Official Streak for the Cash discussion thread

yisman · 01-27-11, 12:53 PM

this month so far:

W5, W4, W4, W4, W5, W4, W4, W4, W6, W4, W4

I bet this is the record for most W4s in a month

I just lost the latest W4 on Boo Weekley. Daly blew him out.

mikejamm · 01-27-11, 08:04 PM

Lost on that one too Yis! Daly killed it today! Guy must have got his game back on track. He's missed cuts all last season, and go figure, he gets on streak and wins with the underdog percentage!

mikejamm · 01-27-11, 08:11 PM

Originally posted by MexicanStallion

I think as long as they start pay up the day before or day of it should be okay. Then next month start it a little sooner for non-pros. Do you want to hold the points and make the thread Yis or me? Doesn't matter to me. Just asking since you did it the last two months or so.

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That's a good idea Mex. One of you guys could start the points posting thread for the upcoming month about a week or so before hand, to give the non pros a head start on getting to 20 pts quickly. Might be a little more to keep track of, but I think it'll be ok. Just gotta decide which of you fellas is gonna hold the points.

yisman · 01-28-11, 11:35 AM

Ranking the props odds-wise:

1)Tiger Woods. no vig -169 to beat Kim today over 18. Tie would be a push there, though, so making it Woods -.5 would maybe drop odds to -160 or so.

2)Wisconsin Milwaukee, no vig ML is about -155

3)Niagara +14.5, should be roughly -160, according to the half point calculator.

4)3+ goals. over 2.5 is no vig about -150.

yisman · 01-28-11, 11:42 AM

I think Mexi will start it whenever he gets on this weekend.

you can start sending him points now.

yisman · 01-28-11, 04:45 PM

I actually made a mistake on counting my W4s.

It's not 11. I was counting page 1 and then page 2 of my picks. Apparently, it lists a bunch of picks on page 1 AND on page 2, so it's actually less.

Nevertheless, it's a heck of a lot without topping a W6.

ouman101 · 01-28-11, 04:47 PM

Yeah, its kind of sad that a W7 for the month would be the winner at this point

revnecro1273 · 01-28-11, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by yisman

I think Mexi will start it whenever he gets on this weekend.

you can start sending him points now.

thread is up now

MexicanStallion · 01-29-11, 07:53 PM

February
MexicanStallion (TheMexicanStallion)
Revnecro1273 (Revnecro1273)
Hugh_Morris (Billy1856)

(60 Points)

MexicanStallion · 01-29-11, 07:53 PM

I posted the thread yesterday. It should be in the Contest/Players Talk sections.

yisman · 01-29-11, 10:08 PM

being able to forfeit would've really come in handy

Cincinnati was losing badly, but it didn't unlock until about 25 seconds after the last game locked.

stuck on L6

Optional · 01-30-11, 02:01 AM

Originally posted by MexicanStallion

I posted the thread yesterday. It should be in the Contest/Players Talk sections.

Can't see it.

Link anyone?

yisman · 01-30-11, 02:25 AM

http://forum.sbrforum.com/handicapping-contests/915824-february-espn-streak-cash-points-pool.html

searching his posts works.

mikejamm · 01-30-11, 08:18 AM

Can anyone tell me why we now have 19 people in our group for Jan, when we started with 17? I hope nobody is jumping in here at the last minute, because a couple of these names I don't recognize. Yis? Anybody? We do have the sign up list for Jan, so we can verify who was here the whole month, right?

yisman · 01-30-11, 12:16 PM

yeah, the new guys are signing up for February.

SftC screwed up this weekend. First locking the 10:05 last night before unlocking 8:05, and now the soccer game they chose wasn't played. Still on a W6.

Cabo · 01-30-11, 12:32 PM

Which poster is Dreamstreak? Is he in the January pool? Just hoping my pitiful W7 holds up for the month.

yisman · 01-30-11, 12:40 PM

no, I think he signed up for feb just now

yisman · 01-30-11, 02:07 PM

unreal

miracle 3 at the buzzer, I go to L7, and they pull the same nonsense as last night, unlocking and locking so that you can't get the next pick in.

mikejamm · 01-30-11, 03:02 PM

Yeah yis, it unlocked for like 15 damn seconds! That Manhattan miracle killed my last chance and the early soccer got snowed out! Your right man, unreal freak'in real!

I hate when espn does that shit, some games they'll unlock early and others they leave you hang'in!

yisman · 01-30-11, 04:14 PM

this really stinks

my next pick would've been seton hall, which won, and unlocked in time to pick the NHL game.

mikejamm · 01-30-11, 07:22 PM

Hey Yis, Tried to send you a PM bro, but it says your message box is too full and can't accept any more PM's until you clear some out.

yisman · 01-30-11, 08:12 PM

sorry about that

just deleted to make room

yisman · 01-30-11, 10:06 PM

third time in two days I get locked out by about 10 seconds

yisman · 01-31-11, 02:26 PM

ok, I believe Cabo is the January champ, meaning he wins the pool + the 150 from our personal challenge.

I think these were the entrants for January:

Hustlegetpaid
lordswing
losturmarbles

billyloco
revnecro
yisman
craigpb
lordswing
Cabo
ouman
ronjon
JHAUGL
mikejamm
Crnjak
MexicanStallion
beeney24
Optional
bigslick345

meaning that the other 7+ streaks are new entrants.

If anyone has any comment, feel free.

MexicanStallion · 02-01-11, 12:43 AM

Originally posted by Cabo

Which poster is Dreamstreak? Is he in the January pool? Just hoping my pitiful W7 holds up for the month.

Unbelievable. Makes you x2 Champ now.

MexicanStallion · 02-01-11, 12:44 AM

February
MexicanStallion (TheMexicanStallion)
Revnecro1273 (Revnecro1273)
Hugh_Morris (Billy1856)
AbeFroman (GPic92)
Optional (Optionally)
Bill2266 (Bill2266)
Muscles (Muscles)
Brooks85 (WhoDey8503)
Coloradobuff (Coloradobuff95)
Craigpb (KA)
RonJon619 (RonJon619)
Naz18 (Naz18HG)
V13s13 (V13s13)
Ouman101 ()
ATP123 (Aaron7091)
HustleGetPaid (HustleGetPaid)
Yisman (Ronx)

(340 Points)

MexicanStallion · 02-01-11, 12:49 AM

February: H-Bomb W9 (340)
March: 17ustin W11 (400)
April: Losturmarbles W11 (360)
May: Lordswing W15 (340)
June: HustleGetPaid W11 (280)
July: Cabo W13 (280)
August: Yisman W11 (220)
September: Optional W10 (340)
October: Revnecro1273 W10 (400)
November: MikeJamm W10 (400)
December: HustleGetPaid W12 (340)

January: Cabo W7 (??)

yisman · 02-01-11, 01:31 AM

all those "lock before the unlock" screwed me, because I ended on a W4. Coulda been a contender!

By my count, there were 17 entrants for January, making the prize pool 340.

ronjon619 · 02-01-11, 07:28 AM

wow, tough one to start out the new month with. French 2nd division soccer

ouman101 · 02-01-11, 11:23 AM

Did anyone see what happened yesterday? The guy that was winning "R.I. something" was going to be the winner if he didn't make any more picks. I'm guessing that he must have made a pick or two and lost and then the guy tied streakwise won because he had a better percentage. What a moron....he just cost himself 50K.

This is what it says on SFTC:

"Congrats to our $50,000 longest streak winner — 20-year old R. Burmeister from Ann Arbor, Mich. — whose burmie127 entry reached a streak of W25 and won the tiebreaker in one of the strangest days in the game's 2½ year history."

yisman · 02-01-11, 01:03 PM

I saw the message but I didn't see what happened.

I missed the first pick.

ouman101 · 02-01-11, 02:04 PM

What do you guys think about this second soccer game? I hate these, X team wins by 2 goals or more. I think Manchester definitely wins, but by 2 goals?? Leaning taking them

mlb · 02-01-11, 02:36 PM

I like this thread .. always forgot to take a look at it ... I would still enter the competition but I am most likely late .. oh well ...

I got a streak of W1 right now. I took Angers .. they were huge favorites and were a non public bts means huge cash.

As for the Man Utd game they have been in obvious decent form lately but they have been getting bailed out by awesome goals. I like that it's at home but I am afraid of the Man Utd starts in these games .. it is almost as if they do not care right off the bat. If they go down 1 goal I would be a tad worried about getting the 2+ goals. I have been wavering back and forth on this. If I was strictly playing for a streak I would lay off of it with the -1.5 nearly 50/50 but I might consider going for wins this month. Gun to head right now I will go Villa +1.5. I am waiting right prior to game and will be back then

mlb · 02-01-11, 02:46 PM

Current W1 - Punching in Villa +1.5

ouman101 · 02-01-11, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by mlb

I like this thread .. always forgot to take a look at it ... I would still enter the competition but I am most likely late .. oh well ... I got a streak of W1 right now. I took Angers .. they were huge favorites and were a non public bts means huge cash. As for the Man Utd game they have been in obvious decent form lately but they have been getting bailed out by awesome goals. I like that it's at home but I am afraid of the Man Utd starts in these games .. it is almost as if they do not care right off the bat. If they go down 1 goal I would be a tad worried about getting the 2+ goals. I have been wavering back and forth on this. If I was strictly playing for a streak I would lay off of it with the -1.5 nearly 50/50 but I might consider going for wins this month. Gun to head right now I will go Villa +1.5. I am waiting right prior to game and will be back then

Yeah, I changed my mind as well and am taking Aston Villa. You can still enter if you want. You just have to post the 20 points before you get to a streak of 3. Plus today is the first day of the month, so longest streak anyone can have right now is 1.

Here's the link if you want to join February's: http://forum.sbrforum.com/handicappi...ints-pool.html