***2024-25 Pick'Em Week 18***

[AWilli6995]

6- Kansas
5- UNC
4- Baylor
3- Louisville
2- Baylor
1- Xavier


Lower seed to win - Drake
High seed to lose - Purdue

 

[boilerzz]

Didn't want to start a new thread just to ask but what's up with the Braden Smith transfer rumors? For some reason theres posters on Rupp Rafters thinking/hoping he transfers to UK next year. Seems like a weird rumor.

I’d be shocked. Dude is a fixture at Purdue and makes good money. Obviously someone offering life changing money would and should cause someone to think about it but I’d still be very surprised if that happened.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

I’d be shocked. Dude is a fixture at Purdue and makes good money. Obviously someone offering life changing money would and should cause someone to think about it but I’d still be very surprised if that happened.

 

[dukedevilz]

Magoon Gwath will be back tonight for San Diego State. One of the best shot blockers in the country (2nd highest block rate in the country). SDSU is 3-3 without him. He can completely change the complexion of a basketball game.

I think I'll leave UNC at 5 on the Pick'Em side. But, I think this game could go either way, depending on Gwath's health.

 

[WeAreDePaul]

I'll try to update scores tomorrow, including dropping the lowest scores. But, I feel I need to get the games in first to allow sufficient time.

Same bonus points as prior years..


Pick One Underdog that will win.
-8 points if it's a 16 seed, 7 points if it's a 15 seed... All the way down to 1 point for a 9 seed winning.

Pick One Higher Sees that will lose:
-8 points if you correctly pick the 1 seed losing, 7 points if you correctly pick the 2 seed losing... All the way down to picking the 8 seed losing, which is worth 1 point.

Feel free to double-down and pick the same team (i.e. 16 combined points if you think Norfolk State beats Florida).

Week 20 Games
Tuesday: San Diego State vs. UNC (Dayton, OH)
Wednesday: Xavier vs. Texas (Dayton, OH)
Thursday: Creighton vs. Louisville (Lexington, KY)
Thursday: Arkansas vs. Kansas (Providence, RI)
Friday: Baylor vs. Mississippi State (Raleigh, NC)
Friday: Oklahoma vs. UConn (Raleigh, NC)

6 - Louisville
5 - Xavier
4 - San Diego State
3 - Arkansas
2 - Baylor
1 - UConn

Colorado State over Lil Penny
St Mary's loses to Big Will Perdue

 

[lurkeraspect84]

6 - Kansas
5 - UConn
4 - N. Carolina
3 - Baylor
2 - Texas
1 - Creighton


Lower seed who will win - Yale
Higher Seed who will lose - Saint Mary's

 

[dukedevilz]

I’d be shocked. Dude is a fixture at Purdue and makes good money. Obviously someone offering life changing money would and should cause someone to think about it but I’d still be very surprised if that happened.

Someone that might transfer, if they don't stay in the draft... Donovan Dent. I think he could be a 2nd round pick, so he might go the NBA route. If he comes back to college, I fully expect him to enter the portal and just about every team under the sun will be knocking on his door.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I 100% went by by BPI this year. Largest margin of percentage points got the 6, lowest got 1.

congrats to everyone smarter than ESPN"s BPI.

You can honestly say you're smarter than ESPN's predictions.

For me, it wasn't about winning it, but exposing how bad it was.


Next season, I'll pick my own. Probably do worse.


...or pick another computer model to expose. Eye test is a hell of a drug. Might do Kenpom next. He seems to be the most trusted.

 

[boilerzz]

Someone that might transfer, if they don't stay in the draft... Donovan Dent. I think he could be a 2nd round pick, so he might go the NBA route. If he comes back to college, I fully expect him to enter the portal and just about every team under the sun will be knocking on his door.

You know how I feel about Dent. If he goes to a contender, I think he's a preseason 1st team AA. He's that talented.

Hell, could be a chance for Baby Pitino to parlay into a better job by offering a package deal with Dent.

 

[boilerzz]

I 100% went by by BPI this year. Largest margin of percentage points got the 6, lowest got 1.

congrats to everyone smarter than ESPN"s BPI.

You can honestly say you're smarter than ESPN's predictions.

For me, it wasn't about winning it, but exposing how bad it was.


Next season, I'll pick my own. Probably do worse.


...or pick another computer model to expose. Eye test is a hell of a drug. Might do Kenpom next. He seems to be the most trusted.

BPI is clearly the worst metric out there. No surprise it's attached to ESPN.

 

[rockycard]

6) SD State
5) UConn
4)

I'll try to update scores tomorrow, including dropping the lowest scores. But, I feel I need to get the games in first to allow sufficient time.

Same bonus points as prior years..


Pick One Underdog that will win.
-8 points if it's a 16 seed, 7 points if it's a 15 seed... All the way down to 1 point for a 9 seed winning.

Pick One Higher Sees that will lose:
-8 points if you correctly pick the 1 seed losing, 7 points if you correctly pick the 2 seed losing... All the way down to picking the 8 seed losing, which is worth 1 point.

Feel free to double-down and pick the same team (i.e. 16 combined points if you think Norfolk State beats Florida).

Week 20 Games
Tuesday: San Diego State vs. UNC (Dayton, OH)
Wednesday: Xavier vs. Texas (Dayton, OH)
Thursday: Creighton vs. Louisville (Lexington, KY)
Thursday: Arkansas vs. Kansas (Providence, RI)
Friday: Baylor vs. Mississippi State (Raleigh, NC)
Friday: Oklahoma vs. UConn (Raleigh, NC)

6) forfeit
5) UConn
4) Xavier
3) Baylor
2) Kansas
1) Louisville

 

[Demarcus Kidd-Miller]

I 100% went by by BPI this year.

I was going to ask a few weeks ago if you were still cheating. Looks like the answer is yes.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I was going to ask a few weeks ago if you were still cheating. Looks like the answer is yes.

Cheating? I came in last multiple weeks.

 

[Demarcus Kidd-Miller]

Cheating? I came in last multiple weeks.

Don't mind me. I'm just lashing out because I can't beat ESPN BPI, which is basically like losing Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Don't mind me. I'm just lashing out because I can't beat ESPN BPI, which is basically like losing Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader.

Damn, I didn't think about the guys below me. I was bragging up the guys ahead.

 

[GE Nole]

@dukedevilz am I allowed to change picks for games that haven’t happened yet?

 

[lurkeraspect84]

@dukedevilz am I allowed to change picks for games that haven’t happened yet?

This week has already started.

I've learned the hard way.

Once asked if I could get a Tuesday game in and come back to do the rest....Also made pics 5 minutes into a game and it was void.

 

[Blueheart32]

Damn, I didn't think about the guys below me. I was bragging up the guys ahead.

That was selfish, and frankly, just down right inconsiderate.

 

[lurkeraspect84]

That was selfish, and frankly, just down right inconsiderate.

I'll have to live with that.

 

[dukedevilz]

am I allowed to change picks for games that haven’t happened yet?

I'll allow it for the bonus points. The other 6 games are locked in once the first game has tipped (UNC/SDSU).

 

[dukedevilz]

You know how I feel about Dent. If he goes to a contender, I think he's a preseason 1st team AA. He's that talented.

Hell, could be a chance for Baby Pitino to parlay into a better job by offering a package deal with Dent.

I'm ready to start the Donovan Dent to Duke rumors.

Just hope he's playing somewhere in CBB next season. One of the most exciting players in the country.

 

[GE Nole]

I'll allow it for the bonus points. The other 6 games are locked in once the first game has tipped (UNC/SDSU).

And the points assigned to them are locked also?

 

[jhmossy]

And the points assigned to them are locked also?

Bruh, how many years you been doing this?

 

[GE Nole]

Bruh, how many years you been doing this?

Damn it. It’s too early for witty come backs and I just wasted 5 min trying to think of something and all I could do was “as many years as I’ve been banging your mom.”

 

[jhmossy]

Damn it. It’s too early for witty come backs and I just wasted 5 min trying to think of something and all I could do was “as many years as I’ve been banging your mom.”

Found the necrophiliac

 

[dukedevilz]

And the points assigned to them are locked also?

Yes, the points assigned are also locked.

But, I'll allow a change on the bonus points. The confidence value of the 6 Pick'Em games are impacted by each other. It could sway the value of your points if you already knew the outcome of the two other games. But, the bonus games aren't impacted by this.

 

[GE Nole]

Yes, the points assigned are also locked.

But, I'll allow a change on the bonus points. The confidence value of the 6 Pick'Em games are impacted by each other. It could sway the value of your points if you already knew the outcome of the two other games. But, the bonus games aren't impacted by this.

That’s fair.

 

[Necessary Roughness]

6- Kansas
5- UNC
4- Baylor
3- Louisville
2- Baylor
1- Xavier


Lower seed to win - Drake
High seed to lose - Purdue

You have Baylor twice.

 

[AWilli6995]

6- Kansas
5- UNC
4- Baylor
3- Louisville
2- Baylor
1- Xavier


Lower seed to win - Drake
High seed to lose - Purdue

4- Baylor
2- UConn

 

[dukedevilz]

Congrats to @Necessary Roughness on winning Week 19 with 15 points! The conference tournament week is always a tough one, IMO! It's the first time in months that most of these teams have played on a neutral court.

Week 19 Scores
Necessary Roughness- 15
lurkeraspect84- 13
kyjeff1- 12
Kevin Bryan- 9
boilerzz- 9
dukedevilz- 9
WeAreDePaul- 9
AWilli6995- 8
mikeinknoxville- 7
GE Nole- 6
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 5
Blueheart32- 5
PA_Panther- 5
ExitFlagger- 2
jhmossy- 0

Cumulative Scores (after 19 weeks)
WeAreDePaul- 258
dukedevilz- 256
boilerzz- 254
Necessary Roughness- 246
GE Nole- 240
kyjeff1- 238
AWilli6995- 234
mikeinknoxville- 231
Kevin Bryan- 225
lurkeraspect84- 223
ExitFlagger- 214
Blueheart32- 212
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 205
PA_Panther- 197
rockycard- 188
jhmossy- 185
coryfly- 177
UKBlitzkrieg- 127
ThePhog08- 52
JimboBBN- 40
IUfanBorden- 34

 

[dukedevilz]

Congrats to @Demarcus Kidd-Miller and @GE Nole on winning Week 20 with 24 points! If you earned any bonus points, I've put the scores in parenthesis. @Necessary Roughness and @GE Nole are now back in contention.

Week 20 Scores
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 24 (4)
GE Nole- 24 (6)
Necessary Roughness- 21 (8)
ExitFlagger- 20 (4)
jhmossy- 16 (4)
WeAreDePaul- 15 (4)
Kevin Bryan- 14 (4)
boilerzz- 14 (4)
dukedevilz- 14 (4)
Blueheart32- 13 (4)
AWilli6995- 13 (3)
lurkeraspect84- 13
rockycard- 12
mikeinknoxville- 10
kyjeff1- 6

Cumulative Scores (after 20 weeks)
WeAreDePaul- 273
dukedevilz- 270
boilerzz- 268
Necessary Roughness- 267
GE Nole- 264
AWilli6995- 247
kyjeff1- 244
mikeinknoxville- 241
Kevin Bryan- 239
ExitFlagger- 234
lurkeraspect84- 236
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 229
Blueheart32- 224
jhmossy- 201
PA_Panther- 197
rockycard- 188
coryfly- 177
UKBlitzkrieg- 127
ThePhog08- 52
JimboBBN- 40
IUfanBorden- 34

 

[dukedevilz]

And here are the lowest scores on the season. And the adjusted scores after the lowest scores have been dropped.

Lowest Scores
AWilli6995- 6
WeAreDePaul- 4
boilerzz- 4
lurkeraspect84- 3
Kevin Bryan- 2
ExitFlagger- 2
kyjeff1- 2
Necessary Roughness- 1
Everyone Else- 0

Adjusted Scores
dukedevilz- 270
WeAreDePaul- 269
Necessary Roughness- 266
boilerzz- 264
GE Nole- 264
kyjeff1- 242
AWilli6995- 241
mikeinknoxville- 241
Kevin Bryan- 237
lurkeraspect84- 233
ExitFlagger- 232
Demarcus Kidd-Miller- 229
Blueheart32- 224
jhmossy- 201
PA_Panther- 197
rockycard- 188
coryfly- 177
UKBlitzkrieg- 127
ThePhog08- 52
JimboBBN- 40
IUfanBorden- 34

 

[boilerzz]

So you are saying @AWilli6995 is mediocre but he's consistently mediocre?

 

[dukedevilz]

So you are saying @AWilli6995 is mediocre but he's consistently mediocre?

I think the crazy thing is, he had 6 points three different weeks.

 

[jhmossy]

Holy **** I must have been severed for week 19 bc I don’t remember going winless. That’s ****ing pathetic. When is this awful contest over??? Lol

 

[lurkeraspect84]

Holy **** I must have been severed for week 19 bc I don’t remember going winless. That’s ****ing pathetic. When is this awful contest over??? Lol

Next week.

 

[AWilli6995]

The last 2-3 seasons my start is good but I fade badly at the end of the season.

 

[Necessary Roughness]

This just solidifies my hate for Maryland even more. I'd have a double digits lead right now if it wasn't for them.