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Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
23,613
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1215PM Cincy -4.5 Iowa
1240PM Mississippi -1 Oklahoma
130PM Texas tech - 12.5 Northern Kentucky
200PM Kansas State -4 UC Irvine

245PM Tennessee -17 Colgate
310PM Virginia -21 1/2 Gardner Webb
400PM Buffalo -5 Arizona State
430PM Wisconsin -2 Oregon

650PM Utah State -3.5 Washington
710PM Puke -26 North dakota State
720PM Houston -12 Georgia State
727PM Mississippi State -6.5 Liberty

920PM UNC -22 Iona
940PM UCF pick VCU
950PM Iowa State -5 Ohio State
957PM Va Tech -10.5 St. Louis
 
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Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
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Looking ahead
1210PM LSU -2.5 Maryland
245PM Kentucky -5.5 Wofford (spread is right, wrong team favored)
515PM Michigan -7.5 Florida
610PM Florida State -5 Murray State (line should be Murray State -25)
710PM Gonzaga -13 Baylor :scream:
900PM Purdue -3.5 Villanova
945PM Auburn -2 Kansas
 
bac2therac

bac2therac

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Auburn is actually favored over Kansas..wow, they looked awful in those last few minutes vs New Mex St.
 
bac2therac

bac2therac

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I thought the late games last night were not nearly as exciting as the first 7 which all seemed to come down to the last few minutes and most of those involved a team having to win the game 2x by closing it out



We got Murray State but still waiting for the wow upset of the tourney. I think today Liberty, Georgia State, Northern Kentucky, or UC Irvine are our shots today...one of those has to win.
 
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Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
23,613
0
My picks are in bold. My pick of the day is Virginia. You will not see the need for the "2X close"

I expect Virginia to step on Charlotte's Web and never let up.
 
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kcg88

Heisman
Aug 11, 2017
10,862
17,230
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I think this might be a year with a boring round 1 but excitement in round 2 and the second weekend.
 
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RutgHoops

Heisman
Aug 14, 2008
9,239
12,410
102
3-1-1 ATS yesterday**. Today's plays:

Iowa +4.5
Colgate +17.5
UNC -22
Va Tech -10
Wisconsin -2
Kansas State -4

**Past results are not indicative of future performance
 
bac2therac

bac2therac

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that Northwestern game exposed Iowa and ever since all coaches have followed the same template in stopping them.

if not for their win over Michigan, they may have been NIT only
 
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Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
23,613
0
The script, saving you the next 90 minutes.....
Cincy takes a 18 point lead
Cincy starts coasting
Bohnannon and Baer start making 3s
Cincy panics
Iowa cuts it to 2 with 3 minutes
Cincy goes on a 8-0 run...Iowa bad on D
B1G has 1st loss.
 
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bac2therac

bac2therac

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I like Cincy to beat Tennessee especially playing basically a home game
 
MadRU

MadRU

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Jul 26, 2001
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Good crowd, Cincinnati basically home court advantage. Iowa shaky early
 
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Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
23,613
0
Caleb Wesson going to go 0-7 from 3

Iowa goes zone and Cincy is disrupted....unfortunately Iowa has to reboind out of it. Major problem
 
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Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
23,613
0
If Iowa had any interest in winning they would be up by 6. Cincy is terrible. When their leading scorer in named Jenifer you have all the information necessary.
 
MadRU

MadRU

Heisman
Jul 26, 2001
38,777
19,745
98
Iowa trying to keep it close, nice way to end the half. Bohannon needs a big second half.
 
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Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
23,613
0
bac2therac said:
Hope you peeps didnt pick Ole Miss
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Doesnt matter because Virginia is next.

I'd like to see a pool where you get 1 point for each correct pick. Weight these games like any other.

I am a fan of the 1-2-3-4-5-6 point system.
The 10-20-40-80-160-320
or 1-2-4-8-16-32 render the 1st round games as just tiebreakers.
 
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RutgHoops

Heisman
Aug 14, 2008
9,239
12,410
102
Greene Rice FIG said:
Doesnt matter because Virginia is next.

I'd like to see a pool where you get 1 point for each correct pick. Weight these games like any other.

I am a fan of the 1-2-3-4-5-6 point system.
The 10-20-40-80-160-320
or 1-2-4-8-16-32 render the 1st round games as just tiebreakers.
Click to expand...

Mine, which is a pretty large pool, gives you:

1st round: 1 point for a win + the points of the seed
2nd round: 2 points for a win + the points of the seed
3rd Round: 4 points for a win + the point of the seed
4th round: 8 points for a win + the point of the seed
5th round: 16 points for a win + the point of the seed
6th round: 32 points for a win for a win + the point of the seed

So you get value for picking the 7-10/8-9/5-12 games right. i.e Murray State yesterday got you 13 points. Florida got you 11. Gonzaga got you 2 points.
 
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Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
23,613
0
Change it.....
round 1 5 plus seed
round 2 10 plus seed
round 3 15 plus seed
round 4 20 plus seed
round 5 25 plus seed
round 6 30 plus seed
 
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