Week 11 Results: How many bites do we need?

There have been 2 conclusions drawn so far in this game:

1) As a rule, we're generally crap at predicting 10 results

2) The lower the average odds, the higher the average scores

This week, the latter was massively endorsed.

On Saturday evening, after 7 games, as a group we were doing remarkably well. Several were on 5/7, a few on 6/7 and even 1 on 7/7. Sunday's games weren't quite as good for most, but the scores were still really high. In fact, this was the joint highest scoring week to date - with an average of 6.33.

Enough vague waffle, here's the information that counts:

This week, 15 people played

Most popular predicted results: Arsenal & Man Utd WINS (14/15)

Most disputed result: Bolton vs Stoke (3-6-6 split)

Longest odds: Doron Salomon with a massive 57555.9/1 - no idea how he got odds like that (over 4x my odds)

Best Predictor: Nick Collins, Yanik Joshi & Joel Salomon with a record 9/10!!!

Worst Predictor: JT with a rather disappointing 4/10

Best predicted result: Arsenal & Man Utd WINS (14/15)

Worst predicted result: Liverpool vs Swansea DRAW (1/15 - congrats to Yanik)

Villain of the week: The games that cost people the 10 were Liverpool/Swansea and Bolton/Stoke. As Bolton thumped 5t0ke, we can't pick out any incident that changed the result (even though Davies goal was hilarious), so I'm going to have to go for the last minute Kuyt disallowed goal that would have given Nick & Joel 10's. Correct decision from the lineswoman - so by a foot, Dirk Kuyt is Villain of the week....

Full results:

Now to the leaderboard. Big changes this week, Joe Miller regaining top place and Nick Collins storming up the table after his big week. I've dropped a place, and the bottom half of the table has the same faces, in a different order. Ryan remains at the bottom, but working his way slowly closer to the next man.

Remember, only those players who have played >2/3 of weeks qualify for the leaderboard - 8/11 weeks so far. In a couple of weeks, there should be some new additions to the leaderboard. There is still plenty of the season left for anyone to get on the table and even win overall - even if they havn't yet played a week - so if you know someone who might be interested, then forward them the blog next time.

I'll be taking a break this week for the international break, so enjoy your weekends and I'll see you all back here (plus a few new people!!!) for the resumption of the Premier League.

Ciao for now.