Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. The Citadel (updated stats)

[Brad]

Welcome to the 2018-19

TheBullsPen.com

Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 6
(Contest Game 5)

 

South Florida Bulls vs. The Citadel

 

     vs.     

Saturday, November 24        2:00 p.m. EST

Yuengling Center        Tampa, FL

 

Congrats to contest Game 4 winner @bullsfan27

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. The Citadel, Saturday, November 24, (2:00 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) Collins - 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 Chucky Atkins AUTOGRAPHED Card (picture to be provided)

 

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2018-19 season!

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

 

Updated 11/22/18 

Stats after 4 games:

 

Total Points (Top Ten):

 

MikeG	131
bullsfan27	121
NewEnglandBull	103
&rew Bull	97
George Jenkins	93
NJBull	91
DELdaBull	89
bcgruber	89
JJZbulls	70
Apis Bull	58
CountryBull	45
USFBulls12	30
mikemcp88	28
Bull94	24
206BULL	17
MDBull20	16
Calibull	12

 

Most Wins:

 

bullsfan27	2
&rew Bull	1
George Jenkins	1

 

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

bullsfan27	40.33
MikeG	32.75
&rew Bull	32.33
Apis Bull	29.00
NewEnglandBull	25.75
JJZbulls	23.33
George Jenkins	23.25
NJBull	22.75
CountryBull	22.50
DELdaBull	22.25
bcgruber	22.25
Bull94	12

 

Individual Games Winners:

 

Game		Name	Points
1		George Jenkins	37
2		&rew Bull	40
3		bullsfan27	44
4		bullsfan27	43

 

Most points scored in a win (Top 5):

 

bullsfan27	44
bullsfan27	43
&rew Bull	40
George Jenkins	37

[MikeG]

USF

18

Collins  22

Yetna 13

66%

[Apis Bull]

USF

15

Collins - 21

Yetna - 11

52%

[JJZbulls]

USF

9

Collins  20

Yetna 10

65%

[bcgruber]

USF

6

Collins  23

Yetna 16

66%

[Gat-Rat Bull]

1) South Florida
2) 16
3) Collins - 18
4) Durr - 10
5) 65%

[NewEnglandBull]

USF

14

Collins 14

Durr 15

68%

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

USF

17

Collins 20

Durr 12

67%

[DELdaBull]

USF

11

Collins 15

Yetna 9

69%

[&rew Bull]

USF

8

Collins 17

Yetna 13

66%