{"id":366749,"date":"2025-09-26T17:36:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T21:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=366749"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:24:07","slug":"nfl-beat-the-spread-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nfl-beat-the-spread-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Beat the Spread Challenge staff picks leaderboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NorthStar Bets&#8217; NFL Beat the Spread Challenge has officially entered its second week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t joined our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/nfl_bts_2025?utm_source=sportsbook_carousel&amp;utm_campaign=bts_2025\">free-to-play contest<\/a>&nbsp;yet, it&#8217;s not too late to sign up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does it work? Make picks against the spread on every NFL game of the season. What&#8217;s in it for you? 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