Pick per Day - 12/04/09 (Day 24)

[Rick Mons]

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 and spreads:

Wofford at MICHIGAN ST -19.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Manhattan at NIAGARA -13.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Kent St at XAVIER -14.5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
St Peters at IONA -8 ( 7:30 PM EST)
Akron at TEXAS A&M -12 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Troy at AUBURN -9 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Loyola-Md at CANISIUS -1 ( 9:00 PM EST)
N Arizona at MONTANA -8 ( 9:00 PM EST)
N Colorado at MONTANA ST -1 ( 10:05 PM EST)
Colorado at OREGON ST -2.5 ( 11:00 PM EST)
San Diego at UC-RIVERSIDE 2 ( 11:00 PM EST)

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

[Rick Mons]

I gave up waiting for the final games and we were We're 11-9, waiting for the end of two games (AZ State vs Baylor and Cal-Northridge vs Idaho). We ended up 12-17.
Arizona State (-7.5) lost to Baylor, 64-61, and was the consensus pick. Consensus picks are now at .500
Radio Badger picks Texas (-19.5) ... Longhorns win by "only" 19 and fail to cover the spread. RoyalGo4 picked USC and likes that 1/2 point "extra" spread.

BTW, congrats to Mom8Pop who is sitting on top with a .778 winning ratio dispersed among nine picks. But special props to rrjack who has participated in 23 of 24 dates and has a .739 winning ratio (17-6-0). That's very impressive given the number of picks. Maybe we should have a consortium front him some money and ...

Today's Picks: 12 wins, 18 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.4 Won-Loss ratio.
YTD Picks: 370 wins, 326 losses and 17 pushes for a 0.532 record
Consensus Pick is Arizona State (-2) picked by 7 for the win
YTD Consensus Picks: 13 wins, 13 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.5 record

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

1 - mom8pop (7-2-0) - 0.778
2 - Winnipegopher (3-1-0) - 0.750
3 - rrjack (17-6-0) - 0.739
4 - Alan Shore (2-1-0) - 0.667
5 - ChemEGopher (2-1-0) - 0.667
6 - Juicer (2-1-0) - 0.667
7 - Radio Badger (13-7-0) - 0.650
8 - ncgo4 (7-4-0) - 0.636
9 - USTGopher (10-6-0) - 0.625
10 - Chadypu (13-8-0) - 0.619
11 - Josh087 (13-8-0) - 0.619
12 - Selection Sunday (8-5-1) - 0.615
13 - koreangopher (11-7-0) - 0.611
14 - Gopher In Qatar (14-9-1) - 0.609
15 - rccola889 (9-6-1) - 0.600
16 - GopherKev (9-6-0) - 0.600
17 - Go31 (10-7-0) - 0.588
18 - MKE_Gopher (11-8-0) - 0.579
19 - RoyalGO4 (9-7-2) - 0.563
20 - SaturnSweater (10-8-0) - 0.556
21 - Zales04 (11-9-1) - 0.550
22 - XMan (7-6-0) - 0.538
23 - TheSportsAce (8-7-0) - 0.533
24 - Ski U Mah Gopher (10-9-2) - 0.526
25 - Notorious PLD (10-9-0) - 0.526
26 - Art Vandelay (12-11-1) - 0.522
27 - Rick Mons (12-11-1) - 0.522
28 - Jike Spingleton (12-12-0) - 0.500
29 - Dr.Don (10-10-0) - 0.500
30 - Gopherholefan (10-10-0) - 0.500
31 - vaporboy (10-10-0) - 0.500
32 - GopherHarvey (3-3-0) - 0.500
33 - JimmyJamesMD (1-1-0) - 0.500
34 - Plinnius (10-12-1) - 0.455
35 - Gold Out (5-6-0) - 0.455
36 - TubbyTownUSA (5-6-0) - 0.455
37 - RW+RW=Our W's (9-11-0) - 0.450
38 - Alltimetwinsfan (8-10-2) - 0.444
39 - Gopherlady (4-5-0) - 0.444
40 - gopherfan10 (7-9-0) - 0.438
41 - GopherRock (6-9-2) - 0.400
42 - kapps014 (8-13-1) - 0.381
43 - Down with Goldy (3-5-1) - 0.375
44 - Southpaw (8-16-0) - 0.333
45 - Dice (0-2-0) - -
46 - gopherfan3 (0-1-0) - -
47 - howeda7 (0-1-0) - -
The Faithful Five (picked every day available)

1 - Gopher In Qatar (14-9-1) - 0.609
2 - Art Vandelay (12-11-1) - 0.522
3 - Rick Mons (12-11-1) - 0.522
4 - Jike Spingleton (12-12-0) - 0.500
5 - Southpaw (8-16-0) - 0.333

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]

Alltimetwinsfan Oregon St. -2.5
Art Vandelay Texas A&M -12
Chadypu Texas A&M -12
Go31 Texas A&M -12
Gold Out Michigan State -19.5
Gopher In Qatar Montana -8
gopherfan10 Xavier -14.5
Gopherholefan Northern Colorado 1
Jike Spingleton Oregon State -2.5
Josh087 Michigan State -19.5
Kapps014 Mich State -19.5
koreangopher Michigan State -19.5
MKE_Gopher Michigan St. -19.5
Notorious PLD Michigan State -19.5
Plinnius Texas A&M -12
Radio Badger Michigan St -19.5
rccola889 Montana -8
Rick Mons Northern Colorado 1
RoyalGO4 San Diego -2
rrjack Loyola-Md 1
RW+RW=Our W's Wofford 19.5
SaturnSweater Kent St 14.5
Selection Sunday Montana -8
Ski U Mah Gopher Michigan St -19.5
Southpaw Montana -8
TheSportsAce Michigan State -19.5
vaporboy Texas A&M -12
Zales04 Xavier -14.5

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Texas A&M -12

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Texas A&M -12

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: Texas A&M -12

[josh087]

Josh087: Michigan State -19.5

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: Northern Colorado +1

[MKE_Gopher]

MKE_Gopher: Michigan St. -19.5

[rccola889]

rccola889: Montana -8

[gopherfan10]

gopherfan10: Xavier -14.5

[alltimetwinsfan]

Alltimetwinsfan: Oregon St. -2.5

[koreangopher]

koreangopher: Michigan State -19.5

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: San Diego -2

[Zales04]

Zales04: Xavier -14.5

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Montana -8

[go 31]

Go31: Texas A&M -12

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Montana -8

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: Montana -8

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Michigan St -19.5

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Loyola-Md +1

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: Kent St +14.5

[TheSportsAce]

TheSportsAce: Michigan State -19.5

[Gold Out]

Gold Out: Michigan State -19.5

[vaporboy]

vaporboy: Texas A&M -12

[Notorious PLD]

Notorious PLD: Michigan State -19.5

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Michigan St -19.5

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Oregon State -2.5

[RW+RW=Our W's]

RW+RW=Our W's: Wofford +19.5

[kapps014]

Kapps014: Mich State -19.5

(if this doesn't hit, I might start doing 'opposites' soon. LOL)