Each week we will present the selections of some of the nation's leading handicapers
as they compete for cash prizes and handicapping acclaim. Two such contests have
attracted national notoriety. One of the contests, sponsored by the Las Vegas
Hilton, is a season-long contest with the same contestants making selections
each week against the Las Vegas pointspread.
The second contest, sponsored
by the LeRoys Sports Book chain, is a contest similar to the now-defunct Stardust
Invitational that was held for 11 seasons between 1995 and 2005. 32 Contestants,
each of whom has paid an entry fee of $5,000, are participating in a one-on-one elimination
format that runs for 15 weeks with the final two of the 16 contestants meeting to
determine the $ 160,000 "winner-take-all".
Contest Format -- 32 handicappers shall participate in this 15 week Tournament,
fashioned along the lines of the Stardust Invitational which ran for 11 years. However,
unlike the Stardust Tournament, each of the 16 participants in the Money Talks contest
has put up $ 5,000.oo for a total of $ 160,000.oo in the "winner-take-all"
prize pool. For the first 8 weeks of the Contest there will be two head-to-head matchups
to reduce the field to 8 remaining contestants. Each handicapper will make 7 selections
against the LeRoys pointspread that exists shortly before air time. Unlike last season
when the 7 selections were weighted 1 through 7, this season all selections will
be of equal weight with one Best Bet to serve as a tie breaker. The winner will be
the contestant with the better winning percentage for the week. The contest will
be held Friday afternoons and evenings in both Las Vegas and Reno between 2 and 3
PM and 7 and 9 PM with both programs broadcast over local radio in both Las Vegas
and Reno. The public is welcome -- and encouraged -- to attent. The contest airs
over Las Vegas radio station KBAD (AM 920) at 7:00 PM and is also expected to be
available for broadcast live on the Internet at www.americanwagering.com -- just
click on the Leroys link and follow other links to reach the broadcast). The two
contestants who win their first 4 matches will meet in the Finals to be held on Friday,
December 30, 2007 to play for the winner-take-all purse of $ 160,000.
Doc's Selections
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*****
Philadelphia Eagles - 7 1/2 over Buffalo Bills *****
***** Green Bay Packers -
4 1/2 over Detroit Lions *****
Arizona Cardinals & St Louis Rams OVER 48
Georgia
- 7 1/2 over Hawaii (Sugar Bowl)
Oklahoma - 8 over West Virginia (Fiesta Bowl)
Wisconsin
& U of Tennessee UNDER 59 (Outback Bowl)
BEST BET -- Ohio State &
LSU UNDER 50 (BCS Title Game)
Nick Bogdonavich's Selections
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*****
Philadelphia Eagles - 7 1/2 over Buffalo Bills *****
***** Green Bay Packers -
4 1/2 over Detroit Lions *****
Oklahoma State - 4 over Indiana (Insight Bowl)
California
- 3 1/2 over Air Force (Armed Forces Bowl)
Seattle Seahawks + 1 over Atlanta Falcons
San
Diego Chargers - 8 over Oakland Raiders
BEST BET -- Kansas + 3 1/2 over Virginia
Tech (Orange Bowl)
##### OPPOSING SELECTIONS IN SAME GAME #####
*****
BOTH HANDICAPPERS MADE SAME SELECTION *****
NEXT
WEEK:
That's All Folks -- Happy New Year 2008
FUTURE MATCHES --
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Results
of Previous Matches
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Semi Finals Results
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Nick
Bogdonavich (3-3-1, BB-L) defeated Jorge Gonzalez (2-5, BB-L)
"Doc"
(6-1, BB-W) defeated Paul Sonner (1-5-1, BB-L)
Quarter Finals Round
Results
==============================
Jorge Gonzalez (3-4, BB-L) defeated
Andy Iskoe (1-6, BB-L)
"Doc" (4-3, BB-W) defeated Adam Meyer (4-3, BB-W)
Nick
Bogdonavich (2-5, BB-L) defeated Marc Lawrence (0-7, BB-L)
Paul Sonner (3-3-1,
BB-P) defeated Erin Rynning (1-6, BB-L)
Second Round Results
=======================
Jorge
Gonzalez (4-2-1; BB-W) defeated Patrick Little (3-3-1; BB-W)
Adam Meyer (4-3;
BB-L) defeated Sal of Maddux Sports (2-5; BB-L)
"Doc" (6-1; BB-W) defeated
Bill Edler (3-3-1; BB-L) in Tie Breaker Playoff
Andy Iskoe (4-3, BB-L) defeated
Larry Trusley (2-5, BB-L)
"Doc" (2-5, BB-L) tied Bill Edler (2-5, BB-L)
Marc
Lawrence (3-3-1, BB-L) defeated Lance Blankenship (2-5, BB-L)
Paul Sonner (4-3,
BB-L) defeated James Manos (2-5, BB-W)
Nick Bogdonavich (6-0-1, BB-W) defeated
Wayne Peters (1-5-1, BB-L)
Erin Rynning (5-1-1, BB-W) defeated Mike Corrigan (4-3,
BB-L)
First Round Results
====================
Sal of Maddux
Sports (4-3, BB-W) defeated Matt Othick (4-3, BB-L)
Jorge Gonzalez (4-3, BB-L)
defeated Ken Weitzner (3-3-1, BB-W)
Patrick Little (4-3, BB-W) defeated "Fezzik"
(3-4, BB-L)
Adam Meyer (4-3, BB-L) defeated "Krackman" (1-6, BB-L)
Andy
Iskoe (3-4, BB-L) defeated Russ Culver (2-4-1, BB-L)
Bill Edler (4-3, BB-W) defeated
Tony Ricci (2-5, BB-L)
Larry Trusley (4-2-1, BB-W) defeated Dave Hochman (1-5-1,
BB-L)
"Doc" (4-3, BB-W) defeated Jeff Whitelaw (2-4-1, BB-L)
Marc
Lawrence (4-3, BB-W) defeated Paul Stone (2-5, BB-L)
James Manos (4-3, BB-L) defeated
Frank "B" (3-4, BB-W)
Lance Blankenship (4 - 3, BB- W) defeated Al McMordie
(2 - 5, BB-L)
Paul Sonner (4 - 2 - 1; BB-W) defeated "Computer Bob"
(4 - 3; BB-L)
Wayne Peters (6-1, BB-L) defeated "Jay" (4-3, BB-W)
Mike
Corrigan (3-2-2, BB-P) defeated Connie Weber (2-3-2, BB-P)
Nick Bogdonavich (3
- 4, BB-L) defeated Stephen Nover (2 - 4 - 1, BB-L)
Erin Rynning (4 - 3, BB-W)
defeated Ray Boldway (1 - 6, BB-L)
Through 15 weeks of this season's
contest the handicappers have combined to go
189 - 224 - 21 overall for 45.76
% including Best Bets going 22 - 37 - 3 for 37.29 %
When both handicappers
agreed on a selections the results for that selection are 12 - 14 - 2 ( 46.15 %)
CLICK
HERE To View Past Matchups, Selections & Results from this season's Contest
Contest Format -- The SuperContest is open to anyone who pays the entry
fee. Each entrant pays a $1,500 entry fee with 100% of the fees being returned
to the winners. Only the top 20 places (and ties) are paid. Historically, a 60%
winning percentage will finish in the Top Twenty. Each contestant must make five
selections each week vs. the pointspread (generally the lines at the Hilton as of
noon on Tuesdays). Each winning selection counts 1 point; a push counts 1/2 point;
losses are 0 points.
2007 Prize Structure
Based on 342 Contestants
1st Place -- $ 205,200
2nd
Place -- $ 82,080
3rd Place -- $ 41.040
4th Place -- $ 25,650
5th - 10th
Place -- $ 17,955 each
11th - 20th Place -- $ 5,130 each
>CLICK
HERE To Learn How To Increase Your Chances of Winning This Football Season
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New England (23) - 14 1/2 vs. N Y GIANTS (63)
PHILADELPHIA (49)
- 7 1/2 vs. Buffalo (29)
Carolina (24) - 3 vs. TAMPA BAY (54)
Cincinnati (29)
- 3 vs. MIAMI (61)
WASHINGTON (38) - 8 1/2 vs. Dallas (34)
GREEN
BAY (80) - 3 1/2 vs. Detroit (15)
HOUSTON (26) - 6 1/2 vs. Jacksonville (37)
New
Orleans (25) - 2 vs. CHICAGO (86)
Pittsburgh (58) - 3 1/2 vs. BALTIMORE
(23)
ATLANTA (23) - 2 1/2 vs. Seattle (41)
CLEVELAND (36) - 10 vs. San Francisco
(32)
Tennessee (24) - 6 1/2 vs INDIANAPOLIS (62)
Minnesota (28) - 3
vs. DENVER (56)
San Diego (61) - 7 1/2 vs OAKLAND (32)
ARIZONA (19)
- 6 vs St Louis (33)
N Y JETS (22) - 6 vs Kansas City (32)
Top 5 selections
are in Bold type
# in parentheses indicates contestants selecting that
team
(i.e. 23 contestants took New England - 14 1/2 vs. N Y GIANTS)
HOME
TEAM shown in CAPS
* There may be weeks when fewer than all contestants
submit entries
5 Top Selections Based On Times Selected
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1
- CHICAGO (86)
2 - GREEN BAY (80)
3 - N Y GIANTS (63)
4 - INDIANAPOLIS
(62)
5 (tie) - MIAMI (61)
5 (tie) - San Diego (61)
5 Top Selections
Based On Widest Margins
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1
- GREEN BAY (+ 65)
2 - CHICAGO (+ 61)
3 - N Y GIANTS (+ 40)
4 - INDIANAPOLIS
(+ 38)
5 - Pittsburgh (+ 35)
"Squares" vs "Sharps"
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#
of Consensus Choices That Are Favorites -- 6
# of Consensus Choices That Are Underdogs
-- 10
Pick 'em or Evenly Divided Games -- 0
CLICK
HERE for Previous Weeks' Consensus Selections and Results
Current
Season Result Summary Appears Below
New England (0) - 14 1/2 vs. N Y GIANTS (2)
PHILADELPHIA
(3) - 7 1/2 vs. Buffalo (0)
Carolina (2) - 3 vs. TAMPA BAY (1)
Cincinnati
(1) - 3 vs. MIAMI (3)
WASHINGTON (1) - 8 1/2 vs. Dallas (1)
GREEN
BAY (5) - 3 1/2 vs. Detroit (1)
HOUSTON (1) - 6 1/2 vs. Jacksonville (1)
New
Orleans (0) - 2 vs. CHICAGO (4)
Pittsburgh (3) - 3 1/2 vs. BALTIMORE (0)
ATLANTA
(2) - 2 1/2 vs. Seattle (3)
CLEVELAND (0) - 10 vs. San Francisco (0)
Tennessee
(0) - 6 1/2 vs INDIANAPOLIS (1)
Minnesota (0) - 3 vs. DENVER (3)
San Diego
(3) - 7 1/2 vs OAKLAND (1)
ARIZONA (2) - 6 vs St Louis (3)
N Y JETS
(1) - 6 vs Kansas City (2)
Top 3 selections, and ties, will be shown
in Bold type
Results Through 16 Weeks
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Currently
the 1 Leader is at 51 - 22 - 2 -- 52.0 of 80 Possible Points -- ( 65.00 %)
There
are 10 contestants at 48 - 32 - 0 or better -- 48.0 of 80 Possible Points -- ( 60.00
%) or better
There are 25 contestants at 46 - 34 - 0 or better -- 46.0 of
80 Possible Points -- ( 57.50 %) or better
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.Last Week. Season To Date ..........
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Overall Consensus Teams 9- 6- 0 60.0 % 120 -109 - 7 52.4 %
Overall Selections 742- 668- 0 52.6 % 12541 -12510-749 50.0 %
Top Consensus Selection 0- 1- 0 [1] 10 - 8 - 0 55.6 %
2nd Consensus Selection 0- 1- 0 [6] 9 - 7 - 0 56.3 %
3rd Consensus Selection 0- 1- 0 [4] 6 - 10 - 0 37.5 %
Top 3 Consensus Selections 0- 3- 0 25 - 25 - 0 50.0 %
Top 5 Consensus Selections 2- 3- 0 [2] 39 - 43 - 2 47.6 %
Team With Greatest Margin 1- 0- 0 9 - 7 - 0 56.3 %
2nd Greatest Margin 1- 0- 0 [5] 9 - 10 - 0 47.4 %
3rd Greatest Margin 0- 1- 0 6 - 7 - 0 46.2 %
Top 3 Margins 2- 1- 0 24 - 24 - 0 50.0 %
Top 5 Margins 3- 3- 0 [3][7] 41 - 42 - 2 49.4 %
Consensus Favorites 4- 4- 0 64 - 54 - 4
54.2 %
Consensus Underdogs 5- 2- 0 53 - 53 - 2 50.0 %
Pick 'em/Evenly Divided Games 1 9
NOTES --
[1] 3 Teams tied for most popular selection in Week 1.
[2] 2 Teams tied for fifth most popular selection in Weeks 2, 8, 11 and 14.
[3] 2 Teams tied for fifth greatest margin in Weeks 3, 12, 14 and 15.
[4] 2 Teams tied for third most popular selection in Weeks 4 and 10.
[5] 2 Teams tied for second greatest margin in Weeks 5, 8 and 15.
[6] 2 Teams tied for second most popular selection in Week 8.
[7] 3 Teams tied for fourth greatest margin in Week 15.
========================================================================= History of Contestants Hitting 60.0% or Better Throughout the 2007 Season ========================================================================= After 1 Week ( 3- 2 / 3.0 points or better) 157 of 342 45.9 % After 2 Weeks ( 6- 4 / 6.0 points or better) 77 of 342 22.5 % After 3 Weeks ( 9- 6 / 9.0 points or better) 74 of 342 21.6 % After 4 Weeks (12- 8 / 12.0 points or better) 84 of 342 24.6 % After 5 Weeks (15- 9 / 15.0 points or better) 52 of 342 15.2 % After 6 Weeks (18-12 / 18.0 points or better) 47 of 342 13.7 % After 7 Weeks (21-14 / 21.0 points or better) 38 of 342 11.1 % After 8 Weeks (24-16 / 24.0 points or better) 27 of 342 7.9 % After 9 Weeks (27-18 / 27.0 points or better) 24 of 342 7.0 % After 10 Weeks (30-20 / 30.0 points or better) 24 of 342 7.0 % After 11 Weeks (33-22 / 33.0 points or better) 25 of 342 7.3 % After 12 Weeks (36-24 / 36.0 points or better) 22 of 342 6.4 % After 13 Weeks (39-26 / 39.0 points or better) 15 of 342 4.4 % After 14 Weeks (42-28 / 42.0 points or better) 13 of 342 3.8 % After 15 Weeks (45-30 / 45.0 points or better) 7 of 342 2.1 % After 16 Weeks (48-32 / 48.0 points or better) 10 of 342 2.9 %