2022-23 Pick'Em, Final Week! (Double-Points!!!)
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I think it was the Miami-Iowa State game that put me over the top. Metrics favored Iowa State, but I always thought Miami was undervalued by the computers. They played poorly in November and they could never quite catch up. But, they clearly had a top 10 backcourt, possibly top 5.
6 - Gonzaga
5 - South Carolina
4 - Wisconsin
3 - Villanova
2 - Florida State
1 - Washington State
6 Zags
5 Nova
4 Wisconsin
3 FSU
2 South Carolina
1 Boise State
Surprised you don't have WVU at Pitt on the sheet. A little week 1 rivalry action! Also, when did Milwaukee move to California? 😁
5 Nova
4 Wisconsin
3 FSU
2 South Carolina
1 Boise State
Surprised you don't have WVU at Pitt on the sheet. A little week 1 rivalry action! Also, when did Milwaukee move to California? 😁
I already claimed this joke in the thread, pay attention.
you're right, should've said "reference". My joke was very funny, but @Kevin Bryan 's attempt was pretty weak.
Week 1 Games
Friday: Michigan State vs Gonzaga (San Diego, CA)
Friday: Stanford vs Wisconsin (Milwaukee, CA)
Friday: Villanova at Temple
Friday: Clemson at South Carolina
Friday: Florida State at UCF
Saturday: Washington State at Boise State
6.Gonzaga
5.Nova
4.Washington State
3.Wisconsin
2.UCF
1.South Carolina
Friday: Michigan State vs Gonzaga (San Diego, CA)
Friday: Stanford vs Wisconsin (Milwaukee, CA)
Friday: Villanova at Temple
Friday: Clemson at South Carolina
Friday: Florida State at UCF
Saturday: Washington State at Boise State
6.Gonzaga
5.Nova
4.Washington State
3.Wisconsin
2.UCF
1.South Carolina
I went top ten, first place, and then straight to the bottom two years in a row, lol.
First week is in the books. We had a 4-way tie for first this week. Congrats to @mikeinknoxville, @BasketBallJunkie-UK, @ExitFlagger, and @AWilli6995 on the win. Lots of big-time matchups this week.
Generally speaking, I'll post the scores and games on Monday. Just have a little more time today than I will on Monday morning. Also, Gonzaga has two games this week. If you pick Gonzaga in either matchup, please clarify which game (i.e. Gonzaga over Texas).
Week 2 Games
Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)
Week 1 Scores
mikeinknoxville- 17
BasketBallJunkieUK- 17
ExitFlagger- 17
AWilli6995- 17
duckboy33- 16
lurkeraspet84- 16
JimboBBN- 15
Necessary Roughness- 15
WeAreDePaul- 15
hailtoyourvictor- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 14
jhmossy- 13
Kevin Bryan- 13
rockycard- 13
dukedevilz- 12
IUfanBorden- 12
Noahtogo24- 12
MGC_07- 11
GE Nole- 11
PA_Panther- 10
coryfly- 10
Generally speaking, I'll post the scores and games on Monday. Just have a little more time today than I will on Monday morning. Also, Gonzaga has two games this week. If you pick Gonzaga in either matchup, please clarify which game (i.e. Gonzaga over Texas).
Week 2 Games
Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)
Week 1 Scores
mikeinknoxville- 17
BasketBallJunkieUK- 17
ExitFlagger- 17
AWilli6995- 17
duckboy33- 16
lurkeraspet84- 16
JimboBBN- 15
Necessary Roughness- 15
WeAreDePaul- 15
hailtoyourvictor- 14
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 14
jhmossy- 13
Kevin Bryan- 13
rockycard- 13
dukedevilz- 12
IUfanBorden- 12
Noahtogo24- 12
MGC_07- 11
GE Nole- 11
PA_Panther- 10
coryfly- 10
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I was worried a few might miss it because it was pinned. I did reply on Mossy's Pick'Em thread, I believe on Thursday evening, that the first games were the following day.
Of course, I do waive the lowest scores of the week, so there's time to catchup. Just with a smaller margin of error now.
6- Texas
5- Baylor
4- UCLA
3- Xavier
2- Duke
1- Kentucky
I actually picked Temple to beat Villanova in my initial picks; I then revised it after Temple lost to Wagner on opening night. Nova is without Justin Moore and Cam Whitmore. And playing on the road essentially made it a 50-50 game. But, losing to Wagner? Sheesh.
Also revised my Boise State/Washington State pick after Boise lost to South Dakota State. Admittedly, not an embarrassing lost, but still a loss at home against a team they were expected to beat. Would have had 19 points if I didn't change anything lol.
5- Baylor
4- UCLA
3- Xavier
2- Duke
1- Kentucky
I actually picked Temple to beat Villanova in my initial picks; I then revised it after Temple lost to Wagner on opening night. Nova is without Justin Moore and Cam Whitmore. And playing on the road essentially made it a 50-50 game. But, losing to Wagner? Sheesh.
Also revised my Boise State/Washington State pick after Boise lost to South Dakota State. Admittedly, not an embarrassing lost, but still a loss at home against a team they were expected to beat. Would have had 19 points if I didn't change anything lol.
You have Gonzaga twice---which I am sure you're aware of. And glad I caught; thought you had UK/MSU, not UK/GU. Anyways----might wanna let dudes know.
Edit: Never fuking mind---I see that you already did that...
Should be a fun week. Range of scores will be interesting.
I mentioned it in the bolded portion. If posters pick Gonzaga, they need to clarify if it's over Texas or Kentucky.
6- Baylor
5- UCLA
4- Gonzaga (over Texas)
3- Indiana
2- Duke
1- Gonzaga (over Kentucky)
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Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)
6 - Kansas
5 - Texas
4 - Gonzaga (vs UK)
3 - UCLA
2 - Baylor
1 -Indiana
Tuesday: Kansas vs Duke (Indianapolis, IN)
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)
6 Baylor
5 UCLA
4 Gonzaga (Texas)
3 Kansas
2 UK
1 Xavier
Wednesday: Gonzaga at Texas
Friday: Indiana at Xavier
Friday: Baylor vs Virginia (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: UCLA vs Illinois (Las Vegas, NV)
Sunday: Kentucky vs Gonzaga (In Spokane, but not at the Kennel)
6 Baylor
5 UCLA
4 Gonzaga (Texas)
3 Kansas
2 UK
1 Xavier
So many Baylor 6’s 
Also @dukedevilz you may want to think about a potential backup plan in case UVA and Baylor don’t play. UVA cancelled tonight’s game vs Northern Iowa because of the shooting on campus.
Also @dukedevilz you may want to think about a potential backup plan in case UVA and Baylor don’t play. UVA cancelled tonight’s game vs Northern Iowa because of the shooting on campus.
6 Baylor
5 Kansas
4 Texas
3 Kentucky
2 Illinois
1 Indiana
Picking the Zags to lose 2 games seems wrong. But it's win/win if they beat Texas. These games are tough to pick. Not sure I trust UK on the road either. Won't shock me if I miss on every pick this week.
5 Kansas
4 Texas
3 Kentucky
2 Illinois
1 Indiana
Picking the Zags to lose 2 games seems wrong. But it's win/win if they beat Texas. These games are tough to pick. Not sure I trust UK on the road either. Won't shock me if I miss on every pick this week.
Terrible and senseless. I wonder if the 3 players killed were specifically targeted by the former player.So many Baylor 6’s
Also @dukedevilz you may want to think about a potential backup plan in case UVA and Baylor don’t play. UVA cancelled tonight’s game vs Northern Iowa because of the shooting on campus.
That's horrible what happened at UVA. Makes sense that they would cancel tonight's game.
By the time they make a decision on Friday's game, the first game would have already occurred this week. So, if the UVA-Baylor game is cancelled, it'll simply be a 5-game week with 5 being the highest confidence value.
So many Baylor 6’s
Baylor has the best backcourt in the country. Going to be hard for anyone to beat them. But, it would be kind of cool if UVA won the Main Event after a crappy week on campus.
