Happy Valley Hoops » Add new tag http://www.happyvalleyhoops.com a Penn State basketball blog with an APBRmetrics twist Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:14:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Against the odds (championship game) http://www.happyvalleyhoops.com/2008/04/07/against-the-odds-championship-game/ http://www.happyvalleyhoops.com/2008/04/07/against-the-odds-championship-game/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:13:53 +0000 UncleLar http://www.happyvalleyhoops.com/?p=400 My UncleLar Lock of the Tournament pick of Kansas over Carolina moves me to 12-8 with my picks for the tournament. My picks have been so successful that I’m probably going to make this a regular feature for all Big Ten games next season.

Vegas has installed Memphis as a two point favorite. If you’ve read my game pick, you already know that I like Kansas in this game by three. That meets my three point delta requirement so Kansas becomes an UncleLar pick once again.

The line:

  • Memphis over Kansas by 2.0 – pick Kansas (5.0) – win
]]> http://www.happyvalleyhoops.com/2008/04/07/against-the-odds-championship-game/feed/ 2 Against the Odds (Final Four Edition) http://www.happyvalleyhoops.com/2008/04/05/against-the-odds-final-four-edition/ http://www.happyvalleyhoops.com/2008/04/05/against-the-odds-final-four-edition/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:50:15 +0000 UncleLar http://www.happyvalleyhoops.com/?p=398 My sole prediction in the Elite Eight went down the tubes so I currently sit at 11-8 against the spread.

Since the bookies have installed North Carolina as a four point favorite and I have Kansas winning by four, this would be close to the UncleLar Lock of the Tournament. This is the second biggest delta that I’ve had for the entire tournament.

For the record, the biggest previous delta was my Wisconsin pick over Cal-St Fullerton in the opening round. Wisconsin was favored by 11.5, I had them winning by 20 for and 8.5 point delta, and they actually won by 15 for a win for the good guys.

  • North Carolina over Kansas by 4.0 – pick Kansas (8.0) – won
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