Actually, it's the first week of the contest, but Week 2 of the season (I think). Anyway, here are the games for this week.

Sat 12:00 Syracuse @ North Carolina -20 1/2
Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor -18 1/2
Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State -18 1/2
Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State -10 1/2
Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe @ Army -15 1/2
Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame -19 1/2
Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State -11 1/2
Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @ Kansas State -10 1/2
Sat...7:30 Clemson -32 1/2 @ Wake Forest
Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State -21 1/2
Sat...8:00 UTEP @ Texas -41 1/2
Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville -11 1/2

Don't forget to allocate 20 confidence points among your picks.

My picks:

Pts...Winner

2...Syracuse
1...Louisiana Tech
2...Appalachian State
2...Iowa State
3...Army
1...Duke
2...Georgia Tech
1...Kansas State
2...Clemson
1...Tulsa
2...UTEP
1...Louisville

(09-07-2020 06:24 AM)ken d Wrote:  Actually, it's the first week of the contest, but Week 2 of the season (I think). Anyway, here are the games for this week.

Pts 1...Sat 12:00 Syracuse @ North Carolina -20 1/2
Pts 1...Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor -18 1/2
Pts 1...Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State -18 1/2
Pts 1...Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State -10 1/2
Pts 1...Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe @ Army -15 1/2
Pts 1...Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame -19 1/2
Pts 1...Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State -11 1/2
Pts 1...Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @ Kansas State -10 1/2
Pts 5...Sat...7:30 Clemson -32 1/2 @ Wake Forest
Pts 1...Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State -21 1/2
Pts 5...Sat...8:00 UTEP @ Texas -41 1/2
Pts 1...Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville -11 1/2

(09-07-2020 06:24 AM)ken d Wrote:  Actually, it's the first week of the contest, but Week 2 of the season (I think). Anyway, here are the games for this week.

Sat 12:00 Syracuse @ North Carolina -20 1/2
Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor -18 1/2
Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State -18 1/2
Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State -10 1/2
Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe @ Army -15 1/2
Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame -19 1/2
Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State -11 1/2
Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @ Kansas State -10 1/2
Sat...7:30 Clemson -32 1/2 @ Wake Forest
Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State -21 1/2
Sat...8:00 UTEP @ Texas [color=#FF0000]-41 1/2[/color]
Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville -11 1/2

(09-07-2020 10:19 AM)panite Wrote:  

(09-07-2020 06:24 AM)ken d Wrote:  Actually, it's the first week of the contest, but Week 2 of the season (I think). Anyway, here are the games for this week.

Sat 12:00 Syracuse @ North Carolina -20 1/2
Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor -18 1/2
Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State -18 1/2
Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State -10 1/2
Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe @ Army -15 1/2
Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame -19 1/2
Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State -11 1/2
Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @ Kansas State -10 1/2
Sat...7:30 Clemson -32 1/2 @ Wake Forest
Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State -21 1/2
Sat...8:00 UTEP @ Texas [color=#FF0000]-41 1/2[/color]
Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville -11 1/2

Please indicate confidence points.

Missing UTSA vs TXST

Sat 12:00 Syracuse @ North Carolina -20 1/2
Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor -18 1/2
Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State -18 1/2
Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State -10 1/2
Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe @ Army -15 1/2
Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame -19 1/2
Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State -11 1/2
Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @ Kansas State -10 1/2
Sat...7:30 Clemson -32 1/2 @ Wake Forest
Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State -21 1/2
Sat...8:00 UTEP @ Texas -41 1/2
Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville -11 1/2

Winners in bold:

Sat 12:00 Syracuse @North Carolina -20 1/2 .... 3
Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor-18 1/2 ........ 3
Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State -18 1/2 ... 3
Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State -10 1/2 ............. 1
Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe @ Army -15 1/2 .................. 1
Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame -19 1/2 ................. 1
Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State-11 1/2 ........ 1
Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @ Kansas State -10 1/2 .... 1
Sat...7:30 Clemson -32 1/2 @ Wake Forest .............. 3
Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State-21 1/2 .............. 1
Sat...8:00 UTEP @ Texas -41 1/2 ............................ 1
Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville -11 1/2 ....... 1

Sat 12:00 Syracuse @ North Carolina -20 1/2 ---2 pts
Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor -18 1/2 ---1 pt
Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State -18 1/2 ---1 pt
Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State -10 1/2 ---1 pt
Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe@ Army -15 1/2 ---1 pt
Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame -19 1/2 ---2 pts
Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State -11 1/2 ---1 pt
Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @ Kansas State -10 1/2 ---1 pt
Sat...7:30 Clemson -32 1/2 @ Wake Forest ---1 pt
Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State -21 1/2 ---2 pts
Sat...8:00 UTEP @ Texas -41 1/2 ---2 pts
Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville -11 1/2 ---5 pts

(09-07-2020 11:39 AM)Bobcat2013 Wrote:  Missing UTSA vs TXST

He is usually picking just 12 games. However, this will be a sneaky good game. TX St looked pretty good and I know they'll be super motivated to beat UTSA

take Tulsa-OK State off the board, postponed 1 week to the 19th.

(09-07-2020 06:24 AM)ken d Wrote:  Actually, it's the first week of the contest, but Week 2 of the season (I think). Anyway, here are the games for this week.

Sat 12:00 Syracuse @ North Carolina -5 pts.
Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor-1 pt
Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State -2 pt.
Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State-1 pt.
Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe @ Army -1 pt.
Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame -1 pt.
Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State-1 pt.
Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @Kansas State-1 pt.
Sat...7:30 Clemson @ Wake Forest-1 pt.
Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State-1 pt.
Sat...8:00 UTEP@ Texas -1 pt.
Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville 4 pts

Don't forget to allocate 20 confidence points among your picks.

Sat 12:00 Syracuse @ North Carolina
Sat 12:00 Louisiana Tech @ Baylor
Sat 12:00 Charlotte @ Appalachian State
Sat 12:00 Louisiana @ Iowa State
Sat 12:00 LA-Monroe @ Army
Sat...2:30 Duke @ Notre Dame
Sat...3:30 Georgia Tech @ Florida State
Sat...3:30 Arkansas State @ Kansas State
Sat...7:30 Clemson @ Wake Forest
Sat...7:30 Tulsa @ Oklahoma State
Sat...8:00 UTEP @ Texas
Sat...8:00 Western Kentucky @ Louisville

(09-08-2020 08:32 AM)HatterFan Wrote:  take Tulsa-OK State off the board, postponed 1 week to the 19th.

Got it. Thanks. So we will only have 11 games this week unless someone else cancels. I can't replace them once people have already submitted picks (they might not check back to this thread in time to pick a different game).

The way it looks now, the Tulsa-OSU game probably wouldn't be on the Week 3 slate, but that could change. We are going to have to stay pretty flexible this season.

Are we picking against the spread or just winners?

(09-08-2020 10:35 AM)zibby Wrote:  Are we picking against the spread or just winners?

Against the spread, with confidence points (see separate thread titled 2020 Pickem Contest for rules).

(09-08-2020 10:46 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(09-08-2020 10:35 AM)zibby Wrote:  Are we picking against the spread or just winners?

Against the spread, with confidence points (see separate thread titled 2020 Pickem Contest for rules).

A whole lot of people are picking all or most of the favorites to cover.

(09-08-2020 11:20 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  

(09-08-2020 10:46 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(09-08-2020 10:35 AM)zibby Wrote:  Are we picking against the spread or just winners?

Against the spread, with confidence points (see separate thread titled 2020 Pickem Contest for rules).

A whole lot of people are picking all or most of the favorites to cover.

Which is interesting, for two reasons. First, the point spreads this week are probably larger than they will be all year. More importantly (as Navy demonstrated so vividly last night) we know less about how teams will perform this year than ever before because of changes in practice routines due to COVID.

As a rule, no matter how high (or low) the point spreads, favorites will cover between 50% and 53% of the time in a typical year. But this year is anything but typical.

(09-08-2020 08:32 AM)HatterFan Wrote:  take Tulsa-OK State off the board, postponed 1 week to the 19th.

There you go put in TX St vs UTSA

(09-08-2020 10:46 AM)ken d Wrote:  

(09-08-2020 10:35 AM)zibby Wrote:  Are we picking against the spread or just winners?

Against the spread, with confidence points (see separate thread titled 2020 Pickem Contest for rules).

Ahh... didn't see that... I'll be readusting.