Pick per Day for 01-07-10 (Day 57)

[Rick Mons]

Deadline for Picks is tipoff time or 5 PM -- whichever is earlier
Please check & make sure your pick is included in the summary after the deadline.
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Here are The Rules if you have any questions. Sorry, we're not taking any new participants. And for current participants, please note that you must make a pick at least once every three weeks to remain in the competition.

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.

Today's games and spreads -- please remember that picks due by tip-off or 5 PM, whichever is earlier.

W Kentucky at S ALABAMA 2 ( 6:00 PM EST)
Furman at ELON -1 ( 6:00 PM EST)
E Kentucky at JACKSONVILLE ST 2 ( 6:30 PM EST)
Xavier at LASALLE 5.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Troy at FLA ATLANTIC 1 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Loyola-Il at CLEVELAND ST -8 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Il-Chicago at YOUNGSTOWN ST -4.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
George Mason at NORTHEASTERN -6 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Michigan at PENN ST -2 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Wofford at UNC-GREENSBORO 7.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
La-Monroe at FLA INTERNATIONAL -1 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Middle Tenn St at ARKANSAS ST -1.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
N Texas at LA-LAFAYETTE -3 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Idaho St at N ARIZONA -4 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Morehead St at TENNESSEE TECH PK ( 8:30 PM EST)
Tenn-Martin at AUSTIN PEAY -15.5 ( 8:30 PM EST)
Murray St at TENNESSEE ST 10 ( 8:30 PM EST)
New Orleans at DENVER -13 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Weber St at N COLORADO -8.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Uc-Irvine at CS-NORTHRIDGE -7.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Long Beach St at CS-FULLERTON 2.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)​

** (if picked, standings will likely be delayed to following day)
Home team is in CAPS; "vs" indicates a neutral court. Spreads courtesy of OpenSports.com

 

[Rick Mons]

PPD Standings after 01/06/10 Games

• Michigan State (-7) and Wisconsin picks are a push.
• Drake discovers their offense and Creighton fails to cover as the consensus pick.
• UConn favored by 7 and beats Seton Hall by 8 to cover.
• Kansas fails to cover against Cornell (+22.5), winning by only 5.
• YTD Picks: 813 wins, 777 losses and 31 pushes for a 0.511 record
• Consensus pick is Creighton (-13.5) picked by 4 apiece for
• YTD Consensus Picks: 32 wins, 30 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.516 record

Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (36-19-0) - 0.655
. 2 - GopherKev (23-15-0) - 0.605
. 3 - MKE_Gopher (25-17-1) - 0.595
. 4 - rccola889 (25-19-1) - 0.568
. 5 - TheSportsAce (21-17-0) - 0.553
. 6 - Jike Spingleton (30-25-1) - 0.545
. 7 - koreangopher (21-18-0) - 0.538
. 8 - Notorious PLD (21-18-0) - 0.538
. 9 - Alltimetwinsfan (23-20-2) - 0.535
10 - Radio Badger (25-22-1) - 0.532
11 - Gopher In Qatar (29-26-1) - 0.527
12 - Rick Mons (29-26-1) - 0.527
13 - gopherfan10 (20-18-0) - 0.526
14 - Go31 (21-19-1) - 0.525
15 - Chadypu (26-25-2) - 0.510
16 - Gopherholefan (25-24-1) - 0.510
17 - Ski U Mah Gopher (25-24-2) - 0.510
18 - Plinnius (27-26-2) - 0.509
19 - Selection Sunday (19-19-1) - 0.500
20 - Josh087 (24-25-0) - 0.490
21 - SaturnSweater (22-23-1) - 0.489
22 - Southpaw (26-29-1) - 0.473
23 - Dr.Don (23-26-0) - 0.469
24 - Zales04 (23-26-1) - 0.469
25 - Art Vandelay (25-29-2) - 0.463
26 - RoyalGO4 (18-23-3) - 0.439
27 - vaporboy (16-22-1) - 0.421
28 - GopherRock (16-25-2) - 0.390
29 - kapps014 (16-31-2) - 0.340
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Laid-back Pickers

1 - Winnipegopher (7-2-0) - 0.778
2 - Juicer (17-10-0) - 0.630
3 - mom8pop (13-8-0) - 0.619
4 - XMan (16-13-0) - 0.552
5 - Gold Out (13-13-0) - 0.500
6 - Gopherlady (8-8-0) - 0.500
7 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
8 - ncgo4 (15-16-0) - 0.484
9 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) - 0.400
10 - howeda7 (2-5-0) - 0.286
Retired -
Gophers09 (0-1-0)
Jeshurun (0-1-0)
Lefty’s Righty (0-1-0)
Maroon Shower (1-0-0)
The Big L (0-1-0)
JimmyJamesMD (1-1-0)
TubbyTownUSA (5-6-0)
Down with Goldy (3-5-1)
GopherHarvey (3-3-0)
Alan Shore (2-1-0)
ChemEGopher (2-1-0)
Dice (0-2-0)
USTGopher (10-6-0)
gopherfan3 (1-2-0)​

Faithful Five (picked every game)

1 - Jike Spingleton (30-25-1) - 0.545
2 - Gopher In Qatar (29-26-1) - 0.527
3 - Rick Mons (29-26-1) - 0.527
4 - Southpaw (26-29-1) - 0.473
5 - Art Vandelay (25-29-2) - 0.463
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[Rick Mons]

Summary of Picks

Rick Mons: Long Beach State -2.5

 

[koreangopher]

koreangopher: Michigan +2

 

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Penn St. -2

 

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Penn St -2

 

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: South Alabama +2

 

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: Penn St -2

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Long Beach St -2.5

 

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Penn State -2

 

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Loyola +8

 

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: Furman +1

 

[Zales04]

Zales04: Xavier -5.5

 

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: Xavier -5.5

 

[Notorious PLD]

Notorious PLD: Penn St. -2

 

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: Xavier -5.5

 

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Michigan +2

 

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Eastern Kentucky -2

 

[GopherKev]

GopherKev: Murray St -10

 

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Michigan +2

 

[Juicer]

Juicer: South Alabama -2

 

[rccola889]

rccola889: Long Beach St -2.5

 

[josh087]

Josh087: Michigan +2

 

[mom8pop]

mom8pop: PENN ST -2

 

[TheSportsAce]

TheSportsAce: S. Alabama +2

 

[howeda7]

howeda7: Michigan + 2

 

[kapps014]

kapps014: TN Martin +15.5