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Rules O' Predictions
last modified: 9-4-2003
rules established by
FPLeague Rules Committee
1. Predictions include regular and post season.2. Predictions must be received before the first game of the week starts.
*Exception: if there are pre-Sunday games (i.e. Thursday, Saturday, etc.) and a failure of submitting predictions occurs,
the predictor may submit Sunday and Monday games with the penalty of getting zero for the pre-Sunday game(s).
3. Any predictions that are skipped, result in the underdog being the prediction.
4. Failure to submit all predictions for the week results in 1 less than the lowest person that submitted picks.
5. Predictions for that day may not be changed after the first game of that day starts.
(i.e. once Sunday games have started, no Sunday game may be changed, but Monday's game may)
6. Predictors are ranked by most games predicted correctly which results in best percentage.
7. Any NFL game that ends in a tie, results in 1/2 game correct.
8. When the Line is even, the Line's prediction is ruled as a tie.
9. If the Line is even with a Rule 2,3 violation, the predictor gets the visiting team.
10. After the predictor starts, all weeks from that point on will be added to the predictor's total unless they resign for the season.
11. A predictor who fails to submit predictions 4 consecutive weeks or a total of 6 weeks will automatically be resigned.
12. Predictors who start week 2 have the option of taking a Rule 2,3 violation for week 1 staying in the Yearly route or can go the Non-Yearly route.
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