Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – 2011 Recap

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

After being run on our own for the past few years, the 4 main participants of the 5-Star contest had done the unthinkable and all managed to end the 2010 Season with a win rate over 60% against the spread….Last year we opened up the contest to the TBFL owners and 4 more degenerates joined the fray for our first publicly documented season….After 12 Weeks of NFL action….things were looking good for a repeat of the previous season’s success….and then we hit the wall….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 15 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

3 Weeks to go for the 2011 5-Star contest and we are staggering toward the finish line….What had been a brief moment of glory with us up has been getting chipped down the last few weeks….Shawn took a stumble this week but is still leading the contest at 9-3 over the last 4 Weeks….Shannon is the next  hottest hand right now going 8-4 over that time….Burgess, Kevin, and Hunter are the only ones currently on the wrong side of .500….Full picks after the break….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 14 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Yeah, I am running a couple of days late….Zach had a science project to finish that has taken up most of my free time this week….The ½ point hook on the Patriots game was a killer this week as the 3 losses it created took us from being 14-10 winners to 11-13 losers instead….We were up $2K on the season a few weeks ago, but have now fallen to just +$640 as a group….Only 3 Weeks to go to get further up into the black….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 14 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Wow….did we ever suck last week….it was the worst week ever in the contest….fortunately we can just forget it and move on right?….Shawn is the leader right now and riding the hottest of hot streaks….after sitting at 5-7 at the end of Week 4….Shawn has run off a 20-7 tear including going 8-1 over the last 3 weeks….Shannon and Hunter have next best runs both going 6-3 over the last 3 weeks….good luck with your STIB….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 13 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Wow….Worst….Week….Ever….Vegas laughed at us all the way to the bank as we post the worst weekend in the history of running the contest….Shawn managed the perfect 3-0, Shannon and Hunter go 2-1, Miller goes 1-2…..Yeah that’s it….nobody else hit a single game….8-16 for a -$1,040….We gave back half of what the group had made so far on the year in one shot….We could have just flipped a coin for half the bankroll….Full carnage after the break….Buffalo?….Really?….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 13 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

We got back on the right track last week going 15-8-1 as a group for a +$460 to our virtual coffers….even with the wash from the head-to-head B1G TEN face-off….Hunter is on the hottest streak right now going 7-2 over the last 3 weeks….Gasper has been the most consistent going 2-1 each of the last 3 weeks….here are the free picks to take to your STIB this weekend….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 12 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Nobody took any of the Monday Night action so we have results today….Six players were rewarded with taking Houston as we went a very healthy 15-8-1 on the weekend for a +$460….In the Michigan/Ohio State battle….Riley’s Wolverines start a new clock (It has been 2 days since the Wolverines last beat the Buckeyes….) but on the all important wagering line they did not cover and Hunter runs away with the only 3-0 score on the weekend (And gets Urban Meyer to add insult to injury)….full results after the break….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 12 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Still no picks received from Kevin yet this week as Thanksgiving games loom a couple hours away….will update if I receive anything….Two NCAA games taken this week as Riley and Hunter will face-off on the outcome of the Michigan vs THE OSU game….

[edit] Kevin’s picks are in….hoping Houston does well as almost all of us took them….

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