Pick per Day - Day 6 (11/15/09)

[Rick Mons]

Had a dinner party Saturday, so haven't had much time 'til now to get the picks and no time to calculate Saturday's results or standings. I'll probably combine them with the picks and post for Monday's games.

We have lines for most of Sunday's games. I'll try to update before 9AM Sunday but no promises.

Deadline for picks is before tip-off for all games starting on or before 6PM EST and no later than 5PM CST for games starting after 6PM EST.


The competition is pretty simple but please check the rules here if you have any questions or aren't sure how to proceed.

Each day I'll post games that will be played the next day ... you pick which game you want and which team you think will win with the quoted spread. So, let's say the game you like is:

Fla Int'l at NORTH CAROLINA -32​

If you think Fla Int'l will lose but by less than 32 points, enter it like this:

Moniker: Fla Int'l +32​

Or if you think North Carolina will cover the spread (that is, win by more than 32 points) enter it like this:

Moniker: North Carolina -32​

Please use the colon after your moniker ... I use a macro to enter your picks on a spreadsheet and the macro relies on the colon to get it properly entered.

Here are the games:

Uc-Irvine at TEXAS -26 ( 2:00 PM EST)
George Washington at UNC-WILMINGTON 5.5 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Wake Forest vs E CAROLINA 16.5 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Wm & Mary at HARVARD -4 ( 2:00 PM EST)
W Michigan at DETROIT -3 ( 3:05 PM EST)
Fla International at TULSA -21 ( 3:00 PM EST)
Dartmouth at GEORGE MASON -21 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Oregon St at TEXAS TECH OFF ( 4:00 PM EST)
Valparaiso at N CAROLINA -21 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Brown at VIRGINIA TECH -20 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Cal Poly-Slo at STANFORD -17 ( 5:00 PM EST)
Middle Tenn St at OHIO U -6 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Sacramento St vs S ALABAMA OFF ( 2:00 PM EST)
Houstn Baptist at RICE OFF ( 4:30 PM EST)
Samford vs UAB OFF ( 2:00 PM EST)
Wi-Green Bay at KENT ST OFF ( 4:30 PM EST)
Boise St vs N DAKOTA OFF ( 3:00 PM EST)
Loyola-Marymount at MONTANA OFF ( 5:20 PM EST)
Winston Salem vs CAL DAVIS OFF ( 4:00 PM EST)
Colorado St at OREGON OFF ( 6:30 PM EST)
Belmont vs WRIGHT ST OFF ( 7:30 PM EST)
Portland St at WASHINGTON OFF ( 10:00 PM EST)
Loyola-Md at W VIRGINIA -24 ( 12:00 PM EST)
Austin Peay at AKRON -12.5 ( 2:00 PM EST)
N Arizona at ARIZONA -16.5 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Fordham at FAIRFIELD OFF ( 2:00 PM EST)
Idaho St at BRADLEY -12 ( 7:05 PM EST)
Iupu-Ft Wayne at WISCONSIN OFF ( 6:00 PM EST)
Tx-San Antonio at IOWA OFF ( 6:05 PM EST)


Home team is in CAPS. Spreads courtesy of ScoresAndOdds.com
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[Rick Mons]

PPD Standings after 11/14/09 Games

We had three picks that were made after tip-off:

koreangopher: Butler -12.5
Go31: Alabama -6.5
Notorious PLD: Butler -12.5​

We exclude those picks because it's possible to then make a pick and either know or get a sense of who might win. Since all three had losing picks, their lack of timeliness actually worked in their favor! Go figure! ...

• Today's Picks: 6 wins, 19 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.240 Won-Loss ratio. 15 of the 19 losses came from picks favoring Butler and Alabama. Butler beats Davidson by 11 but failed to cover the spread (-12.5). Cornell beats Alabama there by 4 ... 'Bama is favored by 6.5.
  
• YTD Picks: 88 wins, 65 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.575 record
  
• Consensus Pick was Alabama (8 picks) for the loss.
  
• YTD Consensus Picks: 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.6 record

Other Comments:

• Michigan favored by 6 -- wins by 47 (97-50) over Northern Michigan. Manny Harris picks up triple double with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists
  
• Portland is 7 point favorite but fails to cover vs E Washington in a 6-pt win.

Standings:

1 - Notorious PLD (4-0-0) - 1.000
.. - Josh087 (3-0-0) - 1.000
.. - Radio Badger (3-0-0) - 1.000
.. - GopherKev (2-0-0) - 1.000
.. - rccola889 (2-0-0) - 1.000
.. - JimmyJamesMD (1-0-0) - 1.000
.. - Maroon Shower (1-0-0) - 1.000
.. - mom8pop (1-0-0) - 1.000
.. - ncgo4 (1-0-0) - 1.000
.. - XMan (1-0-0) - 1.000
11 - Gopher In Qatar (4-1-0) - 0.800
12 - koreangopher (3-1-0) - 0.750
.. - Selection Sunday (3-1-0) - 0.750
14 - Alan Shore (2-1-0) - 0.667
.. - Go31 (2-1-0) - 0.667
.. - SaturnSweater (2-1-0) - 0.667
17 - gopherfan10 (3-2-0) - 0.600
.. - Gopherholefan (3-2-0) - 0.600
.. - Jike Spingleton (3-2-0) - 0.600
.. - kapps014 (3-2-0) - 0.600
.. - Rick Mons (3-2-0) - 0.600
.. - RW+RW=Our W's (3-2-0) - 0.600
.. - Ski U Mah Gopher (3-2-0) - 0.600
.. - vaporboy (3-2-0) - 0.600
25 - Alltimetwinsfan (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - Chadypu (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - Gold Out (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - GopherHarvey (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - MKE_Gopher (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - rrjack (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - TheSportsAce (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - TubbyTownUSA (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - Zales04 (2-2-0) - 0.500
.. - Down with Goldy (1-1-0) - 0.500
.. - USTGopher (1-1-0) - 0.500
.. - Winnipegopher (1-1-0) - 0.500
37 - Art Vandelay (2-3-0) - 0.400
.. - GopherRock (2-3-0) - 0.400
39 - Gopherlady (1-2-0) - 0.333
.. - RoyalGO4 (1-2-0) - 0.333
41 - Plinnius (1-3-0) - 0.250
42 - Southpaw (1-4-0) - 0.200
43 - Dr.Don (0-2-0) - -
.. - Gophers09 (0-1-0) - -
.. - Jeshurun (0-1-0) - -
.. - Lefty’s Righty (0-1-0) - -​

 

[Rick Mons]

CLOSED - Summary of Picks for 11/15/09

Rick Mons: HARVARD -4
gopherfan10: UNC -21
Notorious PLD: UNC -21
Dr.Don: Arizona -16.5
rrjack: Texas -26
Plinnius: Florida International +21
Radio Badger: Texas -26
Southpaw: North Carolina -21
Josh087: TEXAS -26
Gopher In Qatar: Stanford -17
Gopherholefan: William and Mary +4
GopherRock: Stanford -17
vaporboy: N Carolina -21
Jike Spingleton: North Carolina -21
Zales04: Virginia Tech -20
SaturnSweater: Texas -26
Alltimetwinsfan: Harvard -4
RoyalGO4: Stanford -17
rccola889: Stanford -17
TubbyTownUSA: Detroit -3
<S>Chadypu: Texas -26</S> (made after tip-off)
ncgo4: Bradley -12
Art Vandelay: Stanford -17
Ski U Mah Gopher: Stanford -17
Kapps014: Stanford -17
USTGopher: BRADLEY -12

 

[gopherfan10]

gopherfan10: UNC -21

 

[Notorious PLD]

Notorious PLD: UNC -21

 

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Arizona -16.5

 

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Texas -26

(Hindsight alert - yesterday I thought Ryan Whitman had graduated from Cornell. Not so. He played 38 minutes and had 23 points as they beat Alabama.)

 

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: Florida International +21

 

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Texas -26

 

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: North Carolina -21

 

[josh087]

Josh087: TEXAS -26

 

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Stanford -17

 

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: William and Mary +4

 

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: Stanford -17

 

[vaporboy]

vaporboy: N Carolina -21

 

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: North Carolina -21

 

[Zales04]

Zales04: Virginia Tech -20

 

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: Texas -26

 

[alltimetwinsfan]

Alltimetwinsfan: Harvard -4

 

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: Stanford -17

 

[rccola889]

rccola889: Stanford -17

 

[TubbytownUSA]

TubbyTownUSA: Detroit -3

 

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Texas -26

 

[ncgo4]

ncgo4: Bradley -12

 

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Stanford -17

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Stanford -17

 

[kapps014]

Kapps014: Stanford -17

 

[USTGopher]

USTGopher: BRADLEY -12