1) Spreads will be posted in this forum Tuesday mornings from covers.com, which will serve as the "official" provider of lines, as it's a consensus site and not a book.
2) We go by the Tuesday spreads, no line changes from what is originally posted for the week. (i.e., if it's off the board on Tuesday, it's off the board all week).
3) If you want to put in your 5 picks for the week in time for a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday game, go for it. The pick set has to be in before kickoff of any games you choose for the week.
4) Pick 5 sides of the spread.
5) Point totals and standings are updated weekly with contest running through the 15 weeks of the regular college season (through Dec. 6th, I think).
6) During the bowl season, picksets are divided into 3 segments, with Part A worth 2x the weekly points (10pt, 8pt, 6pt, 4pt, 2pt games). Part B worth 3x weekly points (15pt, 12pt, 9pt, 6pt, 3pt games), and Part C worth 4x what we did in the regular season (20pt, 16pt, 12pt, 8pt, 4pt games).
7) Payout is roughly 60-30-10 split.