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CIRCA COLLEGE HOOPS CHALLENGE
Eight handicappers compete—with no entry fee required—in a Friday night college basketball contest with prizes awarded.
When: Friday, January 20, 2023 through Friday, March, 17 (8 weeks, 9 rounds)
Contest plays: Five plays, college basketball full-game sides and totals only, from the Saturday schedule with one designated as the Best Bet (BB).
—Plays will be graded as one point for a win and a half-point for a push. If a game is canceled, it’s graded as a push (worth a half-point); a postponed game must be played by the following Thursday or it’s also graded as a push.
—The Best Bet (BB) point total will be used as a season-long tiebreaker if needed.
Use the best available Circa Sports and DraftKings lines posted on Fridays between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Contestants must send the Circa or DraftKings number posted at the time plays are submitted. Plays can only be submitted once, no changes allowed, and use the proper line.
Prize structure: This is a winner-take-all event. Circa owner Derek Stevens is awarding a Stadium Swim cabana with a $1,000 credit (to be used by the end of August) and a Circa sportsbook VIP booth for one day to the contest winner, who also receives a trophy.
Contest format: The contest begins on Friday, January 20, 2023, and continues each Friday through March 17. There will be seven rounds (Jan. 20 and 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24 and March 3) prior to the first week of the NCAA Tournament, which will consist of two rounds (games played on March 16 and 17).
—In mid-March, the final week of the contest will be the first round of the NCAA Tournament and a total of 10 plays must be submitted on Wednesday, March 15. Each contestant will submit five plays for the Thursday tournament games and five more plays for the Friday tournament games.
Introducing the elite eight contestants:
Rex Beyers, oddsmaker at PlayUp USA @Rex_Beyers
William Hill, VSiN analyst @NotTheeWillHill
Aaron Moore, VSiN analyst, sports media professor @pubrelationprof
Tim Murray, VSiN host @1TimMurray
Greg “Hoops” Peterson, VSiN host @GUnit_81
Wes Reynolds, VSiN host @WesReynolds1
Jim Root, professional handicapper @2ndChancePoints
Paul Stone, professional bettor from Texas @paulstonesports
Week 1 Selections
REX BEYERS
TCU +7.5
Arizona +1
Akron -6.5
Santa Clara +12
(BB) UL-Lafayette -3
WILLIAM HILL
Georgia Tech +2.5
Georgetown +19
TCU +7.5
Towson -9.5
(BB) Arizona pick
AARON MOORE
George Washington +6.5
Cornell -1
Belmont-Bradley Over 137
Grand Canyon -1.5
(BB) UTEP +7
TIM MURRAY
Notre Dame -5
Arizona +1
Marquette -1.5
Gonzaga -15.5
(BB) Texas Tech +5.5
GREG “HOOPS” PETERSON
Iowa +5
Delaware +4.5
Kentucky -4.5
Robert Morris -7.5
(BB) UCLA-Arizona Under 150.5
WES REYNOLDS
TCU +8
Ohio State -4
Texas Tech +5.5
UTEP +7
(BB) Virginia Tech +2
JIM ROOT
Delaware +4
James Madison-Southern Miss Over 147
Florida State +10
Baylor pick
(BB) Neb. Omaha-South Dakota Under 145.5
PAUL STONE
Texas A&M-Kentucky Under 138
North Texas +4
West Virginia -2
Arizona State -3
(BB) Cal Baptist -5.5