LAST CHANCE NOTE >>> PPD IS CLOSED TO NEW PLAYERS AFTER GAMES OF THURSDAY FEB 3RD 2011
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OT Question for Vegas and line-setting officianados.
Why doesn't Vegas set a line that includes a 1/2 (half) point difference included in the spread for every game?
Don't they return 100% of the money put down for a game that ends in a push? Or do they get a 10% TAKE on a PUSH game as well? If they use or add a 1/2 pt difference to the spread they would eliminate the PUSH.
Just wondering as I am one who does not like to track pushes. But it is impressive in their line-setting skills.
BACK TO PPD --------------
Thursday,February 3 2011
Time Game Information StatFox Line INFO
7:00 PM (507) GEORGIA TECH AT (508) MIAMI -5.5
7:00 PM (509) MICHIGAN AT (510) OHIO ST -16.0
7:00 PM (511) VALPARAISO AT (512) CLEVELAND ST -7.0
7:05 PM (513) BUTLER AT (514) YOUNGSTOWN ST +11.5
7:00 PM (515) LOYOLA-IL AT (516) WRIGHT ST -6.0
7:30 PM (517) IL-CHICAGO AT (518) DETROIT -11.5
8:00 PM (519) LA-MONROE AT (520) MIDDLE TENN ST -12.5
8:00 PM (521) S ALABAMA AT (522) W KENTUCKY -11.0
8:00 PM (523) DENVER AT (524) ARK-LITTLE ROCK -2.0
8:00 PM (525) FLA ATLANTIC AT (526) N TEXAS -4.0
8:30 PM (527) FLA INTERNATIONAL AT (528) TROY -4.0
9:00 PM (529) TENNESSEE AT (530) AUBURN OFF
9:00 PM (531) WASHINGTON AT (532) OREGON ST +13.5
9:00 PM (533) WASHINGTON ST AT (534) OREGON +4.0
9:00 PM (535) ARIZONA AT (536) STANFORD +4.0
9:00 PM (537) NOTRE DAME AT (538) DEPAUL +12.0
9:05 PM (539) HAWAII AT (540) BOISE ST -12.0
10:05 PM (541) SAN JOSE ST AT (542) IDAHO -5.5
10:00 PM (543) LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT AT (544) SAN DIEGO +5.0
10:00 PM (545) CAL DAVIS AT (546) CAL POLY-SLO -4.0
10:00 PM (547) NEW MEXICO ST AT (548) FRESNO ST -1.5
10:00 PM (549) PEPPERDINE AT (550) ST MARYS-CA -21.0
10:00 PM (551) CS-NORTHRIDGE AT (552) UC-RIVERSIDE -2.5
10:05 PM (553) UC-IRVINE AT (554) CS-FULLERTON PK
11:00 PM (555) GONZAGA AT (556) PORTLAND +3.0
11:00 PM (557) ARIZONA ST AT (558) CALIFORNIA -8.0
11:30 PM (559) PACIFIC AT (560) UC-SANTA BARBARA -2.5
7:00 PM (561) FURMAN AT (562) THE CITADEL +4.0
7:00 PM (563) GA SOUTHERN AT (564) UT-CHATTANOOGA -13.0
7:00 PM (565) WOFFORD AT (566) COLL OF CHARLESTON -3.5
8:00 PM (567) DAVIDSON AT (568) SAMFORD +6.0
8:30 PM (569) TENN-MARTIN AT (570) AUSTIN PEAY -15.0
8:35 PM (571) MONTANA ST AT (572) N ARIZONA -8.5
8:45 PM (573) MOREHEAD ST AT (574) JACKSONVILLE ST +7.5
8:45 PM (575) E KENTUCKY AT (576) TENNESSEE TECH -2.0
9:00 PM (577) MURRAY ST AT (578) TENNESSEE ST +3.5
9:00 PM (579) MONTANA AT (580) WEBER ST +3.0
9:00 PM (581) E WASHINGTON AT (582) N COLORADO -14.0
10:05 PM (583) PORTLAND ST AT (584) SACRAMENTO ST PK
7:00 PM (591) IUPU-FT WAYNE AT (592) IUPUI OFF
8:05 PM (593) S DAKOTA ST AT (594) ORAL ROBERTS OFF
8:00 PM (595) OAKLAND AT (596) W ILLINOIS OFF
8:00 PM (597) N DAKOTA ST AT (598) CENTENARY OFF
2:00 PM (599) TOLEDO AT (600) BUFFALO OFF
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Thursday Picks at 630pm
1 Gopher In Qatar: Arkansas-LR -2 ARK
2 coasterville: Arizona -4 AZ
3 Selection Sunday: Arizona -4 AZ
4 howeda7: Eastern Washington + 14 EWU
5 Dr.Don: Michigan +16 MICH
6 Gopher in Texas: Michigan +16 MICH
7 Josh087: Michigan +16 MICH
8 TheSportsAce: Michigan +16 MICH
9 Plinnius: Oregon +4 ORGN
10 joemagoo362: South Alabama +11 SALB
11 rrjack: TENN-Martin +15 TMTN
12 GopherRock: Washington -13.5 WA
MP - GopherRock: Washington -13.5/Boise State -12/Wazzu -4
MP: Dr.Don: 4picks: 1st beer/2nd beer/3rd beer/4th beer/5th beer/6th beer... Awe what the hell.
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* GH MONIKER * Win Loss %age TOTAL Push / Y>PK WorL
1 Moses87 ************* 6 / 2 W% 75.0% 8 MN L
2 ***Travdaddy84 ********* 2 / 1 W% 66.7% 3
3 rrjack *************** 35 / 26 W% 57.4% 61 4 WM W
4 XMan *************** 13 / 10 W% 56.5% 23 1 MSU L
5 ***Chadypu *********** 12 / 10 W% 54.5% 22 3
6 rccola889 ********** 20 / 17 W% 54.1% 37 1 DUKE W
7 KSBGopher ******* 14 / 12 W% 53.8% 26 1
8 Plinnius ************ 30 / 26 W% 53.6% 56 1 SH L
9 coasterville ******** 27 / 27 W% 50.0% 54 2 RCHM L
10 Gopher in Texas ** 26 / 27 W% 49.1% 53 1 MSU L
11 josh087 ************ 31 / 33 W% 48.4% 64 MSU L
12 GopherRock ******* 25 / 27 W% 48.1% 52 3 DUQ W
13 gopheruse ********** 10 / 12 W% 45.5% 22 MN L
14 Dr.Don ************* 27 / 33 W% 45.0% 60 2 MN L
15 Gopher In Qatar *** 28 / 35 W% 44.4% 63 2 ARK P
16 howeda7 ********* 5 / 7 W% 41.7% 12 MSU L
17 joemagoo362 ****** 21 / 30 W% 41.2% 51 MN L
18 Selection Sunday * 16 / 25 W% 39.0% 41 1 RCHM L
19 Gopher Warrior **** 14 / 22 W% 38.9% 36 MQT W
20 TheSportsAce **** 17 / 27 W% 38.6% 44 1 MN L
21 Jike Spingleton **** 13 / 21 W% 38.2% 34
22 MN1nAZ *********** 10 / 25 W% 28.6% 35 MN L
23 Minnesotagrizzly ** 2 / 10 W% 16.7% 12 MN L
Total Board W-L & %age 404 465 W% 46.5% 869 23
The Number of * before a Moniker indicates the number of PICKS needed before next Monday to avoid being placed on the SLIM Pickens Board below.
GRACE PERIOD Applies to "New Participants" until the First Monday after first pick - then they will be subject to the *** one week 3 PICK SLIM probation.
SLIM PICKENS Board
***Down with Goldy ** 1 / 4 W% 20.0% 5
****Juicer ************* 0 / 3 W% 0.0% 3
****chri1673 ********* 1 / 1 W% 50.0% 2
****Lefty's Righty *** 0 / 2 W% 0.0% 2
****SonOfTheVarsity * 1 / 1 W% 50.0% 2
****Gopher07 ******* 1 / 0 W% 100.0% 1
****Gopherholefan **** 0 / 1 W% 0.0% 1
***ncgo4 ************* 3 / 4 W% 42.9% 7
***OSUfan ************* 5 / 6 W% 45.5% 11
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The Number of * before a Moniker indicates the number of PICKS needed before next Monday to be placed on the Regular Board Above.
2-Feb-11
1 Gopher In Qatar: Arkansas +1 ARK - P
2 rccola889: Duke -4.5 DUKE - W
3 GopherRock: Dusquene +16 DUQ - W (by executive decision)
4 Dr.Don: Gophers -3 MN - L
5 gopheruse: Gophers -3.0 MN - L
6 joemagoo362: Gophers -3 MN - L
7 Minnesotagrizzly: MN -3 MN - L
8 MN1nAZ: Gophers -3 MN - L
9 Moses87: Gophers -3... MN - L
10 TheSportsAce: Minnesota -3 MN - L
11 Gopher Warrior: Marquette +6 MQT - W
12 Gopher in Texas: Michigan State -4 MSU - L
13 howeda7: MSU -4 MSU - L
14 Josh087: Michigan State -4 MSU - L
15 XMan: Mich. St. -4 MSU - L
16 Coasterville: Richmond -15 RICH - L
17 Selection Sunday: Richmond -15 RICH - L
18 Plinnius: Seton Hall +9 SH - L
19 rrjack: William and Mary +14 WM - W
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
MP GIQ: Arkansas +1, Michigan St. -4, Memphis -6.5
MP-rrj 10 teamer >>> DEL+14/UNC-W+3.5/DRX-15/HFSTR+11.5/URI-15/N-ILL-2/MSU-4/MO-2/COLST+5.5/DUKE-4.5
MP: Dr.Don: BEER: Open beer/Drink beer/Open another beer
josh Going for back-to-back 3-game parlays: Sparty/Indiana +3/Duke -4.5
Doc was the only MP winner - but was unable to attend the medal award ceremony.
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OT Question for Vegas and line-setting officianados.
Why doesn't Vegas set a line that includes a 1/2 (half) point difference included in the spread for every game?
Don't they return 100% of the money put down for a game that ends in a push? Or do they get a 10% TAKE on a PUSH game as well? If they use or add a 1/2 pt difference to the spread they would eliminate the PUSH.
Just wondering as I am one who does not like to track pushes. But it is impressive in their line-setting skills.
BACK TO PPD --------------
Thursday,February 3 2011
Time Game Information StatFox Line INFO
7:00 PM (507) GEORGIA TECH AT (508) MIAMI -5.5
7:00 PM (509) MICHIGAN AT (510) OHIO ST -16.0
7:00 PM (511) VALPARAISO AT (512) CLEVELAND ST -7.0
7:05 PM (513) BUTLER AT (514) YOUNGSTOWN ST +11.5
7:00 PM (515) LOYOLA-IL AT (516) WRIGHT ST -6.0
7:30 PM (517) IL-CHICAGO AT (518) DETROIT -11.5
8:00 PM (519) LA-MONROE AT (520) MIDDLE TENN ST -12.5
8:00 PM (521) S ALABAMA AT (522) W KENTUCKY -11.0
8:00 PM (523) DENVER AT (524) ARK-LITTLE ROCK -2.0
8:00 PM (525) FLA ATLANTIC AT (526) N TEXAS -4.0
8:30 PM (527) FLA INTERNATIONAL AT (528) TROY -4.0
9:00 PM (529) TENNESSEE AT (530) AUBURN OFF
9:00 PM (531) WASHINGTON AT (532) OREGON ST +13.5
9:00 PM (533) WASHINGTON ST AT (534) OREGON +4.0
9:00 PM (535) ARIZONA AT (536) STANFORD +4.0
9:00 PM (537) NOTRE DAME AT (538) DEPAUL +12.0
9:05 PM (539) HAWAII AT (540) BOISE ST -12.0
10:05 PM (541) SAN JOSE ST AT (542) IDAHO -5.5
10:00 PM (543) LOYOLA-MARYMOUNT AT (544) SAN DIEGO +5.0
10:00 PM (545) CAL DAVIS AT (546) CAL POLY-SLO -4.0
10:00 PM (547) NEW MEXICO ST AT (548) FRESNO ST -1.5
10:00 PM (549) PEPPERDINE AT (550) ST MARYS-CA -21.0
10:00 PM (551) CS-NORTHRIDGE AT (552) UC-RIVERSIDE -2.5
10:05 PM (553) UC-IRVINE AT (554) CS-FULLERTON PK
11:00 PM (555) GONZAGA AT (556) PORTLAND +3.0
11:00 PM (557) ARIZONA ST AT (558) CALIFORNIA -8.0
11:30 PM (559) PACIFIC AT (560) UC-SANTA BARBARA -2.5
7:00 PM (561) FURMAN AT (562) THE CITADEL +4.0
7:00 PM (563) GA SOUTHERN AT (564) UT-CHATTANOOGA -13.0
7:00 PM (565) WOFFORD AT (566) COLL OF CHARLESTON -3.5
8:00 PM (567) DAVIDSON AT (568) SAMFORD +6.0
8:30 PM (569) TENN-MARTIN AT (570) AUSTIN PEAY -15.0
8:35 PM (571) MONTANA ST AT (572) N ARIZONA -8.5
8:45 PM (573) MOREHEAD ST AT (574) JACKSONVILLE ST +7.5
8:45 PM (575) E KENTUCKY AT (576) TENNESSEE TECH -2.0
9:00 PM (577) MURRAY ST AT (578) TENNESSEE ST +3.5
9:00 PM (579) MONTANA AT (580) WEBER ST +3.0
9:00 PM (581) E WASHINGTON AT (582) N COLORADO -14.0
10:05 PM (583) PORTLAND ST AT (584) SACRAMENTO ST PK
7:00 PM (591) IUPU-FT WAYNE AT (592) IUPUI OFF
8:05 PM (593) S DAKOTA ST AT (594) ORAL ROBERTS OFF
8:00 PM (595) OAKLAND AT (596) W ILLINOIS OFF
8:00 PM (597) N DAKOTA ST AT (598) CENTENARY OFF
2:00 PM (599) TOLEDO AT (600) BUFFALO OFF
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Thursday Picks at 630pm
1 Gopher In Qatar: Arkansas-LR -2 ARK
2 coasterville: Arizona -4 AZ
3 Selection Sunday: Arizona -4 AZ
4 howeda7: Eastern Washington + 14 EWU
5 Dr.Don: Michigan +16 MICH
6 Gopher in Texas: Michigan +16 MICH
7 Josh087: Michigan +16 MICH
8 TheSportsAce: Michigan +16 MICH
9 Plinnius: Oregon +4 ORGN
10 joemagoo362: South Alabama +11 SALB
11 rrjack: TENN-Martin +15 TMTN
12 GopherRock: Washington -13.5 WA
MP - GopherRock: Washington -13.5/Boise State -12/Wazzu -4
MP: Dr.Don: 4picks: 1st beer/2nd beer/3rd beer/4th beer/5th beer/6th beer... Awe what the hell.
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* GH MONIKER * Win Loss %age TOTAL Push / Y>PK WorL
1 Moses87 ************* 6 / 2 W% 75.0% 8 MN L
2 ***Travdaddy84 ********* 2 / 1 W% 66.7% 3
3 rrjack *************** 35 / 26 W% 57.4% 61 4 WM W
4 XMan *************** 13 / 10 W% 56.5% 23 1 MSU L
5 ***Chadypu *********** 12 / 10 W% 54.5% 22 3
6 rccola889 ********** 20 / 17 W% 54.1% 37 1 DUKE W
7 KSBGopher ******* 14 / 12 W% 53.8% 26 1
8 Plinnius ************ 30 / 26 W% 53.6% 56 1 SH L
9 coasterville ******** 27 / 27 W% 50.0% 54 2 RCHM L
10 Gopher in Texas ** 26 / 27 W% 49.1% 53 1 MSU L
11 josh087 ************ 31 / 33 W% 48.4% 64 MSU L
12 GopherRock ******* 25 / 27 W% 48.1% 52 3 DUQ W
13 gopheruse ********** 10 / 12 W% 45.5% 22 MN L
14 Dr.Don ************* 27 / 33 W% 45.0% 60 2 MN L
15 Gopher In Qatar *** 28 / 35 W% 44.4% 63 2 ARK P
16 howeda7 ********* 5 / 7 W% 41.7% 12 MSU L
17 joemagoo362 ****** 21 / 30 W% 41.2% 51 MN L
18 Selection Sunday * 16 / 25 W% 39.0% 41 1 RCHM L
19 Gopher Warrior **** 14 / 22 W% 38.9% 36 MQT W
20 TheSportsAce **** 17 / 27 W% 38.6% 44 1 MN L
21 Jike Spingleton **** 13 / 21 W% 38.2% 34
22 MN1nAZ *********** 10 / 25 W% 28.6% 35 MN L
23 Minnesotagrizzly ** 2 / 10 W% 16.7% 12 MN L
Total Board W-L & %age 404 465 W% 46.5% 869 23
The Number of * before a Moniker indicates the number of PICKS needed before next Monday to avoid being placed on the SLIM Pickens Board below.
GRACE PERIOD Applies to "New Participants" until the First Monday after first pick - then they will be subject to the *** one week 3 PICK SLIM probation.
SLIM PICKENS Board
***Down with Goldy ** 1 / 4 W% 20.0% 5
****Juicer ************* 0 / 3 W% 0.0% 3
****chri1673 ********* 1 / 1 W% 50.0% 2
****Lefty's Righty *** 0 / 2 W% 0.0% 2
****SonOfTheVarsity * 1 / 1 W% 50.0% 2
****Gopher07 ******* 1 / 0 W% 100.0% 1
****Gopherholefan **** 0 / 1 W% 0.0% 1
***ncgo4 ************* 3 / 4 W% 42.9% 7
***OSUfan ************* 5 / 6 W% 45.5% 11
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The Number of * before a Moniker indicates the number of PICKS needed before next Monday to be placed on the Regular Board Above.
2-Feb-11
1 Gopher In Qatar: Arkansas +1 ARK - P
2 rccola889: Duke -4.5 DUKE - W
3 GopherRock: Dusquene +16 DUQ - W (by executive decision)
4 Dr.Don: Gophers -3 MN - L
5 gopheruse: Gophers -3.0 MN - L
6 joemagoo362: Gophers -3 MN - L
7 Minnesotagrizzly: MN -3 MN - L
8 MN1nAZ: Gophers -3 MN - L
9 Moses87: Gophers -3... MN - L
10 TheSportsAce: Minnesota -3 MN - L
11 Gopher Warrior: Marquette +6 MQT - W
12 Gopher in Texas: Michigan State -4 MSU - L
13 howeda7: MSU -4 MSU - L
14 Josh087: Michigan State -4 MSU - L
15 XMan: Mich. St. -4 MSU - L
16 Coasterville: Richmond -15 RICH - L
17 Selection Sunday: Richmond -15 RICH - L
18 Plinnius: Seton Hall +9 SH - L
19 rrjack: William and Mary +14 WM - W
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
MP GIQ: Arkansas +1, Michigan St. -4, Memphis -6.5
MP-rrj 10 teamer >>> DEL+14/UNC-W+3.5/DRX-15/HFSTR+11.5/URI-15/N-ILL-2/MSU-4/MO-2/COLST+5.5/DUKE-4.5
MP: Dr.Don: BEER: Open beer/Drink beer/Open another beer
josh Going for back-to-back 3-game parlays: Sparty/Indiana +3/Duke -4.5
Doc was the only MP winner - but was unable to attend the medal award ceremony.