NFL pool guide · Pick'em vs the spread, 5 a week
Five picks a week against the spread
Not everyone wants to pick sixteen games a week. In a best-5 pool, each player chooses the five games they like most and picks them against the spread. Best record over the season wins.
It keeps casual players in the pool and gives sharp ones somewhere to show off. The app enforces the five-pick limit, locks each game at kickoff and grades every pick.
NFL · Pick'em vs the spread, 5 a week
Best Five
Five picks a week against the spread. Best record at the end wins.
How it works
- Choose any 5 games each week and pick them against the spread.
- Each right pick is worth a point.
- A push is worth half a point.
- A missed pick counts as wrong.
- Each game locks at its own kickoff.
- Most points after Week 18 wins.
Running it here
- Start it. Tap the button above, or describe your own house rules and the AI builder sets them up.
- Text the link. The link is the invite. Friends tap it and type a first name.
- Play. Picks lock automatically, scores come in from live games, and standings and chat keep the group going.
Free for up to 12 players. Bigger groups: a one-time $9.99 Pool Pass for the pool, paid by the commissioner. Any buy-in is settled between players, outside the app.
Questions
Can the number be something other than five?
Yes. Any number from 1 to 16 a week.
Can I change a pick?
Until that game kicks off.
Is college football included?
Not yet. NFL only for now.