Pick per Day - 12/01/09 - Day 22

[Rick Mons]

First time in a long time: there's a line for every game listed. And, several B10 vs ACC games available.

Deadline for Picks is 5:00

The competition is pretty simple but please check The Rules (http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/boards/showthread.php?t=11062) 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 (http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/boards/showpost.php?p=141625&postcount=1) 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:

Temple at W MICHIGAN 6 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Providence at NORTHEASTERN -3 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Wake Forest at PURDUE -11 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Northwestern at NC STATE -4.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Maryland at INDIANA 5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
La-Lafayette at LSU -12.5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Idaho St at NOTRE DAME -19.5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Ut-Chattanooga at JACKSONVILLE ST -6.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Evansville at TENNESSEE TECH 1.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
San Francisco at COLORADO -12 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Utep at NEW MEXICO ST 3.5 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Michigan St at N CAROLINA -3 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Colorado St at N COLORADO -5.5 ( 9:05 PM EST)
Virginia Tech at IOWA 2 ( 9:30 PM EST)
Pacific at FRESNO ST -3.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Santa Clara at UC-SANTA BARBARA -9.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)

Home team is in CAPS; "vs" indicates a neutral court. Spreads courtesy of ScoresAndOdds.com (http://www.scoresandodds.com/)

[Rick Mons]

Those with Texas (-18) as their pick get a push.

Michigan (-4.5) loses to Alabama; Marquette (pick) loses by 1 to Fla State.

Butler (+2) loses by just one.

Today's Picks: 6 wins, 17 losses and 2 pushes for a 0.261 Won-Loss ratio.
YTD Picks: 311 wins, 260 losses and 14 pushes for a 0.545 record
Consensus Picks are Michigan (-4.5) and Marquette (pick 'em) -- picked by 5 apiece for the loss
YTD Consensus Picks: 12 wins, 10 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.545 record

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

1 - ChemEGopher (2-0-0) - 1.000
2 - mom8pop (6-1-0) - 0.857
3 - rrjack (15-4-0) - 0.789
4 - GopherKev (9-4-0) - 0.692
5 - Radio Badger (11-5-0) - 0.688
6 - Josh087 (12-6-0) - 0.667
... - koreangopher (10-5-0) - 0.667
... - ncgo4 (6-3-0) - 0.667
... - Alan Shore (2-1-0) - 0.667
... - Juicer (2-1-0) - 0.667
11 - Chadypu (11-6-0) - 0.647
12 - USTGopher (8-5-0) - 0.615
13 - MKE_Gopher (9-6-0) - 0.600
14 - rccola889 (7-5-1) - 0.583
... - XMan (7-5-0) - 0.583
16 - Gopher In Qatar (11-8-1) - 0.579
17 - Go31 (8-6-0) - 0.571
18 - Ski U Mah Gopher (9-7-1) - 0.563
... - Gopherholefan (9-7-0) - 0.563
... - SaturnSweater (9-7-0) - 0.563
21 - Selection Sunday (5-4-1) - 0.556
22 - Rick Mons (11-9-0) - 0.550
23 - TheSportsAce (6-5-0) - 0.545
24 - Notorious PLD (8-7-0) - 0.533
25 - Dr.Don (9-8-0) - 0.529
... - vaporboy (9-8-0) - 0.529
27 - Art Vandelay (10-9-1) - 0.526
28 - Jike Spingleton (10-10-0) - 0.500
... - RoyalGO4 (6-6-2) - 0.500
... - Gold Out (4-4-0) - 0.500
... - TubbyTownUSA (4-4-0) - 0.500
... - GopherHarvey (3-3-0) - 0.500
... - Gopherlady (3-3-0) - 0.500
... - JimmyJamesMD (1-1-0) - 0.500
... - Winnipegopher (1-1-0) - 0.500
36 - Zales04 (8-9-1) - 0.471
... - RW+RW=Our W's (8-9-0) - 0.471
38 - Alltimetwinsfan (7-8-1) - 0.467
39 - Plinnius (8-10-1) - 0.444
40 - GopherRock (5-7-2) - 0.417
41 - Down with Goldy (3-5-1) - 0.375
42 - kapps014 (7-12-1) - 0.368
43 - Southpaw (7-13-0) - 0.350
44 - gopherfan10 (4-8-0) - 0.333
Here's the Steady Six who've picked every day so far:

1 - Gopher In Qatar (11-8-1) - 0.579
2 - Rick Mons (11-9-0) - 0.550
3 - Art Vandelay (10-9-1) - 0.526
4 - Jike Spingleton (10-10-0) - 0.500
5 - kapps014 (7-12-1) - 0.368
6 - Southpaw (7-13-0) - 0.350

And those who've made just one pick so far. Time's running out before your account gets retired -- please make another pick soon.

Dice 0 1 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]

Penn State (+6) beats Virginia outright (69-66) and at Virginia -- B10 sweep?!?

Virginia was the consensus pick (9 picks vs 8 for Penn State).

Today's Picks: 13 wins, 17 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.433 Won-Loss ratio.
YTD Picks: 324 wins, 277 losses and 14 pushes for a 0.539 record
Consensus Pick is Virginia (-6) picked by 9 for the loss
YTD Consensus Picks: 12 wins, 11 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.522 record

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

1 - ChemEGopher (2-0-0) - 1.000
2 - mom8pop (6-1-0) - 0.857
3 - rrjack (15-5-0) - 0.750
4 - koreangopher (11-5-0) - 0.688
5 - ncgo4 (6-3-0) - 0.667
... - Alan Shore (2-1-0) - 0.667
... - Juicer (2-1-0) - 0.667
8 - Radio Badger (11-6-0) - 0.647
9 - GopherKev (9-5-0) - 0.643
... - USTGopher (9-5-0) - 0.643
11 - Josh087 (12-7-0) - 0.632
12 - MKE_Gopher (10-6-0) - 0.625
13 - Chadypu (11-7-0) - 0.611
14 - Go31 (9-6-0) - 0.600
... - Selection Sunday (6-4-1) - 0.600
16 - Ski U Mah Gopher (10-7-1) - 0.588
17 - rccola889 (7-5-1) - 0.583
... - TheSportsAce (7-5-0) - 0.583
... - XMan (7-5-0) - 0.583
20 - Notorious PLD (9-7-0) - 0.563
21 - Art Vandelay (11-9-1) - 0.550
... - Gopher In Qatar (11-9-1) - 0.550
23 - RoyalGO4 (7-6-2) - 0.538
24 - Dr.Don (9-8-0) - 0.529
... - Gopherholefan (9-8-0) - 0.529
... - SaturnSweater (9-8-0) - 0.529
27 - Rick Mons (11-10-0) - 0.524
28 - vaporboy (9-9-0) - 0.500
... - Alltimetwinsfan (8-8-1) - 0.500
... - GopherHarvey (3-3-0) - 0.500
... - Gopherlady (3-3-0) - 0.500
... - JimmyJamesMD (1-1-0) - 0.500
... - Winnipegopher (1-1-0) - 0.500
34 - Jike Spingleton (10-11-0) - 0.476
35 - Plinnius (9-10-1) - 0.474
36 - Zales04 (8-9-1) - 0.471
37 - RW+RW=Our W's (8-10-0) - 0.444
... - Gold Out (4-5-0) - 0.444
... - TubbyTownUSA (4-5-0) - 0.444
40 - GopherRock (5-8-2) - 0.385
... - gopherfan10 (5-8-0) - 0.385
42 - Down with Goldy (3-5-1) - 0.375
43 - kapps014 (7-12-1) - 0.368
44 - Southpaw (7-14-0) - 0.333
45 - Dice (0-2-0) - -


The "steady pickers" who've picked every day is now down to five. Art Vandelay and Gopher-in-Qatar are vying for the lead:

1 - Art Vandelay (11-9-1) - 0.550
2 - Gopher In Qatar (11-9-1) - 0.550
3 - Rick Mons (11-10-0) - 0.524
4 - Jike Spingleton (10-11-0) - 0.476
5 - Southpaw (7-14-0) - 0.333

And here are the "One and Dones?"

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]

Rick Mons: Purdue -11
Plinnius: UTEP -3.5
gopherfan10: Virginia Tech -2
vaporboy: Northwestern +4.5
Art Vandelay: Maryland -5
Go31: Virginia Tech -2
Chadypu: Northwestern +4.5
MKE_Gopher: Northwestern +4.5
Alltimetwinsfan: Purdue -11
Gopherlady: N CAROLINA -3
Ski U Mah Gopher: Purdue -11
RoyalGO4: Pacific +3.5
Zales04: Virginia Tech -2
Gopher In Qatar: North Carolina -3
rrjack: Colorado St. +5.5
Selection Sunday: Virginia Tech -2
Southpaw: Northeastern -3
mom8pop: Maryland -5
GopherRock: Virginia Tech -2
Winnipegopher: North Carolina -3
Dr.Don: Maryland -5
Radio Badger: Virginia Tech -2
Jike Spingleton: Virginia Tech -2
rccola889: Virginia Tech -2
TheSportsAce: Northwestern +4.5
TubbyTownUSA: North Carolina -3
Gold Out: Maryland -5
Notorious PLD: Maryland -5
Gopherholefan: Virginia Tech -2
RW+RW=Our W's: Maryland -5
Josh087: Virginia Tech -2
USTGopher: Virginia Tech -2
Kapps014: Va Tech -2

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: UTEP -3.5

[gopherfan10]

gopherfan10: Virginia Tech -2

[vaporboy]

vaporboy: Northwestern +4.5

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Maryland -5

[go 31]

Go31: Virginia Tech -2

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Northwestern +4.5

[MKE_Gopher]

MKE_Gopher: Northwestern +4.5

[alltimetwinsfan]

Alltimetwinsfan: Purdue -11

[GopherLady]

Gopherlady: N CAROLINA -3

I REALLY hope I'm wrong!

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Purdue -11

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: Pacific +3.5

[Zales04]

Zales04: Virginia Tech -2

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: North Carolina -3

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Colorado St. +5.5

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Virginia Tech -2

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: Northeastern -3

[mom8pop]

mom8pop: Maryland -5

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: Virginia Tech -2

[Winnipegopher]

Winnipegopher: North Carolina -3

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Maryland -5

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Virginia Tech -2

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Virginia Tech -2

On a nice five-game losing skid, if I can't break it by fading Iowa, I don't know what will....

[rccola889]

rccola889: Virginia Tech -2

[TheSportsAce]

TheSportsAce: Northwestern +4.5

[TubbytownUSA]

TubbyTownUSA: North Carolina -3

[Gold Out]

Gold Out: Maryland -5

[Notorious PLD]

Notorious PLD: Maryland -5

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: Virginia Tech -2

[RW+RW=Our W's]

RW+RW=Our W's: Maryland -5

[josh087]

Josh087: Virginia Tech -2

[USTGopher]

USTGopher: Virginia Tech -2

[kapps014]

Kapps014: Va Tech -2