We are back! As you know, this is your weekly post to remind you to put the EPL tips in, tell you who is winning, and to give you the weekend’s fútbol schedule so that you could plan your weekend activities accordingly.
I am also using it to keep you up to speed on how we are doing on the two NFL Commentist competitions and to remind to put your tips in prior to tonight’s TNF game.
Before I begin, I want to give credit for all the hot lady soccer fan pictures to the Fútbol Babes Twitter account. Those folks do the Lord’s Work and deserve a follow from you.
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EPL Tipping Pool Standings
| Place | Tipper | Round Tips | Round Margin | Total Tips | Total Margin |
| 1 | BALLS | 4 | 4 | 44 | 9 |
| 2 | Son of Spam | 4 | 3 | 43 | 10 |
| 3 | Reverend Mayhem | 3 | 5 | 42 | 13 |
| 4 | Mr. Ayo | 4 | 3 | 41 | 10 |
| 5 | Game Time Decision | 4 | 4 | 40 | 12 |
| 6 | Litre_cola | 4 | 4 | 40 | 14 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 14 | |
| 8 | nomonkeyfun | 3 | 4 | 40 | 15 |
| 9 | KBS52 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 11 |
| 10 | bk109 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 14 |
| 11 | Fronkenshteen | 3 | 4 | 38 | 16 |
| 12 | Wakezilla | 3 | 5 | 35 | 18 |
| 13 | Maestro | 4 | 4 | 33 | 14 |
| 14 | Yeah Right | 4 | 6 | 33 | 17 |
| 15 | Spur | 3 | 4 | 33 | 19 |
| 16 | King Hippo | 2 | 5 | 32 | 16 |
| 17 | Don T | 4 | 4 | 31 | 14 |
| 18 | BFC | 4 | 4 | 27 | 14 |
| 19 | Herodotus | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 |
| 20 | Sharkbait | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 |
| 21 | Horatio | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 |
| 22 | Blax | 4 | 4 | 25 | 26 |
As you remember, last weekend was an international break, so the standings have not changed since last week.
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Weekend Schedule
I’m being told that Canadian viewers only need to sign up for DAZN and they can get all the coverage of all the world’s fútbol leagues in one place.
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In the US, NBC holds the rights to the EPL, so you’ll be able to see games on their networks and the NBC Sports Gold package. Here are the games on tap this weekend (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):
Friday, October 18, 2019
No game scheduled
Saturday, October 19, 2019
4:30 AM – Everton v West Ham United
7:00 AM – AFC Bournemouth v Norwich City
7:00 AM – Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion
7:00 AM – Chelsea v Newcastle United
7:00 AM – Leicester City v Burnley
7:00 AM – Tottenham Hotspur v Watford
7:00 AM – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton
9:30 AM – Crystal Palace v Manchester City
Sunday, October 20, 2019
8:30 AM – Manchester United v Liverpool
Monday, October 21, 2019
12 Noon – Sheffield United v Arsenal
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In the US and Canada, BeIn Sports is the rights-holder for La Liga, so you can find all the games there. Here is this week’s schedule (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):
Friday, October 18, 2019
12 Noon – Granada v Osasuna
Saturday, October 19, 2019
4:00 AM – Éibar v Barcelona
7:00 AM – Atlético Madrid v Valencia
9:30 AM – Getafe v Leganés
12:00 Noon – Mallorca v Real Madrid
Sunday, October 20, 2019
3:00 AM – Deportivo Alavés v Celta de Vigo
5:00 AM – Real Sociedad v Real Betis
7:00 AM – Espanyol v Villarreal
9:30 AM – Athletic Bilbao v Real Valladolid
12:00 Noon – Sevilla v Levante
Monday, October 21, 2019
No game scheduled
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Liga MX games are aired in the United States on TUDN, and the varied Univision networks. Fox Sports Deportes also has selected games (all times Pacific and home teams always listed first):
Friday, October 18, 2019
5:00 PM – Puebla v Atlas
7:00 PM – Veracruz v Tigres UANL
7:00 PM – Santos Laguna v Tijuana
Saturday, October 19, 2019
3:00 PM – Cruz Azul v Morelia
5:00 PM – Pachuca v Juárez
7:00 PM – Necaxa v América
Sunday, October 20, 2019
10:00 AM – Pumas UNAM v León
3:00 PM – Atlético San Luis v Querétaro
5:00 PM – Monterrey v Guadalajara
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In the United States, Fox Sports has the rights to the Bundesliga, so you can find games on the Fox Sports networks. Here is the weekend schedule (you know the drill..):
Friday, October 18, 2019
11:30 AM – Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayer Leverkusen
Saturday, October 19, 2019
6:30 AM – RB Leipzig v Wolfsburg
6:30 AM – Werder Bremen v Hertha BSC
6:30 AM – Fortuna Düsseldorf v Mainz 05
6:30 AM – Augsburg v Bayern München
6:30 AM – Union Berlin v Freiburg
9:30 AM – Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach
Sunday, October 20, 2019
6:30 AM – Köln v Paderborn
9:00 AM – Hoffenheim v Schalke 04
Monday, October 21, 2019
No game scheduled
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BeIn Sports is the rights-holder for Ligue 1. Luckily, BeIn Sports has like 8 channels through their BeIn Sports Connect app, so you can see most of the games live:
Friday, October 18, 2019
11:45 AM – Nice v PSG
Saturday, October 19, 2019
8:30 AM – Olympique Lyonnais v Dijon
11:00 AM – Reims v Montpellier
11:00 AM – Angers SCO v Brest
11:00 AM – Metz v Nantes
11:00 AM – Toulouse v Lille
11:00 AM – Nîmes v Amiens SC
Sunday, October 20, 2019
6:00 AM – Bordaux v Saint Étienne
8:00 AM – Monaco v Rennes
12:00 Noon – Olympique Marseille v Strasbourg
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ESPN has the rights to Serie A. All games are available on the ESPN+ package:
Friday, October 18, 2019
11:45 No game scheduled
Saturday, October 19, 2019
6:00 AM – Lazio v Atalanta
9:00 AM – Napoli v Hellas Verona
11:45 AM – Juventus v Bologna
Sunday, October 20, 2019
3:30 AM – Sassuolo v Inter
6:00 AM – Cagliari v SPAL
6:00 AM – Sampdoria v Roma
6:00 AM – Udinese v Torino
9:00 AM – Parma v Genoa
11:45 AM – Milan v Lecce
Monday, October 21, 2019
11:45 AM – Brescia v Fiorentina
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As I like to say on the AFL Beat:
DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE FOOTY TIPS IN!
Enjoy the weekend!
(126/69)
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BONUS!
Just in time for the NFL Thursday Night Football Extravaganza, here is your reminder to put in your tips for the NFL Tipping Pool and for the DFO Eliminator Challenge. Links are below:
Tipping Pool: https://mobile.footytips.com.au/competitions/?ff=ladders&competitionId=575837
Eliminator Challenge: http://fantasy.espn.com/nfl-eliminator-challenge/2019/en/group?groupID=56874
After Week Six, there are still 6 Commentists left in the Eliminator Challenge. Tough luck to Sharkbait and Low Commander who placed their faith in the Chargers and Cowboys, respectively and were duly rewarded.
We are left with the following final six: Blister Pig, WhyEaglesWhy, Mr. Ayo, Spur, Col. Duke LaCrosse, and BeerGuyRob. Good luck to the illustrious 6 that live to pick another week!
As for the NFL Tipping Pool, here are the standings:
| P | Tipper | Round Tips | Round Margin | Total Tips | Total Margin |
| 1 | Reverend Mayhem | 8 | 10 | 57 | 54 |
| 2 | Son Of Spam | 9 | 4 | 56 | 45 |
| 3 | King Hippo | 8 | 3 | 56 | 59 |
| 4 | Litre_cola | 9 | 0 | 56 | 86 |
| 5 | Game Time Decision | 7 | 6 | 54 | 66 |
| 6 | Yeah Right | 6 | 1 | 52 | 64 |
| 7 | Maestro | 6 | 21 | 52 | 76 |
| 8 | BALLS | 8 | 7 | 51 | 67 |
| 9 | Don T | 6 | 17 | 51 | 70 |
| 10 | Fronkenshteen | 8 | 9 | 49 | 55 |
| 11 | Why Eagles Why | 6 | 21 | 48 | 53 |
| 12 | Sharkbait | 6 | 21 | 48 | 55 |
| 13 | The King In Yellow | 9 | 11 | 48 | 57 |
A big hearty well done to everyone in the pool! If you look at it, everyone is packed pretty tightly and less than 10 tips separate first place from last. Please remember that you get a 5 point bonus for picking all games correctly, so you can catch up quick!
As I mentioned above,
DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE FOOTY TIPS IN!
(126/69)
Aston Villa Chick looks rough.
Have you been to Birmingham? She is.