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(DISCLAIMER: This game is for entertainment purposes only. No actual money is being wagered.)
First, the new cancelled games prop bet is attracting some action! There has only been one cancellation as of noon Friday (Troy-South Alabama), so the line has moved from 5.5 to 4.5 to 3.5. The amount will always include a fraction, because I didn’t introduce prop bets jus t so we can have more pushes. I plan to implement more little prop bets like this one as the season goes on. If you have any ideas or wants, let me know!
The discussion in last week’s Picks thread raised some valid questions about how this bet neds to be handled. speruche pointed out that a player could wait until the late games kicked off, and place a bet at a time when time the number of cancellations would be known. For this reason, this bet will not be available after noon ET on Saturday. That is the “kickoff time” for this prop bet. Also, the house (me) can always move lines, as above.
Second, some of the early week game lines were a bit dodgy. This is because the real-life data I use to formulate the lines was itself dodgy. East Carolina-Georgia State was a major offender. For example, look at the real-life line histories here and notice how much they jump around. The point spread goes from 1 to 6 and back, never stopping in between. The over/under jumps between 61 and 69. Money lines fluctuate similarly.
By rule, bets on erroneous lines can be disallowed. But official rule #14.5.1 is: In general, if a line can be found in the line history of a real casino at least twice - they published it and did not immediately correct it - it will be considered valid. Because these more favorable lines on ECU-GSU and other games make multiple appearances in real-life offerings by multiple providers, I can’t justify disallowing PYU plays on them. So those of you who jumped on Central Florida over 51, or any other lines you might have thought were suspect, will get to play them. I’ll watch the lines more closely going forward. Some of my website’s internal mechanisms are still being fixed up from the offseason crash.
An up-to-date list of everyone’s picks can be seen at the usual place, http://protectyouru.net/pyu/weekly_picks.php. I’m also working on updating the historical CSV file of picks; should have that ready for download soon.
This week’s picks:
| User | Wager | Final Score | Units | Result | Payoff |
| bullsonparade96 | North Texas -1.0 points over Southern Mississippi; Under 70.0 points in the East Carolina-Georgia State game; East Carolina +7.0 points over Georgia State (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 248.00 | ||
| bullsonparade96 | South Florida +1300.0 money line to beat Cincinnati | TBD | 1.00 | ||
| bullsonparade96 | Under 5.5 points in the COVID-19-Number of Games Cancelled game | TBD | 1.00 | ||
| Danj725 | Over 54.0 points in the South Carolina-Florida game | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| Danj725 | Cincinnati -21.5 points over South Florida | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| Danj725 | Under 5.5 points in the COVID-19-Number of Games Cancelled game | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| Danj725 | Over 68.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| Danj725 | Under 51.0 points in the Navy-Air Force game | TBD | 10.00 | ||
| Danj725 | Over 56.0 points in the Virginia-Clemson game | TBD | 10.00 | ||
| Danj725 | Tulsa +850.0 money line to beat Central Florida | TBD | 1.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Under 69.5 points in the Arkansas-Mississippi State game; Under 72.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game; Under 74.5 points in the Memphis-Southern Methodist game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 35.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Over 39.0 points in the South Florida-Cincinnati game; Under 73.0 points in the Southern Mississippi-North Texas game (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 25.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Over 51.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game; Under 68.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 25.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Under 5.5 points in the COVID-19-Number of Games Cancelled game | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Under 51.5 points in the South Florida-Cincinnati game; South Florida +21.5 points over Cincinnati (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 15.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Virginia Tech -10.5 points over Duke; Kentucky -6.0 points over Mississippi (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 15.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Over 58.5 points in the East Carolina-Georgia State game; Under 70.0 points in the East Carolina-Georgia State game (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 14.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Over 43.5 points in the Auburn-Georgia game; Virginia +30.5 points over Clemson (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 13.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Arkansas State -3.5 points over Coastal Carolina; Under 64.5 points in the Arkansas State-Coastal Carolina game (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 12.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Over 48.5 points in the North Carolina State-Pittsburgh game; Under 59.5 points in the Texas Christian-Texas game (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 12.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Texas Tech +3.5 points over Kansas State | TBD | 12.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Campbell +35.0 points over Wake Forest; Louisiana Tech +24.0 points over Brigham Young (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 10.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Under 58.0 points in the Mississippi-Kentucky game; Under 52.5 points in the Virginia Tech-Duke game (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 10.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Kentucky -6.5 points over Mississippi; Troy -5.5 points over South Alabama (TBD,VOID) | TBD; South Alabama 0-0 | 10.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | South Carolina +18.5 points over Florida; North Carolina State +14.0 points over Pittsburgh (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 10.00 | ||
| E-dogg42 | Under 51.5 points in the South Florida-Cincinnati game | TBD | 7.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Louisiana State -20.0 points over Vanderbilt | TBD | 40.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Over 48.0 points in the Missouri-Tennessee game; Under 73.0 points in the Southern Mississippi-North Texas game (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 30.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Alabama -17.5 points over Texas A&M | TBD | 20.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | South Florida +21.5 points over Cincinnati | TBD | 15.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Tulsa +850.0 money line to beat Central Florida | TBD | 15.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Auburn +200.0 money line to beat Georgia | TBD | 15.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Over 58.5 points in the East Carolina-Georgia State game | TBD | 10.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Under 70.0 points in the East Carolina-Georgia State game | TBD | 10.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Under 5.5 points in the COVID-19-Number of Games Cancelled game | TBD | 10.00 | ||
| ElliotMoore | Duke +10.5 points over Virginia Tech | TBD | 10.00 | ||
| Gibbsak | Over 54.0 points in the South Carolina-Florida game; Florida -21.0 points over South Carolina (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 25.00 | ||
| Gibbsak | Over 72.0 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game; Over 53.5 points in the Baylor-West Virginia game; Over 62.5 points in the Texas Christian-Texas game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 25.00 | ||
| Gibbsak | East Carolina +7.0 points over Georgia State | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| Gibbsak | Over 5.5 points in the COVID-19-Number of Games Cancelled game | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| Gibbsak | Georgia State +1.0 points over East Carolina | TBD | 10.00 | ||
| jrjs | Oklahoma State -17.0 points over Kansas; East Carolina +7.0 points over Georgia State; Over 58.5 points in the East Carolina-Georgia State game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 25.00 | ||
| jrjs | Under 65.0 points in the Oklahoma State-Kansas game; Under 51.5 points in the South Florida-Cincinnati game; Over 51.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 25.00 | ||
| jrjs | Over 51.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game; Over 58.5 points in the East Carolina-Georgia State game; East Carolina +7.0 points over Georgia State (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 25.00 | ||
| jrjs | Oklahoma State -17.0 points over Kansas; Under 65.0 points in the Oklahoma State-Kansas game; Under 51.5 points in the South Florida-Cincinnati game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 25.00 | ||
| LrdNorman | Southern Methodist +3.0 points over Memphis | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| LrdNorman | Southern Methodist +120.0 money line to beat Memphis | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| LrdNorman | South Florida +22.5 points over Cincinnati | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| LrdNorman | South Florida +1300.0 money line to beat Cincinnati | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| LrdNorman | Over 46.0 points in the South Florida-Cincinnati game | TBD | 25.00 | ||
| McIntyre2K7 | Over 54.0 points in the South Carolina-Florida game; Over 51.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game; Over 50.5 points in the Louisiana State-Vanderbilt game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 100.00 | ||
| McIntyre2K7 | Over 62.5 points in the Oklahoma-Iowa State game; Over 54.0 points in the South Carolina-Florida game; Over 56.0 points in the Louisiana Tech-Brigham Young game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 30.00 | ||
| McIntyre2K7 | Over 56.0 points in the Louisiana Tech-Brigham Young game; Over 45.5 points in the Georgia Southern-Louisiana-Monroe game; Over 51.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 30.00 | ||
| McIntyre2K7 | Over 53.5 points in the Texas A&M-Alabama game; Over 48.0 points in the Missouri-Tennessee game; Over 54.0 points in the South Carolina-Florida game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 30.00 | ||
| McIntyre2K7 | Over 51.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game; Under 68.5 points in the Tulsa-Central Florida game; Over 43.5 points in the Auburn-Georgia game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 20.00 | ||
| McIntyre2K7 | Over 58.5 points in the Louisiana Tech-Brigham Young game; Over 62.5 points in the Texas Christian-Texas game; Over 63.5 points in the Texas Tech-Kansas State game (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 20.00 | ||
| ULhothot | Baylor -3.0 points over West Virginia; Oklahoma State -17.0 points over Kansas; Mississippi +6.5 points over Kentucky (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 70.00 | ||
| ULhothot | North Carolina -11.0 points over Boston College; Alabama-Birmingham -20.0 points over Texas-San Antonio; Louisiana Tech +24.0 points over Brigham Young (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 60.00 | ||
| ULhothot | Oklahoma State -17.0 points over Kansas; Virginia Tech -10.5 points over Duke; Virginia +30.5 points over Clemson (TBD,TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD; TBD | 55.00 | ||
| ULhothot | Oklahoma State -17.0 points over Kansas | TBD | 55.00 | ||
| ULhothot | Virginia Tech -10.5 points over Duke | TBD | 55.00 | ||
| ULhothot | Virginia +1800.0 money line to beat Clemson | TBD | 7.52 | ||
| undercoverbull | Campbell +35.0 points over Wake Forest; Louisiana Tech +24.0 points over Brigham Young (TBD,TBD) | TBD; TBD | 30.00 | ||
As always, use the comment section here to talk about the game, gambling in general, this weekend’s action, or whatever’s on your mind!