Pick per Day for 01-15 (Day 65)

[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.


Only a handful of games ... there may be two more but the spreads are off the boards right now (SDSU at NDSU and Brown at Yale). I'll add them if lines are established early enough on Friday. Update: no lines on either game ... so we have what we have.

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 are due by tip-off or 5 PM, whichever is earlier. Also, if the game starts at 10PM (EST) or later, chances are the standings will be delayed to the following day.

St Peters at RIDER -6.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Marist at LOYOLA-MD -14.5 ( 7:00 PM EST)
Loyola-Il at IL-CHICAGO -2 ( 9:00 PM EST)
N Arizona at E WASHINGTON -2.5 ( 10:05 PM EST)
Montana at SACRAMENTO ST 9.5 ( 10:05 PM EST)
N Colorado at PORTLAND ST 2 ( 10:05 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]

Today's Picks: 15 wins; 8 losses; and 7 pushes for a 0.652 winning percentage.
YTD Picks: 908 wins, 857 losses and 41 pushes for a 0.514 record
Consensus picks are Michigan State (-7) and Texas (-8) for the draw and win, respectively. Each picked by 5.
YTD Consensus Picks: 34 wins, 31 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.523 record

Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (42-20-0) - 0.677
. 2 - MKE_Gopher (29-18-1) - 0.617
. 3 - rccola889 (29-22-1) - 0.569
. 4 - GopherKev (25-19-0) - 0.568
. 5 - koreangopher (24-19-0) - 0.558
. 6 - Radio Badger (29-24-2) - 0.547
. 7 - Alltimetwinsfan (25-21-2) - 0.543
. 8 - Ski U Mah Gopher (29-26-2) - 0.527
. 9 - Jike Spingleton (32-29-2) - 0.525
10 - Rick Mons (32-29-2) - 0.525
11 - Notorious PLD (22-20-0) - 0.524
12 - Go31 (24-22-1) - 0.522
13 - Chadypu (30-28-2) - 0.517
14 - TheSportsAce (23-22-0) - 0.511
15 - Josh087 (28-27-1) - 0.509
16 - Plinnius (29-28-4) - 0.509
17 - Gopher In Qatar (31-31-1) - 0.500
18 - Gopherholefan (27-27-2) - 0.500
19 - RoyalGO4 (24-24-3) - 0.500
20 - Southpaw (29-29-1) - 0.500
21 - Zales04 (27-27-2) - 0.500
22 - Dr.Don (27-28-0) - 0.491
23 - SaturnSweater (24-26-1) - 0.480
24 - Selection Sunday (20-23-2) - 0.465
25 - Art Vandelay (28-33-2) - 0.459
26 - GopherRock (21-26-2) - 0.447
27 - vaporboy (16-26-1) - 0.381
28 - kapps014 (18-34-2) - 0.346
Laid-back Pickers

. 1 - Winnipegopher (7-2-0) - 0.778
. 2 - Juicer (21-12-0) - 0.636
. 3 - mom8pop (13-10-1) - 0.565
. 4 - gopherfan10 (22-18-0) - 0.550
. 5 - XMan (17-14-0) - 0.548
. 6 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
. 7 - Gold Out (14-15-0) - 0.483
. 8 - Gopherlady (8-9-0) - 0.471
. 9 - ncgo4 (16-18-0) - 0.471
10 - howeda7 (4-5-0) - 0.444
11 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) - 0.400
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 Four (picked every game)

1 - Jike Spingleton (32-29-2) - 0.525
2 - Rick Mons (32-29-2) - 0.525
3 - Gopher In Qatar (31-31-1) - 0.500
4 - Art Vandelay (28-33-2) - 0.459
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[Rick Mons]

Today's Picks: 16 wins; 11 losses; and 0 pushes for a 0.593 winning percentage.
YTD Picks: 924 wins, 868 losses and 41 pushes for a 0.516 record
Consensus pick is Gonzaga (+3) -- picked by 4 and for the win.
YTD Consensus Picks: 34 wins, 31 losses and 1 pushes for a 0.523 record

Serious Selectors

. 1 - rrjack (43-20-0) - 0.683
. 2 - MKE_Gopher (29-19-1) - 0.604
. 3 - GopherKev (26-19-0) - 0.578
. 4 - rccola889 (30-22-1) - 0.577
. 5 - koreangopher (24-19-0) - 0.558
. 6 - Radio Badger (30-24-2) - 0.556
. 7 - Alltimetwinsfan (25-21-2) - 0.543
. 8 - Go31 (25-22-1) - 0.532
. 9 - Rick Mons (33-29-2) - 0.532
10 - Chadypu (31-28-2) - 0.525
11 - TheSportsAce (24-22-0) - 0.522
12 - Ski U Mah Gopher (29-27-2) - 0.518
13 - Jike Spingleton (32-30-2) - 0.516
14 - RoyalGO4 (25-24-3) - 0.510
15 - Gopherholefan (28-27-2) - 0.509
16 - Plinnius (29-28-4) - 0.509
17 - Gopher In Qatar (32-31-1) - 0.508
18 - Dr.Don (28-28-0) - 0.500
19 - Josh087 (28-28-1) - 0.500
20 - Southpaw (29-29-1) - 0.500
21 - Zales04 (27-28-2) - 0.491
22 - Selection Sunday (21-23-2) - 0.477
23 - SaturnSweater (24-27-1) - 0.471
24 - GopherRock (22-26-2) - 0.458
25 - Art Vandelay (28-34-2) - 0.452
26 - vaporboy (16-27-1) - 0.372
27 - kapps014 (18-35-2) - 0.340
Laid-back Pickers

. 1 - Winnipegopher (7-3-0) - 0.700
. 2 - Juicer (22-12-0) - 0.647
. 3 - mom8pop (13-10-1) - 0.565
. 4 - XMan (17-14-0) - 0.548
. 5 - gopherfan10 (22-19-0) - 0.537
. 6 - Notorious PLD (22-20-0) - 0.524
. 7 - Gold Out (15-15-0) - 0.500
. 8 - RW+RW=Our W's (12-12-0) - 0.500
. 9 - Gopherlady (8-9-0) - 0.471
10 - ncgo4 (16-18-0) - 0.471
11 - howeda7 (4-5-0) - 0.444
12 - Ski-U-Mah24 (2-3-0) - 0.400
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 Four (picked every game)

1 - Rick Mons (33-29-2) - 0.532
2 - Jike Spingleton (32-30-2) - 0.516
3 - Gopher In Qatar (32-31-1) - 0.508
4 - Art Vandelay (28-34-2) - 0.452
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[Rick Mons]

Rick Mons: Portland State +2
Gopher In Qatar: Rider -6.5
Zales04: Rider -6.5
Ski U Mah Gopher: E Washington -2.5
Gopherholefan: Ill-Chicago -2
Art Vandelay: Illinois-Chicago -2
rrjack: Loyola IL +2
RoyalGO4: Loyola Il +2
Selection Sunday: Eastern Washington -2.5
Juicer: Loyola Il +2
Plinnius: Eastern Washington -2.5
SaturnSweater: IL-Chicago -2
Chadypu: Portland State +2
Radio Badger: Rider -6.5
Josh087: Illinois-Chicago -2
mom8pop: RIDER -6.5
Jike Spingleton: N Colorado -2
howeda7: Ill-Chicago -2
TheSportsAce: Loyola-Il +2
GopherRock: Northern Colorado -2
GopherKev: Portland St +2
vaporboy: N Arizona +2.5
Dr.Don: Rider -6.5
Alltimetwinsfan: Loyola IL +2
MKE_Gopher: Portland St +2
gopherfan10: IL Chicago -2
XMan: Portland State +2
kapps014: Portland State +2

[Gopher in Qatar]

Gopher In Qatar: Rider -6.5

[Zales04]

Zales04: Rider -6.5

[Ski U Mah Gopher]

Ski U Mah Gopher: E Washington -2.5

[Gopherholefan]

Gopherholefan: Ill-Chicago -2

[Art Vandelay]

Art Vandelay: Illinois-Chicago -2

[rrjackIII]

rrjack: Loyola IL +2

[RoyalGO4]

RoyalGO4: Loyola Il +2

[SelectionSunday]

Selection Sunday: Eastern Washington -2.5

[Juicer]

Juicer: Loyola Il +2

[Plinnius]

Plinnius: Eastern Washington -2.5

[SaturnSweater]

SaturnSweater: IL-Chicago -2

[Chadypu]

Chadypu: Portland State +2

[Radio Badger]

Radio Badger: Rider -6.5

[josh087]

Josh087: Illinois-Chicago -2

[mom8pop]

mom8pop: RIDER -6.5

[Jike Spingleton]

Jike Spingleton: N Colorado -2

[howeda7]

howeda7: Ill-Chicago -2

[TheSportsAce]

TheSportsAce: Loyola-Il +2

[GopherRock]

GopherRock: Northern Colorado -2

[GopherKev]

GopherKev: Portland St +2

[vaporboy]

vaporboy: N Arizona +2.5

[Dr.Don]

Dr.Don: Rider -6.5

[alltimetwinsfan]

Alltimetwinsfan: Loyola IL +2

[MKE_Gopher]

MKE_Gopher: Portland St +2

[gopherfan10]

gopherfan10: IL Chicago -2

[XMan]

XMan: Portland State +2

[kapps014]

kapps014: Portland State +2