In a crowded 25 player field David Bergstrom and Dan Adam tied for first place with 9 correct answers forcing the match to the tiebreakers. David and Dan both went 1-1 in the pick ‘em portion of the tiebreaker with Ohio State a winner and Tennessee a loser which took us to the Texas – Houston final score prediction. Both players picked Texas to win by 14 points. David had it 45-31 and Dan 35-21. When two players are tied through pick ‘em and score prediction differential the contest moves to the rarely used determining factor of closest to the total points scored. With Texas beating Houston 31-24 the total points was 55.  Dan’s total points scored was 56 while David’s was 76. So, if you’re really smart you know without me telling you that Dan—a multiple winner over his career—emerged victorious and earned his first win of 2023. Dan takes home $70 for his effort.

It’s a heartbreaker for David who has been showing up on the leaderboard for the first time this year but has yet to win in his third season. Keep battling Bergy.

Mark Adams was alone in third place with 8 correct. There was an eight-way tie for fourth place with 7 correct that included Kelly Malek, Reed Ramlow, Eric Vogle, Lesley Bohmann, Dolly Frink, Michael Frank, Wes Peoples, and Kevin Hill.

Only three players had Houston totaling more than 344.5 yards. Question #5, 6.5 penalties on the Horns was oh so close with the Horns getting penalized 6 times. Over/Under on 2.5 pass receptions for Gunnar Helm was equally as close with Gunnar hauling in 2 passes.  

The average score was 6.0.

2023 Over/Under—Keeping it Interesting

To keep things interesting and promote reader and player interest, announcing the creation of the 2023 Over/Under Season Second Half Contest.

The Houston Over/Under will be the start of the Over/Under Season Second Half Contest. You can see the Second Half Contest Leader Board by clicking on the “2023 Second Half” button below the 2023 Overall Season Standings Leaderboard.

This makes Helen Frink the champion of the 2023 Over/Under Season First Half Contest. Congratulations Helen!

The 2023 Overall Season Contest will continue through the end of the Longhorns regular season. At the end of the regular season, we will have an Overall Champion, a First Half Champion (Helen Frink) and a Second Half Champion. You follow?