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 | 1 | 48 | 10 |
| 2 | Son of Spam | 4 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| 3 | Reverend Mayhem | 4 | 1 | 46 | 14 |
| 4 | Mr. Ayo | 4 | 1 | 45 | 11 |
| 5 | Game Time Decision | 4 | 1 | 44 | 13 |
| 6 | Litre_cola | 4 | 1 | 44 | 15 |
| 7 | nomonkeyfun | 4 | 1 | 44 | 16 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14 | |
| 9 | KBS52 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 12 |
| 10 | bk109 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 16 |
| 11 | Fronkenshteen | 3 | 1 | 41 | 17 |
| 12 | Wakezilla | 6 | 1 | 41 | 19 |
| 13 | Maestro | 5 | 1 | 38 | 15 |
| 14 | Spur | 4 | 1 | 37 | 20 |
| 15 | Yeah Right | 3 | 2 | 36 | 19 |
| 16 | Don T | 4 | 2 | 35 | 16 |
| 17 | King Hippo | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 |
| 18 | Sharkbait | 4 | 1 | 30 | 21 |
| 19 | BFC | 1 | 1 | 28 | 15 |
| 20 | Herodotus | 2 | 1 | 28 | 16 |
| 21 | Horatio | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 |
| 22 | Blax | 1 | 1 | 26 | 27 |
There was a bit of movement at the bottom of the ladder, but overall there were not too many tippers changing positions. Congratulations to Wakezilla, who got top score this week with 6 correct tips!
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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 25, 2019
12:00 Noon – Southampton v Leicester City
Saturday, October 26, 2019
4:30 AM – Manchester City v Aston Villa
7:00 AM – Brighton & Hove Albion v Everton
7:00 AM – Watford v AFC Bournemouth
7:00 AM – West Ham United v Sheffield United
9:30 AM – Burnley v Chelsea
Sunday, October 27, 2019
7:00 AM – Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
9:30 AM – Arsenal v Crystal Palace
9:30 AM – Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur
9:30 AM – Norwich City v Manchester United
Monday, October 28, 2019
No game scheduled
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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 25, 2019
12 Noon – Villarreal v Deportivo Alavés
Saturday, October 26, 2019
4:00 AM – Leganés v Mallorca
9:30 AM – Real Valladolid v Éibar
12 Noon – Atlético Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
Sunday, October 27, 2019
3:00 AM – Celta de Vigo v Real Sociedad
5:00 AM – Granada v Real Betis
7:00 AM – Levante v Espanyol
10:30 AM – Sevilla v Getafe
1:00 PM – Osasuna v Valencia
Monday, October 28, 2019
No game scheduled
POSTPONED to DEC 18 due to political unrest/violence – Barcelona v Real Madrid
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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 25, 2019
5:00 PM – Morelia v Santos Laguna
7:00 PM – Atlas v Necaxa
7:00 PM – Tijuana v Veracruz
Saturday, October 26, 2019
3:00 PM – Querétaro v Pumas UNAM
5:00 PM – América v Puebla
5:00 PM – León v Atlético San Luis
6:00 PM – Tigres UANL v Cruz Azul
Sunday, October 27, 2019
10:00 AM – Toluca v Pachuca
5:00 PM – Juárez 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 25, 2019
11:30 AM – Mainz 05 v Köln
Saturday, October 26, 2019
6:30 AM – Bayern München v Union Berlin
6:30 AM – Hertha BSC v Hoffenheim
6:30 AM – Freiburg v RB Leipzig
6:30 AM – Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund
6:30 AM – Paderborn v Fortuna Düsseldorf
9:30 AM – Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen
Sunday, October 27, 2019
6:30 AM – Wolfsburg v Augsburg
9:00 AM – Borussia Mönchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt
Monday, October 28, 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 25, 2019
11:45 AM – Nantes v Monaco
Saturday, October 26, 2019
8:30 AM – Lille v Bordeaux
11:00 AM – Strasbourg v Nice
11:00 AM – Brest v Dijon
11:00 AM – Olympique Lyonnais v Metz
11:00 AM – Reims v Nîmes
11:00 AM – Montpellier v Angers SCO
Sunday, October 27, 2019
6:00 AM – Rennes v Toulouse
8:00 AM – Saint Étienne v Amiens SC
1:00 PM – PSG v Olympique Marseille
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ESPN has the rights to Serie A. All games are available on the ESPN+ package:
Friday, October 25, 2019
11:45 – Hellas Verona v Sassuolo
Saturday, October 26, 2019
6:00 AM – Lecce v Juventus
9:00 AM – Inter v Parma
11:45 AM – Genoa v Brescia
Sunday, October 27, 2019
3:30 AM – Bologna v Sampdoria
6:00 AM – Atalanta v Udinese
6:00 AM – SPAL v Napoli
6:00 AM – Torino v Cagliari
9:00 AM – Roma v Milan
11:45 AM – Fiorentina v Lazio
Monday, October 28, 2019
No game scheduled
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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!
(128/69)
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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 Seven, there are STILL 6 Commentists left in the Eliminator Challenge. This is the first week in the entire season where NO ONE was eliminated. There were some ballsy picks too, as four out of the top six chose the Buffalo Bills to win. We are living in strange times when the Buffalo Bills are a solid pick for an elimination pool.
The Final Six remain: Blister Pig, WhyEaglesWhy, Mr. Ayo, Spur, Col. Duke LaCrosse, and BeerGuyRob. Good luck!
As for the NFL Tipping Pool, here are the standings:
| P | Tipper | Round Tips | Round Margin | Total Tips | Total Margin |
| 1 | Son Of Spam | 10 | 18 | 66 | 63 |
| 2 | Reverend Mayhem | 8 | 14 | 65 | 68 |
| 3 | Litre_cola | 9 | 16 | 65 | 102 |
| 4 | King Hippo | 8 | 24 | 64 | 83 |
| 5 | Yeah Right | 11 | 11 | 63 | 75 |
| 6 | Game Time Decision | 9 | 13 | 63 | 79 |
| 7 | Maestro | 9 | 17 | 61 | 93 |
| 8 | Sharkbait | 12 | 30 | 60 | 85 |
| 9 | Fronkenshteen | 10 | 22 | 59 | 77 |
| 10 | BALLS | 8 | 24 | 59 | 91 |
| 11 | Don T | 8 | 24 | 59 | 94 |
| 12 | The King In Yellow | 9 | 11 | 57 | 68 |
| 13 | Why Eagles Why | 8 | 14 | 56 | 67 |
There was a LOT of movement this week in the pool including a NEW LEADER, Mr. SonOfSpam! Big ups to Sharkbait who dominated this week’s tips and correspondingly shot up the standings. Please remember that you get a 2 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!
(128/69)
At this point I’ll be happy if Tottenham keeps it within 3