week plus $4.00 administration fee) to Marty to arrive by Friday, Sep 26th:
      Marty Rabinowitz
      Phone 617-620-2729 / email: martyr@martypub.com
      Address: 34 Willard Circle / Andover MA 01810
      or via Paypal (617-620-2729) or Venmo (Marty-Rabinowitz).
  10. The prize money will be distributed as follows (actual payouts depend on the number of entries):
    • Weekly winner: $3.00 per player ($399.00 for 133 players)
    • Weekly Second Place: $1.00 ($133.00 for 133 players)
    • First Place Season: $1.20 per player per week ($2872.80 for 133 players)
    • Second Place Season: $0.75 per player per week ($1795.50 for 133 players)
    • Third Place Season: $0.60 per player per week ($1436.40 for 133 players)
    • Fourth Place Season: $0.30 per player per week ($718.20 for 133 players)
    • Fifth Place Season: $0.15 per player per week ($359.10 for 133 players)
  11. At the end of the regular season there will be a winner-take-all playoff pool. Before the playoffs begin, you pick the winners (no spreads) of EVERY playoff game. Picks for EVERY game are due one hour before the hour of the first playoff game. Once the site closes for playoff pick entry (one hour before the hour of the first game), any unpicked games will be filled in using the lowest seeded available team. This ensures that you don't get a blank for those games if you fail to get any picks in. Points are awarded for every playoff win, as follows: 1 point for wild-card games, 2 points for divisional games, 4 points for conference finals games, and 6 points for the Super Bowl. The player with the most points gets $100.00.
  12. The entry fees collected will be used to pay the prizes and to fund administrative fees.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

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