How did we do last week?
Week 1 was rough. Let’s just get that out of the way. The median score was -21.5. Eight people were positive, fifteen were negative. Many of us chose Rutgers, and the universe responded appropriately. It’s ok! Keep playing, this game can have large swings from week to week.
Week 1 Winner(s):
It was a tie! Congrats to ziowa9 and IWasSayingBooUrns with 66 Petittis, both going 5-1 on the week. Well done, gents.
Six Pack Certified (6-0): None
Pick of the Week: Western Michigan +27.5 (Hachigi2, RockyMtnBlue, tech01, wesd2005). You may have been cheated out of 6 bonus points, but this pick still netted a total of 31.5 Petittis.
Season Standings:
Above the Petitti Line!
|
Rank |
Team |
Petittis |
Record |
|
1 |
IWasSayingBooUrns |
1066 |
5-1 |
|
1 |
ziowa9 |
1066 |
5-1 |
|
3 |
Mr_Grizz |
1056 |
4-2 |
|
4 |
Hachigi2 |
1051.5 |
4-1 |
|
5 |
tech01 |
1047 |
5-1 |
|
6 |
TheDuluthPerspective |
1034 |
4-2 |
|
7 |
waw |
1030.5 |
4-1 |
|
8 |
RockyMtnBlue |
1028.5 |
4-1 |
"Room for Improvement"
|
Rank |
Team |
Petittis |
Record |
|
9 |
wesd2005 |
994.5 |
2-4 |
|
10 |
IronMonkee |
990 |
3-3 |
|
11 |
MNW |
981.5 |
2-3 |
|
12 |
Transient Buckeye |
978.5 |
2-3 |
|
13 |
thumpasaurus |
972 |
2-4 |
|
14 |
Rubber_Duck |
968.5 |
2-3 |
|
15 |
scarlet_pimpernal_hand |
965.5 |
2-3 |
|
16 |
IUinVA |
964 |
3-3 |
|
17 |
redbear |
963 |
2-4 |
|
18 |
WarlockofWestwood |
933 |
2-4 |
|
19 |
DtownK |
932.5 |
1-4 |
|
20 |
LTW_O_MI |
913 |
1-5 |
|
21 |
allthegoodnamesrgone |
910.5 |
1-4 |
|
22 |
Rutgers Nation |
904 |
1-5 |
|
23 |
HoustonBoiler |
895 |
1-5 |
This game requires a lot of data entry and I will make mistakes. Please let me know if you have any questions about scoring or if something looks wrong:
Rules:
Make six picks every week. Correct picks are worth five points, incorrect picks are negative five points. Mark one of your picks as the Coldest Brew (CB), which will be worth ten points if correct, negative ten if incorrect. Bonus points are allocated based on deviation from the spread. Please include the spread with your pick (Iowa -3 (CB), Iowa/Opponent Over 36, etc). If anyone manages to get all six correct in a week, they’ll be Six Pack Certified and garner an additional twenty-five bonus points.
I’ll tabulate the scores and standings every week. If anyone missed Week 1 but would like to join, no problem! You’ll start at the current league median value of 978.5 Petittis. If I make any egregious errors (Ohio State as a 27 point underdog, when they are actually favored by 27), please let me know. Obvious spread errors won’t count.
Friday (“-“ means a team is favored):
Rutgers at Boston College (-3), O/U 54.5
Saturday:
Howard at Indiana (-56.5), O/U 64.5
Oregon (-22.5) at Oklahoma State, O/U 57.5
Oklahoma (-5.5) at Michigan, O/U 43.5
Penn State (-23.5) vs Temple, O/U 49.5
Wake Forest (-3) at Purdue, O/U 49.5
Utah State at Washington (-26.5), O/U 55.5
Mississippi State (-1.5) at Minnesota, O/U 55.5
Duke at Illinois (-6), O/U 51.5
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State (-17.5), O/U 49.5
Maryland (-12.5) at Connecticut, O/U 52.5
Bowling Green at Nebraska (-28.5), O/U 51.5
San Diego State at UCLA (-11.5), O/U 54.5
Western Illinois at Wisconsin (-38.5), O/U 48.5
Ohio State at Texas (-1.5), O/U 49.5
Iowa State at Iowa (-14), O/U 40.5
Louisiana at Southern Cal (-30.5), O/U 59.5
I’ll add my picks in the comments. Have fun, and always Iowa Over responsibly.
