Bovada NCAA CBB pick em Final 4 3/12-3/15

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#1

Ok guys. Final 4 Thursday games. Picks due by 11 AM EST Thursday 3/12

  1. UMass at Miami OH
  2. George Washington at Fordham
  3. Iowa at Ohio State
  4. NC State at Virginia
  5. Iowa State at Texas Tech
  6. Kentucky at Missouri 7. Alabama A&M at Texas Southern
  7. Louisville at Miami FL
  8. Creighton at Seton Hall
  9. UNLV at Utah State

Please remember to DM your picks this weekv to @StndrDeviant

Games for Friday will be posted tomorrow night

Thanks and good luck

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#2

@BomboRiviera
@TheGreedyFish
@CLew21
@ngiftakis

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#3

Thank you RMilia!!

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#4

@TheGreedyFish @BomboRiviera @CLew21 @ngiftakis
Got your picks. All set. Good luck!

Note: Although there are days I seem to be online 24 hours, I usually am offline for much of the evening, so I won’t necessarily acknowledge receipt of your picks for hours. Sorry 'bout that, but I’ll :heart: your DM as soon as I read it. I understand it might be a little stressful wondering if your picks are submitted on time, but you should see a response from Bovada as soon as you send indicating that it was sent.

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#5

Will standings be released each day? Would be nice to know how far ahead/back we are going into each set of games. Thank you for the work @StndrDeviant !

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#6

I think that’s the plan @ngiftakis

Don’t forget his ill beer posting v tomorrow’s ganes tonight and they’ll be sure by 11 AM ESTv tomorrow in DM form to @StndrDeviant

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#7

Would you guys mind posting our picks as soon as the time window closes?

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#8

Absolutely. That’s my plan. Actually, multiple times/day. Keep checking! I will NOT tag anyone, as doing so prevents me from editing. I plan to post the initial picks for the day, which I’ll do in a few minutes, and update it as the day progresses and the spirit moves me, and certainly at the end of the day’s play. I think I’ll have a little fun while I’m at it and post MY picks! LOL Just so I can shame you all when I smoke you! Well, we’ll see, but I’m neck deep in this, so why not?! Just as long as you four know I’m doing that for fun and I’m not delusional; I know it’s not the Final Five. @TheGreedyFish @BomboRiviera @ngiftakis @CLew21 @Rmilia1 Check below; picks are posted, and I’ll edit (if allowed) as we go, or will make follow-on posts if needed.

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#9

3-way tie for first place at the moment…

FYI: only 3 of today’s games had unanimous picks:

  • Massachusetts vs. Miami OH (hah! everyone bombed)
  • N.C. State vs. Virginia (all picked Virginia)
  • UNLV vs. Utah St. (all picked Utah St.)
WINNER Score TheGreedyFish BomboRiviera CLew21 ngiftakis StndrDeviant
Points 2 4 4 4 4
1 Massachusetts 87-83 Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH
2 George Washington 66-62 Fordham George Washington Fordham George Washington George Washington
3 Ohio St. 72-69 Ohio St. Iowa Ohio St. Ohio St. Iowa
4 Virginia 81-74 Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia
5 Iowa St. 75-53 Texas Tech Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St.
6 Kentucky 78-72 Missouri Kentucky Kentucky Missouri Kentucky
7 2:00 PM ESPN+ Alabama A&M Alabama A&M Texas Southern Texas Southern Alabama A&M
8 2:30 PM ESPN2 Louisville Miami FL Miami FL Louisville Louisville
9 2:30 PM Peacock Creighton Seton Hall Seton Hall Seton Hall Seton Hall
10 3:00 PM CBSSN Utah St. Utah St. Utah St. Utah St. Utah St.
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#10

I was torn as an a Iowa fan

I wanted that last 3 to go in to send it to ot but my last leg u143 5 was happy he missed lol

I was going to win either way

Either monetarily or excitement wise

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#11

I always like bets like that, where I’m rooting to win the money, but if I don’t, my sentimental favorite wins. Best kind of bet.

#12

Day 1 Results - Current Standings

Place Contestant Points
1st @BomboRiviera 8
2nd @CLew21 7
3rd @ngiftakis 6
4th @TheGreedyFish 4
WINNER Score TheGreedyFish BomboRiviera CLew21 ngiftakis StndrDeviant
Points 4 8 7 6 7
1 Massachusetts 87-83 Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH
2 George Washington 66-62 Fordham George Washington Fordham George Washington George Washington
3 Ohio St. 72-69 Ohio St. Iowa Ohio St. Ohio St. Iowa
4 Virginia 81-74 Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia
5 Iowa St. 75-53 Texas Tech Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St.
6 Kentucky 78-72 Missouri Kentucky Kentucky Missouri Kentucky
7 Alabama A&M 85-74 Alabama A&M Alabama A&M Texas Southern Texas Southern Alabama A&M
8 Miami FL 78-73 Louisville Miami FL Miami FL Louisville Louisville
9 Seton Hall 72-61 Creighton Seton Hall Seton Hall Seton Hall Seton Hall
10 Utah St. 80-60 Utah St. Utah St. Utah St. Utah St. Utah St.

Also, just for fun (my fun more than anyone not named Jackreed05!) here are the standings so far in the “lurker” contest.

Place Contestant Points
1st @Jackreed05 18
2nd @StndrDeviant 15
3rd @Camelwak1257 13
4th @BomboRiviera 12

No one picked more than two Final Four contestants, so there will be no bonus available.
@Rmilia1

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#13

Ok guys Friday games

Friday 3/13

Picks due by 11 AM EST. DM picks to @StndrDeviant

  1. George Washington at St Louis
  2. Missouri State at Louisiana Tech
  3. Kentucky at Florida
  4. St Bonaventure at Dayton
  5. Wisconsin at Illinois
  6. Duquense at VCU
  7. Seton Hall at St John’s
  8. Purdue at Nebraska
  9. Miami at Virginia
  10. Kent State at Akron

@BomboRiviera
@CLew21
@TheGreedyFish
@ngiftakis

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#14

Well folks, it’s going to be a boring day for the contest. Only one player picked one game different from everyone else: the 6:30 Purdue-Nebraska game, where Purdue is favored by 1.5 points, but only ngiftakis went with them; the rest of you picked the Cornhuskers. ngiftakis will either move up into a two-way tie for 2nd place with CLew21, or drop into sole possession of 3rd place.

Louisiana Tech is only a 1.5 point favorite, but for some reason no one went with their opponent, Missouri State.

There are a couple other projected close games being played that have 1.5 point spreads, but they aren’t on your list.

So there won’t be much intrigue Friday. I probably won’t post any updates during the day. Since the Purdue-Nebraska game won’t be over until 8:30 to 9:00 PM and the last two games will be over by 10:00, I’ll just wait and post the day’s final standings then.

Hopefully Saturday’s action will be more exciting.

Here is where we stand, along with your new picks:

WINNER Score TheGreedyFish BomboRiviera CLew21 ngiftakis StndrDeviant
Points 8 12 11 10 11
1 Massachusetts 87-83 Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH
2 George Washington 66-62 Fordham George Washington Fordham George Washington George Washington
3 Ohio St. 72-69 Ohio St. Iowa Ohio St. Ohio St. Iowa
4 Virginia 81-74 Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia
5 Iowa St. 75-53 Texas Tech Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St.
6 Kentucky 78-72 Missouri Kentucky Kentucky Missouri Kentucky
7 Alabama A&M 85-74 Alabama A&M Alabama A&M Texas Southern Texas Southern Alabama A&M
8 Miami FL 78-73 Louisville Miami FL Miami FL Louisville Louisville
9 Seton Hall 72-61 Creighton Seton Hall Seton Hall Seton Hall Seton Hall
10 Utah St. 80-60 Utah St. Utah St. Utah St. Utah St. Utah St.
11 Saint Louis 88-81 Saint Louis Saint Louis Saint Louis Saint Louis Saint Louis
12 Louisiana Tech 69-66 Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
13 Florida 71-63 Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida
14 Dayton 68-63 Dayton Dayton Dayton Dayton Dayton
15 2:30 on BTN Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois
16 5:00 on USA VCU VCU VCU VCU VCU
17 5:30 on Fox St. John’s St. John’s St. John’s St. John’s St. John’s
18 6:30 on BTN Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Purdue Purdue
19 7:00 on ESPN2 Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia
20 7:30 on CBSSN Akron Akron Akron Akron Akron

cc: @Rmilia1

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#15

Ok guys

Saturday games. Picks due by 11 AM EST 3/14

  1. Vermont at UMBC
  2. Wisconsin at Michigan
  3. Vanderbilt at Florida
  4. Dayton at St Louis
  5. Charlotte at South Florida
  6. Penn at Harvard
  7. Tulsa at Wichita State
  8. Kennesaw State at La Tech

DM picksv to @StndrDeviant

@BomboRiviera
@CLew21
@ngiftakis
@TheGreedyFish

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#16

Only 8 games?
Hey guys, hold off sending me your picks until @Rmilia1 replies. This might just be a copy/paste mistake. I thought he was doing 10 games/day for 4 days. Just wait until he confirms. In the meantime obv you can figure out these 8. @BomboRiviera @CLew21 @ngiftakis @TheGreedyFish

Oh, and ngiftakis, fist bump time! We were right about Purdue beating Nebraska. Congrats on moving up into a tie for 2nd, just 1 point out of first place.

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#17

Yep only 8

#18

OK. For planning purposes, how many are you picking tomorrow?

#19

Hopefully 7. That’s the plan

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#20

Updated standings and tomorrow’s picks:

WINNER Score TheGreedyFish BomboRiviera CLew21 ngiftakis
Points 12 16 15 15
1 Massachusetts 87-83 Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH Miami OH
2 George Washington 66-62 Fordham George Washington Fordham George Washington
3 Ohio St. 72-69 Ohio St. Iowa Ohio St. Ohio St.
4 Virginia 81-74 Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia
5 Iowa St. 75-53 Texas Tech Iowa St. Iowa St. Iowa St.
6 Kentucky 78-72 Missouri Kentucky Kentucky Missouri
7 Alabama A&M 85-74 Alabama A&M Alabama A&M Texas Southern Texas Southern
8 Miami FL 78-73 Louisville Miami FL Miami FL Louisville
9 Seton Hall 72-61 Creighton Seton Hall Seton Hall Seton Hall
10 Utah St. 80-60 Utah St. Utah St. Utah St. Utah St.
11 Saint Louis 88-81 Saint Louis Saint Louis Saint Louis Saint Louis
12 Louisiana Tech 69-66 Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech
13 Florida 71-63 Florida Florida Florida Florida
14 Dayton 68-63 Dayton Dayton Dayton Dayton
15 Wisconsin 91-88 Illinois Illinois Illinois Illinois
16 VCU 71-66 VCU VCU VCU VCU
17 St. John’s 78-68 St. John’s St. John’s St. John’s St. John’s
18 Purdue 74-58 Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Purdue
19 Virginia 84-62 Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia
20 Akron 75-68 Akron Akron Akron Akron
21 11:00 on ESPN2 Vermont UMBC UMBC UMBC
22 1:00 on CBS Michigan Michigan Michigan Michigan
23 1:00 on ESPN Florida Florida Florida Florida
24 1:00 on CBSSN Saint Louis Saint Louis Saint Louis Saint Louis
25 3:00 on ESPN2 South Florida South Florida South Florida South Florida
26 2:00 on ESPNEWS Penn Harvard Harvard Penn
27 5:30 on ESPN2 Tulsa Wichita St. Wichita St. Wichita St.
28 8:30 on CBSSN Louisiana Tech Kennesaw St. Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech

Woo hoo! Four of the eight games are contested. Exciting day!

Final Four Standings

Place Contestant Pts
1st @BomboRiviera 16
2nd @CLew21 15 (tied)
3rd @ngiftakis 15 (tied)
4th @TheGreedyFish 12

Lurker Standings

Place Contestant Pts
1st @Jackreed05 18
2nd StndrDeviant 15
3rd @Camelwak1257 13
4th BomboRiviera 12

cc: @Rmilia1

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