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My College Bowl Pickem Picks

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1 Point Bowl Games
 
Status Bowl Pick Team Pick % Pick Team Pick %
Open, Pick By
Sat 12/20 9:45 AM
EagleBank Bowl
Washington, D.C. (ESPN)
Wake Forest (7-5) 37% Navy (8-4) 63%
Open, Pick By
Sat 12/20 1:15 PM
New Mexico
Albuquerque (ESPN)
Colorado State (6-6) 8% Fresno State (7-5) 92%
Open, Pick By
Sat 12/20 3:15 PM
majicJack St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg. Fla. (ESPN2)
Memphis (6-6) 4% South Florida (7-5) 96%
Open, Pick By
Sat 12/20 6:45 PM
Pioneer Las Vegas
Las Vegas (ESPN)
Brigham Young (16) (10-2) 84% Arizona (7-5) 16%
Open, Pick By
Sun 12/21 7:00 PM
R+L Carriers New Orleans
New Orleans (ESPN)
Southern Miss (6-6) 26% Troy (8-4) 74%
Open, Pick By
Tue 12/23 6:45 PM
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia
San Diego (ESPN)
Boise State (9) (12-0) 72% TCU (11) (10-2) 28%
Open, Pick By
Wed 12/24 6:45 PM
Sheraton Hawaii
Honolulu (ESPN)
Hawaii (7-6) 57% Notre Dame (6-6) 43%
Open, Pick By
Fri 12/26 6:45 PM
Motor City
Detroit (ESPN)
Central Michigan (8-4) 95% Florida Atlantic (6-6) 5%
Open, Pick By
Sat 12/27 11:45 AM
Meineke Car Care
Charlotte, N.C. (ESPN)
North Carolina (8-4) 34% West Virginia (8-4) 66%
Open, Pick By
Sat 12/27 3:15 PM
Champs Sports
Orlando, Fla. (ESPN)
Florida State (8-4) 83% Wisconsin (7-5) 17%
Open, Pick By
Sat 12/27 6:45 PM
Emerald
San Francisco (ESPN)
California (8-4) 69% Miami (FL) (7-5) 31%
Open, Pick By
Sun 12/28 7:00 PM
Independence
Shreveport, La. (ESPN)
Northern Illinois (6-6) 14% Louisiana Tech (7-5) 86%
Open, Pick By
Mon 12/29 1:45 PM
Papajohns.com
Birmingham, Ala. (ESPN)
NC State (6-6) 24% Rutgers (7-5) 76%
Open, Pick By
Mon 12/29 6:45 PM
Valero Alamo
San Antonio (ESPN)
Northwestern (23) (9-3) 13% Missouri (21) (9-4) 87%
Open, Pick By
Tue 12/30 3:15 PM
Roady’s Humanitarian
Boise, Idaho (ESPN)
Nevada (7-5) 18% Maryland (7-5) 82%
Open, Pick By
Tue 12/30 6:45 PM
Texas
Houston (NFL Network)
Western Michigan (9-3) 26% Rice (9-3) 74%
Open, Pick By
Tue 12/30 6:45 PM
Pacific Life Holiday
San Diego (ESPN)
Oregon (17) (9-3) 14% Oklahoma State (13) (9-3) 86%
Open, Pick By
Wed 12/31 10:45 AM
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces
Fort Worth, Texas (ESPN)
Air Force (8-4) 72% Houston (7-5) 28%
Open, Pick By
Wed 12/31 12:45 PM
Brut Sun
El Paso, Texas (CBS)
Oregon State (8-4) 36% Pittsburgh (20) (9-3) 64%
Open, Pick By
Wed 12/31 2:15 PM
Gaylord Hotels Music City
Nashville, Tenn. (ESPN)
Vanderbilt (6-6) 6% Boston College (24) (9-4) 94%
Open, Pick By
Wed 12/31 4:15 PM
Insight
Tempe, Ariz. (NFL Network)
Kansas (7-5) 84% Minnesota (7-5) 16%
Open, Pick By
Wed 12/31 6:15 PM
Chick-fil-A
Atlanta (ESPN)
LSU (7-5) 28% Georgia Tech (14) (9-3) 72%
Open, Pick By
Thu 1/1 9:45 AM
Outback
Tampa, Fla. (ESPN)
Iowa (8-4) 68% South Carolina (7-5) 32%
Open, Pick By
Thu 1/1 11:45 AM
Konica Minolta Gator
Jacksonville, Fla. (CBS)
Clemson (7-5) 28% Nebraska (8-4) 72%
Open, Pick By
Thu 1/1 11:45 AM
Capital One
Orlando, Fla. (ABC)
Georgia (15) (9-3) 83% Michigan State (18) (9-3) 17%
Open, Pick By
Fri 1/2 12:45 PM
AT&T Cotton
Dallas (FOX)
Texas Tech (7) (11-1) 95% Ole Miss (25) (8-4) 5%
Open, Pick By
Fri 1/2 3:45 PM
AutoZone Liberty
Memphis, Tenn. (ESPN)
East Carolina (9-4) 86% Kentucky (6-6) 14%
Open, Pick By
Sat 1/3 10:45 AM
International
Toronto (ESPN2)
Buffalo (8-5) 56% Connecticut (7-5) 44%
Open, Pick By
Tue 1/6 6:45 PM
GMAC
Mobile, Ala. (ESPN)
Tulsa (10-3) 24% Ball State (22) (12-1) 76%
 
6 Point BCS Bowl Games
 
Status Bowl Pick Team Pick % Pick Team Pick %
Open, Pick By
Thu 1/1 3:15 PM
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
Pasadena, Calif. (ABC)
Penn State (8) (11-1) 24% USC (5) (11-1) 76%
Open, Pick By
Thu 1/1 7:15 PM
FedEx Orange
Miami (FOX)
Virginia Tech (19) (9-4) 63% Cincinnati (12) (11-2) 37%
Open, Pick By
Fri 1/2 6:45 PM
Allstate Sugar
New Orleans (FOX)
Utah (6) (12-0) 11% Alabama (4) (12-1) 89%
Open, Pick By
Mon 1/5 6:45 PM
Tostitos Fiesta
Glendale, Ariz. (FOX)
Ohio State (10) (10-2) 10% Texas (3) (11-1) 90%
Tie-Breaker Game:
Guess the Score.
Pick By Thu 1/8 6:45 PM
Counts as your pick.
FedEx BCS National Championship Game
Miami (FOX)
49 Florida (2) (12-1) 51% 21 Oklahoma (1) (12-1) 49%
 
 
   
National Winner
Winner:  Not yet decided.
 
Prize: 
1st place – Sapphire Series watch
2nd place – Alumni Series
3rd place – GM Series
4th place – Coach Series
5th place – Player Series

Written by Jake Leonard

December 17, 2008 at 8:00 pm

High School Sports Update: December 16, 2008

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Update from earlier post:

All games scheduled for tonight for both boys’ and girls’ basketball in Illinois and Missouri. There has been no word on Iowa games, but chances are they are also cancelled due to extreme winter weather.

Written by Jake Leonard

December 16, 2008 at 8:00 pm

Another Ruined Night For Basketball Fans | Bleacher Report

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 by Jake Leonard (Contributor)

For the second day in a row, weather wreaks havoc on high school basketball action. Nine boys’ basketball games have been postponed, one game cancelled and two games are expected to be played as scheduled.

Boys’ Basketball

at Palmyra, Mo. 
Quincy Notre Dame ppd.
Palmyra
at Queen City, Mo.
Canton ppd.
Schuyler Co. 
at Center, Mo. 
Clark County ppd.
Mark Twain 
Will be played Wednesday
at Liberty, Ill. 
Pleasant Hill 7:30 p.m.
Liberty
Game highlights:
at Mount Sterling, Ill. 
Jacksonville ISD ppd.
Brown Co. 
at Edina, Mo. 
Marion Co.  ppd.
Knox Co. 
at Barry, Ill. 
Central ppd.
Western
at Griggsville, Ill.
Brussels ppd.
Griggsville-Perry
at Carthage, Ill. 
West Prairie ppd.
Illini West

Southeastern 7:30 p.m.
South Fulton
Game highlights:
at Moberly, Mo. 
Hannibal ppd.
Moberly
at Memphis, Mo. 
Highland CANC
Scotland Co. 
Game already played on Dec. 13. 

 

All seven girls’ basketball games have been cancelled.

Girls’ Basketball

at Quincy, Ill. 
Illini West ppd.
Quincy
Will be played Jan. 27
at Palmyra, Mo. 
Quincy Notre Dame ppd.
Palmyra
at Queen City, Mo. 
Canton ppd.  
Schuyler Co.   
at Center, Mo. 
Clark Co.  ppd.
Mark Twain
at Moberly, Mo. 
Moberly ppd.
Monroe City
Will be played Wednesday
at Edina, Mo. 
Marion Co.  ppd.
Knox Co. 
at Memphis, Mo. 
Highland ppd
Scotland Co. 

 

College Basketball – Men
The game between Quincy University and Missouri Western has also been cancelled.

 

At Pepsi Arena
Missouri Western ppd.
vs. Quincy University
 No make-up date announced.

 

Thanks to the Quincy Herald-Whig for the game update information and scoreboard.

Sports Update will notify you of the final scores of the games that will be played as scheduled.

Written by Jake Leonard

December 16, 2008 at 4:45 pm