The Hunch Bunch
WE ARE NOW OPEN
FOR THE 2009 SEASON

Send your picks to:
hunch9@powerratings.com

NO NFL PRESEASON GAMES

COLLEGE ONLY FOR THE FIRST WEEK
FOOTBALL ONLY
NO TEASERS, PARLAYS, HALVES, ETC.
SIDES & TOTALS ONLY
PLEASE READ OUR RULES AND LIMITS!

We form some opinions based on what we call "hunches". These picks are made out of thin air using series history, current momentum, personal like/dislike for certain coaches/teams/players, etc.

Here are the rules for 2009 at the Hunch Bunch:

  • 1) Each player is limited to 10 picks per week. This is because it is major work to monitor 35 picks in a week for one player. We're looking out for #1, if you know what I mean. 10 picks, make them good ones! Of course, you need not make 10 picks. Some weeks are not so ripe with good ones.

  • 2) YOU ARE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 30 STARS EACH WEEK!  BE SURE YOU READ THIS ONE!!!
  • 3) You are granted 10,000 units FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON, if you make your first picks by September 30th. After that, you will be granted only 9,000 units. This prevents some late player from swooping in on December 18th and winning the whole thing on 5 bets.

  • 4) You may rate each bet from 1 to 5 stars. 1 Star = bet 110 units to win 100. 2 Stars = bet 220 to win 200, etc. Many of you have requested the ability to rate your plays. This is yet another reason why we limit you to 10 plays per week. Also, we only monitor pointspread (no halftime stuff) and over/unders. No parlays or other exotic bets. Keep it simple.

  • 5) Please use only those lines from cswstats.com OR from Pinnacle for your picks. I personally use Pinnacle. Over the course of an entire season, we see some questionable lines used by some players. We all know that lines change frequently, so please check with cswstats.com or Pinnacle for the latest lines for College and NFL. We grade all picks at -110, so you will notice that Pinnacle often offers better lines than anyone in the world. Yep, -105 all over the place. But we use -110 for grading here. You can easily check Pinnacle lines HERE.

    NOTE: I have chosen the World Sports Exchange as a good updated source for pointspreads. All will be graded at -110/100, regardless of what is listed. You are always free to use PinnacleSports.com for pointspreads as well. The buttons here will refer you to World Sports. Thanks for your input and suggestions! O.T.B. means OFF THE BOARD. Usually, this is due to an injury or other unknown condition affecting the game.

  • 6) If you would like to become an OFFICIAL Hunch Bunch forecaster, you must post picks for three consecutive weeks here. Remember, if you begin after October 1st, you are granted 9000 Units instead of 10000 Units for ranking purposes. Minimum 50 picks to be ranked at the end of the season.
  • 7) Have fun. And have a terrific season.

  • 8) If you have any questions, please contact me at: gsh@powerratings.com

  • 9) This is strictly for fun. If you have a website and wish us to link your name to that site, let us know. Oh, no preseason NFL please.

  • 10) Please send your STAR RATED picks to: hunch9@powerratings.com. This address is CURRENT for 2009.

THE HUNCH BUNCH WEEK RUNS
FROM TUESDAY THRU MONDAY.

HUNCH BUNCH WEEK #20
1-3, -490

HUNCH BUNCH for the 2009 Season:
949-976-42, -45550

No one had a winning record in Week 20

Our Hunches: TW: 1-0, +500
2009 Season: 78-102-1, -11100
Our 2009 Bank: -1100 Units

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Our Picks for 2009

1. 2stars.gif (1124 bytes)3stars.gif (1242 bytes) nflshield35.gif (1277 bytes) New Orleans** +5 over Indianapolis

winner.gif (1138 bytes)Actually, it's kind of a relief that this football season has reached the end. We have endured our most clueless season ever. Considering you can figure on hitting 50% tossing a coin, hitting 43% is quite an accomplishment. Having said all that, we still love the hobby of handicapping. With that in mind, we will take the Saints +5. Why? Dwight Freeney. The spectacular defensive end for Indy has a substantial injury that may keep him out of the game Sunday. That figures to give QB Brees an extra second or two on many plays and that can be the difference between winning and losing at this level. While Manning is the unmatched master at outsmarting defenses, Brees has had a very special season and has a more versatile offense around him. This is the matchup all of us football purists wanted to see, and it should be a good one. Good luck out there!

TOTAL = 5 Stars

* Home Team
** Neutral Field

Give us your top picks against the spread and we'll post them for all to enjoy. Develop your own following! Feel free to make comments justifying your thinking. Check here often to see what our visitors recommend each week.

Our Hunches are usually posted by FRIDAY.

Yes, we have a special email address for The Hunch Bunch
hunch9@powerratings.com

PLEASE READ OUR POLICY

Notice: Any picks sent on Saturday or Sunday will no longer be posted. We cannot get them posted before the games are played, so they are not read by anyone until after the games ... So, please get them in by Friday night! Thanks for your understanding!

We would also like to take the time to THANK all of our great Hunch Bunch selectors. Without your dedication, this page could not exist and we enjoy doing it immensely. THANKS!!!

2008 RANKINGS
THE TOP SIX
(Minimum 50 plays)
Note: We do not monitor parlays or teasers, but you are welcome to mention them.
*Vig = 10% of losses. cross1.gif (927 bytes) = Weekly winner

Player Plays Won Lost Pushed Units Season
Net		 Win
Percentage
Kittpix
cross1.gif (927 bytes)cross1.gif (927 bytes)cross1.gif (927 bytes)cross1.gif (927 bytes)		 106 63 43 0 +7850 17850 59.43%
Redgee
cross1.gif (927 bytes)cross1.gif (927 bytes)		 78 46 29 3 +7010 17010 61.33%
Grubbie from Minneapolis
cross1.gif (927 bytes)cross1.gif (927 bytes)		 64 41 23 0 +6160 16160 64.06%
Gordo the Greek
cross1.gif (927 bytes)cross1.gif (927 bytes)cross1.gif (927 bytes)		 90 50 37 3 +4650 14650 57.47%
The Texas Twister
...		 54 31 22 1 +3400 13400 58.49%
G8RMAN from JAX
cross1.gif (927 bytes)cross1.gif (927 bytes)		 118 65 53 0 +3240 13240 55.08%
Total - Season
(All picks)		 2074 1078 968 28 +14420 ........ 52.69%
The group had a sensational year in 2008. Winning nearly 52.7% of the total plays listed here, and with over 2000 plays made, is a great year. This marked the 3rd winning year here for the group as a whole in the past 4 years. Wow. Our top handicappers were beyond belief in their abilities to pick winners consistently throughout the season. You see, it can be done.   Pretty remarkable, considering all bets were graded at -110/100.
Win Percentage ignores all pushes.

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