Pick per Day for 12/19/09 - Day 40

[Rick Mons]

Deadline for Picks is tip-off but no later than 5:00PM
Please note tip-off times are EST.

Please check & make sure your pick is included in the summary after the deadline.

Lots of games available 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:
These games must be selected by tip-off time, CST:

Michigan at KANSAS -19 ( 12:00 PM EST)
Coll Of Charleston at CLEMSON -17.5 ( 12:00 PM EST)
Va Commonwealth at TULANE 4 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Fordham vs VILLANOVA -29 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Xavier at BUTLER -6 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Ucla at NOTRE DAME -10 ( 2:00 PM EST)
N Carolina vs TEXAS -6.5 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Rice at LSU -12 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Stanford at NORTHWESTERN -4.5 ( 2:00 PM EST)
Mississippi St at HOUSTON 3 ( 2:00 PM EST)
W Virginia at CLEVELAND ST 14 ( 2:00 PM EST)
E Kentucky at OHIO U -10 ( 2:30 PM EST)
Youngstown St at WI-GREEN BAY -8.5 ( 3:00 PM EST)
Ut-Chattanooga at MURRAY ST -18 ( 3:00 PM EST)
Bowling Green at DETROIT -8.5 ( 3:30 PM EST)
N Illinois at IL-CHICAGO -5.5 ( 4:00 PM EST)
W Kentucky at LOUISVILLE -10 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Gonzaga vs DUKE -9 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Fla Atlantic at MIAMI -16.5 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Austin Peay at KENTUCKY -24 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Tennessee St at VANDERBILT -22 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Portland St vs WASHINGTON ST -10 ( 4:00 PM EST)
Tennessee at USC 11 ( 4:30 PM EST)
S Florida vs SAN FRANCISCO 7.5 ( 5:00 PM EST)
These games must be selected by 5PM:

Illinois St at UTAH -7 ( 6:00 PM EST)
La-Monroe at DENVER -10.5 ( 6:00 PM EST)
Memphis vs MASSACHUSETTS 14 ( 6:00 PM EST)
Uab at S ALABAMA 4.5 ( 6:30 PM EST)
Richmond vs FLORIDA -6.5 ( 6:30 PM EST)
San Diego St at ARIZONA ST -3 ( 6:30 PM EST)
Drake at IOWA -6 ( 6:30 PM EST)
Indiana St at TOLEDO 8 ( 7:00 PM EST)
E Michigan at GEORGIA ST -5.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Temple at SETON HALL -4.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Old Dominion at GEORGETOWN -9 ( 7:00 PM EST)
St Bonaventure at SYRACUSE -21.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Unc-Wilmington at VIRGINIA -8 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Illinois vs GEORGIA 9.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Ball St vs PURDUE -25 ( 7:00 PM EST)
S Carolina at WOFFORD 1.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
N Colorado at OKLAHOMA -15.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
S Illinois vs SAN DIEGO 1 ( 7:15 PM EST)
Texas Tech at WICHITA ST -4.5 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Missouri St at SAINT LOUIS PK ( 8:00 PM EST)
Miami Ohio at WI-MILWAUKEE -3 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Tenn-Martin at EVANSVILLE -12 ( 8:00 PM EST)
Kansas St at ALABAMA 3 ( 8:45 PM EST)
Creighton at NEW MEXICO -11 ( 9:00 PM EST)
The Citadel at TEXAS A&M -16 ( 9:00 PM EST)
E Washington at BYU -24 ( 9:00 PM EST)
N Arizona at AIR FORCE -4 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Uc-Riverside at MONTANA -8 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Portland at WASHINGTON -9.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Idaho St at SACRAMENTO ST 1.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)

Home team is in CAPS; "vs" indicates a neutral court. Spreads courtesy of OpenSports.com (http://www.opensports.com/odds/?page=cbb/daily)

[Rick Mons]

Good night for the board with folks going 20-10

Dan Monson's Long Beach State team was the consensus pick (10). 4-point underdogs, they beat Utah State by 13.
Montana State was the next most popular pick (7) and playing at home. They covered their -2 point spread, beating UC Santa Barbara, 64-76.
Today's Picks: 20 wins, 10 losses and 0 pushes for a 0.517 Won-Loss ratio.
YTD Picks: 587 wins, 548 losses and 25 pushes for a 0.517 record
Consensus Pick is UNLV (-14) picked by 10 for the loss
YTD Consensus Picks: 20 wins, 21 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.488 record

Serious Selectors

. 1 - MKE_Gopher (20-13-0) - 0.606
. 2 - Rick Mons (23-15-1) - 0.605
. 3 - rrjack (23-15-0) - 0.605
. 4 - rccola889 (18-12-1) - 0.600
. 5 - Go31 (16-11-1) - 0.593
. 6 - Chadypu (20-15-1) - 0.571
. 7 - Gopher In Qatar (21-17-1) - 0.553
. 8 - Josh087 (19-16-0) - 0.543
. 9 - Radio Badger (19-16-0) - 0.543
10 - koreangopher (15-13-0) - 0.536
11 - SaturnSweater (17-15-1) - 0.531
12 - Gopherholefan (18-16-0) - 0.529
13 - Plinnius (19-17-2) - 0.528
14 - Notorious PLD (16-15-0) - 0.516
15 - Ski U Mah Gopher (17-16-2) - 0.515
16 - Jike Spingleton (20-19-0) - 0.513
17 - Alltimetwinsfan (15-15-2) - 0.500
18 - Zales04 (17-17-1) - 0.500
19 - Selection Sunday (12-13-1) - 0.480
20 - Dr.Don (16-18-0) - 0.471
21 - gopherfan10 (13-15-0) - 0.464
22 - Southpaw (18-21-0) - 0.462
23 - Art Vandelay (17-20-2) - 0.459
24 - RoyalGO4 (12-15-3) - 0.444
25 - vaporboy (13-17-1) - 0.433
26 - GopherRock (9-15-2) - 0.375
27 - kapps014 (12-21-2) - 0.364
Laid-back Pickers

. 1 - Winnipegopher (5-1-0) - 0.833
. 2 - ChemEGopher (2-1-0) - 0.667
. 3 - mom8pop (11-6-0) - 0.647
. 4 - USTGopher (10-6-0) - 0.625
. 5 - Juicer (8-5-0) - 0.615
. 6 - GopherKev (15-10-0) - 0.600
. 7 - ncgo4 (12-8-0) - 0.600
. 8 - howeda7 (2-2-0) - 0.500
. 9 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
10 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-2-0) - 0.500
11 - TheSportsAce (12-13-0) - 0.480
12 - Gopherlady (6-7-0) - 0.462
13 - XMan (10-12-0) - 0.455
14 - Gold Out (9-11-0) - 0.450
15 - gopherfan3 (1-2-0) - 0.333
16 - 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)
Faithful Five (picked every game)

1 - Rick Mons (23-15-1) - 0.605
2 - Gopher In Qatar (21-17-1) - 0.553
3 - Jike Spingleton (20-19-0) - 0.513
4 - Southpaw (18-21-0) - 0.462
5 - Art Vandelay (17-20-2) - 0.459

[Rick Mons]

Rick Mons: W Kentucky +10
Chadypu: N Carolina +6.5
rccola889: Georgetown -9
Art Vandelay: Butler -6
Ski U Mah Gopher: Butler -6
Jike Spingleton: Northwestern -4.5
Plinnius: Mississippi State -3
Alltimetwinsfan: Drake +6
koreangopher: Georgetown -9
Josh087: Michigan +19
rrjack: Xavier +6
Gopher In Qatar: Florida -6.5
RoyalGO4: Wis-Milwaukee -3
SaturnSweater: Iowa -6
Southpaw: Michigan +19
Go31: Georgetown -9
GopherRock: Georgetown -9
XMan: Duke -9
MKE_Gopher: Butler -6
Dr.Don: Stanford +4.5
Selection Sunday: Temple +4.5
Zales04: UAB -4.5
howeda7: Oklahoma -15.5
gopherfan10: Duke -9
Gopherholefan: Gonzaga +9
Notorious PLD: Washington -9.5
kapps014: Drake +6
ncgo4: Texas &M - 16
TheSportsAce: Florida -6.5
Radio Badger: Florida -6.5

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: N Carolina +6.5

[rccola889]

rccola889: Georgetown -9

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Butler -6

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Butler -6

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Northwestern -4.5

[rcpratt]

Just a heads up, the Purdue/Ball State game is actually at 4:00 PM EST, so it should probably be in the other category.

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: Mississippi State -3

[alltimetwinsfan]

Alltimetwinsfan: Drake +6

I'll do it because you won't, Rick...

[koreangopher]

koreangopher: Georgetown -9

[josh087]

Josh087: Michigan +19

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Xavier +6

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Florida -6.5

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: Wis-Milwaukee -3

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: Iowa -6

[Southpaw]

Southpaw: Michigan +19

[go 31]

Go31: Georgetown -9

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: Georgetown -9

[XMan]

XMan: Duke -9

[MKE_Gopher]

MKE_Gopher: Butler -6

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Stanford +4.5

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Temple +4.5

[Zales04]

Zales04: UAB -4.5

[howeda7]

howeda7: Oklahoma -15.5

[howeda7]

FYI the N Colorado-OU game is at 1:00 EST not a night game.

[gopherfan10]

gopherfan10: Duke -9

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: Gonzaga +9

[Notorious PLD]

Notorious PLD: Washington -9.5

[kapps014]

kapps014: Drake +6

[ncgo4]

ncgo4: Texas &M - 16

[TheSportsAce]

TheSportsAce: Florida -6.5

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Florida -6.5

[Rick Mons]

Alltimetwinsfan: Drake +6

I'll do it because you won't, Rick...Can't stand the heartbreak this year. They've taken far too many steps backwards to pick 'em and can't abide picking against 'em. It's a conundrum. ... :confused:

[Rick Mons]

Just a heads up, the Purdue/Ball State game is actually at 4:00 PM EST, so it should probably be in the other category.thanks ... I get the starting times along with the lines from the same source and can't double check 'em, so I appreciate the heads-up.

We'll have to take Purdue-Ball State off the board today, folks, unless your pick was made before 3PM.