Pick per Day for 12/08/09 (Day 29)

[Rick Mons]

Deadline for Picks is 5:00PM​

The competition is pretty simple but please check The Rules if you have any questions or aren't sure how to proceed. Also, please note that you must make a pick at least once every three weeks to remain in the competition. There's more in an Announcement about when we will shift to two divisions, etc. You can also send me a Personal Message or e-mail if any questions or problems.

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 and spreads:
Following games must be picked by 5:00:

Temple at MIAMI OHIO 2.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Dayton at GEORGE MASON 2.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Butler vs GEORGETOWN -3 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Wright St at TOLEDO 11.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Texas Tech at TCU 1 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Wi-Milwaukee at MARQUETTE -15.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Iowa at N IOWA -9.5 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Evansville at W KENTUCKY -14.5 ( 8:05 PM EST)
Vanderbilt at ILLINOIS -3.5 ( 8:30 PM EST)
Cs-Northridge at DENVER -5.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Xavier at KANSAS ST -5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Pittsburgh vs INDIANA 7.5 ( 9:20 PM EST)
San Jose St at SAN FRANCISCO 3 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Arizona St at BYU -6.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Fresno St at PEPPERDINE 1.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Sacramento St at USC -15 ( 10:30 PM EST)​

No Lines at time of posting -- will be updated later if possible

Tennessee St at DETROIT OFF ( 7:05 PM EST)
Md-Balt County at PENN ST OFF ( 6:30 PM EST)
Morgan St at MINNESOTA OFF ( 7:00 PM EST)​

Home team is in CAPS; "vs" indicates a neutral court. Spreads courtesy of ScoresAndOdds.com

Reminders -- per the earlier announcement:

• We split into two divisions on 12/15: The Steady Selectors (who make picks for 2/3rds of the available dates) and the Laid Back Pickers. You'll need to have at least 28 picks on 12/15 to make it into the Steady Selectors ... if you're close, you'll move into that division if you step up your pace and hit the 2/3rds mark.
• If you don't make a pick for 2-3 weeks, your account will be "retired" and you'll need to check with me before participating again.
• New participants are welcome any time through 12/31. After that date, you'll need to send me a private message and we'll talk.

 

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: Georgetown -3

 

[Rick Mons]

PPD Standings after 12/07/09 Games

Board had one of its worst days with a 4-9 record (0.121). The only winning picks were for Appalachian State, North Texas, Texas and Virginia (Rick Mons, Selection Sunday, Go31 and Saturn Sweater, respectively).

We're just four games above .500.

• Michigan State is picked by 12 and favored by 16 -- fails to cover against The Citadel with a 13-point win.
• Appalachian State beats Wofford outright (77-76). 3 picked Wofford.
• Virginia loses to Auburn by 1 but had a +4.5 bump.
• Texas A&M wins by only 10 and fails to cover (-12)
• Providence (-19.5) also fails to cover, beating our Brown buddies by only 16 (78-62)
  
• Today's Picks: 4 wins, 29 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.121 Won-Loss ratio.
• YTD Picks: 407 wins, 403 losses and 22 pushes for a 0.502 record
• Consensus Pick is Michigan State (-11) picked by 12 for the loss.
• YTD Consensus Picks: 14 wins, 16 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.467 record

... Place - GopherHoler, Record & Pctg Winning Picks

. 1 - Winnipegopher (3-1-0) - 0.750
. 2 - mom8pop (7-3-0) - 0.700
. 3 - Alan Shore (2-1-0) - 0.667
. 4 - ChemEGopher (2-1-0) - 0.667
. 5 - rrjack (17-10-0) - 0.630
. 6 - GopherKev (10-6-0) - 0.625
. 7 - USTGopher (10-6-0) - 0.625
. 8 - Go31 (12-8-1) - 0.600
. 9 - Gopher In Qatar (16-11-1) - 0.593
10 - Selection Sunday (10-7-1) - 0.588
11 - Chadypu (14-10-1) - 0.583
12 - Zales04 (14-10-1) - 0.583
13 - ncgo4 (8-6-0) - 0.571
14 - Rick Mons (15-12-1) - 0.556
15 - koreangopher (12-10-0) - 0.545
16 - SaturnSweater (12-10-0) - 0.545
17 - Radio Badger (13-11-0) - 0.542
18 - rccola889 (10-9-1) - 0.526
19 - MKE_Gopher (12-11-0) - 0.522
20 - Josh087 (13-12-0) - 0.520
21 - Jike Spingleton (14-14-0) - 0.500
22 - Notorious PLD (11-11-0) - 0.500
23 - RoyalGO4 (10-10-2) - 0.500
24 - TheSportsAce (9-9-0) - 0.500
25 - XMan (8-8-0) - 0.500
26 - GopherHarvey (3-3-0) - 0.500
27 - Juicer (2-2-0) - 0.500
28 - JimmyJamesMD (1-1-0) - 0.500
29 - Ski U Mah Gopher (11-12-2) - 0.478
30 - Dr.Don (11-12-0) - 0.478
31 - RW+RW=Our W's (10-11-0) - 0.476
32 - Art Vandelay (12-14-2) - 0.462
33 - Gopherholefan (11-13-0) - 0.458
34 - vaporboy (10-12-1) - 0.455
35 - Gopherlady (5-6-0) - 0.455
36 - TubbyTownUSA (5-6-0) - 0.455
37 - Plinnius (11-14-2) - 0.440
38 - Alltimetwinsfan (9-13-2) - 0.409
39 - gopherfan10 (8-12-0) - 0.400
40 - GopherRock (6-9-2) - 0.400
41 - Gold Out (5-8-0) - 0.385
42 - Down with Goldy (3-5-1) - 0.375
43 - kapps014 (9-16-1) - 0.360
44 - Southpaw (10-18-0) - 0.357
45 - Dice (0-2-0) - -
46 - gopherfan3 (0-2-0) - -
47 - howeda7 (0-1-0) - -​

Faithful Five (picked every game)

1 - Gopher In Qatar (16-11-1) - 0.593
2 - Rick Mons (15-12-1) - 0.556
3 - Jike Spingleton (14-14-0) - 0.500
4 - Art Vandelay (12-14-2) - 0.462
5 - Southpaw (10-18-0) - 0.357

RETIRED (1-4-0)
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)​

 

[Rick Mons]

Summary of Picks

Gopherholefan: Georgetown -3
Rick Mons: Georgetown -3
Chadypu: Iowa +9.5
rccola889: Georgetown -3
Art Vandelay: Pittsburgh -7.5
Gopher In Qatar: Northern Iowa -9.5
Zales04: Pittsburgh -7.5
GopherKev: Butler +3
Alltimetwinsfan: BYU -6.5
MKE_Gopher: Georgetown -3
Ski U Mah Gopher: Illinois -3.5
rrjack: Georgetown -3
RoyalGO4: Arizona State +6.5
Radio Badger: Texas Tech -1
Selection Sunday: Vanderbilt +3.5
Southpaw: Pittsburgh -7.5
Go31: Georgetown -3
Juicer: Illinois -3.5
SaturnSweater: Pittsburgh -7.5
Plinnius: San Jose St. -3
Jike Spingleton: Northern Iowa -9.5
Dr.Don: Pittsburgh -7.5
vaporboy: Pepperdine +1.5
GopherRock: BYU -6.5
gopherfan3: Texas Tech -1
Gold Out: Pittsburgh -7.5
Josh087: Indiana +7.5
ncgo4: Denver - 5.5
RW+RW=Our W's: Pittsburgh -7.5
Kapps014: Illinois -3.5

 

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Iowa +8.5

 

[rccola889]

rccola889: Georgetown -3

 

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Pittsburgh -7.5

 

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Northern Iowa -9.5

 

[Zales04]

Zales04: Pittsburgh -7.5

 

[GopherKev]

GopherKev: Butler +3

 

[alltimetwinsfan]

Alltimetwinsfan: BYU -6.5

 

[MKE_Gopher]

MKE_Gopher: Georgetown -3

 

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Illinois -3.5

 

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Georgetown -3

 

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: Arizona State +6.5

 

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Texas Tech -1

 

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Vanderbilt +3.5

 

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: Pittsburgh -7.5

 

[go 31]

Go31: Georgetown -3

 

[Juicer]

Juicer: Illinois -3.5

 

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: Pittsburgh -7.5

 

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: San Jose St. -3

 

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Northern Iowa -9.5

 

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Pittsburgh -7.5

 

[vaporboy]

vaporboy: Pepperdine +1.5

 

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: BYU -6.5

 

[gopherfan3]

gopherfan3: Texas Tech -1

 

[Gold Out]

Gold Out: Pittsburgh -7.5

 

[josh087]

Josh087: Indiana +7.5

 

[ncgo4]

ncgo4: Denver - 5.5