The Picks - 1/17/09

[Pollo]

Hochuli Challenge: 1/17-1/19
Competitor - heelsguy

Hochuli Standings (11/15/08-1/1/09)
Pollo (88-76) - 16-8, 14-8, 9-13, 7-17, 14-10, 15-9, 13-11
Bones (76-88) - 9-15, 11-11, 11-11, 10-14, 10-14, 14-10, 11-13
Challengers (90-74) - 14-10, 10-12, [8-14, 12-10*], 12-12, 10-14, [10-14, 15-9**], 17-7
* = Used the best score from Thanksgiving week
** = Used the best score from Christmas week

NOTE: All picks must be submitted by Friday, 1/16. You may change any of your picks by Saturday, 1/17 at 9 AM Pacific. Failure to NOT SUBMIT YOUR PICKS will lead to the participant being disqualified and another participant being selected off the sign up list to take part in this week's challenge.

TOTAL CORRECT (OUT OF 24)
Pollo - 16
Bones - 15
Heels - 15

heelsguy wins 50k rep/25k cash.

NFL
Eagles @ Cardinals (Pick)
Pollo - Eagles
Bones - Cardinals
Heels - Cardinals

Eagles (-4.5) @ Cardinals
Pollo - Eagles
Bones - Cardinals
Heels - Cardinals

OVER/UNDER 47.5 Total Points
Pollo - Over
Bones - Over
Heels - Over

Ravens @ Steelers (Pick)
Pollo - Steelers
Bones - Steelers
Heels - Steelers

Ravens (+6.5) @ Steelers
Pollo - Steelers
Bones - Ravens
Heels - Ravens

OVER/UNDER 34.5 Total Points
Pollo - Over
Bones - Under
Heels - Over

Will both #6 seeds (PHI, BAL) advance to Super Bowl XLIII?
Pollo - No
Bones - No
Heels - No

Super Bowl XLIII Matchup: Eagles vs. Steelers (YES/NO)
Pollo - Yes
Bones - No
Heels - No

NCAAB
#13 Notre Dame @ #8 Syracuse (Sat)
Pollo - Syracuse
Bones - Cuse
Heels - Notre Dame

#12 Georgetown @ #2 Duke (Sat)
Pollo - Duke
Bones - Georgetown
Heels - Duke

#3 Wake Forest @ #9 Clemson (Sat)
Pollo - Wake Forest
Bones - Wake
Heels - Clemson

#15 Arizona St. @ #7 UCLA (Sat)
Pollo - UCLA
Bones - UCLA
Heels - Arizona St.

#1 Pittsburgh @ #20 Louisville (Sat)
Pollo - Pitt
Bones - Pitt
Heels - Pitt

#23 California @ Stanford (Sat)
Pollo - Stanford
Bones - Cal
Heels - Cal

Ohio St. @ #24 Michigan (Sat)
Pollo - Michigan
Bones - Michigan
Heels - Michigan

#8 Syracuse @ #1 Pittsburgh (Mon)
Pollo - Pitt
Bones - Pitt
Heels - Pitt

NBA
New Orleans @ Detroit (Sat)
Pollo - New Orleans
Bones - New Orleans
Heels - New Orleans

Utah @ Dallas (Sat)
Pollo - Utah
Bones - Utah
Heels - Dallas

Orlando @ Denver (Sat)
Pollo - Orlando
Bones - Orlando
Heels - Denver

Denver @ Houston (Mon)
Pollo - Denver
Bones - Houston
Heels - Denver

Phoenix @ Boston (Mon)
Pollo - Boston
Bones - Boston
Heels - Boston

Cleveland @ LA Lakers (Mon)
Pollo - LA Lakers
Bones - LA Lakers
Heels - LA Lakers

Which division leader (CLE, ORL or LAL) will have a bigger lead in their respective division after 1/19?
Pollo - ORL
Bones - LAL
Heels - LAL

Which team (CLE, ORL, LAL, or BOS) will have the best NBA record after 1/19?
Pollo - ORL
Bones - Clev
Heels - LAL