2012 BASKETBALL PREDICTIONS 
   WEEK 3  ENDING FEBRUARY 5 2012
                  -------------WEEK  RECAP------------------
 ---------Week  3 ---------  ----------------CUM-------------       PRED.  --FINAL--
PL        PREDICTOR SCORE W L SCORE W L GAME L R  --SCORE--
   
1 Nelson Slagle, Ret Boeing, SB, Cal 190 9 6 506 28 17 Con-GT 0 8 44 58
2 Bob Thomas, Ret, Boeing, Dny, Cal 200 9 6 513 30 15 Ind-Mich 0 8 56 68
3 Dick Hammerstrom. Madison, Wis 205 9 6 516 29 16 Chic-Phil 1 7 82 98
4 Phil Hensley, Ret., Battelle, Col's 159 12 3 547 28 17 Phx-NO 2 6 120 103
5 Jim Slagle, Marion, Ohio 193 9 6 550 28 17 OkC-Dal 5 3 95 86
6 Bob Stanley, Madison, Wisc 236 7 8 566 26 19 Mia-Milw 8 0 97 105
7 Al Manzey, Ret. Boeing, Downey, Calif 213 8 7 575 24 21 LAC-Utah 2 6 107 105
8 Bob Scholl, Madison, Wisc 250 6 9 591 23 22 Chic-NY 6 2 105 102
              Port-Sac 6 2 92 95
              Den-LAC 0 8 112 91
            Kan-Mo 2 6 71 74
      OSU-Wisc 6 2 58 52
Total 1646 69 51   4364 216 144 Ind-Pur 3 5 78 61
Average ** 206 9 6   546 27 18 Hou-Min 2 6 91 100
Odds 221 8 7 538 27.5 18.5 Mich-MS 0 8 54 64
         
        *  Overtime 
  BEST PREDICTIONS OF THE WEEK            
  Al - Pheonix over New Orleans by 10 Week % Wins
  Nels - Phoenix over New Orleans by 1 57.50%
  Phil & Al - Clippers over Utah   Cum % Wins
  Phil & Jim - Sacramento over Portland               60.00%
Dick, Phil, BobT - Indiana over Purdue  
 
       PREDICTOR OF THE WEEK
Phil Hensley     159     12-3    
                     NELSON SLAGLE TAKES SLIM LEAD - PHIL HENSLEY CRUSHES FIELD IN WEEK 3
      Nelson Slagle grabbed a 7 point lead over Bob Thomas and a ten point lead over Dick Hammerstrom
after three weeks.  Only 85 points separate all 8 predictors.
      Phil Hensley picked 12 winners in 15 games which was 3 more winners than anyone else picked.
He was Predictor of the Week by 3 points over runner up Nelson.  Phil jumped from 8th to 4th with
his POW week.  Phil's key picks were:  Clippers over Utah, Sacramento over Portland and Indiana
over Portland.
     Week 4 is due Tuesday, February 7, 2012