Pick per Day for 01/20 - Day 70

[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 are due by tip-off or 5 PM, whichever is earlier. Also, if the game starts at 10PM (EST) or later, chances are the standings will be delayed to the following day.

Iowa at MICHIGAN ST -22.5 ( 6:30 PM EST)
St Johns at CONNECTICUT -10 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Georgetown at PITTSBURGH -1 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Charlotte at RICHMOND -8 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Old Dominion at DELAWARE 12.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Unc-Wilmington at GEORGIA ST -3 ( 7:00 PM EST)
James Madison at DREXEL -7 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Miami Ohio at AKRON -8.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Buffalo at KENT ST -4.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Ohio U at BOWLING GREEN 1 ( 7:00 PM EST)
E Michigan at C MICHIGAN -5.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
W Michigan at BALL ST 2 ( 7:00 PM EST)
N Illinois at TOLEDO 4.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Southern Miss at UAB -11.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
S Florida at CINCINNATI -8.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
St Bonaventure at MASSACHUSETTS -2.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Northeastern at TOWSON ST 8.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Wake Forest at N CAROLINA -6 ( 7:00 PM EST)
George Washington at DAYTON -10 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Duquesne at RHODE ISLAND -10.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Xavier at TEMPLE -3.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Lasalle at PENNSYLVANIA 10 ( 7:00 PM EST)
W Carolina at DAVIDSON -3.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Appalachian St at GA SOUTHERN 5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Iowa St at TEXAS TECH -2.5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Wm & Mary at VA COMMONWEALTH -5.5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Fordham at SAINT LOUIS -16 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Villanova at RUTGERS 12.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Wyoming at BYU -21.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Ucf at HOUSTON -12 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Utep at MEMPHIS -8 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Smu at RICE -1.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Auburn at LSU -3.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Creighton at ILLINOIS ST -6 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Bradley at S ILLINOIS -6 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Drake at EVANSVILLE -1 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Michigan at WISCONSIN -9 ( 8:30 PM EST)
Marquette at DEPAUL 13 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Marshall at W VIRGINIA -10.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Duke at NC STATE 11.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Baylor at KANSAS -14.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Colorado at OKLAHOMA ST -9.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
S Carolina at OLE MISS -8.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
New Mexico at AIR FORCE 12 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Unlv at COLORADO ST 6 ( 10:00 PM EST) **
Nevada at BOISE ST 4.5 ( 10:15 PM EST) **
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** (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 01/19 Games

• Purdue is the consensus pick and covers.
• Clemson was +2.5 and lost by only 2. two picked Ga Tech and lost at PPD; 1 picked the Tigers
• Today's Picks: 16 wins; 10 losses; and 0 pushes for a 0.615 winning percentage.
• YTD Picks: 981 wins, 932 losses and 46 pushes for a 0.513 record
• Consensus pick is Purdue (-3) with 9 picks. Purdue covers and beats the Illini 84-78 for the PPD win
• YTD Consensus Picks: 42 wins, 39 losses and 2 pushes for a 0.519 record

Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (45-23-0) - 0.662
. 2 - MKE_Gopher (30-20-1) - 0.600
. 3 - rccola889 (31-23-1) - 0.574
. 4 - Alltimetwinsfan (28-21-2) - 0.571
. 5 - GopherKev (28-22-0) - 0.560
. 6 - Radio Badger (32-26-2) - 0.552
. 7 - Go31 (27-23-2) - 0.540
. 8 - TheSportsAce (27-23-0) - 0.540
. 9 - Chadypu (34-30-2) - 0.531
10 - Dr.Don (32-29-0) - 0.525
11 - Rick Mons (35-32-2) - 0.522
12 - RoyalGO4 (27-26-4) - 0.509
13 - Gopherholefan (30-29-2) - 0.508
14 - Josh087 (31-30-1) - 0.508
15 - Plinnius (31-30-4) - 0.508
16 - Gopher In Qatar (34-34-1) - 0.500
17 - Jike Spingleton (33-34-2) - 0.493
18 - Ski U Mah Gopher (29-30-3) - 0.492
19 - GopherRock (26-27-2) - 0.491
20 - Southpaw (29-31-2) - 0.483
21 - Zales04 (29-31-2) - 0.483
22 - Selection Sunday (22-25-2) - 0.468
23 - SaturnSweater (25-31-1) - 0.446
24 - Art Vandelay (29-38-2) - 0.433
25 - vaporboy (17-28-2) - 0.378
26 - kapps014 (19-35-2) - 0.352
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Laid-back Pickers

. 1 - Winnipegopher (7-3-0) - 0.700
. 2 - Juicer (25-14-0) - 0.641
. 3 - koreangopher (25-20-0) - 0.556
. 4 - Notorious PLD (24-20-0) - 0.545
. 5 - XMan (18-15-0) - 0.545
. 6 - mom8pop (13-11-1) - 0.542
. 7 - gopherfan10 (23-22-0) - 0.511
. 8 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
. 9 - Gold Out (15-16-0) - 0.484
10 - Gopherlady (8-9-0) - 0.471
11 - ncgo4 (16-19-0) - 0.457
12 - howeda7 (5-6-0) - 0.455
13 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) - 0.400
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 Four (picked every game)

1 - Rick Mons (35-32-2) - 0.522
2 - Gopher In Qatar (34-34-1) - 0.500
3 - Jike Spingleton (33-34-2) - 0.493
4 - Art Vandelay (29-38-2) - 0.433
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[Rick Mons]

Summary of Picks

Rick Mons: Drake +1
Ski U Mah Gopher: Illinois St -6
Gopherholefan: West Virginia -10.5
Art Vandelay: West Virginia -10.5
Go31: Texas Tech -2.5
rccola889: Marquette -13
Plinnius: Pittsburgh -1
rrjack: DePaul +13
Gopher In Qatar: Pitt -1
Zales04: Georgetown +1
Selection Sunday: Pitt -1
Juicer: Pittsburgh -1
Southpaw: Texas Tech -2.5
Dr.Don: Cincinnatti -8.5
RoyalGO4: Drake +1
GopherRock: West Virginia -10.5
SaturnSweater: UTEP +8
Jike Spingleton: Drake +1
Winnipegopher: Iowa +22.5
Radio Badger: Pittsburgh -1
Josh087: Iowa +22.5
mom8pop: Buffalo +4.5
Alltimetwinsfan: Pittsburgh -1
Chadypu: Temple -3.5
gopherfan10: UNC -6
kapps014: W. Carolina +3.5

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Illinois St -6

 

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: West Virginia -10.5

 

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: West Virginia -10.5

 

[go 31]

Go31: Texas Tech -2.5

 

[rccola889]

rccola889: Marquette -13

 

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: Pittsburgh -1

 

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: DePaul +13

 

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Pitt -1

 

[Zales04]

Zales04: Georgetown +1

 

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Pitt -1

 

[Juicer]

Juicer: Pittsburgh -1

 

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: Texas Tech -2.5

 

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Cincinnatti -8.5

 

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: Drake +1

 

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: West Virginia -10.5

 

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: UTEP +8

 

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Drake +1

 

[Winnipegopher]

Winnipegopher: Iowa +22.5

 

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Pittsburgh -1

 

[josh087]

Josh087: Iowa +22.5

 

[mom8pop]

mom8pop: Buffalo +4.5

 

[alltimetwinsfan]

Alltimetwinsfan: Pittsburgh -1

 

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Temple -3.5

 

[gopherfan10]

gopherfan10: UNC -6

 

[kapps014]

kapps014: W. Carolina +3.5

 

[Art Vandelay]

Marshall @ West Virginia???

Not a big deal but this game is not a home game for WVU which explains why I thought the line was little too good to be true

Hopefully they still cover and they SHOULD be able to if they are indeed a top 15 team.