Rules
Ten of them. The first one is the whole game.
Pick 3 games each week against the spread
Your 3rd pick is your Best Bet. Picks 1 and 2 are worth 1 point if correct, the Best Bet is worth 3 — a perfect weekend is 1 + 1 + 3 = 5. A miss is worth 0.
A push pays half
Land exactly on the number and you get half of what the pick would have won: 0.5 on picks 1 and 2, 1.5 on a Best Bet, 2.5 on a Plunge. Nothing else scores in halves.
Once a year, take The Five-Point Plunge
It adds a fourth game to that week's card, worth +5 if it covers and −5 if it doesn't — the only pick on the board that can cost you points. A perfect Plunge week is 10. One per season, and you choose the week.
Spreads lock Monday when the week is published
Lines are pulled at 7:00pm CT every Monday and written down. If weather, injury or NIL money fail to materialize, our spread does not change.
One card, one submission, no take-backs
You submit one card, not separate picks, and you get one submission a week — once it's in, it can't be changed. You'll be shown your picks and asked to confirm them before anything is filed. An incomplete card can't be submitted at all.
The card is due before your earliest game
It has to be in before the first game on your card kicks off — take a Friday game and the whole card is due Friday. Otherwise the last deadline is noon ET Saturday.
Miss a week and you score zero
No card filed scores 0 for that week. Inside a league it also marks you as having skipped it, which rules you out of any prize your league plays for finishing last — nobody wins the booby prize by not showing up. Weeks that closed before you joined a league don't count against you there.
Everyone's picks unlock at the same moment
The whole field stays sealed until noon ET Saturday, then opens at once. Before that, a league can see who has filed and nothing more, so picking late never means picking with more information than picking early.
One card, every table
Everyone plays in the free Global Pool. Leagues are private tables for your group, with their own season and monthly standings. The same weekly card counts everywhere you play — you never file twice. Any side bets are between your league; the site never takes money or awards prizes.
Scoring is automatic
Finals are pulled all weekend and cards grade themselves. Nobody has to wait on the commissioner.
The legal bit
The Plunge is free to play. There are no entry fees, no prizes and no wagering — it's a game of bragging rights. Spreads are the yardstick we score picks against — nothing more. The Plunge is not a sportsbook and never handles money. You must be 13 or older to play. Full Terms and Privacy Policy.
We don't take bets and we don't encourage them. If gambling is causing you or someone you know harm, the National Problem Gambling Helpline is 1-800-522-4700, free and confidential, 24/7.