Barclays Premier League Pick Em

Mid-Atlantic Fan · May 10, 2016, 03:21:37 PM

Week 38

West Ham 0 - Man Utd 2
Norwich 1 - Watford 1
Sunderland 2 - Everton 1
Liverpool 3 - Chelsea 0
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Arsenal 4 - Aston Villa 2
Chelsea 1 - Leicester 2
Everton 1 - Norwich 1
Man Utd 1 - Bournemouth 1
Newcastle 2 - Spurs 2
Southampton 3 - Crystal Palace 4
Stoke 2 - West Ham 2
Swansea 0 - Man City 1 GOW
Watford 1 - Sunderland 2
West Brom 1 - Liverpool 2

Jump4Joy · May 10, 2016, 04:53:38 PM

I have not looked at scores today. Really!
Got it recorded for later. Forgot to post.
Do with this what you will; I understand.

Week 38

West Ham 1 - Man Utd 2
Norwich 1 - Watford 2
Sunderland 2 - Everton 1
Liverpool 2 - Chelsea 2
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Arsenal 3 - Aston Villa 0
Chelsea 1 - Leicester 2
Everton 2 - Norwich 0
Man Utd 2 - Bournemouth 0
Newcastle 1 - Spurs 3
Southampton 2 - Crystal Palace 1
Stoke 1 - West Ham 2
Swansea 1 - Man City 2 GOW
Watford 1 - Sunderland 1
West Brom 0 - Liverpool 3

Off Pitch · May 12, 2016, 09:59:00 AM

unofficial STANDINGS AFTER GAMEWEEK 37.5

Wks Played Correct Scores GOW TOT Avg/wk
Off Pitch (5) 37 175 37 7 293 7.9
FourMoreYears (5.5) 37 172 34 9 283 7.6
Jump4Joy (3) 37 166 32 7 269 7.2
lastguyoffbench (5) 37 165 31 9 267 7.2
Saint of Old (3) 37 157 32 7 260 7.0
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FCGrizzliesGrad (3.5) 37 157 26 10 245 6.6
GoldenFan (2.5) 36 160 19 8 225 6.2
Mid-Atlantic (2) 32 119 26 9 208 6.5
NJrex (3.5) 25 96 24 5 178 7.0
MrRight (3) 25 81 16 7 136 5.4
firstplaceloser 13 47 9 2 76 5.8
blooter (1) 9 35 9 2 64 7.1

Standings heading into the final weekend. Ten games scheduled for Sunday at 10am, so there are still 41 possible points up for grabs. Participants below the line have been mathematically eliminated.

1 point for each correct result
1 bonus point for GOW
3 bonus points for correct score

lastguyoffthebench · May 12, 2016, 10:26:53 AM

For the last few weeks, I've been fading Off Pitch and FourMoreYears.... bad strategy:

Week 38

West Ham 2 - Man Utd 1
Norwich 1 - Watford 2
Sunderland 1 - Everton 1
Liverpool 1 - Chelsea 2
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Arsenal 2 - Aston Villa 0
Chelsea 1 - Leicester 1
Everton 1 - Norwich 0
Man Utd 2 - Bournemouth 1
Newcastle 1 - Spurs 1
Southampton 2 - Crystal Palace 1
Stoke 0 - West Ham 2
Swansea 0 - Man City 2 GOW
Watford 1 - Sunderland 1
West Brom 0 - Liverpool 2

Golden_Fan · May 13, 2016, 12:53:51 PM

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Arsenal 3 - Aston Villa 0
Chelsea 2 - Leicester 2
Everton 1 - Norwich 0
Man Utd 1 - Bournemouth 1
Newcastle 1 - Spurs 2
Southampton 3 - Crystal Palace 1
Stoke 1 - West Ham 2
Swansea 2 - Man City 2 GOW
Watford 2 - Sunderland 1
West Brom 0 - Liverpool 1

Saint of Old · May 13, 2016, 04:23:50 PM

Arsenal 2 - Aston Villa 0
Chelsea 1 - Leicester 2
Everton 2 - Norwich 0
Man Utd 1 - Bournemouth 2
Newcastle 2 - Spurs 1
Southampton 1 - Crystal Palace 2
Stoke 1 - West Ham 0
Swansea 2 - Man City 2 GOW
Watford 3 - Sunderland 1
West Brom 0 - Liverpool 2

FCGrizzliesGrad · May 13, 2016, 07:38:14 PM

Arsenal 2 - Aston Villa 0
Chelsea 1 - Leicester 2
Everton 2 - Norwich 0
Man Utd 2 - Bournemouth 0
Newcastle 1 - Spurs 1
Southampton 2 - Crystal Palace 1
Stoke 1 - West Ham 3
Swansea 2 - Man City 1 GOW
Watford 1 - Sunderland 3
West Brom 1 - Liverpool 2

Off Pitch · May 17, 2016, 06:59:08 PM

unofficial FINAL STANDINGS

Wks Played Correct Scores GOW TOT Avg/wk
Off Pitch (5) 38 180 38 7 301 7.9
FourMoreYears (5.5) 38 177 34 9 288 7.6
lastguyoffbench (5) 38 171 32 9 276 7.3
Jump4Joy (3) 38 171 32 7 274 7.2
Saint of Old (3) 38 162 32 8 266 7.0
FCGrizzliesGrad (3.5) 38 162 26 10 250 6.6
GoldenFan (2.5) 37 165 19 9 231 6.2
Mid-Atlantic (2) 33 120 26 9 209 6.3
NJrex (4.5) 26 102 26 5 190 7.3
MrRight (3) 25 81 16 7 136 5.4
firstplaceloser 13 47 9 2 76 5.8
blooter (1) 9 35 9 2 64 7.1

NJrexSoccer03 wins the week with 12 points (6 correct picks and 2 correct scores).

New champion is Off Pitch who was last year's runner-up
FourMoreYears finishes 2nd and is Rookie of the Year and also had the most weekly wins.
lastguyoffthebench improves on last year's 5th place performance moving up to 3rd.
Defending champ Jump4Joy slips to 4th.
Saint of Old wins Most Improved with a solid 5th.
NJrexSoccer03 coulda been a contender scoring consistently well, but only participating 26 weeks
Golden_Fan was competitive picking game results but was inexplicably woeful at picking scores.

Official final results are pending an audit and review by Arthur Anderson, however they are not returning any of my calls.

Thanks to all for participating. Anxiously awaiting September 1 and the start of the real season.

FCGrizzliesGrad · May 17, 2016, 08:57:04 PM

Quote from: Off Pitch on May 17, 2016, 06:59:08 PM

New champion is Off Pitch who was last year's runner-up
FourMoreYears finishes 2nd and is Rookie of the Year and also had the most weekly wins.
lastguyoffthebench improves on last year's 5th place performance moving up to 3rd.
Defending champ Jump4Joy slips to 4th.
Saint of Old wins Most Improved with a solid 5th.
NJrexSoccer03 coulda been a contender scoring consistently well, but only participating 26 weeks
Golden_Fan was competitive picking game results but was inexplicably woeful at picking scores.

All those comments about people and nothing about the only person who managed to hit double digits on game of the week picks?

Maybe you didn't notice because I was just slightly off the leader's pace

NJrexSoccer03 · May 18, 2016, 08:26:30 AM

Quote from: Off Pitch on May 17, 2016, 06:59:08 PM
unofficial FINAL STANDINGS

Wks Played Correct Scores GOW TOT Avg/wk
Off Pitch (5) 38 180 38 7 301 7.9
FourMoreYears (5.5) 38 177 34 9 288 7.6
lastguyoffbench (5) 38 171 32 9 276 7.3
Jump4Joy (3) 38 171 32 7 274 7.2
Saint of Old (3) 38 162 32 8 266 7.0
FCGrizzliesGrad (3.5) 38 162 26 10 250 6.6
GoldenFan (2.5) 37 165 19 9 231 6.2
Mid-Atlantic (2) 33 120 26 9 209 6.3
NJrex (4.5) 26 102 26 5 190 7.3
MrRight (3) 25 81 16 7 136 5.4
firstplaceloser 13 47 9 2 76 5.8
blooter (1) 9 35 9 2 64 7.1

NJrexSoccer03 wins the week with 12 points (6 correct picks and 2 correct scores).

New champion is Off Pitch who was last year's runner-up
FourMoreYears finishes 2nd and is Rookie of the Year and also had the most weekly wins.
lastguyoffthebench improves on last year's 5th place performance moving up to 3rd.
Defending champ Jump4Joy slips to 4th.
Saint of Old wins Most Improved with a solid 5th.
NJrexSoccer03 coulda been a contender scoring consistently well, but only participating 26 weeks
Golden_Fan was competitive picking game results but was inexplicably woeful at picking scores.

Official final results are pending an audit and review by Arthur Anderson, however they are not returning any of my calls.

Thanks to all for participating. Anxiously awaiting September 1 and the start of the real season.

Thanks for doing this Off Pitch! Excellent Job!

FourMoreYears · May 18, 2016, 09:47:26 AM

I'm so Spursy.

Thanks to OffPitch for taking charge and providing a fun season.
And congratulations on the title ... well-deserved.

Saint of Old · May 20, 2016, 10:12:20 AM

Yes.
Great job OffPitch.

Nothing better than matching wits with my fellow have beens all season long!
We still thrive on that competition don't we

?

Jump4Joy · May 21, 2016, 12:08:10 AM

Thanks, Folks. Always fun.

lastguyoffthebench · June 03, 2016, 11:59:33 AM

COPA America....

Group A: Colombia, USA
Group B: Brazil, Ecuador
Group C: Mexico, Uruguay
Group D: Argentina, Chile

Colombia over Ecuador
Argentina over Uruguay
Brazil over USA
Chile over Mexico

Argentina over Colombia
Brazil over Chile

FINAL
Brazil over Argentina 2-1

THIRD PLACE
Chile over Colombia

EURO PICKS TO COME SOON... Leaning on England making a run. Belgium would be in better shape if they were to finish 2nd in Group E behind Italy (1st GROUP E would have to go through Germany and France just to reach the FINALS)

jknezek · June 03, 2016, 12:29:44 PM

You are putting a lot of faith in a Brazil team without Neymar. I think Brazil is focused on winning the Olympics, the only major soccer tournament they haven't won. I don't think they will make the finals in the Copa, let alone win it. Argentina with a half focused Messi might be interesting also, though I think that matters less. I think Mexico does well. They are strong and will have favorable crowd support. I'll take them over Chile and Brazil. Argentina vs Mexico final. Argentina wins 2-1. Brazil vs Columbia third place with Columbia winning as Brazil simply doesn't care.

I'm also unsure the U.S. makes it out of the Group Stage. I could see Costa Rica taking second place in the group. Wouldn't matter in the scheme of the tournament as I don't think either beats Brazil, but it would be disastrous for the U.S. and probably enough to force JK out.