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 8:
Thursday, Oct. 17
MARSHALL 9 Georgia State
VIRGINIA TECH 7 Boston College
Friday, Oct. 18
DUKE 3½ Florida State
Oregon 28 PURDUE
BRIGHAM YOUNG 8½ Oklahoma State
Fresno State 3 NEVADA
Saturday, Oct. 19
CONNECTICUT 1½ Wake Forest
ARMY 17 East Carolina
Miami (FL) 4½ LOUISVILLE
Louisiana 3½ COASTAL CAROLINA
CLEMSON 21½ Virginia
CINCINNATI 2½ Arizona State
RUTGERS 6½ UCLA
Wisconsin 6½ NORTHWESTERN
MISSOURI 7 Auburn
INDIANA 6 Nebraska
OKLAHOMA 3 South Carolina
TEMPLE 2½ Tulsa
EASTERN MICHIGAN 2½ Central Michigan
MIAMI (OH) 4½ Ohio
BUFFALO 1½ Western Michigan
Texas State 9½ OLD DOMINION
NAVY 17½ Charlotte
Alabama 2½ TENNESSEE
Notre Dame 8½ GEORGIA TECH
BOWLING GREEN 21 Kent State
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2½ Toledo
SOUTH FLORIDA 14 UAB
CALIFORNIA 10½ North Carolina State
KANSAS 7 Houston
TULANE 22½ Rice
UTSA 4½ Florida Atlantic
WASHINGTON STATE 19½ Hawaii
James Madison 9½ GEORGIA SOUTHERN
TEXAS TECH 7 Baylor
USC 7½ MARYLAND
New Mexico 1½ UTAH STATE
SAN JOSE STATE 11½ Wyoming
ARIZONA 3½ Colorado
Texas A&M 14½ MISSISSIPPI STATE
VANDERBILT 26½ Ball State
LSU 2½ ARKANSAS
Arkansas State 6½ SOUTHERN MISS
IOWA STATE 13½ UCF
Kansas State 2½ WEST VIRGINIA
MEMPHIS 11 North Texas
TEXAS 3½ Georgia
Iowa 6 MICHIGAN STATE
FLORIDA 2½ Kentucky
Colorado State 7½ AIR FORCE
SMU 14 STANFORD
UNLV 5½ OREGON STATE
UTAH 7½ TCU
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Underdog Winners - Week #7:
Vanderbilt : 13.5 points
Northwestern : 10.5 points
BUFFALO : 9.5 points
NEVADA : 4.0 points
RICE : 4.0 points
ARIZONA STATE : 3.5 points
OREGON : 3.5 points
Cincinnati : 3.5 points
Northern Illinois : 3.0 points
LSU : 3.0 points
GEORGIA SOUTHERN : 2.5 points
Wisconsin : 2.5 points
COLORADO STATE : 1.5 points
Old Dominion : 1.5 points
San Diego State : 1.0 points
Correct Underdog Picks - Week #7:
Vanderbilt: secrules3, YardCat, rockycard, stinger11723, docholiday51
NEVADA: howercat
OREGON: Caveman Catfan, Blueisbest
LSU: kywildcatsfannumber1, Bryguy
Nobody picked: Northwestern, BUFFALO, RICE, ARIZONA STATE, Cincinnati, Northern Illinois, GEORGIA SOUTHERN, Wisconsin, COLORADO STATE, Old Dominion, San Diego State
Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #7:
41.5 : Blueisbest
36.5 : howercat
36.5 : warrior-cat
35.5 : docholiday51
34.5 : Chad Rock
34.0 : stinger11723
33.5 : maysvilleky
29.5 : TheBlueCat
28.5 : bigbluemist
28.5 : cat tat2
27.0 : Larry00
25.0 : jrburt
25.0 : secrules3
24.5 : M4CAT
23.0 : BeardedKatFan
23.0 : pumpedupcats
21.5 : Caveman Catfan
21.5 : kywildcatsfannumber1
20.5 : WalterTheHippo
20.0 : BC_Wader
18.5 : Roe07
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
13.5 : rockycard
13.5 : YardCat
12.5 : blubud
12.5 : MAYHOO22
10.0 : Corbin_Creeper
9.5 : catben
8.5 : CGblue
8.0 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
7.5 : BurgLife
7.0 : billoliver40
7.0 : Bryguy
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
2.5 : *CatinIL*
Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #7:
6 : Blueisbest
5 : howercat
4 : ArtLaibsGhost
4 : maysvilleky
4 : TheBlueCat
3 : BeardedKatFan
3 : bigbluemist
3 : cat tat2
3 : Caveman Catfan
3 : Chad Rock
3 : docholiday51
3 : gamecockcat
3 : jrburt
3 : kywildcatsfannumber1
3 : Larry00
3 : number8please
3 : secrules3
3 : stinger11723
3 : warrior-cat
2 : BC_Wader
2 : blubud
2 : Bryguy
2 : CrimsonCats
2 : GrandePdre
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
2 : kybloo92
2 : M4CAT
2 : MAYHOO22
2 : pumpedupcats
2 : Roe07
2 : Short-Dawg-69
2 : WalterTheHippo
Underdog Winners:
Week 1: 11
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 7
Week 4: 15
Week 5: 14
Week 6: 12
Week 7: 15
Season Average for Underdog Winners: 13.0
Correct Underdog Picks:
Week 1: 22
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 5
Week 4: 21
Week 5: 22
Week 6: 17
Week 7: 10
Season Average for Correct Picks: 16.3
Total Picks Made:
Week 1: 61
Week 2: 59
Week 3: 56
Week 4: 55
Week 5: 54
Week 6: 50
Week 7: 51
Season Average for Total Picks: 55.1
Welcome New SUP Winners - Week #7:
YardCat, rockycard
@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.
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Stupid Underdog Picks - Week 8:
Thursday, Oct. 17
MARSHALL 9 Georgia State
VIRGINIA TECH 7 Boston College
Friday, Oct. 18
DUKE 3½ Florida State
Oregon 28 PURDUE
BRIGHAM YOUNG 8½ Oklahoma State
Fresno State 3 NEVADA
Saturday, Oct. 19
CONNECTICUT 1½ Wake Forest
ARMY 17 East Carolina
Miami (FL) 4½ LOUISVILLE
Louisiana 3½ COASTAL CAROLINA
CLEMSON 21½ Virginia
CINCINNATI 2½ Arizona State
RUTGERS 6½ UCLA
Wisconsin 6½ NORTHWESTERN
MISSOURI 7 Auburn
INDIANA 6 Nebraska
OKLAHOMA 3 South Carolina
TEMPLE 2½ Tulsa
EASTERN MICHIGAN 2½ Central Michigan
MIAMI (OH) 4½ Ohio
BUFFALO 1½ Western Michigan
Texas State 9½ OLD DOMINION
NAVY 17½ Charlotte
Alabama 2½ TENNESSEE
Notre Dame 8½ GEORGIA TECH
BOWLING GREEN 21 Kent State
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2½ Toledo
SOUTH FLORIDA 14 UAB
CALIFORNIA 10½ North Carolina State
KANSAS 7 Houston
TULANE 22½ Rice
UTSA 4½ Florida Atlantic
WASHINGTON STATE 19½ Hawaii
James Madison 9½ GEORGIA SOUTHERN
TEXAS TECH 7 Baylor
USC 7½ MARYLAND
New Mexico 1½ UTAH STATE
SAN JOSE STATE 11½ Wyoming
ARIZONA 3½ Colorado
Texas A&M 14½ MISSISSIPPI STATE
VANDERBILT 26½ Ball State
LSU 2½ ARKANSAS
Arkansas State 6½ SOUTHERN MISS
IOWA STATE 13½ UCF
Kansas State 2½ WEST VIRGINIA
MEMPHIS 11 North Texas
TEXAS 3½ Georgia
Iowa 6 MICHIGAN STATE
FLORIDA 2½ Kentucky
Colorado State 7½ AIR FORCE
SMU 14 STANFORD
UNLV 5½ OREGON STATE
UTAH 7½ TCU
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Underdog Winners - Week #7:
Vanderbilt : 13.5 points
Northwestern : 10.5 points
BUFFALO : 9.5 points
NEVADA : 4.0 points
RICE : 4.0 points
ARIZONA STATE : 3.5 points
OREGON : 3.5 points
Cincinnati : 3.5 points
Northern Illinois : 3.0 points
LSU : 3.0 points
GEORGIA SOUTHERN : 2.5 points
Wisconsin : 2.5 points
COLORADO STATE : 1.5 points
Old Dominion : 1.5 points
San Diego State : 1.0 points
Correct Underdog Picks - Week #7:
Vanderbilt: secrules3, YardCat, rockycard, stinger11723, docholiday51
NEVADA: howercat
OREGON: Caveman Catfan, Blueisbest
LSU: kywildcatsfannumber1, Bryguy
Nobody picked: Northwestern, BUFFALO, RICE, ARIZONA STATE, Cincinnati, Northern Illinois, GEORGIA SOUTHERN, Wisconsin, COLORADO STATE, Old Dominion, San Diego State
Stupid Underdog Picks Leader Board - Week #7:
41.5 : Blueisbest
36.5 : howercat
36.5 : warrior-cat
35.5 : docholiday51
34.5 : Chad Rock
34.0 : stinger11723
33.5 : maysvilleky
29.5 : TheBlueCat
28.5 : bigbluemist
28.5 : cat tat2
27.0 : Larry00
25.0 : jrburt
25.0 : secrules3
24.5 : M4CAT
23.0 : BeardedKatFan
23.0 : pumpedupcats
21.5 : Caveman Catfan
21.5 : kywildcatsfannumber1
20.5 : WalterTheHippo
20.0 : BC_Wader
18.5 : Roe07
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
13.5 : rockycard
13.5 : YardCat
12.5 : blubud
12.5 : MAYHOO22
10.0 : Corbin_Creeper
9.5 : catben
8.5 : CGblue
8.0 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
7.5 : BurgLife
7.0 : billoliver40
7.0 : Bryguy
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
2.5 : *CatinIL*
Stupid Underdog Picks Multiple Winners - Week #7:
6 : Blueisbest
5 : howercat
4 : ArtLaibsGhost
4 : maysvilleky
4 : TheBlueCat
3 : BeardedKatFan
3 : bigbluemist
3 : cat tat2
3 : Caveman Catfan
3 : Chad Rock
3 : docholiday51
3 : gamecockcat
3 : jrburt
3 : kywildcatsfannumber1
3 : Larry00
3 : number8please
3 : secrules3
3 : stinger11723
3 : warrior-cat
2 : BC_Wader
2 : blubud
2 : Bryguy
2 : CrimsonCats
2 : GrandePdre
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : ILiveBlue-GoCats
2 : kybloo92
2 : M4CAT
2 : MAYHOO22
2 : pumpedupcats
2 : Roe07
2 : Short-Dawg-69
2 : WalterTheHippo
Underdog Winners:
Week 1: 11
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 7
Week 4: 15
Week 5: 14
Week 6: 12
Week 7: 15
Season Average for Underdog Winners: 13.0
Correct Underdog Picks:
Week 1: 22
Week 2: 17
Week 3: 5
Week 4: 21
Week 5: 22
Week 6: 17
Week 7: 10
Season Average for Correct Picks: 16.3
Total Picks Made:
Week 1: 61
Week 2: 59
Week 3: 56
Week 4: 55
Week 5: 54
Week 6: 50
Week 7: 51
Season Average for Total Picks: 55.1
Welcome New SUP Winners - Week #7:
YardCat, rockycard
@Deeeefense
