It's the Cheddar Bay Super Bowl!
Per Scores and Odds as of 8:25AM on Feb. 10, the line is Niners -1.5 over the Chiefs. As previously announced, picks are due by 6:30 PM today (Saturday Feb. 10).
The Buck/Aikman tag team known as Fantasy Ponzi Scheme only needs to pick this game right to win. If Agnes is on the other side, she's the champ. If she's not, Ponzi still takes it. The rest of us are fighting for second place but of course we are all champs in our own way here on the Bay.
Thanks all for another great and jolly season of reality football. Hope everyone enjoys the big game and we'll look forward to seeing everyone back here around Labor Day.
mahomes: win. reid: win. pacheco: win. spags: win. in the immortal words of bill belichick, to win the superbowl a team must dominate all three phases of the game. anyone comfortable with the 9ers field goal kicker? nope. anyone think brock purdy is tested and ready for the biggest stage? nope. though the case can be made the teams are reasonably well matched and the game could depend on a turnover, expect the chiefs create the upset.
ReplyDeletegive me the chiefs +2.5
Fantasy Ponzi Scheme:
ReplyDeleteBuck: The Super Bowl may not be in Jacksonville this year, or any year to come for that matter, but the ultimate biscuit battle is right here. I'm Joe Buck, and I can't bury the lede anymore: you all know three-time Super Bowl champion, Troy Aikman.
Troy: I never get tired of hearing that, Joe. Let's get one more.
Chiefs +1.5 (over 49ers)
Buck: Well, partner, this is for all the biscuits. Who you got?
Troy: Since we're famous now for hating Shanahan, Purdy, and the whole shebang, why stop now? I'll take the Chiefs. Might as well force so-and-so to bet against a team they rode all throughout the playoffs. Joe, help me out here, that's Agnes... Bo... Bojack... Bojangles?
Buck: I believe that's Mother Teresa's proper name.
Troy: Yeah, well, I don't think Mother Teresa drinks champagne. You know what I mean?
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
Deletethe band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.
🤝
DeleteThe Frowns man:
ReplyDeleteIt's been 30 years since the Niners -- for better or worse one of the NFL's crown-jewel franchises -- have won the Super Bowl and I think the league has been wanting to get them another title for awhile now, especially given the good soldier role that Jed York has played among NFL owners and the construction of the absurd new stadium in Santa Clara. The Ravens might have legitimately played spoiler back in the Harbaugh Bowl of 2013 and in 2020 Jimmy G just wasn't quite enough of a "Face of the League" to make do. Brock Purdy however has everything the league loves in its quarterbacks and you've also got the John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan narratives, plus the Rams title in 2022 is the only other Super Bowl win for a California team in those 30 years since the Niners won in 1994. Yes the league ushered the Chiefs into the big game with some egregiously awful officiating against the Ravens, who were the best team in the league by a mile, but weirdly unlike any other championship in major sport, getting to the Super Bowl is plenty in its own right, and plenty for the league's purposes here: Mahomes is elevated in all the dumb "GOAT" conversations, T. Swift and Kelce are still here for the big game, and the league gets the bonus of havng its favorite kind of face in Brock Purdy to crown as a new Super Bowl winning QB for the fans on the West Coast to love and worship for the next decade.
Niners -1.5
DK
ReplyDeleteKC +1.5
My hopes of a Cheddar Championship repeat have been dashed - so I'm only playing for pride....and probably a little bit of spite. I've taken the Niners in back to back weeks as favorites, which hasn't been a smart pick. I still don't understand how the 49ers are favored here - other than Vegas has to be trying to balance their books and/or cover themselves in the event of a Chiefs wipeout.
I don't have any great analytical insight into this game. I think the Chiefs pass the eye test - they were easily the most physical of the final four teams two weeks ago. I think they dodged a major bullet in drawing the Niners over the Lions, whose running game could have gashed them here. The Chiefs' blitzes should rattle Brock Purdy enough to cause some trouble.
However, this game will be decided by the triple threat of Mahomes, the refs and the viral media orgasm of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrating under a rain of confetti. I'm fully expecting a post game 50-yard line marriage proposal.
Anyway, congrats to the eventual winner and thanks to all those who make Cheddar such a fun competition. I can't wait until next year.
Borcas:
ReplyDeleteEssay: Chiefs +1.5 over 49ers
I've been picking against the Chiefs all playoffs long, so I'm conflicted about this. On the one hand, I want to stick to my guns and bet on the Chiefs' regular-season regression to finally surface in the playoffs. On the other hand, it's probably time for me to accept that I underestimated that the Chiefs are the new Patriots in that regardless of anything that happens in the regular season, Mahomes (a la Brady) refuses to be denied in January/February. After careful consideration, I'm going with the latter option—mainly because the Chiefs are (surprisingly, IMO) an underdog. Also, KC's defense has been excellent, and Brock Purdy has thrown what seems like numerous near-interceptions this postseason; he can't keep getting away with those. KC for the win.
Gimme the Niners! -1.5
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great year
John Peter Barrand
Agnes
ReplyDeleteHere we are on the eve of America’s (well the USA part of America anyway) biggest sporting event of the year. Lately I’ve noticed that people have been complaining about the people complaining about the people complaining about Taylor Swift’s being a Chiefs super-fan. Having a super fan with super bright red lipstick who also happens to be the most successful female singer in the USA may be a little distracting, but sports betting has never been about the team to me-it’s about the purity of betting on Vegas math minds doing their mind stuff. That’s the thing about betting-it’s partially about the teams but it’s mostly about the emotion that causes people to place bets. I’m devoid of emotional attachment to particular teams, but full of anticipatory zeal (Frowners calls it my being a basket case)when it comes to my own potential Cheddar Bay win. Sticking with my algorithms gives me a 49ers vote and a chance at glory. Here’s hoping Ponzi likes the Chiefs.