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Playoffs: what has to happen

MaroonBells
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— Vikings Win Next 4 (at Cowboys, at Giants, vs. Lions, vs. Packers) 
— Bears Lose Out (vs Browns, vs. Packers, at 49ers, vs. Lions) 
— Lions Lose 3 but Beat Bears (at Rams, vs. Steelers, at Vikings, at Bears)
— Panthers Lose 2 Games (at Saints, vs. Bucs, vs. Seahawks, at Bucs) 
— Cowboys Lose to Vikings and 1 Extra (vs. Vikings, vs. Chargers, vs. Commies, at Giants)

The odds of all this happening fall between 1-2%

#1 · Dec 9, 10:49 AM
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Doom and gloom to going to the playoffs in one week! Gotta love it!

#2 · Dec 9, 12:02 PM
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Does KFAN still do the preposterous statement award? :D

Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?

#3 · Dec 9, 12:05 PM
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Who wants to be a mill'naire?

Vikings were at +2500 to win the Super Bowl way back at the beginning of the year. They're now at +100,000, meaning if you have a hot stack burning a hole in your wife's pocket ($1,000 for you boomers), you are going to bring home One. MILLION. Dollars. All the Vikings have to do is win the Super Bowl. 

C'mon, who's not a pussy?

#4 · Dec 9, 1:19 PM
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Damn, that kick off return and subsequent FG loss to Chicago at home looms large now doesn't it?

#5 · Dec 9, 2:29 PM
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This can't be healthy MB!

#6 · Dec 9, 2:52 PM
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pattersaur wrote:
This can't be healthy MB!

Ha! Might be unhealthy for a certain kind of fan. I’m just not that kind of fan. :-)

#7 · Dec 9, 4:56 PM
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MaroonBells wrote:
Who wants to be a mill'naire?

Vikings were at +2500 to win the Super Bowl way back at the beginning of the year. They're now at +100,000, meaning if you have a hot stack burning a hole in your wife's pocket ($1,000 for you boomers), you are going to bring home One. MILLION. Dollars. All the Vikings have to do is win the Super Bowl. 

C'mon, who's not a pussy?

+100000 on a $10 bet would get you your million woukdnt it?

Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?

#8 · Dec 9, 5:34 PM
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JimmyinSD wrote:

+100000 on a $10 bet would get you your million woukdnt it?

Yep.  It's that new math thing.  It's a smooth $100M payoff on a $1k bet

#9 · Dec 9, 5:38 PM
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JimmyinSD wrote:

+100000 on a $10 bet would get you your million woukdnt it?

Ha! You wish. No, $10 gets you $10K. You need $1K to win $1M

#10 · Dec 9, 5:57 PM
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MaroonBells wrote:

Ha! You wish. No, $10 gets you $10K. You need $1K to win $1M

Yep Had to look it up,  kind of a dumb way to express the wager payout,  seems it would be much easier to say Xwhatever so its simple math from there.

Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?

#11 · Dec 9, 10:09 PM
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pattersaur wrote:
This can't be healthy MB!

Is this really worse than the folks making hundred of mock drafts, starting in May each year?

KOC, JJM, Flores...make a good plan, or you'll be following Kwesi....

#12 · Dec 9, 10:25 PM
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JimmyinSD wrote:

Yep Had to look it up,  kind of a dumb way to express the wager payout,  seems it would be much easier to say Xwhatever so its simple math from there.

I didn't tell them how to express the odds. That's just how it's always been. Personally,  I've never fully understood it myself, but nor do I need to. If you could win a million on a ten dollar bet, something is severely outta whack.

#13 · Dec 10, 10:18 AM
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MaroonBells wrote:

I didn't tell them how to express the odds. That's just how it's always been. Personally,  I've never fully understood it myself, but nor do I need to. If you could win a million on a ten dollar bet, something is severely outta whack.

I had assumed you had a typo when you posted the payout.  As far a Vikings to win the superbowl.... I think I would take those 10s at this point.

Why isn't Chuck Foreman in the Hall of Fame?

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