Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

Here's a little draft game that I've designed for our mutual amusement. I've set odds around players that the Patriots might draft in the top-50.

- Everyone has an imaginary $100 to place against any proposition listed.
- Post your reply: how do you split your money?
- After the draft, I'll do the math, and announce the winner.

The following bets win if the player is drafted by the Patriots anywhere in the top-50 selections of the draft:

Pays 10 to 1
Fletcher Cox
Kendall Reyes
Melvin Ingram
Mark Barron

Pays 15 to 1
Nick Perry
Harrison Smith
Jerel Worthy
Devon Still
Brandon Thompson
Chandler Jones
Michael Brockers
Shae McClellin

Pays 20 to 1
Courtney Upshaw
Dre Kirkpatrick
Kevin Zeitler
Vinny Curry
Jamell Flemming

Pays 35 to 1
Dontari Poe
Quinton Coples
Whitney Mercilus
Andre Branch
Stephon Gilmore

Pays 50 to 1
Brandon Boykin
Amini Silatolu
Jayron Hosley
Alameda Ta'amu
Peter Konz

Pays 60 to 1
Donta Hightower
Janoris Jenkins

Pays 70 to 1
Coby Fleener
Alshon Jeffery

Pays 80 to 1
Luke Keuchly
David Decastro

Pays 90 to 1
Kendall Wright
Kelechi Osemele

Pays 100 to 1
Reuben Randall
Zach Brown

Other bets
The Patriots draft a player in the top-50 who is not listed, above. Pays 5 to 2
The Patriots draft a DT in the top-50. Pays 3 to 2
The Patriots draft a DE or OLB in the top-50. Pays 2 to 1
The Patriots draft a DB in the top-50. Pays 3 to 1
The Patriots draft a player on offense in the top-50. Pays 6 to 1

Post your picks!! I want to play, too :) but I'll wait a while before posting my prediction.

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

Nice idea.

As they say in my country, "in for a penny, in for a pound". I'm all in with this one:

The Patriots draft a player on offense in the top-50. Pays 6 to 1

$100 on this one.

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

I'll go for it. $100 on Kendall Wright, with a chance to win $9000 ;)

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

30.61 on Donta Hightower
30.61 on Janoris Jenkins
20.41 on Kendall Wright
18.36 on Reuben Randall

for $1836 for each correct.

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

$20.00 Janoris jenkins 60-1
$20.00 Alameda Ta'amu 50-1
$20.00 Whitney Mercilus 35-1
$20.00 Patriots draft a player in the top-50 who is not listed, above. 5-2
$20.00 Patriots draft a player on offense in the top-50. 6-1

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

There should be a 100-1 for Pats drafting a OLB in the first.

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

Haha. Never going to happen.

1000-1 - Patsfans board will be unanimously happy with the draft.

5000-1 - There will no Patriots trade on draft day.

10,000-1 - Patriots will use their 2013 1st rounder to move up in this draft.

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

Reuben Randle - $40.
Donta Hightower - $40.
Andre Branch - $20.

Great idea.

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

Who in their right mind would want the 32nd pick in the 2013 draft anyway?;)

Re: Handicapping the top-50: on the record with your prediction
 

Reuben Randle for $25
Zach Brown for $25
Hightower for $50