Upset of the Week Competition (Week 1)

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  1. saz_1

    saz_1 Founding Member

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    How about we have a competition going through the season to see who can predict the most upsets. The rules are simple: Pick a team that is an underdog for every week of the season. If you get it right you get the number of points that that team was an underdog. If you get it wrong you get negative half the points that that team was the underdog.

    For example: Houston is an 8.5 point underdog against Oregon. If I pick Houston this week and they upset Oregon, I will get 8.5 points. If Oregon win, then I will lose 4.25 points.

    Let's use a common line source:

    http://www.sportsnetwork.com/?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot/odds/cfb-odds.htm

    What do y'all think?

    We can keep standings throughout the season. I guess I'll start by calling: San Deigo State over UCLA (7.5 points).

    Edit: When you make your pick please make it easy for me to copy and paste your prediction. Use the following format:
    Screen Name, Pick, Point Spread

    For Example:
    Saz_1, San Deigo State over UCLA, 7.5 points
     
  2. TigerBandMello

    TigerBandMello Founding Member

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    do you mean if your pick covers the spread, or wins straight-up?
     
  3. Mystikalilusion

    Mystikalilusion Founding Member

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    Straight up, i'm taking UAB over Tenn (-23.5)
     
  4. Contained Chaos

    Contained Chaos Don't we all?

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    I got Wyoming over UF in week 1.
     
  5. locoguano

    locoguano Founding Member

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    I'll take Navy over Maryland... 7.5
     
  6. mcmikel

    mcmikel Founding Member

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    Geeze, I hate chalk, but...

    I'll take West Virginia (+1.5)
     
  7. TigerBandMello

    TigerBandMello Founding Member

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    of course i'm used to losing these things-

    Colorado St. beats the Buffs.
     
  8. Maderan

    Maderan Founding Member

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    Boise over Georgia
     
  9. upsizin

    upsizin Founding Member

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    im goin with toolame over so miss. matt forte rushes for 150 and ricard throws for 350.

    Im more certain about some other ones, but I dont feel you're REALLY an underdog at +3. I like notre dame and west virginia though.
     
  10. Aubie16

    Aubie16 Founding Member

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    Wow...nobody taking Tech over Auburn on an LSU website??

    Come on...where are u Marine?
     

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