# NFL Sports Betting Contest/Exhibition : 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 6, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165 "2013-09-06T10:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/102 "2014-01-19T20:05:43Z")
$1000 Patriots ML +198 $1000 49ers ML +182 ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165/103 "2014-02-02T02:01:38Z")
$2500 – Seahawks ML +113 $500 – Denver 1st Half total points u12.5 +110 Obviously Denver has a good chance to win, but I can’t see how Seattle isn’t the smart bet. They were simply the better team this year, and they’re healthier. I think the same thing is happening now as happened in the run-up to the Saints/Colts SB: people got caught up in the narrative – All-Time Great QBs Win Multiple Championships, Peyton Manning is an ATGQB, Therefore Peyton Will Win – and forgot that the Saints were considered the best team in the NFL for most that season. That said: go Peyton. Also, a favor: my life is basically a waking nightmare right now, so I may not feel like tallying up everybody’s scores. If \*\*Beef \*\*or \*\*Justin \*\*feel up to it at some point in the next few days, that would be great. Don’t forget the prop bets at the beginning of the season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-sports-betting-contest-exhibition-2013/668165.md?page=5)