The object is simple. Make your predictions on what the opening line for Pinnacle will be for each of the 5 randomly selected matchups. I will use the ML for the favortie for each matchup to grade each prediction and there will be winners for closest to the line for each matchup and an overall winner. This is just for fun and should help improve everyones handicapping skills.
Here are the lines for the contest for 5/31's lines (make your predictions before 11:00 PST tomorrow because when the lines are posted, the contest is over):
SD: G. Maddux (4-3, 4.20)
PIT: S. Chacón (1-0, 3.38)
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2 height=3><SPACER type="block" width="1" height="1"></TD></TR><TR vAlign=bottom><TD class=yspscores>SF: M. Cain (2-4, 3.23)
NYM: O. Hernández (2-1, 2.13)
FLA: W. Obermueller (1-3, 5.28)
MIL: C. Vargas (3-1, 4.01)
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2 height=3><SPACER type="block" width="1" height="1"></TD></TR><TR vAlign=bottom><TD class=yspscores>DET: J. Verlander (5-1, 2.71)
CLE: C. Sabathia (7-1, 3.54)
CWS: M. Buehrle (2-1, 3.86)
TOR: R. Halladay (4-2, 4.37)
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Here are the lines for the contest for 5/31's lines (make your predictions before 11:00 PST tomorrow because when the lines are posted, the contest is over):
SD: G. Maddux (4-3, 4.20)
PIT: S. Chacón (1-0, 3.38)
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2 height=3><SPACER type="block" width="1" height="1"></TD></TR><TR vAlign=bottom><TD class=yspscores>SF: M. Cain (2-4, 3.23)
NYM: O. Hernández (2-1, 2.13)
FLA: W. Obermueller (1-3, 5.28)
MIL: C. Vargas (3-1, 4.01)
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2 height=3><SPACER type="block" width="1" height="1"></TD></TR><TR vAlign=bottom><TD class=yspscores>DET: J. Verlander (5-1, 2.71)
CLE: C. Sabathia (7-1, 3.54)
CWS: M. Buehrle (2-1, 3.86)
TOR: R. Halladay (4-2, 4.37)
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