Hedging question/contest help

Hedging question/contest help I am currently in 4th place in a contest with the following prize structure.... 1)$6600 2)$2600 3)$1900 4)$1250 5)$800 We used the USA Today line in Thursday paper and as per league rules on weeks 16 and 17 you could bet no more than 50% of your point total on any one team. Here are the point totals and the bets from the relevant teams..... 1)26,000 Phil+3,Tenn-4.5 3000@ 2)24,000 Tenn,SF-7,Chi-3,SD-4 6000@ 3)18,000 Chi,SF,Pitt-3 3000@ 4)16,000(my team) Buff+1,Caro+5.5 8000@ 5)12,400 SF,Tenn 6200@ 6)11,000 Pitt,Tenn 5500@ 7) 9,900 Phil,NYJets-10 4900@ I've picked up staggering point value on the current Buff-9 and Caro-7 lines and have been helped with the top 3 teams not picking those games and either not betting enough money or too many games. My question is,"How would you hedge this to guarantee the max possible $ value. The only way I can go to 0 is if Indi and NO win outright which could give me great money line value on those teams. With NO they could win and possibly not cover the 5 which has me win both sides. There are so many possibilities. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Not sure if this helps, but here goes nothing... the structure is very top heavy. Not much difference between 2-5 but 1 is huge. So I'd focus most of your concern on getting first place. You are over 60% to double up with those two plays. If that happnes, the guy in 3rd cannot beat you. The top two guys can beat or tie you if they have winning records (#1 can tie you going 2-0 or #2 can beat you going 3-1 or better). If it was me I would just let it ride. I guess it depends on hoe much 5k means to you (roughly the difference between 1st place and what you will likely get if you don't get 1st). Good luck.

Nice job on picks and aggressive amounts. If you win both games then Team #1 can only tie you. Team #2 can beat you by going 3-1 or 4-0. None of the other teams are a threat. Bet the following parlays to insure against your selections losing or Team #2 stealing a victory. Ind + NO Ind + Car Buf + NO Buf + Car + Tenn + SF + Chi Buf + Car + Tenn + SF + SD Buf + Car + Tenn + Chi + SD Buf + Car + SF + Chi + SD