NFL Pools
The Old Classic is here! Pick the winner of each game against the spread.
How to play: The Pick ‘em Pools become active on Wednesdays at 12:00 PM New York time and the Point Spreads and Games Over/Unders are posted to the website at that time. For each of the games on the Card, players pick the winner of the game against the spread. The player with the most correct picks wins the pool for that week. In the event of a tie, the first Tiebreaker is the total points scored (by both teams) in the last game of the week; closest to the number wins. If there’s still a tie, then the same tiebreaker process applies to the next-to-last game on the card.
Pool Types: There are different formats available, depending on whether you want to include midweek games or start on the weekend, and then how you want to manage your deadlines
If Thursday games are included in your Pool: Picks must be entered by the start of the game on Thursday for the entire card. Thursday games will lock up at when the games start. If there are multiple Thursday games, they all lock up when the first game starts. The remainder of the Card remains editable* until the weekend.
If Thursday games are not included in your Pool: See protocol(s) described below.
*note: “editable” means that Players may change their picks as many times as they like until the relevant deadline.
Deadline Types:
- First Game of the Weekend: All Picks will lock up after the start of the first game of the weekend, with no more changes allowed.
- First Game of the Day: For each day that games are played, all of the games for that day lock up after the beginning of the first game. Games scheduled for later in the week remain editable.
ODDS: Sports Pool Wizard is diligent in providing you with accurate point spreads, game totals, and results. The lines for the weekend/Monday games will typically get updated a few times (if there are any changes) during the week, until sometime on Saturday when the web app sends notification that the Lines are final. The numbers typically won't change much between Wednesday and Saturday, unless there are injuries to key players or some other reasons.
Fees:
- Regular Season hosting fees are $4.50 per person. Start a pool by purchasing a package of 10 players for $45.00. You can then invite players to your Pool. Additional seats can be purchased at $4.50 per person.
- Post Season hosting fees are $4.50 per person. If your Pool is set up to include Post Season, then you will receive a reminder towards the end of the Regular Season to purchase seats.
For Entertainment only. Sports Pool Wizard (SPW) is strictly for entertainment and may not be used with any form of gambling or wagering or the promotion of gambling or wagering.