Golden Nugget $1500 Friday Football Showdown

[QUOTE=ComptrBob;58845]If TB covers, Frank advances by winning his next to last bet (Missouri - 14) where Fezzik lost his next to last bet (Wyoming +10).[/QUOTE] WOW, unbelievable, congrats to FrankB

Friday, Nov. 15 (4) Scott Pritchard 1) Georgia-Auburn over 63 2) Georgia State +21.5 3) Oregon State-Arizona State under 64.5 4) Nevada +7 5) Mississippi State +24 6) Buccaneers +1.5 Best Bet) Patriots +3 (5) Scott Kellen 1) Bills -1 2) Browns-Bengals under 42 3) Buccaneers +1.5 4) Chargers -1.5 5) Redskins +4.5 6) Redskins-Eagles over 53 Best Bet) Patriots-Panthers under 46 Friday, Nov. 22 (1) Richie Baccellieri 6-1 vs. (8) Paul Stone 3-4 ODDS by GOLDEN NUGGET SPORTS BOOK NOV. 1: Kenny White -140/Ron Boyles +120 NOV. 8: Steve Fezzik -140/Frank Betti +120 NOV. 15: Scott Pritchard -110/Scott Kellen -110 NOV. 22: Richie Baccellieri -220/Paul Stone +190 ODDS TO WIN IT ALL: Richie Baccellieri 3/1 Steve Fezzik 4/1 Kenny White 9/2 Ron Boyles 7/1 Frank Betti 7/1 Scott Pritchard 10/1 Scott Kellen 10/1 Paul Stone 15/1 THESE ODDS ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND SHALL NOT BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR ANY WAGER

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL FRIDAY FOOTBALL SHOWDOWN Presented by the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Golden Nugget sports book Each Friday throughout the football season, two handicappers go head to head in a bracket contest. Sixteen contestants were invited to enter for $1,500 each. The Golden Nugget added $1,000 to the prize pool for a total of $25,000. Each handicapper makes seven selections against the spread, from all college and NFL sides and totals posted on the Golden Nugget board at noon Friday. The seventh selection is designated as the Best Bet for tiebreaking purposes. Week 12 picks, Nov. 22 Richie Baccellieri (RichieBwins.com) 1) New Mexico State-Florida Atlantic over 55.5 2) Minnesota +16.5 3) UCLA +2.5 4) Patriots +2.5 5) Cincinnati +3 6) Oklahoma State +9.5 Best Bet) Cowboys +2.5 ==== Paul Stone (VegasSportsAuthority.com) 1) Mississippi +2.5 2) Pittsburgh-Syracuse under 49.5 3) Navy +2 4) Oklahoma State +9.5 5) Michigan-Iowa under 46 6) UMass-Central Michigan under 46.5 Best Bet) Boise State-San Diego State over 57.5

Paul went 6-1 in college ball and locked out Richie with the tie-breaker so Sundays NFL does not matter. Paul advances. The Final Four is complete and it looks like the pairings are: Paul Stone vs Ron Boyles Scott Pritchard vs Frank Betti The schedule gets determined soon with Nov 29 and Dec 6 being the contest dates. Finals are then Dec 12. Good job Paul and best of luck next round.

Frank: Thanks for the kudos & good luck to you as well. Paul

Betti appears to be a huge odds on favorite in the FINAL FOUR, guessing the GN will list him at around 2-5 to win it all with their imaginary lines this coming week. -FH-

Frank's up today. If you're in Vegas, check it out at 2 pm, broadcast live at on ESPN radio 1100 AM or 98.9 FM.

Here are the picks for this weeks Golden Nugget contest. Frank is 0-2 and Scott is 2-2 after the college games. Frank Betti 1) Bears-Vikings over 49.5 2) Virginaia Tech-Virginia over 42 3) Chiefs +5.5 4) Alabama -10.5 5) Bills -3 6) Eagles -3 Best Bet) Cardinals-Eagles under 48.5 Scott Pritchard 1) Georgia State +8 2) Utah State -23 3) Maryland-NC State under 51 4) Texans +7.5 5) South Florida +27.5 (W) 6) Saints-Seahawks under 47.5 Best Bet) Buccaneers +8.5

It is Scott Pritchard vs Paul Stone in the Finals. The selections extend all the way to early January with Stone using both the side and the total in the BCS Title game. Good luck to Paul and Scott. FINALS Friday, Dec. 13 (1) Scott Pritchard 1) Maryland +3 2) Army-Navy under 52 (W) 3) Titans +3 (P) 4) Giants +7 (L) 5) Brigham Young +3.5 6) Syracuse +4.5 Best Bet) Oregon State -2.5 (2) Paul Stone 1) Oregon State -2.5 2) Clemson +2.5 3) UCLA -7 4) Army-Navy under 52 (W) 5) Washington State -4 6) Auburn +9 Best Bet) Auburn-Florida State over 66

Looks like Paul can wrap this up Fri night with a Clemson cover. Scott is in the clubhouse with a 3-3-1 record and Paul is 3-1 with 3 shots left to get the clincher. Clemson +2.5 tonight or either the Auburn side or the OV in the BCS title game.