Last season, I finished tied for second in the YouWager NFL handicapping competition. I will have to look up my record, but that was probably a high water mark to never be matched again for me in the NFL.

This year, the contest has 228 entrants -- you have to fulfill certain deposit and wagering criteria. I'm sitting 44th with a bunch of games left this week, including Raiders +6, Rams -4 1/2 and Eagles -5.

In my experience, NFL sides handicapping is probably the most difficult sport at which to win. There are savants in college hoops and college football, and there are NBA totals specialists, but nobody is really an NFL sides specialist who has won at more than about a 55% clip lifetime.

My sitting in 44th is seven games over .500. The person winning the contest is on a veritable rampage, with a record 34 games over .500 while taking six games per week thus far.

Math geeks should follow along, as the YouWager leader, with 228 entrants, is outperforming the SuperBook contest leaders, and the SuperBook has many times this number of entrants.