EOG's Grand Challenge presented by BetDSI (YISMAN is our December contestant)

[John Kelly]

Rules:

1. Contestant will post 30 plays in 30 days (one play per day) starting the first of the month.
2. Games must be played within a 30-day time frame.
3. Major North American team sports only: NFL, NCAAF, NHL, NBA, NCAAB, MLB, MLS, CFL and WNBA.
4. Full-game sides and totals -110 or LOWER.
5. Contestants are graded against Pinnacle numbers at the time of post.
6. Must hit 60% or better to be declared a winner of the $1,000 prize.
7. Cannot play both sides of the same game.

 

[John Kelly]

Best of luck to YISMAN, a gambler with a long history of contest success.

 

[bimmercando]

Did he win anything with the horses?

 

[John Kelly]

Not sure.

But I know he has learned a lot about the game in a short period of time.

 

[yisman]

319 PIT/Clemson over 53 (-107)

 

[John Kelly]

Game goes at 8:00 p.m. ET.

ABC to televise.

 

[yisman]

NHL

Calgary/Chicago over 6 (-109)

 

[John Kelly]

Shaky start for YISMAN.

Two plays, two narrow losers.

 

[yisman]

month slipping away already


380 Philadelphia -5.5 (-108)

 

[John Kelly]

Time to break your maiden, YIS.

No disrespect but Almost Allright is on deck.

 

[yisman]

I was feeling good until McCoy got hurt.

 

[John Kelly]

Let's hope for no butt fumbles from Sanchez.

 

[trytrytry]

good find on Philly yisman. get a streak going

 

[yisman]

deciding between a couple of NBA picks and a couple of NHL picks

 

[yisman]

709 San Antonio Spurs +8 (-110)

 

[yisman]

Spurs no showed the game.

Going to be next to impossible to win after a 1-3 start.

 

[John Kelly]

Positive attitude, YIS.

You've had plenty of 17-9 runs.

 

[yisman]

529 Ohio State -5 (-108)

 

[John Kelly]

Final score: Ohio State 77 Illinois 67.

Never say die.

Current record: 2-3.

 

[John Kelly]

1-3....This could be a short contest....But next

188....NEBRASKA -18 -109....Yeah, I know.

TEXED started last month at 1-3 and he finished with 18 wins against only eight losses and one tie from 27 documented selections.

 

[yisman]

TEXED started last month at 1-3 and he finished with 18 wins against only eight losses and one tie from 27 documented selections.

Impressive.

 

[yisman]

701 New York Knicks +13.5 (-107)

 

[John Kelly]

Final score: Celtics 128 Knicks 100.

YISMAN falls to an uncharacteristic 2-4.

 

[yisman]

57 Carolina Hurricanes -108

Rickard Rakell ruled out for Anaheim and curiously, the line hasn't been affected.

 

[John Kelly]

Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. PT.

Good luck, YIS.

 

[yisman]

I'll play out the month because I don't believe in quitting on contests but this is a really embarrassing performance.

 

[John Kelly]

Hang in there, YISMAN.

Carolina defeated Anaheim, 4-1, to improve YIS's record to 3-4.

Get to .500 today and then we'll work on 60%.

Stay positive.

 

[yisman]

forgot to pick and not much left now

716 Portland -2.5 -107

 

[John Kelly]

For future purposes, YIS, you could have selected an NFL game or a college football bowl game.

One play a day for 30 days as long as the game is complete by month's end.


Rules:

1. Contestant will post 30 plays in 30 days (one play per day) starting the first of the month.
2. Games must be played within a 30-day time frame.

 

[John Kelly]

forgot to pick and not much left now

716 Portland -2.5 -107

Final score: Portland 113 Minnesota 105.

YISMAN now 4-4 after eight documented plays.

 

[fifty cint]

Good luck Yikes Man

 

[yisman]

I was going to pick a bowl game until I noticed Pinnacle has added vig for college football, making it harder to pick for this contest.

NHL

Dallas/Vegas under 6 (-109)

 

[ejd_5277]

Whole integer hockey totals (or any wager that pushes at a high frequency) not good strategy for this contest format, as the first push is basically a loss. Still need 18 wins to get the money with one push thrown in there.

Friendly advice, YIS. Not intended to be critical of your selection. I'm well aware of your past contest successes here.

BOL going forward.

 

[yisman]

I know, but it's early enough in the month where if I push this, I could go for a second push.

 

[ejd_5277]

correct. the second push is like a win.

I learned this the hard way back in June.

 

[yisman]

I remember when milwaukee mike was going for as many pushes as possible

 

[John Kelly]

I remember when milwaukee mike was going for as many pushes as possible

Milwaukee Mike, yes.

That was interesting.

Hope he's doing well.

He seemed like a good guy and a smart gambler.

 

[yisman]

empty netter with 28 seconds left


geeZ

 

[John Kelly]

You've been gambling with some tough luck in both editions of this contest.

 

[John Kelly]

YISMAN's current record is 4-4-1.