Pick Per Day for 12/31/08 - Day 45 - 3PM Deadline

Last pick of the year ...
today's deadline for picks is 3PM except as noted.

Good luck with your picks!
Here's the way Pick-per-Day (PPD) works:

1. You make one pick per day by selecting a team and the point spread that's offered.
For example, if Florida is favored by 22.5 points versus Toledo and you choose Florida, you pick Florida -22.5
If instead you think that spread is too generous, you pick Toledo +22.5

2. The pick must be in required format (see#5 below) and submitted by that day's deadline.

3. I always identify the deadlines for picks (picks on weekdays are usually due at 5:00 while picks on weekends and holidays will usually be due at 12 noon.) If you don't make the published deadline, I'll still try to include your pick if I can, but no promises and it largely depends on how busy I am around the deadline time or after I edit the summary.

4. Please verify your pick was recorded when the posting is Closed and please check the next days tally to make sure I correctly credited you with the win or loss. Mistakes will happen and I'm more than happy to go back a day or two and figure out what went wrong and then make any corrections. But I really don't want to go back a couple of weeks and try to recalculate the wins and losses.

5. All picks must be entered using this format:
Picks that are submitted after the deadline without making prior arrangements or do not use this format will not be counted in that days tally

6. If you want to change your pick, please add a new post rather than editing your original pick and please note it's a change in the header. (It's easier to pick up and make the change this way.

7. Every now and then, the provider of the Lines has a strange point spread. I reserve the right to scratch games where the spread exceeds normal expectations or if the picks are subsequently corrected, the correction is substantially different than the first pick and the original spread gives a participant an unfair advantage.

In other words, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

8. We now have two divisions ... one for the seriously addicted (must have made picks 2/3rds of the time) and the other for the more leisurely, laid-back participants. You'll move to the "upper" division if you make frequent picks over time ... the divisions are calculated each night. Because I round off the required minimum number of games, you may bounce back and forth between divisions from one night to another if you're close to the cut-off.

Summary of Picks for 12/31

MNSnowman: Northwestern +3.5
USTGopher: Gonzaga -7
GopherHarvey: UNC-17.5
OSUfan: Pittsburgh -14.5
SaturnSweater: Penn St -3.5
Gopher In Qatar: Ohio State -9
RoyalGO4: LSU -15.5
rrjack: UNLV +11.5
Ski U Mah Gopher: Minnesota +1
nemosgold: Minnesota +1
Zales04: Ohio State -9
Gopher07: Minnesota +1
ilovethebarn: Pittsburgh -14.5
mom8pop: Michigan State -1
MadisonRaisedGopherCrazed: Penn State -3.5
GOLDY1966: Notre Dame -7
The Big L: Michigan -3
Jike Spingleton: Michigan -3
gopherholefan: Gonzaga -7
GopherRock: Ohio State -9

PPD Standings after 12/30 games

NOTES

• Pepperdine beat Coppin State (58-56) last night to gain their first Div I win this season
• And tonight, Coppin State got their first Div I victory, 59-53 against George Washington
• Pretty bad night, however, for the group as a whole: 1 of 3 picks were correct
• The cumulative winning ratio is only 12 games above .500
• SaturnSweater takes today's lead ... but needs to pick tomorrow or goes back to the lower division

Today's Results Cumulative Record Consensus Picks Individual Standings
Steady Selectors
.. 1 - SaturnSweater ( 19 - 9 - 1 ) - 0.679
.. 2 - OSUfan ( 22 - 12 - 0 ) - 0.647
.. 3 - GopherRock ( 23 - 14 - 1 ) - 0.622
.. 4 - Goldy 1966 ( 23 - 18 - 0 ) - 0.561
.. 5 - Ilovethebarn ( 16 - 13 - 0 ) - 0.552
.. 6 - rrjack ( 18 - 16 - 1 ) - 0.529
.. 7 - The Big L ( 15 - 14 - 1 ) - 0.517
.. 8 - Gopher In Qatar ( 22 - 22 - 0 ) - 0.500
.. .. ..RoyalGO4 ( 19 - 19 - 2 ) - 0.500
.. .. ..NemosGold ( 15 - 15 - 0 ) - 0.500
11 - Ski U Mah Gopher ( 20 - 21 - 0 ) - 0.488
12 - MinnMarchDTF ( 15 - 16 - 2 ) - 0.484
13 - Alltimetwinsfan ( 17 - 20 - 0 ) - 0.459
14 - Gopherholefan ( 16 - 20 - 1 ) - 0.444
15 - Jike Spingleton ( 19 - 24 - 0 ) - 0.442
16 - Zales04 ( 15 - 25 - 0 ) - 0.375
17 - MNSnowman ( 16 - 28 - 0 ) - 0.364


Mildly Addicted
.. 1 - GopherJim ( 7 - 1 - 0 ) - 0.875
.. 2 - Gopherlady ( 7 - 3 - 0 ) - 0.700
.. 3 - USTGopher ( 17 - 10 - 1 ) - 0.630
.. 4 - MadisonRaisedGopherCrazed ( 13 - 8 - 1 ) - 0.619
.. 5 - Gopher07 ( 12 - 9 - 0 ) - 0.571
.. 6 - NateDawgUM ( 13 - 10 - 0 ) - 0.565
.. 7 - GoldenFuture5 ( 12 - 10 - 1 ) - 0.545
.. 8 - gopherfan10 ( 13 - 12 - 0 ) - 0.520
.. 9 - mom8pop ( 14 - 13 - 0 ) - 0.519
10 - GopherHarvey ( 8 - 8 - 0 ) - 0.500
.. .. .CoolHand ( 7 - 7 - 1 ) - 0.500
.. .. .TheSportsAce ( 1 - 1 - 1 ) - 0.500
13 - Mikie S ( 11 - 12 - 1 ) - 0.478
14 - soneillumn ( 11 - 13 - 0 ) - 0.458
15 - Xman ( 10 - 13 - 0 ) - 0.435
16 - Alan Shore ( 8 - 11 - 0 ) - 0.421
17 - grunkiejr ( 5 - 9 - 0 ) - 0.357
18 - From the Barn ( 3 - 7 - 0 ) - 0.300
19 - JMGIII ( 0 - 3 - 0 ) - 0.000
One & Apparently Done (all 0 - 1 - 0 ) - GopherKev, Howeda7 and LloydBraun

USTGopher: Gonzaga -7

GopherHarvey: UNC-17.5

OSUfan: Pittsburgh -14.5

SaturnSweater: Penn St -3.5

Gopher In Qatar: Ohio State -9

RoyalGO4: LSU -15.5

rrjack: UNLV +11.5

Ski U Mah Gopher: Minnesota +1

nemosgold: Minnesota +1

Zales04: Ohio State -9

Gopher07: Minnesota +1

ilovethebarn: Pittsburgh -14.5

mom8pop: Michigan State -1

I know - it's not cool, but me picking against the Goph's has worked so far. I'm keeping it up.

MadisonRaisedGopherCrazed: Penn State -3.5

GOLDY1966: Notre Dame -7

The Big L: Michigan -3

Jike Spingleton: Michigan -3

Snowman, I had Clemson -3 yesterday and it wasn't added to my record. Thanks.

gopherholefan: Gonzaga -7

GopherRock: Ohio State -9