Contest 2017-18 USF Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls at Stetson

[Brad]

Welcome to the 2017-18

TheBullsPen.com

USF Basketball Prediction Contest

The race for the mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup is on!
 

Game 3

South Florida Bulls at Stetson Hatters

 

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Congrats to Game 2 winner,  to be determined!

 

The Contest: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to select winners and leading contributors in each Bulls hoops game this season. Prizes await, as does the respect and admiration of Bulls fans around the globe. The contest is a season-long chase so don't miss a game.

 

Next...the rules:

1) You must be a registered member of this message board.
2) You must completely answer the contest questions.
3) There can be no modifications to your post after scheduled game start time
4) Your prediction must be part of this original thread
5) Post must be submitted prior to game's published start time.
6) Ties will be decided by Bulliever starting with accuracy on first - last prediction.

PLEASE READ ABOVE CAREFULLY - If a rule is broken, your entry will not count. You may appeal any ruling, if you choose, but only Bulliever or his designee will hear appeal.
 

For additional contest rules, please read the small print below.

 

And now, the contest:

For the Bulls game at Stetson, Wednesday, November 15, (8:00 pm ET start), please select the following:

1) The winner
2) The margin of victory by your predicted winner
3) Bulls leading scorer and point total
4) Bulls leading rebounder and rebound total
5) Team Free Throw percentage (i.e. 72.9%)

Please try to keep in the above format so that it will be easier to manage. Sample response would be:

1) South Florida
2) 22
3) Banks - 21
4) Yetna - 11
5) 80%


The contest winner will be chosen based on a points system as follows.


1) Correct on winning team - 10 points

2) Correct on Margin of victory - 15 points (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted margin - 0 points awarded if actual winner not predicted.)

3a) Correct Leading Scorer - 5 points
3b) Leading Scorer's correct point total -10 points (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted total - 0 points awarded if correct leading scorer not predicted.)

4a) Correct Leading Rebounder - 5 points
4b) Leading Rebounder's correct rebound total - 10 points (subtract one point for each variance in actual and predicted total - 0 points awarded if correct leading rebounder not predicted.)

5) Free throw percentage - within 3 percentage points of actual - 10 points; 5 percentage points of actual - 5 points; 10 percentage points -1 point

 

Games will be decided and winners announced.  There will be a smaller prize for each game winner and a Grand Prize for those with overall point total other category wins - tracking of game averages, wins and total points scored for the season!  The key will be mindful of the game schedule and enter each game!

Game 2 winner receives:  Solomon Jones autographed card (picture to be added):

 

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2017-18 season!

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

 

Total Points (Top ten, after one game):

MDBull20		41
bullsmeanbusiness		38
NJBull		37
___ Eats It		34
Roaming Bull		34
JJZbulls		32
206BULL		30
bcgruber		28
Triple B		24
T-Man		23

 

Most points scored in a win:

MDBull20 - 41

 

Highest average points (min x games):

 

Game Winners

1. MDBull20

[MDBull20]

USF

5

Da Silva: 17

Martin: 8

85

[Apis Bull]

USF

7

Da Silva 15

Da Silva 8

75

[bcgruber]

1) Stetson
2) 7
3) Da Silva -16
4) Da Silva - 9
5) 78%

[bullsmeanbusiness]

Bulls

6

Da Silva 15

Da Silva 8

80

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

USF

7

Da Silva 12

Da Silva 8

90

[Gat-Rat Bull]

USF

3

Da Silva 12

Da Silva 7

89

[cophbulls]

USF 

14

Dasilva 15

Banks 7

80%

[T-Man]

1) Stetson
2) 11
3) Da Silva -16
4) Da Silva - 9
5) 65%

[___ Eats It]

1- USF
2- 5
3- DaSilva 17
4- DaSilva 10
5- 84