Now, for the contest. First off, we will be using the current BetCRIS totals. So if you planned on taking Tampa Over 72, too bad- it's 76 now.
Rules
Here's how it will work. There are ten groups. The first group consists of the three teams for which the consensus was strongest- San Francisco, Colorado, Seattle. The second group is the fourth through sixth most "obvious"- the Mets, Milwaukee, and Tampa. And so on. This was done to prevent everyone from having the same picks, because that would be boring.
Pick one team from each group. Then, obviously, indicate whether you think they'll be over or under the given number. This is probably clear, but you don't have to pick the side the consensus was on- if you want to take the Seattle over, go right ahead. Please.
Here are the groups.
San Francisco, 71
Colorado, 83
Seattle, 83.5
New York (N), 93
Milwaukee, 84
Tampa Bay, 76
Atlanta, 86
St. Louis, 76
Texas, 75
Oakland, 73.5
Detroit, 93
Boston, 94
San Diego, 84.5
Baltimore, 65.5
New York (A), 94
Philadelphia, 88
Minnesota, 74
Toronto, 85.5
LA Angels, 91
Kansas City, 73.5
LA Dodgers, 87
Florida, 68.5
Arizona, 88
Cincinnati, 78
Chicago (A), 78
Chicago (N), 87.5
Cleveland, 90
Washington, 71.5
Houston, 75
Pittsburgh, 70
Tiebreaker: What will be the winning percentage of the Cleveland Indians?
The Red Sox and A's play two games in Japan on the 25th and 26th- I don't care. These games obviously count, but the contest will be open until March 30. If you want to wait to see the results of those two games, go for it- although I've put those two teams in the same group, so that trick only works once.
Hopefully the structure is clear at this point, but just to make sure, he's an example entry: Colorado O, Milwaukee U, Atlanta O, Oakland O, Baltimore O, Philadelphia U, Kansas City O, Florida U, Cleveland O, Houston U, Tiebreaker: .642 (104-58).
How to Enter
Once you have figured out what teams you are taking, and your tiebreaker, send your entry to vegaswatch@gmail.com. Give me some kind of name, or initals, so I can identify you if I post standings. There will likely be a monthly post updating how everyone is projected to do.
Prizes
Well, "prize", singular. The winner of the pool will receive 10% of this blog's ad revenues from its inception through the last day of the regular season. The prize pool currently sits at $79.81- hopefully for all parties, this number will grow substantially over the next 6.5 months. Also, MoneyLine has said he would contribute at least $25, and potentially more in the following scenarios:
- "I'll make it a cool $50 if I turn a .5x profit or higher on NCAA tourney sides.
- I'll up it to $100 if KU wins it all.
- When I fill out a perfect bracket, I'll up it to $1,000.
You can follow his progress over at The Money Line Journal. Except for the perfect bracket, he's off to a good start.
If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments.
I don't know where to put this, so I am putting it here, but I officially hate Richard Deitch:
ReplyDeletePERSON OF THE WEEK
Tim Brando, CBS Sports: In a stroke of scheduling fortune, Brando and his partner, Mike Gminski, called all four upsets in the Tampa region, including Western Kentucky's buzzer-beating win over Drake. "The running joke in the industry is Tim Brando is this year's Gus Johnson," said Brando, who has called the tournament for CBS since 1985. Brando said only the 1998 NCAA Midwest regional finals, where he was partnered with the late Al McGuire, topped last weekend.
"Stanford came from six points down with less than a minute to go to win [over Rhode Island]," Brando said. "From a broadcasting moment at CBS, that was sort of my one shining moment up until this past weekend."
The broadcaster was well aware the nation's sporting eyes were transfixed to he and his partner in Tampa. "Actually, you can't help but know because you are hearing from your producers who are being told from New York that we're going to "Lay out for a join. Lay out for a join," said Brando. "Whenever we hear that in our ears, we know that they are collapsing audiences from other games into us. You're also equally aware when you are being told when audiences are being taken away. That's a sinking feeling, too."
I'd insert the link, but I don't know a href that well...
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/richard_deitsch/03/24/media.circus/index.html
Since I am going to be dominating you guys in this totals contest, it would probably be profitable for both you and I to click on your sportsbook.com ad every day, huh?
ReplyDeleteYes. That goes for everyone who is under the silly assumption that they are going to win.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, it would be even better if you click on the Sportsbook link, and then go over there, deposit about $5K, and lose it immediately. Ad revenues would really spike if that happened.
I am obviously going to enter in an effort to try and win my own money back, but I must say that I am disappointed that I can't play both the White Sox under and the Cubs over.
ReplyDeleteThat used to be my bread and butter back in the days where I had to fund my gaming account every other week.