Spontaneous Contest Thread

by Peter Bean on Mar 8, 2007 10:49 AM CST in Texas Longhorns Basketball

Aw, hell - we're all gonna be sitting around watching hoops and checking scores all day anyway - let's have a contest.

Pick the winners of each of the following games - by spread (pick the points winner, not straight up). We'll tally results at the end of the day and winner gets a free t-shirt. (Perfect entry also gets $30 gift certificate to Longhorns Limited.) Your picks must be posted to the comments by 1:00 p.m. CT to be counted. In the event of a tie, we'll break it tomorrow with one game, picking the score.

Syracuse +1.5 vs Notre Dame (ND wins 89-83)

Colorado +12 vs Texas Tech (Texas Tech wins 81-71)

NC State +9 vs Duke (NCSU wins 85-80)

Nebraska +4.5 vs Oklahoma State (OSU wins 54-39)

West Virginia +4 vs Louisville (UL wins 81-72)

Baylor +3.5 vs Missouri (BU wins, 97-83)

LSU +1.5 vs Tennessee (LSU wins, 76-67)

Ready: go.

Update [2007-3-8 12:47:0 by HornsFan]: By the way - previous t-shirt winners. Yours went out in the mail this week. Way late, of course, but finally. On the way.

--PB--

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Picks...

Notre Dame

Texas Tech ROLLS Colorado (I hope!)

NC State

Oklahoma State

Louisville

Missouri

LSU

by Red Blooded @ Burnt Orange Nation on Mar 8, 2007 10:51 AM CST reply actions

Ok

Notre Dame

LCC

NC State

Nebraska

West Fuckin' Virginia

Baylor

Tennessee

So take that.

by Kahuna on Mar 8, 2007 10:53 AM CST reply actions

PB picks

Syracuse
Colorado
NC State
OK State
Louisville
Missouri
Tennessee

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Mar 8, 2007 10:55 AM CST reply actions

Getting the Rules Established??

A point spread is the predicted scoring difference between a game's two opponents. If you choose the team that is favored, they must win by more than the spread number in order for you to get credit for a correct pick. If you choose the underdog team, they must lose by less than the spread number in order for you to get credit for the correct pick?

by 2Bearnest on Mar 8, 2007 10:56 AM CST reply actions

Right

So if Texas Tech wins 80-75, the Raiders failed to cover the 12 point spread and anyone who picked the Buffalos would get credit here. Underdogs needn't win the game outright - they need only to lose by less than the spread.

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Mar 8, 2007 10:57 AM CST up reply actions