PoolHost.com's default deadline is kick-off of the first game of each week at which time ALL picks are due. If you use a custom deadline, it will override the PoolHost deadline. If you use a deadline day and time that is AFTER the kickoff time of the first game of the week, then any games before that can be picked up until the games' kicks-off times. After a game's kick-off, all picks for that game are revealed and it can't be picked or changed anymore. The remaining games can be picked or changed up until the custom deadline that you set at which time, all picks are locked and revealed. You can read more about this HERE. You can also choose to EXCLUDE the Thursday games from your pool by choosing the option below.