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Old 04-07-2008, 11:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default BIG UNIT MLB CONTEST PICKS THREAD (Tuesday, April 8th)

The Big Unit Baseball Handicapping Contest

Rules:
All Players must have signed up for an account at 5Dimes: Sign-up here

Players must PM their 5Dimes account ID to SBRforum Staff
  • Contest begins April 1 and ends April 30th. In order to enter the contest, player must signup for an account at 5Dimes. In the event of website downtime, the contest will not be altered. Each player is responsible for posting the minimum plays per month; SBR not responsible for internet down time, meteors striking the earth, dog ate your mouse cord, etc, etc, etc.
  • Players will make plays from the posted moneylines and totals. No run-lines.
  • Each selection will be to either win 1 unit (favorites) or a 1 unit risk (dogs) You may make up to three 1 unit selections per day.
    ex:
    a -170 win would result in +1.00
    a -170 loss would result in -1.70
    a +170 win would result in +1.70
    a +170 loss would result in -1.00


  • The maximum number of 1 unit selections you are eligible to make is 60
  • minimum number of 1 unit selections you must make is 30 to be eligible for contest prizes.
  • ANY AND ALL POSTS THAT ARE EDITED WILL BE SCORED AS THREE PLAYS, MINUS-3.0 UNITS FOR THAT PLAYER AND THAT DAY. You are also eliminated from winning the boobie prize if you lose units for edited plays. ANY PAST POSTS SHALL BE SCORED NO PLAYS. The official start time of the game will be listed, and plays may not be entered for that game after posted time, regardless of rain delays, technical delays at site, etc.
  • One entry per computer
  • Must use the lines posted in the daily thread.
  • All decisions made by SBR with regard to this contest are final
  • SBR employees and their families are not eligible to win prizes
  • Prize money carries a 3 time rollover before it is withdrawable (example: $50 cash account must be wagered through 3 times for a total of $150 risked).


April Prizes:
1st: $200 cash in account

2nd: $150 cash in account

3rd: $100 cash in account

4th $75 cash in account

5th $50 cash in account

6th $50 cash in account

7th $25 cash in account

8th $25 cash in account

9th $25 cash in account

10th $25 cash in account

Even the biggest losers have a chance to win. We will be awarding prizes to the top as well as the last place finishers.

Boobie Prizes:
2nd to Last Place: $25 cash in account

last Place $50
cash in account

Tuesday, April 8th
13:10 901 Philadelphia Phillies . +139 . o9½ -110
- 902 New York Mets . -149 . u9½ -110
14:05 913 Baltimore Orioles . +132 . o11 +105
- 914 Texas Rangers . -142 . u11 -125
14:05 915 Detroit Tigers . +151 . o9½ +100
- 916 Boston Red Sox . -161 . u9½ -120
16:10 917 New York Yankees . -140 . o9 -105
- 918 Kansas City Royals . +130 . u9 -115
19:07 919 Oakland Athletics . .
- 920 Toronto Blue Jays . .
19:10 921 Seattle Mariners . -117 . o9 -105
- 922 Tampa Bay D-Rays . +107 . u9 -115
20:05 903 St Louis Cardinals . +100 . o9½ +105
- 904 Houston Astros . -110 . u9½ -125
20:05 905 Cincinnati Reds . -103 . o8½ +105
- 906 Milwaukee Brewers . -107 . u8½ -125
20:35 907 Atlanta Braves . +110 . o10 -105
- 908 Colorado Rockies . -120 . u10 -115
21:40 909 Los Angeles Dodgers . -123 . o9 -115
- 910 Arizona Diamondbacks . +113 . u9 -105
22:05 923 Cleveland Indians . -101 . o8½ -115
- 924 Los Angeles Angels . -109 . u8½ -105
22:15 911 San Diego Padres . -106 . o7½ -110
- 912 San Francisco Giants . -104 . u7½ -110


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Old 04-07-2008, 11:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 04-07-2008, 11:51 PM   #3 (permalink)
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nice to see this up overnight!

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Angels -109
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Old 04-08-2008, 01:21 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Kansas City +130
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Old 04-08-2008, 01:42 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Braves +110
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Default Gonna stick my neck out here.

914 Texas Rangers -142
916 Boston Red Sox -161
924 Los Angeles Angels -109
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Seattle -117

BTW where is the updates/standings page?

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924 Los Angeles Angels -109
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Combined: 139-99 [58.4%] (+37.08 Units)

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Atlanta Braves . +110
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