Free NFL teaser pool — pick 4, cover them all

How does scoring work?

Pick 4 teams (the commissioner can change that number) from that week's frozen board. Each pick's spread shifts in your favor by the tease — 14 points by default. All 4 picks have to cover their teased line to clear the week; one loss busts it, and losing at or beyond the commissioner's penalty threshold (2 losses by default) costs points on top of that.

Wait, can both sides of the same game cover?

Yes — and that's the point of the game, not a bug. With a 14-point tease, both sides cover whenever a game is decided by less than 14 points, which is most weeks' games, not a rare edge case. That's what makes teaser pick'em forgiving: most members clear most weeks, and the real question each week is just which teams won't get blown out.

Can I pick both sides of the same game myself?

No — one side per game, always. Taking both sides of the same matchup is blocked outright, since it would guarantee a near-certain double cover.

What happens on an exact push?

If the final margin lands exactly on your teased line, that pick voids instead of counting as a win or a loss — it doesn't clear the week by itself, but it doesn't bust it either, and your other picks can still clear it.

When do the lines freeze, and can they move after that?

Before the freeze (Thursday at midnight Eastern by default) there's nothing to pick — we never show a number that might still change. At the freeze, that week's lines snapshot and picking opens; from then until the deadline (Sunday 1pm Eastern by default), the lines are locked, so the number you see is the number you're graded on.

Does the pool pick my teams for me?

No. There's no autopick — you choose all 4 of your own picks, every week.

Fixed points or a split pot — how does that work?

The commissioner chooses one for the whole pool. Fixed mode pays a flat point bonus for every week you clear (and a point penalty if you bust badly). Split mode pools a set number of points each week and divides them evenly among everyone who cleared it — nobody clears, and the whole pot rolls into next week's.

Is there a player limit?

No — pools of any size. Comped never flips a pool to paid at an entry count, and it never will be "free up to N players."

How do people join?

They tap your link and type a name. That's the whole signup — no account, no app, no invite codes.

Does the pool continue through the playoffs?

Yes — the playoffs are just the next weeks on the schedule. Wild Card through the Super Bowl scores like any other week.

Do my friends need to create an account?

No. Joining and picking only needs a name — no email, no password, no app to download.

Does the pool handle money?

No, never. Everything here is scored in points, never dollars. If your group plays for stakes, you settle up between yourselves however you normally would.

What if I lose my link?

If you signed in with your email at any point, sign back in and your pools and entries reappear. If you never signed in, the link is the only key, so it's worth saving it somewhere.

Can picks be changed after the week locks?

No. Every save gets a fingerprint you can post in your group chat before the week locks — after that, anyone can check your revealed picks against it, so a pick changed after the fact — by anyone, us included — shows up as a mismatch. The receipt log itself can't be edited, only appended — that's enforced in the database, not just by policy.

Can anyone see my picks before kickoff?

No. Every pick is sealed until its game locks — the commissioner can't see it, and neither can we through any public page. What you get right away is a receipt: each save records a fingerprint of your picks and hands you a short code (XXXXX-XXXXX) to post in the group chat. Once every game you picked has locked, anyone can check that the picks showing are the ones that code fingerprinted.

How the receipt works, and where anyone can check one: provable picks.