NFL Point Spread Eliminator Rules

About NFL Point Spread Eliminator Pools

In our NFL Point Spread Eliminator pools, you start the first round by picking one team that will cover the point spread each week.

If your team doesn’t cover the spread, or ties the spread, you are eliminated. If the team you picked does cover the spread (overtime counts), you move to the next round.

Next week, pick again and continue until you are the only player left standing or the regular season ends. If there is more than one person left at the end of the regular season, the prize will be divided equally.

NFL Point Spread Eliminator Pools: General Rules

• Each week, pick one team to cover the point spread. If that team covers the spread, you move on. If that team fails to cover the spread or ties the spread, you are out.
  • A week runs from 7am EST on Tuesday until 6.59am EST the following Tuesday. The first week of an NFL Point Spread Eliminator pool starts when the pool is created and ends at 7am EST the following Tuesday.
• You must pick your team at least one minute before the scheduled start of the final game to be played in that week.
  • If you fail to pick a team, you will be automatically eliminated from the contest.
• The prize pool will be awarded to the last player(s) remaining at the end of the regular season.

NFL Point Spread Eliminator Pools: Prize Pools

There are two types of prize pool in NFL Point Spread Eliminator Pools.

Rolling Prize Pools

These prize pools increase as more players enter the pool. These pools may have a player cap, but will begin as soon as two or more players join.

Guaranteed Prize Pools

These pools have a guaranteed prize amount regardless of how many or how few players join.

NFL Point Spread Eliminator Pools Terms and Conditions

The NFL Point Spread Eliminator Pool (“The Contest”) run by EliminatorPools shall operate in accordance with these rules.

Definitions

1. “Available Team” means any Team that an Entrant may pick in the Contest;
2. “Contest” means NFL Point Spread Eliminator Pool;
3. “Credit” or “Credits” is defined in EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions;
4. “Entrant” or “Entrants” is defined in EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions;
5. “Entry” or “Entries” means the number of times an Entrant participates in a single Contest;
6. “Entry Limit” means the number of times Entries an Entrant can have in a single Contest;
7. “League” means the National Football League®;
8. “League Schedule” means the regular season schedule of the League. Playoffs or preseason are not included;
9. “Pick Deadline” means one (1) minute before the scheduled start of the final League game to be played in that Round;
10. “Point Spreads” means those publicly available forecasts (that EliminatorPools chooses in its sole and absolute discretion) as to the number of points by which one (1) team is expected to defeat another team. Point Spreads will be published electronically at the time that the Point Spreads are finalized for the relevant game for the relevant Round;
11. “Prize” means the reward given to the Entrant(s) who win the Contest at the conclusion of the Contest;
12. “Registration Deadline” means one (1) minute prior to the scheduled start of the first League game in the first Round of the Contest;
13. “Required Entrants Limit” means the minimum number of Entrants entered in the Contest in order for the Contest to proceed;
14. “Round” means each week of the Contest, which runs from 7am EST each Tuesday, or in the case of the first week from the time the Contest was created until 6.59 EST the following Tuesday;
15. “Team” means any team in the League as of the Registration Deadline and “Teams” means more than one (1) Team;
16. “Website” is defined in EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions;
17. “Win” means when a Team scores more points than its opponent in a game, including overtime if necessary.

Rules

1. Winning the Contest is dependent upon the Entrant picking a Team to win in each Round of the Contest.
2. Entrants can pick the same Team across multiple Rounds of the Contest.
3. In Contests where the Entry Limit is more than one (1), Entrants can have multiple Entries in each Contest up to the maximum Entry Limit set in that Contest.
4. Prior to the Pick Deadline of each Round, Entrants will login to the Website using the login page and pick an Available Team to Win in the applicable Round. Entrants who fail to pick an Available Team prior to the Pick Deadline for a Round will be automatically eliminated from the Contest.
5. An Entrant is eliminated from the Contest when the Team that the Entrant picked to Win in a Round does not Win in that Round, and that Entrant has no further Entries left in the Contest. An Entrant is also eliminated if the Entrant does not pick a Team before the Pick Deadline of a Round, and that Entrant has no further Entries left in the Contest.
6. A Contest only becomes active with two (2) or more Entrants. If only one Entrant has entered and no one else joins by the Registration Deadline, the Contest will be closed and Credits returned automatically.
7. Point Spreads will be posted on the Website at the time that the Point Spreads are finalized for the relevant game for the relevant Round. Finalized Point Spreads will be posted no later than 7am EST on the first day of the Round.
8. The last remaining Entrant in the Contest when all other Entrants have been eliminated wins the prize. If more than one (1) Entrant has not been eliminated from the Contest at the end of the League Schedule, the prize will be divided equally among those Entrants who have not been eliminated.
9. If no Entrant survives more Rounds of the Contest without being eliminated than any other Entrant, the prize will be divided equally among those Entrants who have survived the highest number of Rounds of the Contest without being eliminated.
10. Entrants must register for the Contest prior to the Registration Deadline in order to participate in the Contest and be eligible for the prize.
11. Upon registration, Entrants apply the requisite number of Credits to enter the Contest. If the Required Entrants Limit is not reached for the Contest, each Entrant who registered for the Contest and applied Credits to the Contest will be refunded their applied Credits within 48 hours following the Registration Deadline.
12. If for any Round, the game in which a Team is scheduled to play is postponed, cancelled, or not completed for any reason during the week in which the game was scheduled to be played, the Entrants who picked the impacted Team(s) to Win will not be eliminated and will move onto the next Round.
13. The prize will be awarded and distributed to winning Entrant(s) in accordance with EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions.
14. EliminatorPools will be responsible for keeping track of scores during the Contest. Live scoring statistics that appear on the Website during a Round are subject to change and should be considered unofficial. Official score changes can occur throughout the day following the end of the applicable Round.
15. The General Rules section above does not form part of the rules of the Contest and should not be relied upon.
16. It is prohibited for two (2) or more Entrants to collaborate during the Contest or to adopt a strategy (before or during the Contest) in order to gain an advantage and/or harm other Entrants.
17. By entering the Contest, Entrants acknowledge and accept all of EliminatorPools’ General Terms and Conditions and agree to be bound by the Contest’s rules.
18. The Contest, and each Entrant’s participation in the Contest, shall be governed by all applicable EliminatorPools agreements including, without limitation, EliminatorPools’ Terms and Conditions, EliminatorPools’ Privacy Policy, and the FAQs appearing on the Website (collectively, the “EliminatorPools Agreements”). The Contest’s rules are hereby incorporated into the EliminatorPools Agreements, and any and all terms and conditions contained therein shall apply to these rules. Where there is a conflict between other EliminatorPools Agreements and the Contest’s rules, the Contest’s rules shall govern in all respects.
19. EliminatorPools, in its sole and absolute discretion, may disqualify any Entrant before or after the Registration Deadline. All Credits applied to the Contest by an Entrant who is disqualified by EliminatorPools will be refunded in full. However, if EliminatorPools determines that the Entrant violated the EliminatorPools Agreements, including the Contest’s rules, the Entrant’s Credits will be forfeited.
20. EliminatorPools reserves the right to, at any time and from time to time, amend the Registration Deadline and the Pick Deadline for any Round of the Contest, or to cancel or amend the Contest in case of error, technical problem or any matter interfering with the conduct of the Contest. In the event the Contest in canceled in accordance with this provision, all Credits applied to the Contest by Entrants will be refunded in full and no prize will be awarded
21. National Football League® and NFL® are registered trademarks of the National Football League. Please be advised that EliminatorPools is not in any way affiliated with the National Football League or any Team, and the Contest is not endorsed, nor sponsored, by the National Football League or any Team.
22. The Contest is strictly for entertainment purposes and is not to be used in connection with any form of gambling.
23. The Contest is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws.

EliminatorPools is not responsible for picks that are lost, late, illegible, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or incorrect, or for your failure to participate in, or complete, a pick or Round. If you fail to complete or enter a pick, without limitation, where you cannot access the site for any reason whatsoever, you will not be able to participate in that Contest and Credits applied to enter the Contest are subject to forfeiture.