[LT Profits]

Starting Friday (August 1), we will start a new Baseball Stretch Run Contest, which will run until the last day of the MLB Regular Season. All prizes will be in the form of an account at BetOnline, and all prizes require a 3 time roll-over before withdrawals can be made. The prize ditribution is as follows:

First Place: $200
Second Place: $75
Third Place: $50
Last Place Boobie Prize: $25

*IMPORTANT*
All players must have an account at BetOnline prior to making picks SIGN UP Here.

Before participating, players must PM their BetOnline account ID to SBRforum Staff


1. Check in the BASEBALL HANDICAPPING FORUM each day for the daily thread to be posted by LT Profits. Lines will be posted by 1:00 p.m. (ET) each day. Plays may be posted before that, but the official posted lines will be used for grading.

2. You may select a maximum of three plays per day. There are no restrictions in regards to allowable prices for favorites and underdogs, but ONLY full-game Siides and Totals are allowed. Sorry, no first five inning, second half or Run Lines allowed.

3. All plays will be RISKING one unit for underdogs or TO WIN one unit for favorites, and while you may make multiple posts until you have up to three selections in a day, you may NOT change ANY play once posted.

4. To be eligible for the prizes, you must make a minimum of 60 plays over the duration of the contest. Also, the maximum number of allowable plays for this contest is 125. If you are at, say, 124 plays and then submit multiple plays in one post the next day, only the top play listed will count (or only the top two if you are at 123, etc.).

5, Standings will be based on total units won/lost. If there is a tie at the end of the contest for either of the top three positions or for last place, the MLB Playoffs will be used as a sudden death tiebreaker.

5a. To break ties for any of the top three spots, all tied players must make ONE selection each day that there is at least one playoff game. If at least one player wins, all players that win advance to the next day. If no one wins, all players that made a selection advance to the next day. When breaking a tie for a top three spot, a PUSH IS A LOSS!

5b. To break ties for last place, all tied players must make ONE selection each day that there is at least one playoff game. If at least one player loses, all players that lost advance to the next day. If no one loses, all players that made a selection advance to the next day. When breaking a tie for last place, a PUSH IS A WIN!

Regardless of if a tie is for a top three spot or for last place, any player that passes does NOT advance to the next day. Also, if a selection is postponed, the next day will be considered an extension of the previous day and only players that had the postponed game will make a selection.

6. Entries that are past-post will be NO ACTION. Any edited post will count as AN 0-3 DAY, regardless of how many plays were originally in the post! If you make a mistake or wish to enter a corrected line, do so in a separate post. This holds true even if the first game on the schedule did not go off yet. It does NOT hold true for posts that are not contest selections, i.e. standings, commentary posts, LT's notes to posters or congratulatory posts.
*-EXCEPTION: If someone edits a post on the last day of the competition in an attempt to get an automatic loss in order to win the Last Place prize, then the original post will stand.

7. And here’s the fine print:

• Must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
• One entry per home and computer.
• Must use lines posted in daily thread by LT Profits
• Maximum three picks per day, minimum 60 plays required to be eligible for year-end prize.
• All decisions made by SBR with regards to this contest are final.
• SBR employees eligible to participate but are not eligible to win the monthly prize.

If you have not participated in contests sponsored by BetOnline in the past, the deadline for submitting your BetOnline account number is 6:00pm ET on Monday, August 11.

[Chi_archie]

gotta get my picks for the contest in early today, so I hope this is the right place. I'll just post the picks since LT didn't post the lines yet.

Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Philadelphia

could be a rough day one, but for a free contest ya gotta roll the dice out the gate...

[ertl09]

Balt/seattle O 9
Twins
Detroit

[coldhardfacts]

Marlins
Angels
Twins

[juuso]

Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
NY Yankees
Seattle
Minnesota

[LT Profits]

Fri 8/1 901 Pittsburgh Pirates +200
2:20PM (EST) 902 Chicago Cubs -220

Fri 8/1 903 Colorado Rockies -107 Over 9 +100
7:10PM (EST) 904 Florida Marlins -103 Under 9 -120

Fri 8/1 905 Cincinnati Reds -102 Over 9½ -105
7:35PM (EST) 906 Washington Nationals -108 Under 9½ -115

Fri 8/1 907 Milwaukee Brewers -123 Over 9½ +100
7:35PM (EST) 908 Atlanta Braves +113 Under 9½ -120

Fri 8/1 909 New York Mets -108 Over 9½ -105
8:05PM (EST) 910 Houston Astros -102 Under 9½ -115

Fri 8/1 911 Philadelphia Phillies -139 Over 8 +105
8:15PM (EST) 912 St Louis Cardinals +129 Under 8 -125

Fri 8/1 913 San Francisco Giants -127 Over 7 +100
10:05PM (EST) 914 San Diego Padres +117 Under 7 -120

Fri 8/1 915 Arizona Diamondbacks +104 Over 7½ +105
10:40PM (EST) 916 Los Angeles Dodgers -114 Under 7½ -125

Fri 8/1 917 Los Angeles Angels -109 Over 10 -120
7:05PM (EST) 918 New York Yankees -101 Under 10 +100

Fri 8/1 919 Oakland Athletics +126 Over 8½ -115
7:05PM (EST) 920 Boston Red Sox -136 Under 8½ -105

Fri 8/1 921 Detroit Tigers +168 Over 8½ -120
7:10PM (EST) 922 Tampa Bay Rays -180 Under 8½ +100

Fri 8/1 923 Toronto Blue Jays +104 Over 11 -115
8:05PM (EST) 924 Texas Rangers -114 Under 11 -105

Fri 8/1 925 Chicago White Sox -132 Over 9½ -110
8:10PM (EST) 926 Kansas City Royals +122 Under 9½ -110

Fri 8/1 927 Cleveland Indians +138 Over 9 -110
8:10PM (EST) 928 Minnesota Twins -148 Under 9 -110

Fri 8/1 929 Baltimore Orioles +108 Over 9 -105
10:10PM (EST) 930 Seattle Mariners -118 Under 9 -115

[LT Profits]

juuso,

Only the first three plays you listed will count. Remember max of three plays per day.

[LT Profits]

Rockies/Marlins UNDER 9 -120

[juuso]

Originally Posted by LT Profits

juuso,

Only the first three plays you listed will count. Remember max of three plays per day.

OK! Sorry about that.

I missed the max plays per day part when reading the rules in a hurry.

[rjt721]

901 Pittsburgh Pirates +200
916 Los Angeles Dodgers -114
921 Detroit Tigers +168

[woodg8]

Fri 8/1 913 San Francisco Giants Over 7 +100
Fri 8/1 925 Chicago White Sox -132
Fri 8/1 927 Cleveland Indians Over 9 -110

[xstac2169]

902 Chicago Cubs
904 Florida Marlins
928 Minnesota Twins

[fifawcs]

Marlins
Cardinals
Nationals

[louisvillekid]

#902 CHC -220
#917 LAA -109
#928 MInn -148

[InTheHole]

Chicago Cubs -220
Los Angeles Angels -109
Boston Red Sox -136

[diogee]

908 Mil/Atl under 9.5 -120
918 Laa/Nyy under 10 +100

[Crayzee]

cubs over 10?
yankees over 10
texas over 11

[walkingdude2]

Det +168
Min -148

[Junkyard Dog]

902 Chicago Cubs -220
922 Tampa Bay Rays -180

[Cabo]

917 Los Angeles Angels -109
922 Tampa Bay Rays -180

[aznbluff]

902 Chicago Cubs -220
907 Milwaukee Brewers -123
922 Tampa Bay Rays -180

[FreeFall]

Chicago Cubs -220
Florida Marlins -103
Houston Astros -102

[onthewhat]

Cubs -220
Giants -127

[eritas2]

Mets/Hou Over 9.5 (-105)
Angels (-109)
Detroit (+168)

[pavyracer]

New York Mets -108
Los Angeles Angels Over 10 -120
Chicago White Sox Over 9½ -110

[B1GER1C828]

twins -148
dbacks +104
detroit +168

[fiveteamer]

Florida Marlins -103

St Louis Cardinals +129

[millionairepicks]

Minnesota Twins -148 Arizona Diamondbacks +104
San Francisco Giants -127

[head_strong]

Houston Astros -102
Baltimore Orioles +108

[pokernut9999]

Atl/Milw over 9.5 +100
Ariz +104
Minn -148

[THE HITMAN]

Mil -123
Ana - 109
Min - 148

[HedgeHog]

Fla -103
Det +168
Min -148

[jtuck]

Angels -109
Padres +117
Twins -148

[Jacey]

St Louis Cardinals +129
Washington Nationals -108
Tampa Bay Rays -180

[seaborneq]

Chicago White Sox -132
St Louis Cardinals +129
Milwaukee Brewers -123