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2012 Buckeye Planet Pick'em (Yahoo)

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RB07OSU;2205409; said:
So I'm confused. It is saying I missed games where I clearly picked the right team (ie I picked Northwestern, Stanford, Michigan State, Florida, and Georgia, yet it is saying I missed it). Am I missing something?
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Point spread. I picked Michigan State to beat Boise State, but since they didn't win by the >7, I guess it's a missed pick.
 
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TooTallMenardo;2205412; said:
Point spread. I picked Michigan State to beat Boise State, but since they didn't win by the >7, I guess it's a missed pick.
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Correct, you're making picks against the spread..not just picking the winner of the game.
 
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MD Buckeye;2205420; said:
Correct, you're making picks against the spread..not just picking the winner of the game.
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Definitely made my picks like a week and a half before the spreads were even out, and I didn't do too incredibly bad. Now that I know it's a point spread pick em, I'll do better... Or A LOT worse. Stay tuned. :lol:
 
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TooTallMenardo;2205412; said:
Point spread. I picked Michigan State to beat Boise State, but since they didn't win by the >7, I guess it's a missed pick.
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Gotcha, I definitely did not notice that. So nobody gets it right then? You can only pick one of two teams from what I am seeing, I don't see where you could pick the spread.
 
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RB07OSU;2205872; said:
Gotcha, I definitely did not notice that. So nobody gets it right then? You can only pick one of two teams from what I am seeing, I don't see where you could pick the spread.
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Example:

Ohio State (Favorite) -26 vs. Miami OH

You have to pick whether you think Ohio State will win by 27+ or if Miami will lose by less than 26.
 
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MD Buckeye;2205911; said:
Example:

Ohio State (Favorite) -26 vs. Miami OH

You have to pick whether you think Ohio State will win by 27+ or if Miami will lose by less than 26.
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Ok so if you pick Miami and they lose by less than 26, you would win? (sorry, I'm new to this whole spread system, I've always just done strictly winner/loser).
 
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RB07OSU;2205995; said:
Ok so if you pick Miami and they lose by less than 26, you would win? (sorry, I'm new to this whole spread system, I've always just done strictly winner/loser).
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Correct, you would win & no worries
 
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RB07OSU;2205995; said:
Ok so if you pick Miami and they lose by less than 26, you would win? (sorry, I'm new to this whole spread system, I've always just done strictly winner/loser).
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Think of it like this: the underdog gets spotted points. So Miami would be winning 26-0 when the game begins. So OSU would have to win by 27.

A lot of times the spread will be something like +6.5 or +17.5. The .5 keeps the vbet from ending up as a tie. In this example the favorite must win by 7 and 18 respectively.

Favorite -26 is the same as Underdog +26. You'll see it written both ways...
 
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Mr_Burns;2215792; said:
You'd think a 58-29 record would mean I'm doing fairly well in my real money bets. Unfortunately, you'd be very wrong.
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You're pretty hot, Mr. Burns. NOW, just start betting on EVERY single game you pick. And, in the meantime, say Hi to Homer Simpson for me:oh:

Peace
 
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