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Ultimate Race winner credits old-school handicapping
By COVERS.COM STAFF
Jefferson Macrum (Jeffersonsports) has just completed the race of his life.
The native of Texas and avid sports bettor just beat over 7,300 other handicappers in a race to 200 wins, picking games against the spread and over/under in Covers Contests’ Ultimate Race.
Those winning ways earned him the Grand Prize trip to Las Vegas. But with Macrum already setting up shop in the gambling capital, the good folks at Covers Contests offered him the cash equivalent, estimated to be worth $5,000.
Macrum, who finished his march to 200 wins with correct plays on Washington's 4-0 win over Florida and Over 192.5 in Indiana’s 104-99 win over Utah Tuesday, posted a record of 200-122-6 over a near four month span – winning better than 62 percent of his picks.
He credits his incredible handicapping streak to good ‘ole fashion homework, sitting down and watching as many games as possible each night, taking notes along the way.
“Just a pen and a big spiral notebook,” Macrum said in an email to Covers.com. “I'll try to look at the layers of the matchup that lies underneath the obvious.”
During his run to 200, Macrum excelled in numerous sports, posting a 20-8 record in NFL, a 16-3-2 mark in college football, and a 47-19-1 finish in NHL action. He admits that he doesn’t have one particular strength when it comes to selecting winners.
“As soon as I say one sport is my best, I'll do better in another,” he said. “NFL and college football are strong but with the amount of NBA that is played, I would say NBA overall”.
Macrum has been a Covers.com member for several years, relying the matchup pages and local team news when handicapping his picks. However, he had never seriously taken part in any of the contests offered by Covers.com until this fall.
“I saw the email about the Ultimate Race and wanted to try it,” he said. “It is definitely the most grinding contest of sports handicapping I have ever seen.”
While Macrum has crossed the finish line, there are still a ton of cash and prizes up for grabs. Heading into Wednesday, Covers member ciarajo is in second place with a record of 194-132-6 and pamboo is close behind at 193-135-4, battling for $1,000 and $500.
The top 25 finishers all receive prizes, so don’t stop capping until you reach 200.
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November 2011
Date Sport Game Score Pick Result 11/17/11 NFL N.Y. Jets 13 Under 40 WON
Denver 17 NHL Colorado 0 Under 5.5 WON
Minnesota 1 NCAAF North Carolina 21 North Carolina +9 WON
Virginia Tech 24 NCAAB Southern Mississippi 52 Southern Mississippi +1.5 LOSS
Denver 59 11/18/11 NHL Buffalo 1 Under 5.5 WON
Carolina 0 NCAAF Oklahoma State 31 Over 69 LOSS
Iowa State 37 NCAAB Lehigh 82 Lehigh -2.5 WON
William & Mary 57 NCAAB Mississippi St. 67 Mississippi St. +5.5 WON
Arizona 57 11/19/11 NHL Chicago 2 Under 5.5 LOSS
Edmonton 9 NCAAF Vanderbilt 21 Tennessee +1 WON
Tennessee 27 NCAAB Southern Illinois 57 Under 127 WON
Northeastern 64 NCAAB George Mason 75 Florida Atlantic -3 WON
Florida Atlantic 80 11/20/11 NFL Buffalo 8 Miami -3 WON
Miami 35 NHL Toronto 2 Over 5.5 LOSS
Carolina 3 NCAAB Morgan St. 55 UNLV -18 WON
UNLV 92 NCAAB Belmont 87 Belmont -6 LOSS
Middle Tennessee St. 84 11/21/11 NFL Kansas City 3 New England -16.5 WON
New England 34 NHL Boston 1 Under 5.5 WON
Montreal 0 NCAAB Notre Dame 58 Missouri -4 WON
Missouri 87 NCAAB Georgetown 63 Kansas -5.5 LOSS
Kansas 67 11/22/11 NHL Toronto 7 Tampa Bay -145 LOSS
Tampa Bay 1 NCAAB Yale 62 Yale +10 LOSS
Seton Hall 73 NCAAB Notre Dame 57 Notre Dame -4.5 LOSS
Georgia 61 NCAAB California 53 California +1 LOSS
Missouri 92 11/23/11 NHL Vancouver 3 Vancouver -132 WON
Colorado 0 NCAAB San Diego St. 61 San Diego St. +6 WON
Arizona 57 NCAAB Loyola Marymount 79 Idaho State +1.5 LOSS
Idaho State 76 NCAAB Murray St. 64 Alaska - Anchorage +13.5 WON
Alaska - Anchorage 62 11/24/11 NFL Miami 19 Miami +7 WON
Dallas 20 NCAAF Texas 27 Over 53 LOSS
Texas A&M 25 NCAAB Boston College 51 Under 125.5 WON
Saint Louis 62 NCAAB Arizona St. 44 Fairfield -4.5 WON
Fairfield 55 11/25/11 NHL NY Rangers 6 Under 5.5 LOSS
Washington 3 NCAAF Arkansas 17 Louisiana State -12 WON
Louisiana State 41 NCAAB Green Bay 42 Under 116 WON
Virginia 68 NCAAB Saint Louis 80 Saint Louis -1 WON
Villanova 68 11/26/11 NHL Nashville 1 Under 5.5 WON
Detroit 4 NCAAF Texas Tech 42 Baylor -13 WON
Baylor 66 NCAAB Middle Tennessee St. 90 Austin Peay -1.5 LOSS
Austin Peay 70 NCAAB Central Florida 49 Harvard -4.5 WON
Harvard 59 11/27/11 NFL Washington 23 Washington +3 WON
Seattle 17 NHL St. Louis 2 Under 5.5 WON
Columbus 1 NCAAB St. Bonaventure 64 St. Bonaventure +7 LOSS
Virginia Tech 73 11/28/11 NFL N.Y. Giants 24 New Orleans -7.5 WON
New Orleans 49 NHL Tampa Bay 1 Under 5.5 WON
Minnesota 3 NCAAB Akron 56 Under 136 WON
West Virginia 77 NCAAB Long Beach St. 66 Louisville -11 WON
Louisville 79 11/29/11 NHL Phoenix 4 Under 5.5 WON
Chicago 1 NCAAB Northwestern 76 Georgia Tech -3 LOSS
Georgia Tech 60 NCAAB Illinois 71 Maryland +4.5 LOSS
Maryland 62 NCAAB Duke 63 Ohio St. -7.5 WON
Ohio St. 85 11/30/11 NHL Montreal 1 Under 5.5 WON
Anaheim 4 NCAAB Rhode Island 56 Brown +4 WON
Brown 65 NCAAB Virginia Tech 55 Minnesota -3 PUSH
Minnesota 58 NCAAB Ohio 70 Ohio +7 WON
Marshall 68
December 2011
Date Sport Game Score Pick Result 12/01/11 NFL Philadelphia 14 Seattle +3 WON
Seattle 31 NHL Florida 1 Los Angeles -145 WON
Los Angeles 2 NCAAB St. John's 59 Kentucky -24 LOSS
Kentucky 81 NCAAB Mississippi 70 Mississippi +1 WON
DePaul 68 12/02/11 NHL Columbus 3 Edmonton -145 WON
Edmonton 6 NCAAF Ohio 20 Ohio +3.5 WON
Northern Illinois 23 NCAAB Florida 68 Florida +6.5 WON
Syracuse 72 NCAAB Iona 69 Over 168 LOSS
Canisius 57 12/03/11 NHL Buffalo 3 Under 5.5 WON
Nashville 2 NCAAF Virginia Tech 10 Clemson +6.5 WON
Clemson 38 NCAAB North Carolina 72 Kentucky -6.5 LOSS
Kentucky 73 NCAAB San Diego 79 San Diego +2.5 LOSS
UC Irvine 99 12/04/11 NFL Atlanta 10 Houston +1 WON
Houston 17 NHL Minnesota 5 Under 5.5 LOSS
Anaheim 3 NCAAB N.C. State 72 Stanford -9 LOSS
Stanford 76 NCAAB Baylor 69 Baylor +3 WON
Northwestern 41 12/05/11 NFL San Diego 38 San Diego -3 WON
Jacksonville 14 NHL Phoenix 4 Chicago -149 LOSS
Chicago 3 NCAAB Elon University 80 NC-Greensboro +1 LOSS
NC-Greensboro 72 NCAAB St. John's 63 Detroit 0 WON
Detroit 69 12/06/11 NHL New Jersey 3 Under 5.5 WON
Toronto 2 NCAAB Tulane 50 Wofford +1 WON
Wofford 61 NCAAB Washington 77 Washington +7.5 WON
Marquette 79 NCAAB Memphis 71 Miami - Florida -2 LOSS
Miami - Florida 54 12/07/11 NCAAB Wichita St. 77 Tulsa +3 LOSS
Tulsa 67 NCAAB Middle Tennessee St. 56 UAB +4 WON
UAB 66 NCAAB St. Bonaventure 43 St. Bonaventure +12 WON
Illinois 48 NCAAB Xavier 73 Butler +5 LOSS
Butler 61 12/08/11 NFL Cleveland 3 Under 40 WON
Pittsburgh 14 NHL Minnesota 4 Los Angeles -148 LOSS
Los Angeles 2 NCAAB Western Michigan 81 Western Michigan +5 LOSS
Detroit 92 NCAAB West Virginia 85 West Virginia +4.5 WON
Kansas St. 80 12/09/11 NHL Carolina 2 Winnipeg -147 WON
Winnipeg 4 NCAAB Rider 69 Over 153.5 WON
Florida 90 NCAAB Iowa 76 Iowa +8.5 LOSS
Iowa St. 86 NCAAB Wyoming 65 Colorado -4.5 LOSS
Colorado 54 12/10/11 NHL NY Rangers 4 Under 5.5 WON
Buffalo 1 NCAAB Washington 80 Washington +8 WON
Duke 86 NCAAB Clemson 47 Clemson +5 LOSS
Arizona 63 NCAAB Miami - Florida 66 Miami - Florida +6 LOSS
West Virginia 77 12/11/11 NFL New Orleans 22 New Orleans -3.5 WON
Tennessee 17 NFL N.Y. Giants 37 Dallas -4.5 LOSS
Dallas 34 NHL San Jose 2 Chicago -132 WON
Chicago 3 NCAAB Southern Illinois 43 Southern Illinois +7.5 LOSS
Western Michigan 54 12/12/11 NFL St. Louis 13 Seattle -9.5 WON
Seattle 30 NHL New Jersey 5 Under 5.5 LOSS
Tampa Bay 4 NCAAB Oral Roberts 58 Oral Roberts -8 LOSS
Arkansas-Little Rock 55 NCAAB Portland St. 70 Portland St. +13 WON
Oregon 79 12/13/11 NHL Minnesota 1 Under 5.5 WON
Winnipeg 2 NCAAB Drexel 71 Under 130.5 WON
Niagara 58 NCAAB Wisconsin 60 Under 113 LOSS
Wis.-Milwaukee 54 NCAAB UC Irvine 48 UC Irvine +14.5 WON
Wyoming 58 12/14/11 NHL Chicago 4 Chicago -143 WON
Minnesota 3 NCAAB Cincinnati 78 Under 111.5 LOSS
Wright St. 58 NCAAB Louisiana-Lafayette 54 Louisiana-Lafayette +12.5 WON
Mississippi 66 NCAAB Tennessee 65 Tennessee +2 LOSS
Charleston 71 12/15/11 NFL Jacksonville 14 Under 41.5 LOSS
Atlanta 41 NHL Edmonton 2 Over 5 WON
Phoenix 4 NCAAB Bradley 67 Over 127 WON
George Washington 66 NCAAB UC Irvine 59 Over 134.5 LOSS
Louisiana State 66 12/16/11 NHL Dallas 3 New Jersey -144 WON
New Jersey 6 NCAAB East Carolina 71 Over 140.5 LOSS
NC-Greensboro 62 NCAAB UC Santa Barbara 80 Washington -8 LOSS
Washington 87 Under 153 LOSS 12/17/11 NFL Dallas 31 Dallas -7 WON
Tampa Bay 15 NHL NY Islanders 2 Under 5.5 WON
Minnesota 1 NCAAF Utah State 23 Ohio +1.5 WON
Ohio 24 NCAAB Mississippi St. 80 Detroit +2.5 LOSS
Detroit 75 12/18/11 NFL Detroit 28 Detroit -3 LOSS
Oakland 27 NFL Cleveland 17 Cleveland +6 WON
Arizona 20 NCAAB Yale 68 Yale -2.5 WON
Rhode Island 65 NCAAB IUPU - Ft. Wayne 82 IUPU - Ft. Wayne -4.5 WON
Tenn-Martin 76 12/19/11 NBA L.A. Clippers 114 Over 197 WON
L.A. Lakers 95 NHL Philadelphia 2 Over 5.5 LOSS
Colorado 3 NCAAB Wyoming 46 Under 114 WON
Denver 57 NCAAB UC Santa Barbara 50 UC Santa Barbara +9.5 LOSS
California 70 12/20/11 NBA Phoenix 110 Over 208 WON
Denver 127 NBA Golden State 91 Over 203.5 LOSS
Sacramento 95 NHL Nashville 1 Under 5.5 WON
Washington 4 NCAAB Buffalo 78 Over 146.5 WON
Brigham Young 93 12/21/11 NBA Houston 95 Over 185.5 WON
San Antonio 97 NHL St. Louis 2 St. Louis -144 LOSS
Colorado 3 NCAAB Central Florida 60 Louisiana-Lafayette +1 WON
Louisiana-Lafayette 61 NCAAB Cal Poly SLO 58 Cal Poly SLO +3.5 LOSS
DePaul 63 12/22/11 NBA Denver 110 Over 216 LOSS
Phoenix 85 NHL Montreal 0 Under 5.5 WON
Winnipeg 4 NCAAF Arizona State 24 Boise State -14 WON
Boise State 56 NCAAB CSU Northridge 51 Over 157 LOSS
Washington 74 12/23/11 NCAAB California 68 UNLV -7 WON
UNLV 85 NCAAB Missouri St. 61 Missouri St. +7 LOSS
St. Mary's 77 NCAAB Xavier 82 Xavier -11 LOSS
Hawaii 84 Over 137 WON 12/24/11 NFL San Diego 10 Detroit -1 WON
Detroit 38 NFL Philadelphia 20 Philadelphia +1 WON
Dallas 7 NCAAF Nevada 17 Southern Mississippi -7 PUSH
Southern Mississippi 24 Under 63 WON 12/25/11 NFL Chicago 21 Chicago +11.5 LOSS
Green Bay 35 NBA Miami 105 Miami -4.5 WON
Dallas 94 NBA Orlando 89 Orlando +8.5 WON
Oklahoma City 97 NCAAB Texas-El Paso 83 Texas-El Paso -2 WON
Auburn 76 12/26/11 NFL Atlanta 16 New Orleans -6.5 WON
New Orleans 45 NBA Memphis 82 San Antonio -5.5 WON
San Antonio 95 NHL New Jersey 2 Under 5.5 LOSS
Carolina 4 12/27/11 NBA Utah 71 Utah +5.5 LOSS
L.A. Lakers 96 NHL Toronto 3 Under 5.5 LOSS
Florida 5 NCAAF Louisville 24 North Carolina State -1.5 WON
North Carolina State 31 NCAAB Pittsburgh 59 Pittsburgh -2 LOSS
Notre Dame 72 12/28/11 NBA L.A. Clippers 90 San Antonio -4.5 WON
San Antonio 115 NHL Buffalo 1 Under 5.5 WON
New Jersey 3 NCAAB Lamar 64 Over 146.5 WON
Kentucky 86 NCAAB New Mexico 89 New Mexico -4 WON
New Mexico St. 67 12/29/11 NBA San Antonio 85 San Antonio -3 LOSS
Houston 105 NHL Los Angeles 0 Under 5.5 WON
Winnipeg 1 NCAAB UC Irvine 71 CSU Northridge -4 LOSS
CSU Northridge 62 NCAAB Brigham Young 82 Over 147 WON
St. Mary's 98 12/30/11 NBA Miami 103 Over 211.5 LOSS
Minnesota 101 NHL Buffalo 1 Washington -150 WON
Washington 3 NCAAF Wake Forest 17 Wake Forest +6.5 WON
Mississippi State 23 NCAAB Wagner 64 Under 141.5 WON
Santa Clara 62 12/31/11 NBA Utah 89 Over 195 LOSS
San Antonio 104 NHL St. Louis 0 Under 5.5 WON
Detroit 3 NCAAF Virginia 24 Auburn -3 WON
Auburn 43 NCAAB Wis.-Milwaukee 50 Butler -4 PUSH
Butler 54
