New thread ...starts today (tuesday)

[Journeyman]

To keep the contest simple for everyone, we will continue using TheRx Live Line Service for this contest...that means you can shop for the best price for each play...When entering your play simply specify where the line was offered, it must be one of the books TheRx offers (on its live lines feed)

$$$$$ A JOURNEYMAN PRODUCTION $$$$$

Sponsored by www.PlayersSuperbook.com

Each player will be required to pick 10 plays per week , for a total of 5 weeks (50 total plays) The top 4 finish "In The Money"

Prize money will be distributed as follows...$1,200(1st) -$900(2nd) -$600(3rd) -$500(4th)

NO EDITING!!! An edited post will not count! NO EXCEPTIONS....This way a player cannot purposely go opposite someone else... All plays must be posted before official game time....

Wins will count as 2 points, ties 1 point, losses 0 points...

NBA and NCAA basketball sides and totals (for the full game) will be allowed for this contest...No halftimes, quarters, or prop bets... FULL GAMES ONLY (sides or totals, either college or pro)

You can mix and match your plays however you like (NBA or COLLEGE) and play all 10 or just 1-2 plays at a time, but no more than 10 per week PLEASE!

We just finished a contest where all participants did a wonderful job of following the rules, hopefully this will be just as good!

Good Luck to the 16 players, 4 will walk away with CA$H!

Thanks to www.PlayersSuperbook.com for the generous contest !



This is the roster and we will start MONDAY ....

Mr. Smith
blkjk
randyrohm
lakerfan
The MD Kid
Darryl Parsons
tyguy
select11
drunkguy
Smoothie
jwunderdog
Igetp2s
Kiss1
Crazy Jivin Ivan
JamesR
EYO Chadman

[This message was edited by Rx Scorekeeper on January 12, 2004 at 06:41 PM.]

[This message was edited by Journeyman on January 20, 2004 at 10:44 AM.]

 

[tyguy]

Sounds great Journey!

 

[DarrylParsons]

I suggest two rules to make things fair and prevent angle-shooting or misunderstandings...

1) A single edited post in the picks thread is an automatic zero score for the week.

I think this is important because let's say there is an unfavorable line change and someone figures they'll just edit the post to disqualify it so they don't have to keep the bad bet. Edits don't happen by accident so it would be hard to imagine someone being wrongly penalized, assuming they know the rule from the start. An alternative would be a 2 point deduction and a warning for the first offence and an automatic zero for the second.

2) No picks accepted on which the payout is lower than -110. Sometimes you'll see all the lines at -2.5 -107 and Pinnacle at -2 -115, say (which is almost exactly the same but looks different), and so taking that team at -2 in this contest format is unfair imo. We'll reduce the contest to hunting for such lines rather than real handicapping if we don't make such a rule.

What do y'all think?

 

[Journeyman]

Darryl- doing this would open a whole new can of worms....its too late to change now, I think you make great points but EVERYONE has the same option this way...

Editing IMO in a contest should never happen but, we have seen this from time to time thats why I say DO NOT EDIT... Its too late to get opinions on this the contest starts tomorrow and no on is around tonight it seems....It should not be a big issue since everyone will have the same lines to view....If its offered on the live lines it will be accepted, its just a piece of strategy thats all....The best way to do this is to keep it as simplified as possible when we`re dealing with this many people...Hard enough trying to get these contests running without making them more complicated ...

 

[Fishhead]

Great oppurtunity for the early birds that found their way into this contest!!

Good luck to all participants.

Special thanks to PLAYERS SUPERBOOK for their sponsorship and to Journeymen for this great idea that has been implemented.

 

[Journeyman]

Starts Today!

 

[jwunderdog]

Where are we suppose to put are picks? What thread and where?

 

[jwunderdog]

I guess maybe it is here.

Providence +6 canbets

 

[DarrylParsons]

OK Journey, it's no problem for me, but I was hoping for a handicapping contest rather than a line-watching contest. Again, it's a gift horse so I'm not about to complain. Just thought I'd make a suggestion to make it a better experience for all.

 

[BEANTOWN JIM]

HEY JOURNEYMAN WHO ARE THE 16 PLAYERS MAYBE I MIGHT WANT TO GET IN AS LONG AS IT ISNT A BUCSFAN PRODUCTION HE F-CKS UP EVERY CONTEST I DONT KNOW WHY THE SHRINK KEEPS BUCSFAN AROUND MAYBE HE MAKES A NICE CUP OF COFFEE,I WANT IN JOURNEYMAN AND IF I HAVE TO POST UP SOME DOUGH I WILL.I AM ALREADY A MEMBER AT PLAYERS SO I HAVE AN ACCOUNT,LET ME KNOW YOU BIG OVERPAYED GORRILLA IF I CAN GET IN.

ANYBODY WHO DOESNT THINK THERE IS RACISM IN THIS COUNTRY IF YOUR GAY BROTHER WAS DATING CARL LEWIS,EDDIE GEORGE,LITTLE RICHARD OR JOURNEYMAN FROM THE RX WHO WOULD YOU WELCOME WITH OPEN ARMS

[This message was edited by The General on January 12, 2004 at 01:18 PM.]

 

[TheGeneral+]

BEANTOWN JIM,

Please email me.

GeneralPete@hotmail.com

 

[DarrylParsons]

Philadelphia/Orlando OVER 192 (Bodog)

 

[tyguy]

LSU -5.5 (pinnacle)

 

[blkjk]

Syracuse +5.5 Pinnacle & others

 

[EYO'sChadman]

I'm assuming we can make multiple posts each day in this thread, as long as the posts follow the rules, use correct lines as described, and are posted prior to game time - all without editing a posted play? Or do we have to make one post for all games picked per day? Thanks...just want to do things correctly. Thanks again for the opportunity.

 

[crazyivan24]

Record: 0-0

Dallas Mavericks pk (BetRio)
Memphis Grizzlies +4.5 (Canbet)

Syracuse Orangeman +5.5 (BetRio)

 

[lakerfan]

Golden State -4 (Grande and everyone else

)

 

[select11]

Deleware -9 (Canbet)
Providence +5.5 (Pinny)

 

[blkjk]

Adding 1 more play if it's ok

LSU -5.5 Most books

 

[Journeyman]

You can make more than one post a day, no problem...


BTJ- this contest already has the 16 players...all signed up last week, sorry Jim.