Pick per Day for 12-30-09 - Day 49

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Rick Mons

Rick Mons

The former MN Snowman
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Deadline for Picks is tipoff time or 5 PM -- whichever is earlier
Note: If you pick a West Coast game that starts after 10PM EST, chances are the standings won't be published until the following day.
Please check & make sure your pick is included in the summary after the deadline.​

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:
Picks due by tip-off
George Washington at HARVARD -4.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Duquesne at OLD DOMINION -12 ( 7:00 PM EST)
S Florida at LOUISVILLE -11.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Connecticut at CINCINNATI -1 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Uab at VIRGINIA -2 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Bowling Green at TOWSON ST -2.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Pepperdine at GEORGIA -13 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Canisius at ST BONAVENTURE -9 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Massachusetts at DAVIDSON -8 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Albany at N CAROLINA -33 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Wm & Mary at MARYLAND -11.5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Temple at N ILLINOIS 14.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Manhattan at VANDERBILT -17 ( 8:00 PM EST)
N Colorado at TCU -3.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Tennessee St at ALABAMA -20.5 ( 8:30 PM EST)
Baylor at ARKANSAS 3.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Northwestern at ILLINOIS -7 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Providence at NOTRE DAME -7.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Akron at WYOMING 1 ( 9:00 PM EST)
S Carolina at BOSTON COLLEGE -4 ( 9:00 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
 

PPD Standings after 12/29/09

Lost 2/3rds of the picks today, largely due to neither Minnesota nor Purdue covering
  • In the "Faithful Five" (those who've picked every day), Southpaw has made a nice recovery from the bottom to sitting mid-pack and over .500. He's gone 18-9 this month and won last night's "Predict the Score."
  • But you have to hand it to rrjack who's missed only one out of 48 possible picks and is sitting at the top winning just under 2/3rds of his picks.
  • Purdue is favored by 12 over Iowa (7 picked 'em). Purdue wins by 11 and fails to cover
  • Minnesota is favored by 11.5 and also fails to cover. 5 picked the Gophers.
  • Today's Picks: 9 wins, 18 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.333 Won-Loss ratio.
  • YTD Picks: 714 wins, 671 losses and 25 pushes for a 0.516 record
  • Consensus Pick is Purdue (-12) picked by 7 for the loss.
  • YTD Consensus Picks: 27 wins, 24 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.529 record
Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (31-16-0) - 0.660
. 2 - Chadypu (26-18-1) - 0.591
. 3 - rccola889 (23-16-1) - 0.590
. 4 - koreangopher (20-15-0) - 0.571
. 5 - MKE_Gopher (22-17-0) - 0.564
. 6 - Jike Spingleton (26-22-0) - 0.542
. 7 - Notorious PLD (20-17-0) - 0.541
. 8 - Radio Badger (22-19-0) - 0.537
. 9 - Rick Mons (25-22-1) - 0.532
10 - Go31 (18-16-1) - 0.529
11 - Ski U Mah Gopher (22-20-2) - 0.524
12 - Southpaw (25-23-0) - 0.521
13 - Zales04 (22-21-1) - 0.512
14 - Gopher In Qatar (24-23-1) - 0.511
15 - Selection Sunday (16-16-1) - 0.500
16 - Plinnius (22-23-2) - 0.489
17 - Gopherholefan (21-22-0) - 0.488
18 - SaturnSweater (19-20-1) - 0.487
19 - Alltimetwinsfan (17-18-2) - 0.486
20 - Josh087 (21-23-0) - 0.477
21 - gopherfan10 (16-18-0) - 0.471
22 - RoyalGO4 (16-18-3) - 0.471
23 - Art Vandelay (21-25-2) - 0.457
24 - vaporboy (16-19-1) - 0.457
25 - Dr.Don (18-24-0) - 0.429
26 - GopherRock (13-20-2) - 0.394
27 - kapps014 (15-25-2) - 0.375
​
Laid-back Pickers

. 1 - Winnipegopher (7-2-0) - 0.778
. 2 - Juicer (14-6-0) - 0.700
. 3 - mom8pop (12-7-0) - 0.632
. 4 - USTGopher (10-6-0) - 0.625
. 5 - GopherKev (18-13-0) - 0.581
. 6 - Gold Out (13-11-0) - 0.542
. 7 - ncgo4 (14-13-0) - 0.519
. 8 - TheSportsAce (16-15-0) - 0.516
. 9 - Gopherlady (7-7-0) - 0.500
10 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
11 - XMan (12-12-0) - 0.500
12 - howeda7 (2-3-0) - 0.400
13 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) - 0.400
14 - gopherfan3 (1-2-0) - 0.333
15 - Dice (0-2-0) - -
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)​
Faithful Five (picked every game)

1 - Jike Spingleton (26-22-0) - 0.542
2 - Rick Mons (25-22-1) - 0.532
3 - Southpaw (25-23-0) - 0.521
4 - Gopher In Qatar (24-23-1) - 0.511
5 - Art Vandelay (21-25-2) - 0.457
​
 

Summary of Picks

Rick Mons: Georgia -13
Jike Spingleton: Cincinnati -1
Gopherlady: ILLINOIS -7
gopherfan10: Cincinnati -1
Zales04: TCU -3.5
Ski U Mah Gopher: Maryland -11.5
Dr.Don: Northwestern +7
Selection Sunday: William & Mary +11.5
SaturnSweater: Temple -14.5
Radio Badger: Vanderbilt -17
Gopher In Qatar: Wyoming +1
Southpaw: Illinois -7
Chadypu: Connecticut +1
Juicer: Temple -14.5
Josh087: Illinois -7
GopherRock: Northwestern +7
TheSportsAce: Temple -14.5
rccola889: Louisville -11.5
Gopherholefan: UAB +2
MKE_Gopher: Northwestern +7
GopherKev: Harvard -4.5
kapps014: Pepperdine +13
Art Vandelay: Connecticut +1
Alltimetwinsfan: Connecticut +1
howeda7: UAB + 2
rrjack: TOWSON ST -2.5
Plinnius: UAB +2
RoyalGO4: TCU -3.5
 

































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