Contest 2017-18 USF Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. Arkansas State

[Brad]

Welcome to the 2017-18

TheBullsPen.com

USF Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 6

South Florida Bulls vs. Arkansas State

 

  vs.   

Friday, November 24, 12:00 p.m. EST
Sun Dome    Tampa, FL

Ticket Giveaway!

Congrats to Game 5 winner, @bcgruber!!

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. Arkansas State,  Friday, November 24, (12:00 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 6 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)

 

Stats will be updated over the Thanksgiving weekend as soon as time allows.  

Stats after four games:

Total Points (Top Ten):

NJBull		127
206BULL		124
LrdNorman		108
MDBull20		105
___ Eats It		104
Roaming Bull		103
bullsfan27		98
Triple B		91
Apis Bull		90
JJZbulls		90

Most Wins:

MDBull20	2
206Bull	1
mikemcp88	1

Most points scored in a win:

206Bull	58
mikemcp88	46
MDBull20	41
MDBull20	17

Highest average points (Top Ten, min 2 games):

		Avg Pts	Games
mikemcp88		42.50	2
bullsfan27		32.67	3
NJBull		31.75	4
206BULL		31.00	4
Triple B		30.33	3
bullsmeanbusiness		28.67	3
LrdNorman		27.00	4
George Jenkins		26.67	3
MDBull20		26.25	4
___ Eats It		26	4

 

Game Winners:

1		MDBull20
2		MDBull20
3		206Bull
4		mikemcp88

[206BULL]

Bulls

15

Jiggetts - 18

Da Silva - 10

80%

[CountryBull]

Bulls

12

Banks - 17

Da Silva - 7

72%

[Apis Bull]

USF

5

Banks - 16

DaSilva - 8

70%

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

USF

7

DaSilva 14

DaSilva 7

85%

[NewEnglandBull]

USF

8

Banks 14

DaSilva 8

83%

[Triple B]

1) USF
2) 10
3) Jiggetts 15
4) Da Silva   9
5) 72.9%

[bcgruber]

1) USF
2) 9
3) Samual 16
4) Da Silva   8
5) 79%

[Roaming Bull]

Bulls

5

Jiggetts-12

Da Silva-8

67%

[NJBull]

USF

9

banks 15

Da Silva 7

78%