Each week we will present the selections of some of the nation's leading handicapers
as they compete for cash prizes and handicapping acclaim. Two such contests have
attracted national notoriety. One of the contests, sponsored by the Las Vegas
Hilton, is a season-long contest with the same contestants making selections
each week against the Las Vegas pointspread.
The second contest, sponsored
by the the Stardust Race & Sports Book, is an invitational tournament
with 16 invited handicappers participating in a one-on-one elimination format that
runs for 15 weeks with just one of the 16 contestants surviving and winning the single
prize.
Contest Format -- 16 nationally prominent celebrities & handicappers
have been invited by the management of the Stardust Race & Sports Book to compete
for a winner-take-all $10,000 prize. Each week two contestants are matched against
each other in a head to head meeting with each handicapper making 7 selections against
the pointspread at the Stardust using the line at approximately 8:30 PM (the contest
airs over radio station KDWN (AM 720) at 9:00 PM and is also available for broadcast
on the Internet). One of the 7 selections is designated as a Best Bet. The winner
is determined by the handicapper having the greater winning percentage with all selections
rated equally. The Best Bet is used only as a tie breaker in the event both handicappers
have the same record on all 7 selections. Pushes are ignored (thus 5-2 would lose
to 4-1-2). The winner will be the handicapper who successfully wins a total of 4
matches with the finals to be held in week 17, December 17, 2004. The weekly contest
is held in the Race & Sports Book at the Stardust at 9:00 PM on Fridays and is
open to the public.
Brent Carter's Selections
Seattle Seahawks & New York Jets UNDER
41 (# 3 Best Bet) -- LOSER
Dallas Cowboys & Philadelphia Eagles UNDER 45 --
WINNER
Jacksonville Jaguars & Green Bay Packers UNDER 37 1/2 -- LOSER
Tampa
Bay Buccaneers & New Orleans Saints UNDER 43 1/2 (# 2 Best Bet) -- WINNER
Detroit
Lions & Minnesota Vikings UNDER 49 -- LOSER
Atlanta Falcons - 3 over Carolina
Panthers -- PUSH
BEST BET: Carolina Panthers & Atlanta Falcons UNDER 42
-- LOSER
Al McMordie's Selections
Cincinnati Bengals + 2 over
Buffalo Bills -- LOSER
Kansas City Chiefs + 1 over Denver Broncos -- WINNER
Detroit
Lions + 3 over Minnesota Vikings (# 3 Best Bet) -- WINNER
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 8 1/2 over New Orleans Saints -- LOSER
New York Jets - 6 1/2 over Seattle Seahawks
(# 2 Best Bet) -- WINNER
Arizona Cardinals + 3 over St Louis Rams -- WINNER
BEST
BET: Oakland Raiders - 2 1/2 over Tennessee Titans -- WINNER
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OPPOSING SELECTIONS IN SAME GAME #####
***** BOTH HANDICAPPERS MADE SAME SELECTION
*****
NEXT WEEK: CONGRATULATIONS to
all of this season's participants
UPCOMING MATCHES --
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That's
All Folks
for the
2004 Stardust Handicapping Invitational !!!
Roster
of This Season's 16 Contestants --
Brent Carter -- Professional Poker
Player and Sports Bettor
Papa Joe Chevalier -- Sports Talk Radio Show Host --
2 Time Stardust Champion
Steve Fezzik -- Professional Sports Handicapper &
Bettor & 2003 Stardust Runner Up
Trace Fields -- Professional Sports Handicapper
and Author
Mark Franco -- Professional Sports Handicapper
Vinnie Magliulo --
Long Time Las Vegas Oddsmaker & Sports Book Director
Dave Malinsky - Professional
Sports Handicapper
Al McMordie -- Professional Sports Handicapper
Kevin O'Neill
-- Professional Sports Handiapper -- 1 of 2 to post a Stardust 7-0 week
Mike Orkin
-- Professor of Statistics -- 1 of 2 to post a Stardust 7-0 week
Cesar Robaina
-- Professional Oddsmaker
Ted Sevransky -- Professional Sports Handicapper
Dave
Stratton -- Managing Editor for "Gaming Today" -- Defending 2003 Champion
Jimmy
Vaccaro -- Legendary Las Vegas Sports Book Director (Mirage)
Rob Veno -- Professional
Sports Handicapper
Pete White -- Professional Sports Bettor (and father of Oddsmaker
Ken White)
Results of Previous Matches
First Round
Results--
Steve Fezzik (4-3 BB-W) defeated * David Stratton (4-3 BB-L)
Jimmy
Vaccaro (6-1 BB-W) defeated Vinnie Magliulo (4-3 BB-W)
Cesar Robaina (4-2-1 BB-W)
defeated Pete White (3-4 BB-W)
Mike Orkin (5-1-1 BB-W) defeated Kevin O'Neill
(4-3 BB-W)
Brent Carter (3-4 BB-W) defeated * Dave Malinsky (3-4 BB-L)
Trace
Field (6-1 BB-W) defeated Rob Veno (5-2 BB-L)
Papa Joe Chevalier (4-3 BB-W) defeated
* Mark Franco (4-3 BB-L)
Al McMordie (4-3 BB-W) defeated * Ted Sevransky (4-3
BB-L)
Quarter Finals Round --
Brent Carter (6-1 BB-W) defeated
Trace Fields (5-2 BB-W)
Cesar Robaina (3-4 BB-L) tied Jimmy Vaccaro (3-4 BB-L)
Cesar
Robaina (4-2-1 BB-L) tied Jimmy Vaccaro (4-2-1 BB-L) in first Playoff Match
Jimmy
Vaccaro (3-4 BB-L) defeated Cesar Robaina (2-5 BB-L) in second Playoff Match
Mike
Orkin (2-4-1 BB-W) defeated Papa Joe Chevalier (2-5 BB-W)
Al McMordie (2-5 BB-L)
defeated ** Steve Fezzil (2-5 BB-L)
Semi Finals Round
Brent Carter
(4-1-2 BB-L) defeated Jimmy Vaccaro (2-4-1 BB-L)
Al McMordie (6-1 BB-W) defeated
Mike Orkin (4-3 BB-W)
The FINALS
Al McMordie (5-2 BB-W) defeated Brent
Carter (2-4-1 BB-L)
* Won as a result of Best Bet tie-breaker
**
Won as a Result of Supplemental Bet Bet tie-breakers
Through All 15 weeks
of this season's contest, the handicappers
combined to go 128 - 101 - 9 overall
for 55.9 % including Best Bets going 18 - 16 - 0 for 52.9 %
CLICK
HERE To View Matchups, Selections & Results
for Earlier Matches This Season
Contest Format -- The SuperContest is open to anyone who pays the entry
fee. Each entrant pays a $1,500 entry fee with 100% of the fees being returned
to the winners. Only the top 20 places (and ties) are paid. Historically, a 60%
winning percentage will finish in the Top Twenty. Each contestant must make five
selections each week vs. the pointspread (generally the lines at the Hilton as of
noon on Tuesdays). Each winning selection counts 1 point; a push counts 1/2 point;
losses are 0 points.
NEW ENGLAND (32) - 14 vs. San Francisco (25)
BUFFALO (75) -
8 1/2 vs. Pittsburgh (46)
BALTIMORE (64) - 10 vs. Miami (28)
Minnesota (46)
- 4 1/2 vs. WASHINGTON (94)
PHILADELPHIA (16) - 3 vs. Cincinnati (73)
CHICAGO
(37) - 3 vs. Green Bay (49)
CAROLINA (33) - 8 vs.New Orleans (106)
Detroit
(30) - 3 vs. TENNESSEE (37)
N Y Jets (106) - 3 vs. ST LOUIS (52)
HOUSTON
(50) - 11 vs. Cleveland (24)
ARIZONA (69) - 3 vs. Tampa Bay (18)
SEATTLE (49)
- 5 vs. Atlanta (17)
DENVER (37) - 8 1/2 vs. Indianapolis (36)
OAKLAND (47)
- 2 1/2 vs. Jacksonville (32)
Kansas City (61) - 3 vs. SAN DIEGO (42)
N Y GIANTS
(52) - 3 vs. Dallas (42)
Top 5 selections are in Bold type
#
in parentheses indicates contestants selecting that team
(i.e. 32 contestants
took NEW ENGLAND - 14 vs. San Francisco)
HOME TEAM shown in CAPS
*
There may be weeks when fewer than all contestants submit entries
5
Top Selections Based On Times Selected
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1
(tie) - N Y Jets (106)
1 (tie) - New Orleans (106)
3 - Washington (94)
4
- Buffalo (75)
5 - Cincinnati (73)
5 Top Selections Based On Widest
Margins
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1
- New Orleans (+ 73)
2 - Cincinnati (+ 57)
3 - N Y Jets (+ 54)
4 - Arizona
(+ 51)
5 -- Washington (+ 48)
CLICK
HERE for Previous Weeks' Consensus Selections and Results
Current Season
Result Summary Appears Below
Results Through 16 Weeks
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Currently
the 1 Leader is at 50 - 29 - 1 -- 50.5 of 80 Possible Points -- (63.13 %)
There
are 19 contestants at 48 -32-0 or better -- 48.0 of 80 Possible Points -- (60.00
%) or better
There are 23 contestants at 47- 32-1 or better -- 47.5 of 80
Possible Points -- (59.38 %) or better
(Paying Positions are 1 through 20
plus ties)
NEW ENGLAND (2) - 14 vs. San Francisco (0)
BUFFALO
(5) - 8 1/2 vs. Pittsburgh (0)
BALTIMORE (4) - 10 vs. Miami (0)
Minnesota
(7) - 4 1/2 vs. WASHINGTON (3)
PHILADELPHIA (2) - 3 vs. Cincinnati (6)
CHICAGO
(2) - 3 vs. Green Bay (6)
CAROLINA (2) - 8 vs.New Orleans (3)
Detroit
(4) - 3 vs. TENNESSEE (5)
N Y Jets (10) - 3 vs. ST LOUIS (1)
HOUSTON
(5) - 11 vs. Cleveland (1)
ARIZONA (4) - 3 vs. Tampa Bay (1)
SEATTLE (3) -
5 vs. Atlanta (0)
DENVER (1) - 8 1/2 vs. Indianapolis (1)
OAKLAND (3) - 2 1/2
vs. Jacksonville (2)
Kansas City (4) - 3 vs. SAN DIEGO (2)
N Y GIANTS (4) -
3 vs. Dallas (2)
Top 3 selections, and ties, will be shown
in Bold type
.......... Last Week Season To Date
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Overall Consensus Teams 4- 11- 1 26.7 % [2] 119 -113 - 7 51.3 %
Overall Selections 732- 922-101 44.3 % 15527-15076-941 50.7 %
Top Consensus Selection 1- 0- 0 9 - 7 - 0 56.3 %
2nd Consensus Selection 0- 1- 0 [3] 12 - 5 - 0 70.6 %
3rd Consensus Selection 0- 2- 0 [4] 7 - 10 - 0 41.2 %
Top 3 Consensus Selections 1- 3- 0 28 - 22 - 0 56.0 %
Top 5 Consensus Selections 1- 4- 0 43 - 36 - 1 54.4 %
Team With Greatest Margin 1- 0- 0 9 - 7 - 0 56.3 %
2nd Greatest Margin 0- 1- 0 8 - 8 - 0 50.0 %
3rd Greatest Margin 0- 1- 0 [1] 9 - 8 - 0 52.9 %
Top 3 Margins 1- 2- 0 26 - 23 - 0 53.1 %
Top 5 Margins 1- 3- 1 [5] 41 - 39 - 1 51.3 %
[1] In Week 4 there were two teams tied for the third largest margin
[2] In Week 5 there was one game in which both sides were selected an
equal number of times.
[3] In Week 6 there were two teams tied for the second most popular
selection.
[4] In Week 8 there were two teams tied for the third most popular
selection. In Week 16 there were two teams tied for the third
most popular selection.
[5] In Week 11 there were two teams tied for the fifth largest margin.