Another week..Another high man. Congrats to CHS90 being the top picker of the week. 4 of the games were won or lost by 0.5 of a point making it one of the toughest weeks yet. Our Predictors hit at a 44.4% rate this week with locks at 22.2%. The easiest game of the week was the Auburn game with 8 out of 9 getting that right. The toughest games being Chilhowie/Henry, Eastside/Holston, and Lee/Battle with only one person getting each of those games correct.
I think next season we will play an Elimination game as well. My wife who hasn't seen a single game of football this year will pick the games every week as well. If she beats you, you are eliminated. Last week she went 7-8.
Another fun night across the region saw the Falcons fly high and those Titans get their first W of the year. Our Pickers hit at 51.5% this week with the Locks coming in at 20%. No one liked Oak Hill nor Castlewood and its a good thing as everyone chose the Bluefield and Burton pick correctly. Fort Chiswell was the trickster of the evening as no one picked them to win. It is like Any Given Sunday, a new week with new winners. BigWinners, Gross, and CzarYakov were the best of the week at 10-5, while UVA Observer and Pack Nation hold the top overall spot.
My favorite game of the week is unfortunately on a Thursday (therefore I am leaving it out) and it will be a heck of a ball game. Do not forget to put down your lock of the week. I struggled getting to 15 game this week. I almost put the Greenville game in there but that will be a 40 point blow out. Best of Luck!
(7-0) Ridgeview -13.5 vs (5-2) Abingdon +13.5
(4-3) George Wythe -34.5 vs (2-5) Bland County +34.5
(7-1) Oak Hill +28.5 vs (6-1) Bluefield -28.5
(5-2) Burton -30.5 vs (3-5) Castlewood +30.5
(1-6) Central +6.5 vs (2-5) Lee -6.5
(7-0) Chilhowie -33.5 vs (3-4) Eastside +33.5
(6-1) Grayson County -10.5 vs (4-3) Fort Chiswell +10.5
(4-4) Auburn +21.5 vs (5-2) Galax -21.5
(3-4) Battle -4.5 vs (1-7) Gate City +4.5
(7-0) Patrick Henry -18.5 vs (4-3) Honaker +18.5
(3-4) Virginia High -28.5 vs (1-6) Lebanon +28.5
(2-5) Tazewell +2.5 vs (3-4) Marion -2.5
(1-6) Rural Retreat -25.5 vs (1-6) Northwood +25.5
(2-5) Rye Cove -1.5 vs (4-4) Twin Valley +1.5
(0-8) North Greene TN +7.5 vs (0-7) Twin Springs -7.5
Well it was a struggle to say the least this week. If it was easy everyone would do it. Pickers hit at a 37.2% rate and locks were even less stellar at 18.2%. Pickers for the year are still hitting a shade above half at 53%. It reminds me when I took Organic Chemistry 2 during summer school. Every structure the professor would draw I thought looked like a bird house. I got a 35 on the test but luckily 90 percent of the class did even worse so he gave me a "B". UVA Observer screwed your guys curve going 10-5, while Pack Nation held his own at 9-6. The rest of the names, like Voldemorts, will not be mentioned. Looking forward to turning the page and move on to a better week this week. See you guys Tuesday!
It's your show, but these 0.5 spreads should be labeled "pick em" to stay true to the Vegas format, which I find to be the most attractive part of this game. But that's just like, my opinion, man.
Ended up working and got in late. Yeah I got lazy because I'd then have to explain what PK stands for. I will fix it for ya in our week 9 run.
It was a crazy week of football across the region. Gate City made a mad comeback to only end up falling short as time expired, but not if you took the points. UVA Observer was the lone pick that had faith in Gate City. Castlewood and Burton were the biggest flops of the week as no one chose Twin Springs and only 3 brave souls chose Honaker. Abingdon and Patrick Henry pickers were perfect again as all 15 got those games correct. This week everyone combined for 57.2% correct picks and the Locks of the week hit at a 40% rate. Hokie101 showed he needs to teach SWVA football 101 as he went 9-3 and was the top picker this week.
Week 7 Results
Points
Wins
Loses
Rank
Hokie 101
569
9
3
1
Pack Nation
509
8
4
2
Falcon Mania
506
8
4
3
SXSW
506
8
4
3
CzarYakov
496
8
4
5
UVA Observer
483
7
5
6
HUH
436
7
5
7
ChipinBogey
436
7
5
7
Gross
419
7
5
9
Rebel_Yell
416
7
5
10
#BBN
356
6
6
11
BigWinners
353
6
6
12
V-Cats
323
5
7
13
CHS90
290
5
7
14
Gil'sBlues
283
5
7
15
OVERALL Results
Overall Standings
Points
Wins
Loses
Rank
SXSW
1146
18
6
1
Hokie101
1102
17
7
2
HUH
1082
17
7
3
ChipinBogey
1082
17
7
3
Pack Nation
1072
17
7
5
UVA Observer
1010
15
9
6
Gross
902
15
9
7
Falcon Mania
863
14
10
8
BigWinners
773
13
11
9
CHS90
773
12
12
9
Keep up the good work! I'll be posting week 8 lines Tuesday (Next day off)
There is the complete list of the Week 6 results. I added a little point system to differentiate the standings by awarding 50 for each victory and added points based on how everyone picks (If you are the only one to get a game right then you would get bonus points)
Solid week this week as you all hit on 64.4% of your picks!!! Chilhowie was my goof of the week as I meant to put them as a 10 point favorite, not the underdog. Chipinbogey caught that early lol and I still didn't see I had put them as an underdog til later on. To answer Bigwinners I saw Union winning I figured somewhere between 10 to 17 range. Bigger school doesn't beat quality players. I don't play the depth card too often in high school bc it seems like these kids never get tired. Central I had pegged as about a 20 point dog and figured homecoming would give them a little more to fight for. Didn't happen. Best consensus pick of the week were Abingdon -15 and Patrick Henry -21. Everyone got those two games correct. The most missed games were Gate City +44 and Eastside +14. 20% got the Gate City game and 33.3% picked Eastside correctly. Congrats to SXSW, ChipinBogey, and Huh! You all each went 10-2! Heck of a job picking.
WEEK 7 PREDICTEMs
(4-2) Abingdon -5.5 vs (3-2) VA High +5.5
(2-4) Castlewood -13.5 vs (0-5) Twin Springs +13.5
(1-4) Central +10.5 vs (2-3) John Battle -10.5
(1-4) Rye Cove +16.5 vs (1-4) Eastside -16.5
(0-6) Gate City +7.5 vs (2-3) Marion -7.5
(4-1) Graham -50.5 vs (0-5) Lebanon +50.5
(4-1) Grundy -24.5 vs (3-3) Hurley +24.5
(6-0) Patrick Henry -12.5 vs (4-2) Holston +12.5
(3-2) JI Burton -13.5 vs (3-2) Honaker +13.5
(2-3) Lee +30.5 vs (5-1) Union -30.5
(2-3) Tazewell +12.5 vs (2-3) Richlands -12.5
(4-2) Thomas Walker -10.5 vs (3-4) Hancock County TN +10.5
Best of Luck! I like chips idea of giving a lock of the week. So when picking this time let me know your LOCK OF THE WEEK!
Just saw I made a typographical error. Enjoy the free win for those who see it : ) I meant to put a certain team as the favorite and put them as the underdog.
Hey guys, I'm going to project some scores of football games across the region against the spread (ATS). For instance if I put (5-0) Ridgeview -44 over (0-5) Gate City +44 that means that I believe Ridgeview will beat Gate City by 44 points. Your job is to take the 44 points and Gate City or choose Ridgeview and hope they beat Gate City by more than 44. I'm going to keep up with our top predictors. Make your selections!!!
(3-2) Twin Valley +37 vs (4-1) Grundy -37
(1-3) Tazewell -30 vs (3-2) Hurley +30
(3-2) Abingdon -15 vs (1-3) Central +15
(3-1) Virginia -10 vs (5-0) Chilhowie +10
(5-0) Ridgeview -44 vs (0-5) Gate City +44
(4-0) Bluefield -17 vs (2-2) Richlands +17
(0-4) Rural Retreat +21 vs (4-0) Patrick Henry -21
(1-4) Northwood +8 vs (1-4) Castlewood -8
(3-1) Honaker +20 vs (3-2) Wythe -20
(4-1) Union -14 vs (2-3) Morristown-Hamblen West +14
(2-2) Burton -14 vs (1-3) Eastside +14
(1-3) Marion-24 vs (0-5) Lebanon +24
I may not do as many picks weekly as this one but there were several intruging games to me. Good luck to anyone who decides to participate. If anyone sweeps the board I'll even give your a prize!
Central is 0 and 12 in the last 5 years I've been to their games. I'll be there tonight and the streak will continue. 6 to 0 Wise Central last week when I arrived at the the Ridgeview game. Ridgeview out scores them 28 to 0. We leave and Central scores again. With that I'll go 34-13 Bearcats.
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(2-7) Lee +38.5 vs (7-2) Abingdon -38.5
(4-5) Fort Chiswell -30.5 vs (2-7) Bland County +30.5
(3-6) Eastside -20.5 vs (3-6) Castlewood +20.5
(6-3) Grundy -7.5 vs (3-6) Central +7.5
(6-3) Holston +38.5 vs (9-0) Chilhowie -38.5
(8-1) Grayson County +14.5 vs (7-2) Galax -14.5
(5-4) George Wythe -31.5 vs (2-7) Rural Retreat +31.5
(8-1) Graham -34.5 vs (4-5) Marion +34.5
(8-1) Ridgeview -34.5 vs (5-4) Honaker +34.5
(4-5) Twin Valley +10.5 vs (3-6) Hurley -10.5
(7-2) Thomas Walker +14.5 vs (7-2) JI Burton -14.5
(7-2) Union -16.5 vs (5-4) John Battle +16.5
(2-7) Tazewell -15.5 vs (1-8) Lebanon +15.5
(5-4) Richlands -7.5 vs (5-4) VA High +7.5
(1-8) Twin Springs +9.5 vs (3-6) Rye Cove -9.5