SuperContest Week 15 thread: lines Wed./selections Sat./grade it all through weekend

[DaveTuley]

This is the thread for Week 15 with the leaderboard that is posted on Tuesday, lines for the week that come out on Wednesday, then the consensus and selections on Saturday and then grading it all through the weekend. In case you're not aware, the SuperContest Classic drew a record 3,123 this season with the SuperContest Gold attracting 128 (after 94 in the inaugural season). First place is worth $1,422,214.20 with $517,168.80 for second and paying out to the Top 100; Gold is winner-take-all at $640,000.

Last week, the Top 5 Most-Selected Teams went 2-3 for the fifth straight week and stands at 36-34 (51.4%) overall. Gold Top 5 went 2-3 and is 37-28-5 (56.9%) overall.


Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
In the #SuperContest, @Pigskin_Junkies regained sole possession of 1st place through Week 14 with SEA -3.5 covering on #MNF as he went 3-2 to stand at 52-18 (74.3%) overall and half a point ahead of Team Cleveland 1 (5-0 this week and 50-17-3 overall) with 51.5 points @VSiNLive


Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
In #SuperContestGold ($5,000 entry, winner-take-all version of SC), Worcester Prep went 3-2 to take sole possession of 1st at 44-23-3 (65.7%) w/ 3 weeks to play; there's a four-way tie for 2nd, 1 point back, with Danny Polo 1, Hammer 3, Pregame & There Can Be Only 1 @VSiNLive


Here's the SuperContest leaderboard with Top 20 plus ties:

@PIGSKIN_JUNKIES	3	2	0	3		52	18	0	52
TEAM CLEVELAND 1	5	0	0	5		50	17	3	51.5
RUSH YYZ 2112	5	0	0	5		51	19	0	51
WEURDONTHESTREET	4	1	0	4		47	20	3	48.5
KAPITAL GAINS	4	1	0	4		46	20	4	48
SLOTHS REVENGE	4	1	0	4		46	21	3	47.5
AL THE SLY 2	4	1	0	4		47	22	1	47.5
PERSONAL GOURMET	3	2	0	3		47	22	1	47.5
C SQUARED	2	3	0	2		46	21	3	47.5
EUGENE	5	0	0	5		46	22	2	47
MACSPORTS	4	1	0	4		46	22	2	47
7_OUT	3	2	0	3		46	22	2	47
THANKYA 32	1	4	0	1		46	22	2	47
KYLE TRUEHITT	5	0	0	5		46	23	1	46.5
JAZ	4	1	0	4		46	23	1	46.5
CLASS OF 80	3	2	0	3		46	23	1	46.5
#BEALE FTW	5	0	0	5		45	23	2	46
THE ITALIAN STALLION	4	1	0	4		45	23	2	46
BEAUX 2018	4	1	0	4		45	23	2	46
DUELLYS	4	1	0	4		45	23	2	46
ABC808	3	2	0	3		45	23	2	46
811	2	3	0	2		44	22	4	46

And here's the Gold leaderboard:

WORCESTER PREP	3	2	0	3		44	23	3	45.5
DANNY POLO 1	5	0	0	5		44	25	1	44.5
@PREGAME	4	1	0	4		42	23	5	44.5
THERE CAN BE ONLY 1	3	2	0	3		43	24	3	44.5
HAMMER 3	2	3	0	2		44	25	1	44.5
LIGHTNING 2	4	1	0	4		44	26	0	44
FB SPREAD GENERATOR	3	2	0	3		42	25	3	43.5
ROSARIO 1	2	3	0	2		42	25	3	43.5
ACKATTACK2	3	2	0	3		42	26	2	43
PREPAY	4	1	0	4		40	25	5	42.5
IG:THISISWALKERAT	3	2	0	3		42	27	1	42.5
MUCKED NUTS 2	3	2	0	3		41	26	3	42.5
COMMONSENSE	3	2	0	3		41	26	3	42.5

[DaveTuley]

These are the lines for Week 15 (locked in by the Westgate on Wednesday afternoon). For those who don't know, the favorite is listed first and then the underdog, followed by the spread in relation to the underdog...also, the numbers to the left of each team are for SuperContestants and their proxies submitting the plays (though it's automated on a kiosk at the Westgate as opposed to the old days when parlay-like cards were used and everyone had to fill in the circles on the correct team number):

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018
1 CHIEFS*	5:20 PM	2 CHARGERS	+3.5
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2018
3 TEXANS	1:30 PM	4 JETS*	+6
5 BRONCOS*	5:20 PM	6 BROWNS	+3
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018
7 VIKINGS*	10:00 AM	8 DOLPHINS	+7
9 BENGALS*	10:00 AM	10 RAIDERS	+3
11 RAVENS*	10:00 AM	12 BUCCANEERS	+7.5
13 COLTS*	10:00 AM	14 COWBOYS	+3
15 BILLS*	10:00 AM	16 LIONS	+2.5
17 BEARS*	10:00 AM	18 PACKERS	+6
19 GIANTS*	10:00 AM	20 TITANS	+2.5
21 JAGUARS*	10:00 AM	22 REDSKINS	+7
23 FALCONS*	10:00 AM	24 CARDINALS	+8.5
25 SEAHAWKS	1:05 PM	26 49ERS*	+4.5
27 PATRIOTS	1:25 PM	28 STEELERS*	+2.5
29 RAMS*	5:20 PM	30 EAGLES	+11
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018
31 SAINTS	5:15 PM	32 PANTHERS*	+5.5

[DaveTuley]

Here are the number of times each team was selected by the 3,123 entrants in the SuperContest (note: this is the first week of the $15,000 mini-contest that the 2,712 who registered by 4 p.m. PT on Labor Day are eligible to play in, so a lot more people are playing this week that has previously stopped submitting plays)...we'll break them down into head-to-head matchups so we can grade the results through the weekend:

LAC 237 ***WIN***
KC 221

Overall consensus starts 1-0 with Chargers win on TNF.

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HOU 681 ***WIN***
NYJ 254

CLE 701 ***WIN**(
DEN 596

Overall consensus now 3-0 for the week after Texans and Browns cover.

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MIA 356
MIN 617 ***WIN***

OAK 312 ***LOSS***
CIN 279

TB 234
BAL 446 ***WIN***

DAL 488
IND 999 ***WIN as No. 1 MOST-SELECTED TEAM***

DET 206
BUF 692 ***LOSS***

GB 743 ***LOSS as No. 5 MOST-SELECTED TEAM***
CHI 435

TEN 911 ***WIN as No. 2 MOST-SELECTED TEAM***
NYG 354

WAS 148
JAX 298 ***LOSS***

ARI 219
ATL 246 ***WIN***

Top 5 Most-Selected starts 2-1 with wins by IND & TEN and a loss by GB...overall consensus goes 5-4 in early Sunday games to stand at 8-4.

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SEA 877 ***LOSS as No. 3 MOST-SELECTED TEAMS***
SF 543

NE 865 ***LOSS as No. 4 MOST_SELECTED TEAMS***
PIT 470

Top 5 Most-Selected drops both afternoon games and finishes 2-3 for the 6th straight week!!!...overall consensus dips to 8-6 on the week.

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PHI 257
LAR 615 ***LOSS***

Overall consensus dips to 8-7 with Rams' non-cover.

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NO 465
CAR 470 ***WIN***

Overall consensus finishes up 9-7 on the week with the Panthers' covering in loss to Saints.

[ComptrBob]

Well known VFV poster, SquarePants, went 5-0 in Week 15, is in great shape for the mini-contest prize. Only 31 at 5-0 so far. Congrats!

He moved up from 42nd place, and is currently tied with 8 others for 13th place with a record of 48-24-3.Can only be passed by one entrant at 49.0 pts with LAR pending .

[DaveTuley]

Well known VFV poster, SquarePants, went 5-0 in Week 15, is in great shape for the mini-contest prize. Only 31 at 5-0 so far. Congrats!

He moved up from 42nd place, and is currently tied with 8 others for 13th place with a record of 48-24-3.Can only be passed by one entrant at 49.0 pts with LAR pending .

Great point, ComptrBob...I've been tracking Squarepants all weekend as I talked with him Saturday morning at the Westgate and knew he started with the 2 Saturday games and kept it going today. GL Spongey!

[Vegasportsline.com]

Great job SquarePants....Keep it rolling!!!!!

[DaveTuley]

Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
#SuperContest Top 5 Most-Selected Teams went 2-3 for the 6th straight week with wins on IND & TEN, the No. 1 & 2 choices, but losing on #5 GB +6 in the early games and then #3 SEA -4.5 & #5 NE -2.5 in the later games; for the season, Top 5 picks are now down to 38-37 @VSiNLive

Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
#SuperContest update: we have a tie for the lead with 2 weeks to go as Rush YYZ 2112 went 4-1 to catch @Pigskin_Junkies, who went 3-2, to both stand at 55-20 (73.3%); Team Cleveland is 1.5 points back in 3rd and has CAR +5.5 vs. NO on #MNF to pull within half a point @VSiNLive


Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
In #SuperContestGold (the $5,000 version of SC Classic with 128 entries and a winner-take-all prize of $640,000), There Can Be Only 1 went 5-0 in Week 15 to move into sole possession of 1st place at 48-24-3 (66.7%), 1 point ahead of Pregame, 1.5 ahead of Lightning 2 @VSiNLive

[Caseinpoint]

You indicated that Buffalo was a consensus winner. The Bills were a 2 1/2 pt favorite and only won by 1 point.

[Wagerhome]

You used to post somewhere updated standings. Do you have the top 100 as of today. Was looking to see where 47 points stood going into last 2 weeks.

Well known VFV poster, SquarePants, went 5-0 in Week 15, is in great shape for the mini-contest prize. Only 31 at 5-0 so far. Congrats!

He moved up from 42nd place, and is currently tied with 8 others for 13th place with a record of 48-24-3.Can only be passed by one entrant at 49.0 pts with LAR pending .

[DaveTuley]

You indicated that Buffalo was a consensus winner. The Bills were a 2 1/2 pt favorite and only won by 1 point.

Thanks for the correction...made the fix in the chart above.

[DaveTuley]

You used to post somewhere updated standings. Do you have the top 100 as of today. Was looking to see where 47 points stood going into last 2 weeks.

Bookmark this page: https://fantasysupercontest.com and then click on STANDINGS (also has GOLD STANDINGS)

[Wagerhome]

Exactly what I was looking for, Thanks

[ComptrBob]

28 entrants tied for 71st place with 47 points, current "equity" $2508.88. Note the "anomaly" for the 33 way tie for 99th place, if contest had ended this week, payout would be $130.60 per entrant.

Final point distribution Week 15 (tie for 1st would be resolved via tiebreakers):

Place	Points	#Entrants	Prize
1	55.0	2	$969,691.50
3	54.5	1	$301,681.80
4	54	0
4	53.5	0
4	53	0
4	52.5	0
4	52	1	$215,487.00
5	51.5	2	$183,163.95
7	51	1	$150,840.90
8	50.5	2	$133,601.94
10	50	4	$70,033.28
14	49.5	7	$36,324.95
21	49	7	$22,164.38
28	48.5	5	$14,653.12
33	48	14	$8,773.40
47	47.5	24	$4,525.23
71	47	28	$2,508.88
99	46.5	33	$130.60
132	46	29	$0.00

[DaveTuley]

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Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
#SuperContest update: we have a tie for the lead with 2 weeks to go as Rush YYZ 2112 went 4-1 to catch @Pigskin_Junkies, who went 3-2, to both stand at 55-20 (73.3%); Team Cleveland 1 won with CAR +5.5 on #MNF to pull within half a point of the co-leaders at 54.5 points @VSiNLive


Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
In #SuperContestGold (the $5,000 version of SC Classic with 128 entries and a winner-take-all prize of $640,000), There Can Be Only 1 went 5-0 in Week 15 to move into sole possession of 1st place at 48-24-3 (66.7%), 1 point ahead of Pregame, 1.5 ahead of Lightning 2 @VSiNLive


Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
#SuperContest standings are based on points (1 point per win, 0.5 per push), but it's interesting to note that even though @Pigskin_Junkies & Rush YYZ 2112 are tied for 1st at 55-20 (73.3%), 3rd-place Team Cleveland 1 has 54.5 points but a higher win% at 53-19-3 (73.6%) @VSiNLive

[DaveTuley]

I also replied to 2014 champion CH_ Ballers about whether or not their record was safe...


Dave Tuley @ViewFromVegas
Don't pop the champagne yet, @CH_Ballers! For those who don't know, they won the 2014 #SuperContest with a record 64.5 points by going 64-20-1 (76.19%); this year's co-leaders @Pigskin_Junkies & Rush YYZ 2112 (55-20) are both alive to top 'em by going 10-0


CH BALLERS @CH_Ballers
.@ViewFromVegas Is our record safe? https://t.co/iA4KG3NbvG