I like playing in sports-related picking contests with friends. In the fall, I play in a football pool in which each participant picks every NFL game against the spread, and the winner is the person who has the most correct picks over the entire season. Right now, I'm in a couple of NCAA basketball pools. What other contests like these can I organize? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 10 answers

Looking for some ideas for sporting-team-related-bets - I'm a Red Sox fan, coworker is a Yankees fan, and we're looking for ideas for both bets (e.g., Which team wins more games) and payoffs (e.g., loser has to wear opposing team's jersey to work for a day) [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 7 answers

Sports Betting Filter: How can I determine approximately how much money was bet on the NCAA (men's basketball) tournament last year and where that ranks on the most gambled-upon sporting events of the year? [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 5 answers

MarchMadnessFilter: Are there any good scoring systems for running a NCAA bracket pool? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2007 - 10 answers

I need a little help figuring out the odds of a baseball pool scenario actually occurring. (And correctly constructing this question, it looks like). [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2006 - 18 answers

what does "shading lines" mean in terms of sportsbooks and sports betting?
posted on Oct 17, 2005 - 4 answers