Big Six Picks: UNC or Syracuse?

Written by Daniel Evans on 20 November 2009

Each night our three basketball experts, Blake Hofstad, Daniel Evans, and Kaley Etheridge, will select their “big six” picks of the night.The picks will be separated into three categories: Best Three Plays of the Night, Wildcard Picks, Upset Pick. The “best three plays of the night” can be any three games from the night. Each correct choice in this category is worth 1 point. The “Wildcard Picks” must be games involving a top 25 team and are worth 2 points. “Upset picks” are any straight up upset (based on the odds) and are worth three points. On nights where there is a game featuring two top 25 teams the games are “must picks”. Those games will be straight up picks and will also be worth 1 point.

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Blake Hofstad:
Best Three Plays of the Night:
Siena (+4) over Temple
IUPUI (-1.5) over Auburn
Nebraska (-6) over TCU
Two Wildcard Picks:
#11 Butler (-13) over Evansville
#17 Oklahoma (-3.5) over VCU
Straight Up Upset Special:
No Pick Yet
Top 25 Must Picks (Straight Up):
No Pick Yet
No Pick Yet
No Pick Yet

Total Season Points: 34
“Best Plays” Record: 11-10
Wildcard Picks: 7-7
Upset Special: 3-4
Top 25 Must Picks: 0-3

Daniel Evans:
Best Three Plays of the Night:
Indiana (-4) over Boston U
Arkansas (-7) over Appalachian State
Providence (+5.5) over Alabama
Two Wildcard Picks:
#11 Tennessee (-26) over East Carolina
#7 Purdue (-19.5) over South Dakota State
Straight Up Upset Special:
#21 Dayton (+6) over #6 Villanova
Top 25 Must Picks (Straight Up):
#21 Dayton over #6 Villanova
#24 Syracuse over #4 North Carolina
#15 Ohio State over #12 California

Total Season Points: 38
“Best Plays” Record: 14-7
Wildcard Picks: 5-9
Upset Special: 4-3
Top 25 Must Picks: 1-2

Kaley Etheridge:
Best Three Plays of the Night:
Northern Iowa (-8.5) over DePaul
Cornell (-3.5) over Seton Hall
Akron (Even) over NC State
Two Wildcard Picks:
#2: Michigan St. (-30.5) over Toledo
George Mason (+5) over #19: Georgia Tech
Straight Up Upset Special:
Louisiana Tech (+1) over Miami (Ohio)
Top 25 Must Picks (Straight Up):
#24: Syracuse (-1) over #4: North Carolina
#21: Dayton (+6) over #5: Villanova
#15: Ohio St (-2) over #12: California