Pick per Day for 01-21 (Day 71)

[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.

Louisville at SETON HALL -1 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Indiana at PENN ST -9 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Ark-Little Rock at FLA ATLANTIC -8 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Furman at COLL OF CHARLESTON -11 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Ut-Chattanooga at UNC-GREENSBORO -1 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Tennessee St at JACKSONVILLE ST -4.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Loyola-Md at SIENA -17.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Samford at ELON 3.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Wofford at THE CITADEL 2 ( 7:05 PM EST)
Fairfield at MARIST 11.5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Middle Tenn St at LA-MONROE 1 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Arkansas St at FLA INTERNATIONAL 4.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
S Alabama at N TEXAS -5.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
W Kentucky at TROY -1 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Valparaiso at IL-CHICAGO -1 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Butler at LOYOLA-IL 11.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
New Orleans at LA-LAFAYETTE -10 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Austin Peay at TENNESSEE TECH 2 ( 8:30 PM EST)
Murray St at E ILLINOIS 10.5 ( 8:30 PM EST)
Tenn-Martin at SE MISSOURI ST -3 ( 8:45 PM EST)
Pepperdine at GONZAGA -24.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Florida at ARKANSAS 1.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Oregon St at STANFORD -6.5 ( 10:00 PM EST) **
Loyola-Marymount at PORTLAND -13 ( 10:00 PM EST) **
Louisiana Tech at SAN JOSE ST 6 ( 10:00 PM EST) **
Utah St at FRESNO ST 4 ( 10:00 PM EST) **
Cs-Fullerton at PACIFIC -7 ( 10:00 PM EST) **
Uc-Riverside at CAL POLY-SLO -1 ( 10:00 PM EST) **
Long Beach St at UC-IRVINE 1 ( 10:30 PM EST) **
Oregon at CALIFORNIA -13 ( 10:30 PM EST) **
Washington St at USC -9 ( 10:30 PM EST) **
Washington at UCLA 3 ( 10:30 PM EST) **
San Diego at ST MARYS-CA -14 ( 11:00 PM EST) **
New Mexico St at HAWAII 1.5 ( 11:59 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 01/20 games

• Wake Forest upsets UNC by 13? We had only one pick for this game -- for UNC -6.
• Cincy fails to cover (+8.5) with an 8-point win over S. Fla.
• Pitt is favored by just one ... and loses by 8 to G'town, 74-66 at Pitt.
• Iowa loses at Michigan by 7 ... Vegas was giving them +22.5. Two picked the Hawkeyes.
• UTEP beats Memphis at Memphis and doesn't need the +8 points
• Drake is a 1 point underdog to Evansville at Evansville -- wins by 7. Huzzah!
• DePaul beats visiting Marquette by 1 -- they were 13-point underdogs.
  
• We retired two more accounts where there hadn't been a pick in the last three weeks. Please remember you need to make a pick every 2-3 weeks to retain an active account.
  
• Today's Picks: 13 wins; 13 losses; and 0 pushes for a 0.5 winning percentage.
• YTD Picks: 994 wins, 945 losses and 46 pushes for a 0.513 record
• Consensus pick is Pitt (-1) with 6 picks -- they lose outright.
• YTD Consensus Picks: 42 wins, 40 losses and 2 pushes for a 0.512 record

Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (46-23-0) - 0.667
. 2 - MKE_Gopher (30-20-1) - 0.600
. 3 - rccola889 (31-24-1) - 0.564
. 4 - Alltimetwinsfan (28-22-2) - 0.560
. 5 - GopherKev (28-22-0) - 0.560
. 6 - Go31 (28-23-2) - 0.549
. 7 - Radio Badger (32-27-2) - 0.542
. 8 - TheSportsAce (27-23-0) - 0.540
. 9 - Chadypu (35-30-2) - 0.538
10 - Rick Mons (36-32-2) - 0.529
11 - RoyalGO4 (28-26-4) - 0.519
12 - Dr.Don (32-30-0) - 0.516
13 - Josh087 (32-30-1) - 0.516
14 - Gopherholefan (30-30-2) - 0.500
15 - Jike Spingleton (34-34-2) - 0.500
16 - Plinnius (31-31-4) - 0.500
17 - Ski U Mah Gopher (30-30-3) - 0.500
18 - Gopher In Qatar (34-35-1) - 0.493
19 - Southpaw (30-31-2) - 0.492
20 - Zales04 (30-31-2) - 0.492
21 - GopherRock (26-28-2) - 0.481
22 - Selection Sunday (22-26-2) - 0.458
23 - SaturnSweater (26-31-1) - 0.456
24 - Art Vandelay (29-39-2) - 0.426
25 - vaporboy (17-28-2) - 0.378
26 - kapps014 (20-35-2) - 0.364
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Laid-back Pickers

. 1 - Winnipegopher (8-3-0) - 0.727
. 2 - Juicer (25-15-0) - 0.625
. 3 - koreangopher (25-20-0) - 0.556
. 4 - Notorious PLD (24-20-0) - 0.545
. 5 - XMan (18-15-0) - 0.545
. 6 - mom8pop (13-12-1) - 0.520
. 7 - gopherfan10 (23-23-0) - 0.500
. 8 - Gold Out (15-16-0) - 0.484
. 9 - Gopherlady (8-9-0) - 0.471
10 - ncgo4 (16-19-0) - 0.457
11 - howeda7 (5-6-0) - 0.455
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)
RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) retired 01/10
Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) retired 01/10​

Faithful Four (picked every game)

1 - Rick Mons (36-32-2) - 0.529
2 - Jike Spingleton (34-34-2) - 0.500
3 - Gopher In Qatar (34-35-1) - 0.493
4 - Art Vandelay (29-39-2) - 0.426
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[Rick Mons]

Summary of Picks

Rick Mons: Long Beach State -1
Dr.Don: Butler -11.5
Gopher In Qatar: Stanford -6.5
MKE_Gopher: USC -9
Ski U Mah Gopher: Wofford -2
Go31: Wofford -2
Chadypu: Seton Hall -1
rccola889: Butler -11.5
Art Vandelay: Arkansas +1.5
Gopherholefan: Portland -13
rrjack: Louisville +1
Zales04: Wofford -2
RoyalGO4: CAL POLY-SLO -1
Selection Sunday: Cal -13
Southpaw: Florida -1.5
Plinnius: Indiana +9
Juicer: Florida -1.5
SaturnSweater: Wofford -2
GopherRock: Stanford -6.5
Jike Spingleton: Indiana +9
Josh087: Indiana +9
GopherKev: Stanford -6.5
koreangopher: Pepperdine +24.5
ncgo4: Louisville +1
TheSportsAce: Wofford -2
Radio Badger: Washington -3
gopherfan10: Butler -11.5
Alltimetwinsfan: Washington -3
Winnipegopher: Indiana +9

 

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Butler -11.5

 

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Stanford -6.5

 

[MKE_Gopher]

MKE_Gopher: USC -9

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Wofford -2

 

[go 31]

Go31: Wofford -2

 

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Seton Hall -1

 

[rccola889]

rccola889: Butler -11.5

 

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Arkansas +1.5

 

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: Portland -13

 

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Louisville +1

 

[Zales04]

Zales04: Wofford -2

 

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: CAL POLY-SLO -1

 

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Cal -13

**Rick, your Bulldogs are on a roll. Are they recapturing some of the magic from two years ago?

 

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: Florida -1.5

 

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: Indiana +9

 

[Juicer]

Juicer: Florida -1.5

 

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: Wofford -2

 

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: Stanford -6.5

 

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Indiana +9

 

[josh087]

Josh087: Indiana +9

 

[GopherKev]

GopherKev: Stanford -6.5

 

[koreangopher]

koreangopher: Pepperdine +24.5

 

[ncgo4]

ncgo4: Louisville +1

 

[TheSportsAce]

TheSportsAce: Wofford -2

 

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Washington -3

 

[gopherfan10]

gopherfan10: Butler -11.5

 

[alltimetwinsfan]

Alltimetwinsfan: Washington -3