Another Winning Week But Disappointment At The End
The PiRate Rating selections for last week came with a caveat that we were not as confident about them in the bigger picture compared to the week before when we had a bonanza profitable week. And, with just the Monday Night game to go, we had already guaranteed ourselves another profitable weekend. Monday Night Football left one leg of a parlay alive. New Orleans and Cleveland had already won to set up a potential +162.57 win if the Ravens took care of New England. Alas, Baltimore laid a major egg, and the Patriots pulled the upset that looked everything like the wrong team was favored. So, instead of a major cleaning of the books, we had to settle with a 22.1% profit on our imaginary investments for the week.
If this is your first time, or you come here every week and see this message, make note that the PiRates NEVER wager real money on these, or any other, selections. We are math nerds that know how to pinch our pennies. This is just for fun and all wagers are pretend only. If you feel compelled to donate a large sum of money to the very wealthy sportsbooks, please reconsider and instead send a bit to our favorite charity–The Old PiRates on Rickety Ships Taking On Water Fund.
Because that nasty little virus has wiped out a bunch of our picks the last few weeks, we limited using the same teams in multiple strategies this week, even though three or four games appeared in every possible wagering situation that we like.
Enjoy–You will enjoy much more if you don’t wager these selections.
| Date: | Nov. 19-23 | |
| 1. College 6-point Teaser -110 | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| Tulsa | Tulane | -1/2 |
| Arkansas | LSU | +8 1/2 |
| 2. College 6-point Teaser -110 | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| Appy St. | Coastal Car. | +11 1/2 |
| Arkansas St. | Texas St. | Pk |
| 3. College 6 1/2 -point Teaser -120 | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| Air Force | New Mexico | -1/2 |
| UTSA | Southern Miss. | -2 1/2 |
| 4. College 7-point Teaser -130 | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| Oregon | UCLA | -6 1/2 |
| NC St. | Liberty | +3 1/2 |
| 5. College 10-point Teaser -110 | ||
| Selection *CANCELLED* | Opponent | Odds |
| Purdue | Minnesota | +7 1/2 |
| Nebraska | Illinois | -5 |
| 6. College 10-point Teaser -110 | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| Rice | North Texas | +9 |
| Oregon St. | California | +13 1/2 |
| Alabama | Kentucky | -20 |
| 7. College 10-point Teaser -110 CANCELLED | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| Auburn | Tennessee | -1 |
| Washington | Arizona | -1 1/2 |
| 8. College Money Line Parlay +168.15 | ||
| Must Win | Opponent | Odds |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma St. | +168.15 |
| Rice | North Texas | |
| 9. College Money Line Parlay +139.47 | ||
| Must Win | Opponent | Odds |
| Missouri | S. Carolina | +139.47 |
| USC | Utah | |
| 10. College Money Line +152 | ||
| Must Win | Opponent | Odds |
| Oregon St. | California | +152 |
| 11. College Money Line +147 | ||
| Must Win | Opponent | Odds |
| Pittsburgh | Va. Tech | +147 |
| 12. NFL 6 1/2 point Teaser -120 | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| Kansas City | Las Vegas | -1/2 |
| LA Rams | Tampa Bay | +10 1/2 |
| 13. NFL 7-point Teaser -130 | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| LA Chargers | N.Y. Jets | +8 1/2 |
| Green Bay | Indianapolis | -1/2 |
| 14. NFL 10-point Teaser -110 | ||
| Selection | Opponent | Odds |
| Atlanta | New Orleans | +15 |
| Pittsburgh | Jacksonville | Pk |
| Cincinnati | Washington | +11 1/2 |
| 15. NFL 10-point Teaser -110 | ||
| Team | Team | Total |
| Detroit | Carolina | O 39 |
| Philadelphia | Cleveland | O 37 |
| Baltimore | Tennessee | O 39 |
| 16. NFL 10-point Teaser -110 | ||
| Team | Team | Total |
| Pittsburgh | Jacksonville | O 36 1/2 |
| Miami | Denver | O 35 |
| LA Rams | Tampa Bay | O 38 1/2 |
The Pi-Rate Ratings 