How Mandy's Sports Pool works

Straight-up point differential — not against the spread.

Core rules

Pick one team each week to win straight up.

Positive points: if your team wins 31–10, you gain +21.

Negative points: if your team loses 14–17, you lose −3.

No repeats: you cannot pick the same team twice in one phase (preseason and regular season are tracked separately).

Multipliers: once per phase you may play a ×2, and once a ×3. Use them on any weeks you choose — they multiply that week's margin (win or loss).

Preseason: the pool can run during preseason so everyone can practice before the real season starts.

Example

You pick the Chiefs with ×2. They win 27–20 (margin +7). You score +14.

Next week you pick the Jets (no multiplier). They lose 10–24 (margin −14). You score −14.

Locks & scoring

Each team locks at that game's kickoff, not the whole week. Miss Thursday night? You can still pick a Sunday or Monday team you haven't used yet. Once every remaining game has started, that week is closed for anyone without a pick. There are no auto-picks. Everyone's picks stay hidden until all games that week are final, then scores and standings update together.

Money

This website does not accept any money or form of payment. This is simply for fun.