2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 9 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

We are the STIB’s dream…as we continue to balance the scales for another week…14-16-0 (46.7% Win Rate) makes our 3rd week in a row with JUST 14 Wins…and our 6th Week in a row losing money from the Virtual Piggybank as a group…now sitting at 128-131-11 on the season (49.4% Win rate)…there were bright spots…Hernandez went the perfect 3-0-0…He and Tim (2-1-0) move ahead of Burgess on the ladder…while Shawn and Gasper hoold their spots with 2-1-0 weekends…Huss has cemented himself to the bottom rung with his 1st 0-3-0 finish this season…Hunter went 1-2-0 on the NCAA picks including losing a 3rd straight Masterlock of the Week…now at 3-6-0 for the season…full results below…
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2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 9 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Still waiting on picks from Kevin…but posting what I have now…Panthers and Packers are the most popular with 5 Units being thrown at the game…2 bets will cancel each other out…but another Packers lay and the OVER still play it out…Giants at Bucs is the next most popular with 4 Units on the outcome…3 Units each on the Falcons and Niners…Cowboys and Eagles…and Denver laying to win…Hunter was kind enough to already lose the Lock of the Week betting on Toledo in early week action…Good Luck everyone…

**update** Kevin’s picks are in..throw another Unit on Denver and the Giants…
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2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 8 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Unlike some previous weeks…we straight up picked losing teams in Week 8…eating 5 Units on the Jets and Packers…No  perfect scores in either direction with 4 2-1-0…4 1-2-0…and 2 1-1-1 records to finish dead on 50% 14-14-2…which unfortunately means we are -$300 after the vig…For the season we are still trailing a game at 114-115-11 for a 49.8% Win Rate…Hunter misses on the Lock of the Week bringing that total down to 3-5-0 on the year…full results and the Team Season Totals below…
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2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 8 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Week 8 brings us a more scattered selection then the last couple outings…4 Units fall on the Jets & Raiders with 3 Units on the Jets themselves and 1 on the OVER…the Cardinals get 3 Units thrown their way…3 Units split on the winner and the total in the contests between the Bengals & Steelers…and the Packers & Broncos…after that we are all over the board…Hunter’s Lock of the Week is the Pittsburgh Panthers…Over the last 3 Weeks…Shawn has the best record at 5-4-0…but the best bets have been playing AGAINST Miller (7-1-1)…Hernandez (6-2-1)…or Tim (6-3-0)…Good Luck with your STIB everybody…
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2015 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 7 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

How do they do it…every week…the odds-makers entice us…and hold us at bay with ridiculous margins…that cost us…The Falcons win by only 3…5 Units lost on 1 point…Ravens lose by 8…another Unit lost to a ½ point…the result is 14-16-0 for Week 7…the 46.7% Win Rate makes our 4th losing weekend in a row as a group…now at 100-101-9 on the season (49.8% Win Rate)…Gasper was the sole 3-0-0 with Miller as the sole 0-3-0…Shawn…Shannon…& Burgess manage 2-1-0 with everyone else falling to 1-2-0…there was a lot of movement on the bottom of the ladder with Gasper and Burgesss climbing up…and Kevin and Hernandez falling back…Hunter loses the Utah lock…with the LOTW now sitting at 3-4 on the year…full results are below…with a BONUS section on individual wager success on the season…
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2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 7 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Still have not heard from Kevin…but throwing up the other picks now…will update when I get them…

Updated:
We found Kevin…so all the picks are in now…and still before Kickoff…Lots of action on just a few games again….Boom or Bust time…5 Units being wagered on the Titans being a doormat and not a speed bump for Devonta Freeman is the biggest play…after that it is a 3-way tie of 3 Unit wagers on the Bills…Dolphins…and Panthers to all cover by 3 or 4…the best plays over the last 3 Weeks have been to bet AGAINST Gasper (7-2-0)…Hernandez or Miller (6-2-1)…or play WITH Shannon (5-3-1)…Shawn or Hunter (5-4-0)…Hunter’s NCAA Master Lock of the Week (3-3-0) is Utah…2nd try on them this season…Good Luck with your STIB everybody…
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2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 6 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

OOooo those sneaky line makers…Broncos miss the cover by 1…Patriots miss the cover by ½…and the Bears PUSH…6 Units and the vig lost on those 3 lines is the difference between the BLACK and the RED in Week 6 as we finish 13-14-3…a 48.2% Win Rate…Hunter had the only Perfect Ticket nailing all 3 NCAA picks and the Lock of the Week…Shawn and Tim made headway finishing 2-1-0…Shannon…Hernandez…and Burgess spin their wheels at 1-1-1…and everyone else slipped back…full results are below…
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2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 6 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Statistically Speaking will be very late this week…no time to work on it…and have another event to attend tonight…but we get an early dose of the 5-Star Picks…Similar to Week 5 (ugh…) we dump a lot of units on multiple outcomes in only a few games…5 Units in total will go on the Patriots & Colts with 3 on the Cover and 2 on the OVER…4 Units on the Texans & Jaguars with 2 on the Jags to Upset and 2 on the OVER…3 Straight Up plays on the Broncos…3 on the Bears & Lions with the Bears upset and the OVER…and 3 on the Panthers & Seahawks…with a head-2-head play between Burgess and Huss…Shannon is the hottest play over the last 3 Weeks at 6-3-0…or playing against Gasper…Hernandez…and Huss which gave the same result…Hunter’s NCAA Lock of the Week is the Golden Domers hosting the Coachless Trojans…Good Luck with your STIB…and Protect Your Unit…
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2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 5 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Wow…running so late this week…OK…Week 5…ugh…no wonder I put this off…7-21-2 is only a 25% Win Rate…and took $1,700 out of the Virtual Piggybank…and the losses…3 Hits on the Bills missing the cover by 1½…2 Hits on the Falcons missing by 1…and a ½ point miss on the Monday Night Over…Hernandez was the ‘Lucky’ owner of all 3 plays…Hunter’s NCAA picks experienced the same 0-3 result with back door covers on the Cougars and Utes…Kevin had the only positive outcome going 2-1-0…Lets just move along and look forward to Week 6…but if you must look…the full results are below…
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2015 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 5 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest

“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Getting these up before kickoff on Thursday…so not too much analysis…Lots of Units being wagered on different parts of the same games…5 Units is the most on the Bills & Titans between the Favorite and the OVER…Similar situations for Redskins & Falcons…Steelers & Chargers…and Patriots & Cowboys with 4 Units being split on each…Hunter has some interesting NCAA picks with his Week 5 Lock going to the Utes…Good Luck with your STIB everybody…
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