Things got dicey for survivor pool contestants in Week 1, as it was a historic week for underdogs to start the NFL season. Underdogs went .500 outright (8-8) in Week 1, and five of the top six favorites either lost or tied, eliminating a vast majority of survivor pool contestants everywhere in the process. However, readers who followed our advice with our “riskier picks” and “contrarian play” avoided these landmines and the dubious distinction of being eliminated from their contests after the first week.
As Ben Fawkes explained on Twitter, it was not just in the NFL this week where sportsbooks made a killing.
The public's betting weekend:
CFB
No. 1 Alabama -21.5 ?
No. 2 Georgia -53 ?
No. 3 Ohio State -44.5 ?
No. 4 Michigan -53 ?
No. 5 Clemson -45.5 ?
No. 6 Texas A&M -18* ?
No. 7 Oklahoma -34 ?
No. 8 ND -20.5* ?