Pick per Day for 01-11-10 (Day 61)

[Rick Mons]

Deadline for Picks is tipoff time or 5 PM -- whichever is earlier
Please check & make sure your pick is included in the summary after the deadline.


Here are The Rules (http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/boards/showthread.php?t=11062) 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 due by tip-off or 5 PM, whichever is earlier.

Villanova at LOUISVILLE -2 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Oklahoma St at OKLAHOMA 1 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Hawaii at UTAH ST -18 ( 9:00 PM EST)
Louisiana Tech at BOISE ST 4 ( 9:00 PM EST)
San Jose St at FRESNO ST -7 ( 10:00 PM EST)
New Mexico St at IDAHO -7.5 ( 10:00 PM EST)
Unc-Greensboro at UT-CHATTANOOGA -8 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Canisius at SIENA -15.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Iona at LOYOLA-MD 2 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Niagara at ST PETERS 6 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Rider at MARIST 8.5 ( 7:30 PM EST)
E Illinois at MURRAY ST -18 ( 8:00 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 (http://www.opensports.com/odds/?page=cbb/daily)

[Rick Mons]

Kansas (-6) loses to Tennesee and is the consensus pick with 4 selecting them
Temple wins by 4 in OT vs Rhode Island (-3) -- 4 picked the Owls for a nice win
Northwestern is a 6 point underdog but wins at Michigan by 6
Southpaw didn't make a pick today … we're now down to just four who have picked every day
Today's Picks: 9 wins; 16 losses; and 0 pushes for a 0.36 winning percentage.
YTD Picks: 864 wins, 825 losses and 34 pushes for a 0.512 record
Consensus picks are Kansas (-6) for the loss and Temple (+3) for the win -- each picked by 4
YTD Consensus Picks: 34 wins, 31 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.523 record

Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (39-20-0) - 0.661
. 2 - MKE_Gopher (27-17-1) - 0.614
. 3 - GopherKev (24-18-0) - 0.571
. 4 - rccola889 (27-21-1) - 0.563
. 5 - Radio Badger (28-23-1) - 0.549
. 6 - koreangopher (23-19-0) - 0.548
. 7 - TheSportsAce (23-19-0) - 0.548
. 8 - Alltimetwinsfan (24-20-2) - 0.545
. 9 - Jike Spingleton (32-27-1) - 0.542
10 - Plinnius (29-26-3) - 0.527
11 - Rick Mons (31-28-1) - 0.525
12 - Notorious PLD (22-20-0) - 0.524
13 - Go31 (22-21-1) - 0.512
14 - Chadypu (28-27-2) - 0.509
15 - Josh087 (27-26-0) - 0.509
16 - Ski U Mah Gopher (27-26-2) - 0.509
17 - Gopher In Qatar (30-29-1) - 0.508
18 - Gopherholefan (26-26-2) - 0.500
19 - Southpaw (29-29-1) - 0.500
20 - SaturnSweater (23-24-1) - 0.489
21 - Zales04 (25-27-1) - 0.481
22 - Selection Sunday (19-21-2) - 0.475
23 - RoyalGO4 (21-24-3) - 0.467
24 - Art Vandelay (27-31-2) - 0.466
25 - Dr.Don (24-28-0) - 0.462
26 - vaporboy (16-23-1) - 0.410
27 - GopherRock (18-26-2) - 0.409
28 - kapps014 (17-33-2) - 0.340
29 - 0 (--) - -
Laid-back Pickers

1 - Winnipegopher (7-2-0) - 0.778
2 - Juicer (19-11-0) - 0.633
3 - mom8pop (13-10-0) - 0.565
4 - XMan (16-14-0) - 0.533
5 - gopherfan10 (20-18-0) - 0.526
6 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
7 - Gold Out (13-14-0) - 0.481
8 - Gopherlady (8-9-0) - 0.471
9 - ncgo4 (15-17-0) - 0.469
10 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) - 0.400
11 - howeda7 (3-5-0) - 0.375
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)
Faithful <s>Five</s> Four (picked every game)

1 - Jike Spingleton (32-27-1) - 0.542
2 - Rick Mons (31-28-1) - 0.525
3 - Gopher In Qatar (30-29-1) - 0.508
4 - Art Vandelay (27-31-2) - 0.466

[Rick Mons]

Rick Mons: Villanova +2
Chadypu: Oklahoma St -1
Art Vandelay: Louisville -2
Ski U Mah Gopher: Oklahoma +1
MKE_Gopher: OU +1
Gopher In Qatar: Louisville -2
Zales04: Villanova +2
RoyalGO4: E Illinois +18
Dr.Don: Oklahoma +1
Radio Badger: Oklahoma +1
Juicer: Oklahoma +1
rrjack: E Illinois +18
SaturnSweater: Iona -2
Selection Sunday: Louisville -2
TheSportsAce: Oklahoma State -1
Go31: Villanova +2
GopherRock: Villanova +2
vaporboy: Sienna -15.5
Jike Spingleton: Louisville -2
Josh087: Oklahoma +1
Plinnius: Louisville -2
howeda7: Oklahoma + 1
rccola889: Fresno St -7

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Oklahoma St -1

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Louisville -2

[Rick Mons]

For the last umpteen years, my brother (who went to Southern Illinois) and I have had a standing $5 bet when Drake plays SIU. (and no points -- straight up wager) I was ready to mail two checks down to him based on the way Drake has been playing. (38 points against Wichita State; 46 points against Indiana State) Glory -- my Bulldogs win at SIU by 5 -- 70-65. I'm $5 up now!
Gonzaga (-3) wins by 3 and the three who picked 'em get the push. Rule of the 3s?
rrjack continues to retain an impressive tally -- he's missed only one day of picks and has over 2/3rds correct.
Please bear in mind that you need to make a pick at least once every 2-3 weeks or your account will be retired.
And, if you want to move to the "Serious Selectors" group, you need to make a pick 2 of every 3 days on the average.

Today's Picks: 10 wins; 12 losses; and 3 pushes for a 0.455 winning percentage.
YTD Picks: 855 wins, 809 losses and 34 pushes for a 0.514 record
Consensus pick is Michigan State (-14.5) picked by 4 for the win
YTD Consensus Picks: 34 wins, 31 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.523 record

Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (39-19-0) - 0.672
. 2 - MKE_Gopher (26-17-1) - 0.605
. 3 - GopherKev (24-17-0) - 0.585
. 4 - TheSportsAce (23-18-0) - 0.561
. 5 - rccola889 (26-21-1) - 0.553
. 6 - Jike Spingleton (32-26-1) - 0.552
. 7 - koreangopher (23-19-0) - 0.548
. 8 - Alltimetwinsfan (24-20-2) - 0.545
. 9 - Radio Badger (27-23-1) - 0.540
10 - Go31 (22-20-1) - 0.524
11 - Notorious PLD (22-20-0) - 0.524
12 - Josh087 (27-25-0) - 0.519
13 - Plinnius (28-26-3) - 0.519
14 - Gopher In Qatar (30-28-1) - 0.517
15 - Rick Mons (30-28-1) - 0.517
16 - Gopherholefan (26-25-2) - 0.510
17 - Chadypu (27-27-2) - 0.500
18 - Ski U Mah Gopher (26-26-2) - 0.500
19 - Southpaw (29-29-1) - 0.500
20 - Zales04 (25-26-1) - 0.490
21 - SaturnSweater (22-24-1) - 0.478
22 - RoyalGO4 (21-23-3) - 0.477
23 - Selection Sunday (19-21-2) - 0.475
24 - Art Vandelay (27-30-2) - 0.474
25 - Dr.Don (24-27-0) - 0.471
26 - GopherRock (18-25-2) - 0.419
27 - vaporboy (16-23-1) - 0.410
28 - kapps014 (17-32-2) - 0.347
Laid-back Pickers

1 - Winnipegopher (7-2-0) - 0.778
2 - Juicer (18-11-0) - 0.621
3 - mom8pop (13-9-0) - 0.591
4 - XMan (16-13-0) - 0.552
5 - gopherfan10 (20-18-0) - 0.526
6 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
7 - Gold Out (13-14-0) - 0.481
8 - Gopherlady (8-9-0) - 0.471
9 - ncgo4 (15-17-0) - 0.469
10 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) - 0.400
11 - howeda7 (3-5-0) - 0.375
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)
Faithful Five (picked every game)

1 - Jike Spingleton (32-26-1) - 0.552
2 - Gopher In Qatar (30-28-1) - 0.517
3 - Rick Mons (30-28-1) - 0.517
4 - Southpaw (29-29-1) - 0.500
5 - Art Vandelay (27-30-2) - 0.474

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: Oklahoma +1

[MKE_Gopher]

MKE_Gopher: OU +1

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Louisville -2

[Zales04]

Zales04: Villanova +2

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: E Illinois +18

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Oklahoma +1

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Oklahoma +1

[Juicer]

Juicer: Oklahoma +1

[rrjackIII]

rrjack continues to retain an impressive tally -- he's missed only one day of picks and has over 2/3rds correct.


Rick - I would be one of the faithful 5 (or 6) - but the day I missed - I had planned on picking the team playing North Carolina (can't remember who) in a game where UNC was favored by 45 - but for some reason I did not get my pick in - then North Carolina won by 47. :eek:

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: E Illinois +18

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: Iona -2

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Louisville -2

[TheSportsAce]

TheSportsAce: Oklahoma State -1

[go 31]

Go31: Villanova +2

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: Villanova +2

[vaporboy]

vaporboy: Sienna -15.5

[Dr.Gopher]

Dr. Gopher: Spartans 63-52

[Dr.Don]

Dr. Gopher: Spartans 63-52

Don't know how to tell you this, Dr.Gopher....Wrong thread. Sorry.

Oops, never mind. You pulled a Rick Mons and went... "Oops, wrong thread."

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: Louisville -2

[josh087]

Josh087: Oklahoma +1

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: Louisville -2

[howeda7]

howeda7: Oklahoma + 1

[rccola889]

rccola889: Fresno St -7