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Pick per Day for 2-16 (Day 97)
Deadline for picks is prior to tip-off but not later than 5PM
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.
Wm & Mary at GEORGE MASON -3 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Towson St at OLD DOMINION -22 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Hofstra at DELAWARE 2.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
James Madison at GEORGIA ST -5.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Cincinnati at S FLORIDA -3.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Houston at UCF 3 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Princeton at PENNSYLVANIA 6.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Bradley at INDIANA ST -3 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Northeastern at UNC-WILMINGTON 8.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Wake Forest at VIRGINIA TECH -5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Michigan St at INDIANA 10.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Drexel at VA COMMONWEALTH -9 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Texas Tech at BAYLOR -11 ( 8:00 PM EST)
San Diego St at TCU 5.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
S Illinois at DRAKE -1.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Creighton at N IOWA -9.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Cleveland St at WI-GREEN BAY -3 ( 8:00 PM EST)
E Illinois at TENN-MARTIN 5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Se Missouri St at MURRAY ST -25 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Centenary at ORAL ROBERTS OFF ( 8:00 PM EST)
Michigan at IOWA 3.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Rutgers at DEPAUL -3.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
N Carolina at GEORGIA TECH -6.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Kentucky at MISSISSIPPI ST 3 ( 9:00 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
Thanks!
PPD Standings after Saturday (2/13)
Saturday's Picks: 9 wins; 11 losses; and 0 pushes for a 0.45 winning percentage.
YTD Picks: 1277 wins, 1231 losses and 55 pushes for a 0.509 record
No team with more than two picks; thus, no consensus pick today
YTD Consensus Picks: 57 wins, 48 losses and 3 pushes for a 0.543 record
Serious Selectors
. 1 - rrjack (57-34-0) - 0.626
. 2 - GopherKev (39-28-0) - 0.582
. 3 - Jike Spingleton (50-42-2) - 0.543
. 4 - rccola889 (40-34-2) - 0.541
. 5 - Go31 (37-32-3) - 0.536
. 6 - gopherfan10 (35-31-0) - 0.530
. 7 - Zales04 (43-39-3) - 0.524
. 8 - Alltimetwinsfan (34-31-2) - 0.523
. 9 - Chadypu (46-42-2) - 0.523
10 - TheSportsAce (33-31-1) - 0.516
11 - Josh087 (44-42-1) - 0.512
12 - Gopherholefan (41-40-2) - 0.506
13 - Plinnius (43-42-4) - 0.506
14 - Ski U Mah Gopher (41-40-4) - 0.506
15 - Radio Badger (39-39-2) - 0.500
16 - Rick Mons (46-46-2) - 0.500
17 - RoyalGO4 (36-36-5) - 0.500
18 - Selection Sunday (32-33-2) - 0.492
19 - Dr.Don (41-44-1) - 0.482
20 - SaturnSweater (36-40-2) - 0.474
21 - Gopher In Qatar (44-49-1) - 0.473
22 - Southpaw (40-45-2) - 0.471
23 - GopherRock (34-43-2) - 0.442
24 - Art Vandelay (39-52-3) - 0.429
Laid-back Pickers
. 1 - Winnipegopher (12-5-0) - 0.706
. 2 - Juicer (37-22-0) - 0.627
. 3 - Notorious PLD (27-21-0) - 0.563
. 4 - koreangopher (26-21-0) - 0.553
. 5 - MKE_Gopher (32-26-1) - 0.552
. 6 - XMan (19-17-0) - 0.528
. 7 - mom8pop (13-12-1) - 0.520
. 8 - Gopherlady (11-11-0) - 0.500
. 9 - ncgo4 (20-23-0) - 0.465
10 - vaporboy (26-30-2) - 0.464
11 - Gold Out (15-18-0) - 0.455
12 - howeda7 (7-9-0) - 0.438
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
kapps014 (20-35-2) retired 01/10
Faithful Four (picked every game)
1 - Jike Spingleton (50-42-2) - 0.543
2 - Rick Mons (46-46-2) - 0.500
3 - Gopher In Qatar (44-49-1) - 0.473
4 - Art Vandelay (39-52-3) - 0.429
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Summary of Picks
Art Vandelay Richmond -3.5
Chadypu UAB -4.5
Dr.Don Butler -6.5
Go31 N Iowa -5
Gopher In Qatar Tulsa -2.5
Gopherholefan Portland -1
GopherKev Kansas St -15
GopherROck Baylor -4
howeda7 George Mason 13
Jike Spingleton Richmond -3.5
Josh087 Virginia Tech -6
Juicer Kentucky -9.5
Plinnius Arizona -8.5
Radio Badger Indiana 17
rccola889 Duke -9.5
Rick Mons Arizona -8.5
RoyalGO4 Oklahoma 8
Ski U Mah Gopher Baylor -4
Southpaw Indiana 17
Zales04 Temple -5
PPD Standings after 2-14
Sunday's Picks: 14 wins; 7 losses; and 0 pushes for a 0.667 winning percentage.
YTD Picks: 1291 wins, 1238 losses and 55 pushes for a 0.51 record
Consensus pick is Northwestern (pick em) for the win (as we all know too well)
YTD Consensus Picks: 58 wins, 48 losses and 3 pushes for a 0.547 record
Serious Selectors
. 1 - rrjack (58-34-0) - 0.630
. 2 - GopherKev (40-28-0) - 0.588
. 3 - Jike Spingleton (51-42-2) - 0.548
. 4 - rccola889 (41-34-2) - 0.547
. 5 - Go31 (37-32-3) - 0.536
. 6 - Zales04 (44-39-3) - 0.530
. 7 - Chadypu (46-42-2) - 0.523
. 8 - gopherfan10 (35-32-0) - 0.522
. 9 - Josh087 (45-42-1) - 0.517
10 - TheSportsAce (33-31-1) - 0.516
11 - Alltimetwinsfan (34-32-2) - 0.515
12 - Gopherholefan (42-40-2) - 0.512
13 - Plinnius (44-42-4) - 0.512
14 - Ski U Mah Gopher (42-40-4) - 0.512
15 - Radio Badger (39-39-2) - 0.500
16 - RoyalGO4 (36-36-5) - 0.500
17 - Selection Sunday (33-33-2) - 0.500
18 - Rick Mons (46-47-2) - 0.495
19 - Gopher In Qatar (45-49-1) - 0.479
20 - Dr.Don (41-45-1) - 0.477
21 - Southpaw (41-45-2) - 0.477
22 - SaturnSweater (36-40-2) - 0.474
23 - GopherRock (34-44-2) - 0.436
24 - Art Vandelay (40-52-3) - 0.435
Laid-back Pickers
. 1 - Winnipegopher (12-5-0) - 0.706
. 2 - Juicer (38-22-0) - 0.633
. 3 - Notorious PLD (27-21-0) - 0.563
. 4 - koreangopher (26-21-0) - 0.553
. 5 - MKE_Gopher (32-26-1) - 0.552
. 6 - mom8pop (13-12-1) - 0.520
. 7 - XMan (19-18-0) - 0.514
. 8 - Gopherlady (11-11-0) - 0.500
. 9 - ncgo4 (20-23-0) - 0.465
10 - vaporboy (26-30-2) - 0.464
11 - Gold Out (15-18-0) - 0.455
12 - howeda7 (7-10-0) - 0.412
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
kapps014 (20-35-2) retired 01/10
Faithful Four (picked every game)
1 - Jike Spingleton (51-42-2) - 0.548
2 - Rick Mons (46-47-2) - 0.495
3 - Gopher In Qatar (45-49-1) - 0.479
4 - Art Vandelay (40-52-3) - 0.435
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Summary of Picks
Alltimetwinsfan Notre Dame -5
Art Vandelay Bowling Green Pick
Dr.Don Georgetown -11
Gopher In Qatar northwestern pick
gopherfan10 Minnesota pick
Gopherholefan Northwestern pickem
GopherKev Northwestern Pick
GopherRock Syracuse -9
howeda7 Illinois -1
Jike Spingleton Northwestern Pick
Josh087 Northwestern PICK
Juicer Ohio State +1
Plinnius Northwestern Pick
rccola889 Florida St -8
Rick Mons Minnesota -Pick
rrjack Ohio St +1
Selection Sunday Northwestern pick
Ski U Mah Gopher Northwestern Pick
Southpaw Northwestern PICK
XMan Minnesota Pick
Zales04 Northwestern Pick
PPD Standings after 2/15 Games
Today's Picks: 8 wins; 15 losses; and 0 pushes for a 0.348 winning percentage.
YTD Picks: 1299 wins, 1253 losses and 55 pushes for a 0.509 record
Consensus pick is Kansas (-8). Kansas won but failed to cover for the loss.
YTD Consensus Picks: 58 wins, 49 losses and 3 pushes for a 0.542 record
Serious Selectors
. 1 - rrjack (58-35-0) - 0.624
. 2 - GopherKev (40-28-0) - 0.588
. 3 - Jike Spingleton (52-42-2) - 0.553
. 4 - rccola889 (41-35-2) - 0.539
. 5 - Go31 (37-33-3) - 0.529
. 6 - Zales04 (44-40-3) - 0.524
. 7 - Josh087 (46-42-1) - 0.523
. 8 - TheSportsAce (34-31-1) - 0.523
. 9 - Gopherholefan (43-40-2) - 0.518
10 - Chadypu (46-43-2) - 0.517
11 - gopherfan10 (35-33-0) - 0.515
12 - Alltimetwinsfan (34-33-2) - 0.507
13 - RoyalGO4 (37-36-5) - 0.507
14 - Plinnius (44-43-4) - 0.506
15 - Radio Badger (40-39-2) - 0.506
16 - Ski U Mah Gopher (42-41-4) - 0.506
17 - Selection Sunday (33-33-2) - 0.500
18 - Rick Mons (46-48-2) - 0.489
19 - Gopher In Qatar (46-49-1) - 0.484
20 - Southpaw (42-45-2) - 0.483
21 - SaturnSweater (36-40-2) - 0.474
22 - Dr.Don (41-46-1) - 0.471
23 - Art Vandelay (40-53-3) - 0.430
24 - GopherRock (34-45-2) - 0.430
Laid-back Pickers
. 1 - Winnipegopher (12-5-0) - 0.706
. 2 - Juicer (38-23-0) - 0.623
. 3 - Notorious PLD (27-21-0) - 0.563
. 4 - koreangopher (26-21-0) - 0.553
. 5 - MKE_Gopher (32-26-1) - 0.552
. 6 - mom8pop (13-12-1) - 0.520
. 7 - XMan (19-18-0) - 0.514
. 8 - Gopherlady (11-11-0) - 0.500
. 9 - ncgo4 (20-23-0) - 0.465
10 - vaporboy (26-30-2) - 0.464
11 - Gold Out (15-18-0) - 0.455
12 - howeda7 (7-11-0) - 0.389
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
kapps014 (20-35-2) retired 01/10
Faithful Four (picked every game)
1 - Jike Spingleton (52-42-2) - 0.553
2 - Rick Mons (46-48-2) - 0.489
3 - Gopher In Qatar (46-49-1) - 0.484
4 - Art Vandelay (40-53-3) - 0.430
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Summary of Picks
Rick Mons: Drake -1.5
Art Vandelay: Indiana St. -3
GopherRock: Indiana +10.5
Chadypu: Michigan -3.5
Ski U Mah Gopher: Kentucky -3
rrjack: Towson St +22
Zales04: Houston -3
RoyalGO4: Drexel +9
Southpaw: Michigan -3.5
SaturnSweater: Michigan St -10.5
rccola889: Michigan St -10.5
Dr.Don: Michigan -3.5
Juicer: Kentucky -3
Josh087: Wisconsin-Green Bay -3
Radio Badger: Michigan -3.5
Gopherholefan: Michigan -3.5
vaporboy: Penn +6.5
GopherKev: Kentucky -3
Selection Sunday: George Mason -3
howeda7: George Mason -3
TheSportsAce: Drexel +9
Gopher In Qatar: Michigan -3.5
Jike Spingleton: South Florida -3.5
gopherfan10: Kentucky -3
Plinnius: Mississippi St. +3
Art Vandelay: Indiana St. -3
GopherRock: Indiana +10.5
Ski U Mah Gopher: Kentucky -3
SaturnSweater: Michigan St -10.5
rccola889: Michigan St -10.5
Sharing Common Sense & Reality
Josh087: Wisconsin-Green Bay -3
Radio Badger: Michigan -3.5
Gopherholefan: Michigan -3.5
Patiently waiting in Pasadena
Selection Sunday: George Mason -3
Chief Executive Gopher Rube
Gopher In Qatar: Michigan -3.5
Jike Spingleton: South Florida -3.5
Plinnius: Mississippi St. +3