The Game only a Mother Could Love Edition

Did anyone actually watch the Boca Raton Bowl tonight?  How much of it did you actually watch?  I watched the first two drives of the game, and then watched an episode of "Stranger Things".  I got back just in time to watch Florida Atlantic go 83 yards in less than a minute to take a 21-3 lead at halftime.  I didn't watch any of the second half, and it looks like I didn't need to.  The final score was 50-3.  I seriously doubt there will be a more lopsided game this entire bowl season.  The 23 point spread could have been doubled, and Florida Atlantic still would've covered.

That's good news for everyone that took FAU for 40 points (which was about 1/2 the field).  It's also good news in that Clucko the Chicken took Akron, so he dropped like a rock in the standings.

Speaking of which, here are the updated gross point standings:

1. Tim N.: 139 (-66)

2. Michelle L. #2: 127 (-62)

3. Michelle L. #1: 121 (-65)

4. Matt N.: 114 (-51)

5. Klei - Consensus: 110 (-89)

6. Dylan B.: 107 (-73)

7. Roth W.: 107 (-94)

8. Grant F.: 105 (-32)

9. Clucko the Chicken: 105 (-102)

10. Becky H.: 102 (-29)

11. Sanjay T.: 101 (-102)

12. Brad R.: 99 (-69)

13. Mike S. #2: 99 (-76)

14. Hutch H.: 98 (-49)

14. Hal #2: 98 (-49)

16. Jim W.: 98 (-63)

17. Dustin B.: 97 (-7)

18. Hal #1: 97 (-56)

19. Pete J. #1: 97 (-108)

19. Pete J. #2: 97 (-108)

21. Brent S.: 96 (-82)

22. Klei R.: 96 (-105)

23. Ally H.: 90 (-30)

24. Mike W.: 86 (-39)

25. Jay H. #1: 85 (-34)

26. Adam E.: 80 (-64)

27. Jay H. #3: 79 (-41)

28. Kevin W.: 79 (-91)

29. Damien R. #2: 78 (-78)

30. Damien R. #1: 75 (-64)

31. Sally R.: 74 (-78)

32. Ryan W.: 71 (-14)

33. Joel S. #3: 68 (-152)

34. Myles G.: 65 (-33)

35. Ashley D.: 63 (-64)

36. Brent E. #1: 63 (-101)

37. Brent E. #3: 62 (-103)

38. Mike S. #1: 59 (-68)

39. Brent E. #2: 57 (-89)

40. Joel S. #4: 56 (-13)

41. Ben S. #3: 54 (-49)

42. Brett W.: 53 (-20)

43. Marc R.: 52 (-74)

44. Ben S. #1: 47 (-52)

45. Ben S. #2: 46 (-59)

46. Bartosz R. #1: 43 (-86)

47. Bartosz R. #2: 43 (-87)

48. Dan Du.: 42 (-82)

49. Scott H. #1: 37 (-9)

50. Scott H. #2: 34 (-29)

51. Joel S. #2: 34 (-35)

52. Mindi W.: 26 (-128)

53. Joel S. #1: 20 (-18)

54. Joel S. #5: 19 (-19)

55. Jay H. #2: 14 (-73)

56. Dan Dz.: 12 (-16)

57. Nikolajs B.: 10 (-18)

58. Nichole W.: 9 (-26)

...and the net point rankings:

1. Dustin B.: 90

2. Tim N.: 73

2. Grant F.: 73

2. Becky H.: 73

5. Michelle L. #2: 65

6. Matt N.: 63

7. Ally H.: 60

8. Ryan W.: 57

9. Michelle L. #1: 56

10. Jay H. #1: 51

11. Hutch H.: 49

11. Hal #2: 49

13. Mike W.: 47

14. Joel S. #4: 43

15. Hal #1: 41

16. Jay H. #3: 38

17. Jim W.: 35

18. Dylan B.: 34

19. Brett W.: 33

20. Myles G.: 32

21. Brad R.: 30

22. Scott H. #1: 28

23. Mike S. #2: 23

24. Klei - Consensus: 21

25. Adam E.: 16

26. Brent S.: 14

27. Roth W.: 13

28. Damien R. #1: 11

29. Ben S. #3: 5

29. Scott H. #2: 5

31. Clucko the Chicken: 3

32. Joel S. #1: 2

33. Damien R. #2: 0

33. Joel S. #5: 0

35. Sanjay T.: -1

35. Ashley D.: -1

35. Joel S. #2: -1

38. Sally R.: -4

38. Dan Dz.: -4

40. Ben S. #1: -5

41. Nikolajs B.: -8

42. Klei R.: -9

42. Mike S. #1: -9

44. Pete J. #1: -11

44. Pete J. #2: -11

46. Kevin W.: -12

47. Ben S. #2: -13

48. Nichole W.: -17

49. Marc R.: -22

50. Brent E. #2: -32

51. Brent E. #1: -38

52. Dan Du.: -40

53. Brent E. #3: -41

54. Bartosz R. #1: -43

55. Bartosz R. #2: -44

56. Jay H. #2: -59

57. Joel S. #3: -84

58. Mindi W.: -102

So, good job to Tim and Dustin for being atop the rankings.  I'm sure there are a ton of people that would love to trade places with you.  Overall it was a good night for picking.  The overall net point average went up to 10.72, up 23.12 from before the game.  We are finally on the plus side!!

Tomorrow's game may not effect that one way or the other though.  The Frisco Bowl is on deck.  For those of you not familiar with the Frisco Bowl, neither was I.  Apparently, it was the former Miami Beach Bowl, which was moved from scenic Miami Beach to scenic Frisco, Texas.  I'd never heard of Frisco, and I hear it is a suburb of Dallas, so I'm guessing it's not as glamorous as Miami Beach.

Anyway, it's not a big deal game in the grand scheme of things, but it's the only game in town tomorrow.  It pits SMU vs Louisiana Tech, which are probably both within driving distance, so maybe there will be some people in the stands.  Based on points wagered, this game is the 2nd lowest point total we've had so far (only the Camellia Bowl was lower).  It's 35th in points wagered with an overall total of 941 (16.22 average).

Here's the graph:

This one is a little all over the board, with the bulk of the picks coming in the SMU for 4-26 range.  Here are the particulars:

Vegas Line: SMU  (-6)

Median: SMU for 10.5 points

Mean: SMU for 9 points

Picks for SMU: 41 (Average: 17.85 points)

Points for SMU: 732 (29th overall)

Picks for Louisiana Tech: 17 (Average: 12.29 points)

Points for Akron: 209 (68th overall)

People with SMU as a top 10 pick: 6

People with Louisiana Tech as a Top 10 pick: 2 (Ally H., Joel S. #3)

If Louisiana Tech pulls this one off, they will take over from Middle Tennessee as the team with the fewest points wagered on them to win.  That being said, I usually pull for Ally H. in these pools, and this game seems eerily similar to the 4 upset games we had on Saturday, so I'm hoping that the La Tech can pull off an upset.  At the very least, it should be a better game than the Boca Raton Bowl tonight.

Good Luck everyone!!!!