...when you've got The Second Annual Graziano Brothers College Bowl Game Point Spread Bonanza? (A gloriously complex pool in which contestants pick all 34 college bowl games against the spread and can earn bonus points for practically anything.)

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Final Lines Set

Gentlemen,

Each of you should have received an e-mail from me today that includes a list of all 34 bowl games and their betting lines. As that e-mail details, all picks (including LOCKS and SUPER-LOCKS) are due by 11 am EST next Saturday, Dec. 20. Here's the list of the games and lines. Happy picking.

EagleBank Bowl: Wake Forest (-3) Navy
New Mexico Bowl: Fresno State (-3) Colorado State
Magicjack St. Petersburg Bowl: South Florida (-12.5) Memphis
Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona (-3) BYU
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Troy (-4) Southern Miss
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
: TCU (-2.5) Boise State
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii (-1.5) Notre Dame
Motor City Bowl: Central Michigan (-6.5) Florida Atlantic
Meineke Car Care Bowl: North Carolina (-1) West Virginia
Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State (-4.5) Wisconsin
Emerald Bowl: California (-7) Miami
Independence Bowl: Northern Illinois (-1.5) Louisiana Tech
Papajohns.com Bowl: Rutgers (-7) North Carolina State
Valero Alamo Bowl: Missouri (-13) Northwestern
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl: Nevada (-1) Maryland
Texas Bowl: Rice (-3) Western Michigan
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl: Oklahoma State (-3) Oregon
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl: Houston (2.5) Air Force
Brut Sun Bowl: Oregon State (-3) Pittsburgh
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl: Boston College (-3.5) Vanderbilt
Insight Bowl: Kansas (-10) Minnesota
Chick-fil A Bowl: Georgia Tech (-4) LSU
Outback Bowl: Iowa (-3.5) South Carolina
Capital One Bowl: Georgia (-7.5) Michigan State
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl: Clemson (-2.5) Nebraska
Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi: USC (-10) Penn State
FedEx Orange Bowl: Cincinnati (-1.5) Virginia Tech
AT&T Cotton Bowl: Texas Tech (-5.5) Ole Miss
AutoZone Liberty Bowl: East Carolina (-2) Kentucky
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Alabama (-10.5) Utah
International Bowl: Connecticut (-4) Buffalo
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Texas (-9.5) Ohio State
GMAC Bowl: Ball State (-2.5) Tulsa
FedEx BCS National Championship Game: Florida (-3) Oklahoma

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Scoring Rules

BASIC SCORING RULES

-Games held between Dec. 20 and Dec. 21: 1 point each (5 bowls)

-Games held between Dec. 23 and Dec. 28: 2 points each (7 bowls)

-Games held between Dec. 29 and Dec. 30: 3 points each (5 bowls)

-Games held on Dec. 31: 4 points each (5 bowls)

-Games held between Jan. 1 and Jan. 2: 5 points each (8 bowls)

-Game held on Jan. 3: 2 points (1 bowl)

-Game held on Jan. 5: 5 points (1 bowl)

-Game held on Jan. 6: 2 points (1 bowl)

-Game held on Jan. 8: 7 points (1 bowl)


LOCKS AND SUPER LOCKS

Each player shall designate one of his 34 picks as a “Lock” and another as a “Super Lock.” Should a player correctly pick either or both of those games, against the point spread, he would be awarded bonus points as follows:

-“Lock” game: 5 bonus points

-“Super Lock” game: 10 bonus points

These bonuses pertain no matter how many points you receive for the game under the basic scoring rules. For example, if your “Lock” game is the Pioneer Las Vegas Bowl, a 1-point game, and you pick it correctly, you will receive 6 points – 1 under the basic scoring rules and an additional 5 because you designated it as your “Lock.” If your “Lock” game is the FedEx Orange Bowl, a 5-point game, and you pick it correctly, you will receive 10 points – 5 under the basic scoring rules and an addition 5 because you designated it as your “Lock.”


ADDITIONAL BONUS POINTS

In addition to the basic scoring rules and the Lock/Super Lock points, a player may earn bonus points for picking many different combinations of games. These combo bonuses, which range from three points to twelve points depending on the number of games included in the combo, are detailed under the BONUSES tab above.

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