- WEEK ELEVEN TOP SCORE: Barry Holleyman and Tyler Karr: They both went 6-0 and scored 131 points. Tyler has had a bipolar year. On four occasions, he has scored 100+ points. He has scored 21 points or less on five occasions.
- The group and lock winning percentages were ok, 47.4% and 46.8% respectively.
- The group majority was only 2-4.
- The most popular pick of the week, Wisconsin, lost outright to Northwestern.
- However, the next two most popular picks (Indiana and OU), covered the spread.
- Oklahoma State was the most popular lock, despite them being the 2nd least popular pick overall. 58 of the 81 picks for OSU were locked. They, uh, did not quite cover.
- The group majority picked the underdog as their lock in 4 of the 6 games. Indiana was the only team to cover.
- UCF vs Cincinnati was the only game that didn’t earn bonus points.
- We have a new leader: Jason S. It was his sixth consecutive week to go 4-2 or better.
Month: November 2020
WEEK TEN RESULTS
- WEEK TEN TOP SCORE: 18 people tied for the top score!: There are too many to list by name, but you know who you are.
- QUARTER THREE WINNER: Kole Atkinson and Brittnee M. The point of “quarterly winners” was to avoid ties. It didn’t quite work as planned. Kole and Brittnee tied with 323 points and an impressive 15-3 record.
- The group and lock winning percentages were fantastic, 61.2% and 71.9% respectively. It was easily the best week of the year.
- 18 people went 6-0, while only one person went 0-6.
- 73 people scored at least 100 points. The previous best was 57 people in Week 3.
- Such a great week meant favorites performed well, right? Right. They went 5-1 ATS. Favorites now have a winning record for the year (30-29-1).
- Surprisingly, the group majority picked underdogs in 3 games (Miami, Boston College and Arkansas). Miami was the only one of the three to cover the spread.
- Miami was also the most popular lock of the week. Its rare that an underdog is the most popular lock.
- Oregon was the most popular pick overall. They scored late to cover the spread against WSU.
- Zac McCoy has opened up a 45 point lead in the standings, the same separation of 2nd place and 14th place.
- Three people in the Top 10 had a week where they scored zero points: Jason S, William Ryan and Max Briese.
- Three different people have led the week in scoring on two separate occasions: William Ryan, Dan Bright and Cooper Davis.
- 8-2 is the best lock record, shared by Megan Reed and Andy Mehlhouse. It is not representative of their overall records, as they are ranked 175th and 192nd, respectively.
WEEK NINE RESULTS
- WEEK NINE TOP SCORE: Four people tied for the top score: WD, Jeffrey Morris, Jeff Enkelmann and Matt George. They all went 6-0 and scored 126 points.
- The group and lock winning percentages were average, 49.4% and 38.7% respectively. That is the worst lock winning percentage since week 4.
- Despite it being a somewhat tough week, only one person went 0-6.
- Underdogs went 5-1 ATS.
- The group majority was only 2-4 ATS, but the most popular pick of the week (Oregon with 217 picks) covered the spread.
- Oregon was the only favorite to cover.
- Georgia, the most popular lock, lost outright to Florida.
- Kansas State was the only underdog to receive a majority of the picks. They lost the game, but covered the spread against OSU.
- The gap between 1st place and 20th (93 points) is the same as the gap between 20th and 101st.
- There are currently three people in the Top Ten with losing lock records: Aaron Jack, Matt George and Elisabeth Bowman.
- Eight people have won seven of their locks. 29 people have lost at least 7 of their locks.
- Zach Favors is only 1-8 on his locks, but has a winning record overall: 27-26
WEEK EIGHT RESULTS
- WEEK EIGHT TOP SCORE: Five people tied for the top score: Stephen Jackson, Dan Bright, Brian Patton, childplease and Geoff Sparks. They went 6-0, scoring a season-high 134 points.
- The group and lock winning percentages were really good, 55.1% and 56.3% respectively. It was the fourth week in a row that the lock percentage was as good or better than the overall.
- Two people went 0-6, which is our lowest total since week 5.
- The average score was 74.5 points: a season high….thanks to all the bonus points available this week.
- There were two games that earned max bonus points. It’s very rare to have two in one week, even in a normal year with a list of 15 games.
- The most popular pick of the week, Cincinnati, won and covered. They’ve earned max bonus points in back-to-back weeks.
- The most popular lock, Ohio State, eked out a cover against Penn State.
- The group majority went 4-2.
- Stephanie Stovall (aka my wife) is 0-8 on her locks. :\
- Tim Barrett and Jason S are the only people to win at least 3 games in every single week.