'Guess the Lines contest' for 5/31.

bznofx19 · May 29, 2007

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)
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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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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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smartz · May 29, 2007

I was pretty good at this last year. dont have a real clue this early in the year.

SD -120
NYM -128
MKE -150
CLE -120
Halladay -145

fucnluc · May 29, 2007

Sd -135 O/u 8.5
Nym -110 O/u 8.5
Mil -145 O/u 9
Cle -110 O/u 8.5
Tor -160 O/u 8

bznofx19 · May 29, 2007

SD -142..OVER 8.5 +101
Pit +134..UNDER 8.5 -111

SF +133...OVER 8 -106
NYM -141...UNDER 8 -104

Fla +148...OVER 9 -119
Mil -156...UNDER 9 +109

Det +124...OVER 8 -102
Cle -132...UNDER 8 -108

Chw +145...OVER 8.5 +114
Tor -153...UNDER 8.5 -124

I just threw in the o/u's just for fun.

eskay · May 29, 2007

SD: G. Maddux (4-3, 4.20) -128
PIT: S. Chacón (1-0, 3.38)
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NYM: O. Hernández (2-1, 2.13) -135

FLA: W. Obermueller (1-3, 5.28)
MIL: C. Vargas (3-1, 4.01) -161
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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=bottom><TD class=yspscores>DET: J. Verlander (5-1, 2.71)
CLE: C. Sabathia (7-1, 3.54) -118

CWS: M. Buehrle (2-1, 3.86)
TOR: R. Halladay (4-2, 4.37) -137

These aren't predictions....i've used my sports almanac from the future that I bought at walmart to just look up the lines.
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bznofx19 · May 29, 2007

SD -1.5 +118...-142..OVER 8.5 +101
Pit +1.5 -128...+134..UNDER 8.5 -111

SF +1.5 -166...+133...OVER 8 -106
NYM -1.5 +156...-141...UNDER 8 -104

Fla +1.5 -142...+148...OVER 9 -119
Mil -1.5 +132...-156...UNDER 9 +109

Det +1.5 -177...+124...OVER 8 -102
Cle -1.5 +167...-132...UNDER 8 -108

Chw +1.5 -153...+145...OVER 8.5 +114
Tor -1.5 +143...-153...UNDER 8.5 -124

i decided to go all out and include runlines...

bznofx19 · May 29, 2007

just for fun, here are the lines for these games that we have generated:

SD -131
Pit +123

SF +121
NYM -129

Fla +145
Mil -153

Det +112
Cle -120

Chw +141
Tor -149

^^^ those will probably be pretty close, good work boys...would like to see some more predictions though.

TheWolf · May 29, 2007

SD: G. Maddux (4-3, 4.20) -120
PIT: S. Chacón (1-0, 3.38)

SF: M. Cain (2-4, 3.23)
NYM: O. Hernández (2-1, 2.13) -120

FLA: W. Obermueller (1-3, 5.28)
MIL: C. Vargas (3-1, 4.01) -130

DET: J. Verlander (5-1, 2.71)
CLE: C. Sabathia (7-1, 3.54) -110

CWS: M. Buehrle (2-1, 3.86)
TOR: R. Halladay (4-2, 4.37 -120

bznofx19 · May 30, 2007

about 1 hr left to make ur predictions...

bznofx19 · May 30, 2007

lines are up:

SD -125
NYM -141
Mil -154
Tor -152
Cle -131

bznofx19 · May 30, 2007

here were the results (total points is how far you were off the lines, so the lower the scores the better):

bznofx19 21
smartz 40
cskay 44
fucnlue 79
the wolf 103

closest to each line:

SD: G. Maddux (4-3, 4.20) -125 (eskay -128)
PIT: S. Chacón (1-0, 3.38)
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NYM: O. Hernández (2-1, 2.13) -141 (bznofx19 -141)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

FLA: W. Obermueller (1-3, 5.28)
MIL: C. Vargas (3-1, 4.01) -154 (bznofx19 -156)
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=2 height=3><SPACER width="1" type="block" height="1"></TD></TR><TR vAlign=bottom><TD class=yspscores>DET: J. Verlander (5-1, 2.71)
CLE: C. Sabathia (7-1, 3.54) -131 (bznofx19 -132)

CWS: M. Buehrle (2-1, 3.86)
TOR: R. Halladay (4-2, 4.37) -152 (bznofx19 -153)

aside from my SD line, i think i did pretty DAMN good!! :aktion033

guess i need to go lay down on the Pad's...

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