Welcome to the CatsIllustrated Stupid Underdog Pick Contest. Each week the odds are gathered from the Oddstrader web page (usually on Sunday night) and posted in a thread on CatsIllustrated (which we will hopefully get pinned for convenience). This contest runs for the entire football season (the bowls are treated as one really long week).
There are several ways to win: there are weekly winners, the person with the highest cumulative point total after the season is over is the overall winner but we recognize the contestants that have the most correct picks also.
How do you get points? Select the underdog (second team listed in each game) and have that team pull the upset. The bigger the dog, the bigger the reward but the longer the odds.
Some rules that we need to keep things running smoothly:
1) You should make your pick before the first game of the week has kicked off. Your pick may be invalidated otherwise. I can't know with the new Rivals format that you didn't delete a pick that didn't win and then post a pick from a later game in hopes of getting a winner. You can change your pick before the first game of the week has started by editing your pick or deleting the old pick and making a new post. To change your pick after the first kick off of the week, leave the original post alone, make a new post and indicate that you want to change your pick in that new post. I'll verify that you can change it manually.
2) If you make your pick after the first game of the week kicks off, it may be invalidated. Make your pick before the first kickoff of the day or pick a game that is played on a later date. I might post that you can make picks a bit later in that day in the "Don't forget to..." thread, but don't count on it.
3) If you pick the favored team instead of the underdog, we all laugh at you. Ok, we don't but you can't expect to get points in SUP for that.
4) You can appeal an invalidation by posting in that week's thread, include what you think is wrong.
5) Don't edit your picks after the first game of the week has kicked off.
Understand that a perl script is scoring this, if you make the spelling of the teams intentionally obtuse or you are just really bad at spelling, your pick might be missed. If you want to tell us all about the underdogs you thought you might choose and then tell us about the one you finally did pick, you might be surprised which one the script finds.
So your post should look something like:
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Purdue
*** Everyone hates the Irish right?
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Don't put any other team name in your post with your SUP pick without putting an '***' in front of it. Everything after the '***' will be ignored. My program may find the wrong name if you don't. Once you post your pick, you can post in the thread any comment you like. Your first post is your pick (if I can find your pick).
Because the scoring is done by a script and not by hand, if you feel a mistake was made in scoring your SUP, post that on that Week's thread. We'll try to get it resolved quickly. The scripts are far from perfect and VegasOdds also changes the HTML for the odds page quite often so report any errors you see there as soon as you see them.
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Stupid Underdog Picks - Week 7:
Thursday, Oct. 10
JAMES MADISON 9½ Coastal Carolina
LOUISIANA TECH 4½ Middle Tennessee
WESTERN KENTUCKY 19½ UTEP
Friday, Oct. 11
Memphis 6 SOUTH FLORIDA
MARYLAND 10½ Northwestern
UNLV 18½ UTAH STATE
Utah 3½ ARIZONA STATE
Saturday, Oct. 12
Missouri 27 MASSACHUSETTS
Ball State 6½ KENT STATE
Clemson 20½ WAKE FOREST
Toledo 9½ BUFFALO
Georgia Tech 5½ NORTH CAROLINA
ARMY 24½ UAB
RUTGERS 2½ Wisconsin
ALABAMA 22 South Carolina
IOWA 3½ Washington
Miami (OH) 3 EASTERN MICHIGAN
PITTSBURGH 4 California
BOWLING GREEN 3 Northern Illinois
WESTERN MICHIGAN 9½ Akron
Louisville 7 VIRGINIA
GEORGIA STATE 1½ Old Dominion
UCF 3½ Cincinnati
ILLINOIS 20½ Purdue
San Jose State 1½ COLORADO STATE
NOTRE DAME 23½ Stanford
Texas 14 OKLAHOMA
WYOMING 1 San Diego State
Penn State 4½ USC
Ohio 2½ CENTRAL MICHIGAN
BRIGHAM YOUNG 4½ Arizona
GEORGIA 34½ Mississippi State
LOUISIANA-MONROE 6½ Southern Miss
TENNESSEE 16½ Florida
North Texas 6½ FLORIDA ATLANTIC
UTSA 4 RICE
NEW MEXICO 5½ Air Force
Washington State 3½ FRESNO STATE
TEXAS STATE 14½ Arkansas State
Ole Miss 3 LSU
LOUISIANA 12½ Appalachian State
Ohio State 3½ OREGON
Oregon State 4 NEVADA
KENTUCKY 13½ Vanderbilt
Iowa State 3 WEST VIRGINIA
Marshall 2½ GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Syracuse 4½ NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Minnesota 5½ UCLA
Kansas State 5½ COLORADO
Boise State 21 HAWAII
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Underdog Winners - Week #6:
VANDERBILT : 23.5 points
Houston : 17.0 points
LOUISIANA-MONROE : 15.0 points
ARKANSAS : 13.5 points
MINNESOTA : 8.5 points
CHARLOTTE : 7.5 points
SMU : 7.0 points
West Virginia : 5.5 points
Texas Tech : 5.5 points
Wake Forest : 5.5 points
Syracuse : 4.5 points
ARKANSAS STATE : 3.5 points
Correct Underdog Picks - Week #6:
ARKANSAS: RocknRollCats
CHARLOTTE: BurgLife, howercat, Hang_Time_2
SMU: TOMCATS1990, Blueisbest, kybloo92, MAYHOO22, Caveman Catfan, blubud, billoliver40, pappy52, GrandePdre, jwcat30
West Virginia: pumpedupcats
Texas Tech: warrior-cat
Syracuse: TheBlueCat
Nobody picked: VANDERBILT, Houston, LOUISIANA-MONROE, MINNESOTA, Wake Forest, ARKANSAS STATE
Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #6:
38.0 : Blueisbest
36.5 : warrior-cat
34.5 : Chad Rock
33.5 : maysvilleky
32.5 : howercat
29.5 : TheBlueCat
28.5 : bigbluemist
28.5 : cat tat2
27.0 : Larry00
25.0 : jrburt
24.5 : M4CAT
23.0 : BeardedKatFan
23.0 : pumpedupcats
22.0 : docholiday51
20.5 : stinger11723
20.5 : WalterTheHippo
20.0 : BC_Wader
18.5 : kywildcatsfannumber1
18.5 : Roe07
18.0 : Caveman Catfan
18.0 : gamecockcat
17.5 : Burgcatfan
17.5 : CrimsonCats
17.5 : GrandePdre
17.5 : jimmy cowboy
17.5 : number8please
17.5 : RedLotMudcat
16.5 : ArtLaibsGhost
16.0 : TuckyFB
14.5 : Hang_Time_2
14.0 : kybloo92
13.5 : Catapult
13.5 : RocknRollCats
12.5 : blubud
12.5 : MAYHOO22
11.5 : secrules3
10.0 : Corbin_Creeper
9.5 : catben
8.5 : CGblue
8.0 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
7.5 : BurgLife
7.0 : billoliver40
7.0 : jwcat30
7.0 : pappy52
7.0 : TOMCATS1990
6.5 : bluecoon1
5.5 : Creed Bratton
5.5 : Ken Cat
5.5 : Old_Red
5.5 : Short-Dawg-69
4.0 : Bryguy
2.5 : *CatinIL*
Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #6:
5 : Blueisbest
4 : ArtLaibsGhost
4 : howercat
4 : maysvilleky
4 : TheBlueCat
3 : BeardedKatFan
3 : bigbluemist
3 : cat tat2
3 : Chad Rock
3 : gamecockcat
3 : jrburt
3 : Larry00
3 : number8please
3 : warrior-cat
2 : BC_Wader
2 : blubud
2 : Caveman Catfan
2 : CrimsonCats
2 : docholiday51
2 : GrandePdre
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
2 : kybloo92
2 : kywildcatsfannumber1
2 : M4CAT
2 : MAYHOO22
2 : pumpedupcats
2 : Roe07
2 : secrules3
2 : Short-Dawg-69
2 : stinger11723
2 : WalterTheHippo
Underdog Winners:
Week 1: 11
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 7
Week 4: 15
Week 5: 14
Week 6: 12
Season Average for Underdog Winners: 12.7
Correct Underdog Picks:
Week 1: 22
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 5
Week 4: 21
Week 5: 22
Week 6: 17
Season Average for Correct Picks: 17.3
Total Picks Made:
Week 1: 61
Week 2: 59
Week 3: 56
Week 4: 55
Week 5: 54
Week 6: 50
Season Average for Total Picks: 55.8
Welcome New SUP Winners - Week #6:
RocknRollCats, BurgLife, TOMCATS1990, billoliver40, pappy52, jwcat30
@Deeeefense
There are several ways to win: there are weekly winners, the person with the highest cumulative point total after the season is over is the overall winner but we recognize the contestants that have the most correct picks also.
How do you get points? Select the underdog (second team listed in each game) and have that team pull the upset. The bigger the dog, the bigger the reward but the longer the odds.
Some rules that we need to keep things running smoothly:
1) You should make your pick before the first game of the week has kicked off. Your pick may be invalidated otherwise. I can't know with the new Rivals format that you didn't delete a pick that didn't win and then post a pick from a later game in hopes of getting a winner. You can change your pick before the first game of the week has started by editing your pick or deleting the old pick and making a new post. To change your pick after the first kick off of the week, leave the original post alone, make a new post and indicate that you want to change your pick in that new post. I'll verify that you can change it manually.
2) If you make your pick after the first game of the week kicks off, it may be invalidated. Make your pick before the first kickoff of the day or pick a game that is played on a later date. I might post that you can make picks a bit later in that day in the "Don't forget to..." thread, but don't count on it.
3) If you pick the favored team instead of the underdog, we all laugh at you. Ok, we don't but you can't expect to get points in SUP for that.
4) You can appeal an invalidation by posting in that week's thread, include what you think is wrong.
5) Don't edit your picks after the first game of the week has kicked off.
Understand that a perl script is scoring this, if you make the spelling of the teams intentionally obtuse or you are just really bad at spelling, your pick might be missed. If you want to tell us all about the underdogs you thought you might choose and then tell us about the one you finally did pick, you might be surprised which one the script finds.
So your post should look something like:
------------
Purdue
*** Everyone hates the Irish right?
------------
Don't put any other team name in your post with your SUP pick without putting an '***' in front of it. Everything after the '***' will be ignored. My program may find the wrong name if you don't. Once you post your pick, you can post in the thread any comment you like. Your first post is your pick (if I can find your pick).
Because the scoring is done by a script and not by hand, if you feel a mistake was made in scoring your SUP, post that on that Week's thread. We'll try to get it resolved quickly. The scripts are far from perfect and VegasOdds also changes the HTML for the odds page quite often so report any errors you see there as soon as you see them.
------------
Stupid Underdog Picks - Week 7:
Thursday, Oct. 10
JAMES MADISON 9½ Coastal Carolina
LOUISIANA TECH 4½ Middle Tennessee
WESTERN KENTUCKY 19½ UTEP
Friday, Oct. 11
Memphis 6 SOUTH FLORIDA
MARYLAND 10½ Northwestern
UNLV 18½ UTAH STATE
Utah 3½ ARIZONA STATE
Saturday, Oct. 12
Missouri 27 MASSACHUSETTS
Ball State 6½ KENT STATE
Clemson 20½ WAKE FOREST
Toledo 9½ BUFFALO
Georgia Tech 5½ NORTH CAROLINA
ARMY 24½ UAB
RUTGERS 2½ Wisconsin
ALABAMA 22 South Carolina
IOWA 3½ Washington
Miami (OH) 3 EASTERN MICHIGAN
PITTSBURGH 4 California
BOWLING GREEN 3 Northern Illinois
WESTERN MICHIGAN 9½ Akron
Louisville 7 VIRGINIA
GEORGIA STATE 1½ Old Dominion
UCF 3½ Cincinnati
ILLINOIS 20½ Purdue
San Jose State 1½ COLORADO STATE
NOTRE DAME 23½ Stanford
Texas 14 OKLAHOMA
WYOMING 1 San Diego State
Penn State 4½ USC
Ohio 2½ CENTRAL MICHIGAN
BRIGHAM YOUNG 4½ Arizona
GEORGIA 34½ Mississippi State
LOUISIANA-MONROE 6½ Southern Miss
TENNESSEE 16½ Florida
North Texas 6½ FLORIDA ATLANTIC
UTSA 4 RICE
NEW MEXICO 5½ Air Force
Washington State 3½ FRESNO STATE
TEXAS STATE 14½ Arkansas State
Ole Miss 3 LSU
LOUISIANA 12½ Appalachian State
Ohio State 3½ OREGON
Oregon State 4 NEVADA
KENTUCKY 13½ Vanderbilt
Iowa State 3 WEST VIRGINIA
Marshall 2½ GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Syracuse 4½ NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Minnesota 5½ UCLA
Kansas State 5½ COLORADO
Boise State 21 HAWAII
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Underdog Winners - Week #6:
VANDERBILT : 23.5 points
Houston : 17.0 points
LOUISIANA-MONROE : 15.0 points
ARKANSAS : 13.5 points
MINNESOTA : 8.5 points
CHARLOTTE : 7.5 points
SMU : 7.0 points
West Virginia : 5.5 points
Texas Tech : 5.5 points
Wake Forest : 5.5 points
Syracuse : 4.5 points
ARKANSAS STATE : 3.5 points
Correct Underdog Picks - Week #6:
ARKANSAS: RocknRollCats
CHARLOTTE: BurgLife, howercat, Hang_Time_2
SMU: TOMCATS1990, Blueisbest, kybloo92, MAYHOO22, Caveman Catfan, blubud, billoliver40, pappy52, GrandePdre, jwcat30
West Virginia: pumpedupcats
Texas Tech: warrior-cat
Syracuse: TheBlueCat
Nobody picked: VANDERBILT, Houston, LOUISIANA-MONROE, MINNESOTA, Wake Forest, ARKANSAS STATE
Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #6:
38.0 : Blueisbest
36.5 : warrior-cat
34.5 : Chad Rock
33.5 : maysvilleky
32.5 : howercat
29.5 : TheBlueCat
28.5 : bigbluemist
28.5 : cat tat2
27.0 : Larry00
25.0 : jrburt
24.5 : M4CAT
23.0 : BeardedKatFan
23.0 : pumpedupcats
22.0 : docholiday51
20.5 : stinger11723
20.5 : WalterTheHippo
20.0 : BC_Wader
18.5 : kywildcatsfannumber1
18.5 : Roe07
18.0 : Caveman Catfan
18.0 : gamecockcat
17.5 : Burgcatfan
17.5 : CrimsonCats
17.5 : GrandePdre
17.5 : jimmy cowboy
17.5 : number8please
17.5 : RedLotMudcat
16.5 : ArtLaibsGhost
16.0 : TuckyFB
14.5 : Hang_Time_2
14.0 : kybloo92
13.5 : Catapult
13.5 : RocknRollCats
12.5 : blubud
12.5 : MAYHOO22
11.5 : secrules3
10.0 : Corbin_Creeper
9.5 : catben
8.5 : CGblue
8.0 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
7.5 : BurgLife
7.0 : billoliver40
7.0 : jwcat30
7.0 : pappy52
7.0 : TOMCATS1990
6.5 : bluecoon1
5.5 : Creed Bratton
5.5 : Ken Cat
5.5 : Old_Red
5.5 : Short-Dawg-69
4.0 : Bryguy
2.5 : *CatinIL*
Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #6:
5 : Blueisbest
4 : ArtLaibsGhost
4 : howercat
4 : maysvilleky
4 : TheBlueCat
3 : BeardedKatFan
3 : bigbluemist
3 : cat tat2
3 : Chad Rock
3 : gamecockcat
3 : jrburt
3 : Larry00
3 : number8please
3 : warrior-cat
2 : BC_Wader
2 : blubud
2 : Caveman Catfan
2 : CrimsonCats
2 : docholiday51
2 : GrandePdre
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
2 : kybloo92
2 : kywildcatsfannumber1
2 : M4CAT
2 : MAYHOO22
2 : pumpedupcats
2 : Roe07
2 : secrules3
2 : Short-Dawg-69
2 : stinger11723
2 : WalterTheHippo
Underdog Winners:
Week 1: 11
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 7
Week 4: 15
Week 5: 14
Week 6: 12
Season Average for Underdog Winners: 12.7
Correct Underdog Picks:
Week 1: 22
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 5
Week 4: 21
Week 5: 22
Week 6: 17
Season Average for Correct Picks: 17.3
Total Picks Made:
Week 1: 61
Week 2: 59
Week 3: 56
Week 4: 55
Week 5: 54
Week 6: 50
Season Average for Total Picks: 55.8
Welcome New SUP Winners - Week #6:
RocknRollCats, BurgLife, TOMCATS1990, billoliver40, pappy52, jwcat30
@Deeeefense
