128 Man Sweet 16: sportslockpicks vs Dark Horse

[SBR Lou]

Make sure you read the Sweet 16 rules thread.

This round has 10 required picks. Here is the format the rest of the way, which was originally posted in the Sign-up Thread.

Round 1: 8-10 plays (minimum 8)
Round 2: 8-10 plays (minimum 8)
Round 3: 8-10 plays (minimum 8)
Sweet 16: 10 plays exactly
Elite 8: 12 plays exactly
Final 4: 14 plays exactly
Finals: 15 plays exactly

[Dark Horse]

Do I need to wish you good luck or can we skip the formalities? My wife gave me a hard time last night at dinner for beating my last opponent, so I was going to lay low for this round. But CrazyL p*ssed me off today, and now you better bring it. You may want to mix it up some, because 72% favorites and 83% overs is a little over the top. As far as placing 83% of bets before Sunday, I'm all in favor of it. Oh, and I'm impressed by the rainbow coloring of your picks, so, if you still have the time, I suggest you keep that up. DH out.

[SportsLockPicks]

lets not get off on the wrong foot, i'm not here for that

[SportsLockPicks]

Play 1: Kings/Hornets (OVER 192.5) -105

[SportsLockPicks]

good luck

[Dark Horse]

11/19 09:05 PM 517 Milwaukee Bucks OVER 189 -112

[SportsLockPicks]

why don't you, while you're at it, post the percentages of your plays that you post, since you are under the assumption that every move that i make, i post on this contest, which the jackpot is for as much money as most of us can make in one play. You and your over 50% UNDER/UNDERDOG plays did well for you to dig you into a 0-4 hole in round 2 where you had to scrape back in to beat someone you probably shouldn't have had trouble beating. I guess this contest is more about making a name for oneself than actually collecting any money. And as far as the "rainbow", they are the colors of the teams involved...and i really don't have a witty remark for that one...honestly it is pretty gay. But I'm not stopping. You'll have to beat me to make it stop.

[SR]

Put him in his place.... GO SLP!

[Dark Horse]

New rules, or do I get two credits for edits?

[SportsLockPicks]

those edits were to the shit talking we were doing earlier, i would never cheat...thanks for incinuating it though...no respect at all

[SportsLockPicks]

you posted your play at 9:04, if those were plays that i posted, you would have known...so you know i only made one play today

[SportsLockPicks]

mods must be able to check what was originally written

[Dark Horse]

The point is that you can't edit your posts in a contest thread. In previous contests at SBR this was specifically mentioned, but here the edit function is removed so there is nothing in the rules. Which leaves us with the obvious question.

[SportsLockPicks]

i realize what you are saying, but you have to admit, when you came in to make your plays last night you would have noticed my plays...so please, be fair and say that you know that the posts that i edited were not my plays..I ONLY MADE ONE PLAY YESTERDAY, I WOULD NOT CHEAT, and if you didn't, please give me the benefit of the doubt, i wouldn't do that...

[SportsLockPicks]

a lot of people come to check out our plays, so if someone checked this thread out and can verify that i only made one play, ( and that the edited posts originally contained NO PLAYS) please drop a line on this post

[SportsLockPicks]

the first post that was edited was just a shot back at you for talking a little smack...i thought that i had written some things that i didn't want on this thread so i changed it to say "lets not get off on the wrong foot, i'm not here for that " the second one was the same thing, i had written more smack talk that i didn't want on the thread.

[SportsLockPicks]

Play 2: Los Angeles Lakers (-4.5) -110

[SportsLockPicks]

The point is that you can't edit your posts in a contest thread. In previous contests at SBR this was specifically mentioned, but here the edit function is removed so there is nothing in the rules. Which leaves us with the obvious question.

i realize that you can't edit posts that are plays..i would never do something that dumb...especially this far in the contest...please tell me you aren't going to try to stick me with 2 losses because of it...do you really need to take 2 games from me when i never even put in those plays? please take my word for it. i was just cleaning up this thread, i wrote some things that i didn't want on there anymore because i don't like talking smack back and forth, i'd rather keep it clean

[SportsLockPicks]

Play 3: Pittsburgh Steelers (-11) -111

[Dark Horse]

There was a little glitch that enabled you to edit, and that glitch has been fixed. Since there was nothing in the rules about this you didn't break them.

[SportsLockPicks]

just still want you to know i didn't try to get anything over on you, or anyone in the tourny, gl the rest of the way...and feel free to fade my fav's and overs since you think they are losers

[Dark Horse]

sportslockpicks +1.00

Dark Horse +1.00

[SportsLockPicks]

I would really prefer that if you are going to make fun of me...go all out

SportsLockPicks +1.00

Dark Horse +1.00

[SportsLockPicks]

i was really hoping you were going to fade my favorites today...i haven't even checked the lakers game tho...why didn't you fire off any plays? waiting for me to stumble?

[Tsoprano]

I would really prefer that if you are going to make fun of me...go all out

SportsLockPicks +1.00

Dark Horse +1.00

[Dark Horse]

i was really hoping you were going to fade my favorites today...i haven't even checked the lakers game tho...why didn't you fire off any plays? waiting for me to stumble?

I mainly play this because I enjoy the strategies. In the past two rounds it all came down to what my opponent and I would do on Monday night. From MNF to the last basketball game on the board. That was fun.

In your case, since you place most of your best before Sunday, I decided to rattle your cage a little. With the desired result. But now that you can make fun of yourself I won't do that anymore.

As to when and what I bet. My record for the earlier rounds is public. I believe you're 18-9 for the contest. I'm 19-9. So we'll see which string breaks first.

[SportsLockPicks]

make it 21-9

[diogee]

Dark Horse 1-0 +1.00
sportslockpicks 3-0 +3.00

[SportsLockPicks]

Play 4: Boston Celtics (-6.5) -101

[SportsLockPicks]

thats 100% favs if you are keeping score, and yes, for me, the NFL is the hardest sport to beat, as i'm sure it is for most cappers so i try to only leave about 3 picks for sun/mon, especially w/ this format...but who knows, this sunday has some pretty nice games...but since i'm going to try to beat you with all favorites and overs i may have to shake it up a bit.

[Dark Horse]

Fri 11/21 505 Orlando Magic OVER 201 -110
10:05 PM 522 Sacramento Kings UNDER 198 -106

[Dark Horse]

Canceling:
10:05 PM 522 Sacramento Kings UNDER 198 -106

[SportsLockPicks]

Play 5: North Carolina State (+11) -103

[SportsLockPicks]

Play 6: Boise State (-6.5) -109

[SportsLockPicks]

Play 7: Akron Zips (-2.5) -110