Contest 2017-18 USF Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. FIU

[Brad]

Welcome to the 2017-18

TheBullsPen.com

USF Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 10

South Florida Bulls vs. FIU

 

  vs.   

Monday, December 11, 7:00 p.m. EST
Sun Dome    Tampa, FL

Congrats to Game 9 winner,  @El_Toro_86 !!

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 vs. FIU,  Monday, December 11, (7:00 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 10 winner receives:  A  trading card of a former USF hoops player; season play is for larger prize:

 

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

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

Updated 12/3/17

Stats after 9 games:

Total Points (Top Ten):

NJBull		254
206BULL		228
bcgruber		223
bullsfan27		203
El_Toro_86		197
LrdNorman		189
MDBull20		187
Roaming Bull		187
DELdaBull		173
Apis Bull		171

Most Wins:

MDBull20	3
206Bull	2
El_Toro_86	1.5
mikemcp88	1
bcgruber	1
bullsfan27	0.5

Highest average points (Top Ten, min 5 games):

		Avg		GP
mikemcp88		32.20		5
NJBull		28.22		9
El_Toro_86		28.14		7
CountryBull		27.60		5
___ Eats It		26.50		6
bullsmeanbusiness		25.80		5
bullsfan27		25.38		8
206BULL		25.33		9
Triple B		25.33		6
bcgruber		24.78		9

Individual Games Winners:

Game		Winner	Points
1		MDBull20	41
2		MDBull20	17
3		206Bull	58
4		mikemcp88	46
5		bcgruber	38
6		MDBull20	42
7		206BULL	31
8		El_Toro_86	42
		bullsfan27	42
9		El_Toro_86	38

Most points scored in a win (Top 5):

 

206Bull	58
mikemcp88	46
MDBull20	42
El_Toro_86	42
bullsfan27	42

 

[NewEnglandBull]

Almost done with this contest. At this point pick the other team. 

[Apis Bull]

USF - I never, ever pick against my Bulls

12

Jiggetts - 18

DaSilva - 9

72%

[Roaming Bull]

USF

6

Jiggets-15

Martin-8

70%

Edited December 3, 2017 by Roaming Bull

[bcgruber]

1) South Florida
2) 16
3) Jiggets - 23
4) Manderson - 9
5) 83%

[DELdaBull]

I am not even averaging 20 points per contest

USF

7

Banks 14

Martin 8

82%

[JJZbulls]

USF

3

Banks-18

Martin-7

80%

[MDBull20]

USF

7

Da Silva: 22

Martin: 8

85%

[T-Man]

USF

1

Dasilva 22

Martin 10

74%

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

Ugh...

FIU

3

DaSilva 16

DaSilva 8

79.5%