Everyone is back on level terms with a new season of pick'em action starting this week.
We've got 5 fights on the line-up to open the season, with Saturday's HBO's split-site tripleheader topping the bill. Hard hitting Sergey Kovalev takes on Blake Caparello in the Atlantic City portion of the show, while Brandon Rios squares off with Diego Chaves and Jessie Vargas goes up against Anton Novikov in Las Vegas.
Friday's action (that's today, so don't delay!) has Leonard Bundu going on the road to take on Frankie Gavin and Thomas Williams Jr putting his undefeated record on the line against Gabriel Campillo in the FNF headliner.
For those that haven't played before, welcome to the best pick'em game going. Please join right in and start playing (just make sure to check out the rules - we promise they are very simple).
An explanation of how to fill out your selections appears at the bottom of this post - please follow these instructions as it makes it easier for us to tabulate the results quickly each week.
You can check out last week's standings here.
Let’s get to the week 1 line-up…
**** Remember you do not need to make a selection on every fight. If you are unfamiliar with any of the fighters, and don't want to risk points, you are free to PASS on any pick. You must make at least one selection to receive the 10 point participation bonus****
A. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Sergey Kovalev vs Blake Caparello (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 2)
1. Kovalev to win – risk 12.5 to win 1.5.
2. Kovalev by stoppage – risk 10 to win 4.
3. Kovalev by decision – risk 2.5 to win 11.5.
4. Caparello to win – risk 1.5 to win 12.5.
B. *Over/Under - Sergey Kovalev vs Blake Caparello (Saturday, August 2)
1. Over 5 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 4.5.
2. Over 8 1/2 – risk 3 points to win 6.
3. Under 5 1/2 – risk 4.5 points to win 4.5.
4. Under 8 1/2 – risk 6 points to win 3.
C. Pick the winner - Brandon Rios vs Diego Chaves (Saturday, August 2)
1. Rios to win – risk 7 points to win 5.
2. Chaves to win – risk 5 points to win 7.
D. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Brandon Rios vs Diego Chaves (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 2)
1. Rios by stoppage – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
2. Rios by decision – risk 3.5 to win 6.5.
3. Chaves by stoppage – risk 1.5 to win 8.5.
4. Chaves by decision – risk 2.5 to win 7.5.
E. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Jessie Vargas vs Anton Novikov (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Saturday, August 2)
1. Vargas to win – risk 8.5 to win 2.5.
2. Vargas by stoppage – risk 2 to win 9.
3. Vargas by decision – risk 6.5 to win 4.5.
4. Novikov to win – risk 2.5 to win 8.5.
F. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Frankie Gavin vs Leonard Bundu (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, August 1)
1. Gavin to win – risk 9 to win 3.
2. Gavin by stoppage – risk 2 to win 10.
3. Gavin by decision – risk 7 to win 5.
4. Bundu to win – risk 3 to win 9.
G. Pick the winner / Method of victory - Thomas Williams Jr vs Gabriel Campillo (technical decision counts as decision, DQ counts as stoppage - Friday, August 1)
1. Williams to win – risk 8 to win 3.
2. Williams by stoppage – risk 4.5 to win 6.5.
3. Williams by decision – risk 3.5 to win 7.5.
4. Campillo to win – risk 3 to win 8.
Please fill out your selections as follows:
Enter the LETTER of the fight first, then whether it’s a single (1), double (2) or triple (3) followed by the NUMBER of your pick and the NAME of the FIGHTER and METHOD of victory (where applicable).
**** You have 10 doubles and 5 triples to use over the 10 week season ****
For Selection A, if you want to use one of your doubles on Kovalev to win...
A. (2) – 1 – Kovalev to win
For Selection B, if you want to pick the Over 8 1/2 without using a double or triple...
B. (1) – 2 - Over 8 1/2
For Selection C, if you want to use one of triples on Chaves...
C. (3) – 2 - Chaves to win
For Selection D, if you wish to pass...
D. Pass
Good luck!