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Play Game Weekly Upset Contest for 2026

BB73

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'16 & '17 Upset Contest Winner
THE BEST CONTEST ON THE INTERNET IS BACK!!!!!

Once again, this will be a simple contest to participate in. Each week I will list all of the underdogs in the Div 1-A games that I see a point-spread for at the beginning of the week. Each person may pick 1 and only 1 team each week; just post your pick in this thread.

You must pick your team before the kickoff of your game. It isn't mandatory to make a pick every week, but if you don't, you obviously can't earn any points that week.

If your team wins outright, you are awarded the amount of points that they were assigned in the spread; if they lose you get 0 points. So it's riskier to pick Little-Sisters-of-the-Poor +47 when they play Texas Tech, but you get a ton of points if they win, as opposed to getting only a couple of points when you pick a close game. You get no points for a team that covers but still loses.

Once I post the point spreads inside this thread, they are locked for purposes of this contest. Only the spreads listed in this thread will be used to award points.

The entire season-long contest will exist in this one thread. Each week I will post the points for that week and the season-to-date totals. Whoever has the most points after the Conference Championship Games in December will be declared the winner, and will receive ¤25,000 Sportsbook "cash".

There will be a separate contest in December for Bowl game upsets.

2005 winner: @AkronBuckeye (64 points)
2006 winner: @briegg (64 points)
2007 winner: @MolGenBuckeye (83.5 points)
2008 winner: @osugrad21 (63.5 points)
2009 winner: @NFBuck (85 points)
2010 winner: @LightningRod (69.5 points)
2011 winner: @sears3820 (74 points)
2012 winner: @OSUsushichic (51 points)
2013 winner: @FCollinsBuckeye (64 points)
2014 winner: @808 Buck (78.5 points)
2015 winner: @Wadcutter (64 points)
2016 winner: @BB73 (87.5 points)
2017 winner: @BB73 (65.5 points, only 2-time winner)
2018 winner: @UrbanBuckeye (64.5 points)
2019 winner: @LovelandBuckeye (new record of 103.5 points)
2020 winner: @buckeyemania11 (63 points, short season)
2021 winner: @gracelhink (75.5 points)
2022 winner: @Honor&Glory (91.5 points)
2023 winner: @CMic (60 points)
2024 winner: @muffler dragon (66.5 points)
2025 winner: @tugger5000 (74 Pts)

This post will get the new picks and current standings updated each week. There will also be a post with that info near the end of the thread.

PICKS FOR WEEK 9:

Pick just one underdog team from the right column to win outright - you get nothing by picking a favorite that covers the spread. Home teams are in CAPS.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

MID TENN.……………………....2.5…..kennesaw st
jax st………………………………3.5…..NEW MEXICO ST

Thursday, Oct. 29

JAMES MADISON………….….20.5…..troy
N TEXAS…………..….………...13.5…..fla atlantic

Friday, Oct. 30

tulane…………………………….10.5…..CHARLOTTE
UCF……………………………..…1.5…..baylor
kent st………………………..….10.5…..SACRAMENTO ST

Saturday, Oct.

NC ST…….……………………..…6.5…..cal
illinois……………………………...2.5…..MARYLAND
USF…………………………………8.5…..uab
smu……………………………….10.5…..SYRACUSE
WESTERN MICH………………..13.5…..bowling green
DUKE……………………………….7.5…..bost college
notre dame….in Foxboro…..…30.5…..navy
TEXAS TECH……………………..3.5…..arizona
IOWA……………………………….3.5…..wiscy
ttun………………………………..14……..RUTGERS
OLE MISS………………………..13.5…..auburn
marshall……………………………2.5…..OLD DOMINION
GEORGIA ST………………………6.5…..coastal car
kansas st…………………………..2.5…..COLORADO
E CAROLINA………………………5.5…..temple
la tech………………………………5.5…..S ALABAMA
AIR FORCE…………………..……2.5…..uconn
LOUISVILLE……………………..22.5…..stanford
georgia……….in ATL…………..11.5…..florida
INDIANA………………………….20.5…..minny
TCU………………………………...5.5…..kansas
BYU………………………………..16.5…..ariz st
OREGON…………………………..3.5…..nw’ern
N DAKOTA ST……………………24.5…..utep
southern miss…………………….3.5…..LA MONROE
LIBERTY…………………………..13.5…..fla int’l
UTAH ST……………………………6.5…..colo st
utah…………………………………6.5…..CINCY
WAKE FOREST…………………..12.5…..virginia
new mexico……………………….14.5…..SAN JOSE ST
PENN ST…………………………….7.5…..purdue
OKLAHOMA………………………..5.5…..s carolina
UCLA……………………………….22.5…..nevada
GA SOUTHERN……………,………5.5…..app st
FLA ST……………………………….5.5…..clemson
okla st………………………………..8.5…..IOWA ST
SAN DIEGO ST……………………..2.5…..wash st
PITT…………………………………..7.5…..ga tech
miami fl……………………………..14.5…..N CAROLINA
ohio st………………………………..6.5…..USC TROJANS
TEXAS………………………..…….20.5…..miss st
mizzou……………………………….9.5…..ARKANSAS
MEMPHIS……………………………6.5…..army
NEBRASKA………………………….7.5…..washington
BOISE ST……………………………11.5…..texas st
UNLV…………………………………23.5…..northern ill
oregon st……………………………..5.5…..FRESNO ST
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Current standings:

Honor&Glory…………………40.5…..New Leader
CMic………………………..…38.5
Herb Kirkstreit……………….36
Bestbuck36…………………..36
gmen6981…………………….35.5
MD Buckeye…………………34
dozenmonkeys………………31.5
jskenick06…………………….31
Steve19……………………….30
HineyBuck……………………29.5
TDunk…………………………29
gracelhink……………………28.5
Jaxbuck………………………28.5
iambrutus…………………….28
wolves2002…………………..25.5
JohnnyCockfight………..…..25
zbuck………………………….25
WoodyWorshiper……………24.5
Zurp……………………………23.5
Mike80…………………………20
osugrad21…………………….19
buckeyemania11…………….19
buckeyboy…………………….17
Fungo Squiggly………………16.5
Wadcutter……………………..16
cincibuck…………………..….15.5
Akron-Buck………………..…15
BuckeyeNation27……………12
Bborg140………………………11.5
BB73……………………………10.5
Wingate1217………………….10.5
808 Buck……………………….8
Kevin……………………………7.5
ScriptOhio……………………..7
tugger5000………………….…6.5
brodybuck21…………….……6.5
Captain Buckeye…………….6.5
Drubuck………………………..1.5
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If you think an error has been made, please send me a PM or @BB73 in this thread.
 
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PICKS FOR WEEK 0:

Pick just one underdog team from the right column to win outright - you get nothing by picking a favorite that covers the spread. Home teams are in CAPS.

Saturday, Aug 29

tcu..…….….....in Dublin.........1.5..….n carolina
USC TROJANS…………..….38.5……san jose st
VIRGINIA……………………….5.5……n c st
N DAKOTA ST…………………6.5……jax st
E MICH…………………………9.5……sacramento st
FLA ST……………………..…31.5……new mexico st
STANFORD……………………5.5……hawai’i
UNLV……………………………5.5……memphis
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