Contest Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls at FIU

[Brad]

Welcome to the 2018-19

TheBullsPen.com

Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 11
(Contest Game 10)

 

South Florida Bulls at FIU

 

     vs.     

Tuesday, December 18       7:00 p.m. EST

Ocean Bank Convocation Center       Miami, FL

 

Congrats to contest Game 9 winner @George Jenkins

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 on Tuesday, December 18, (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) 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!

 

This game winner receives:  Solomon Jones jersey swatch card (stock photo, actual card may vary):  

 

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

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

 

Last Updated 12/02/18

Stats after 7 games:  

 

Total Points (Top Ten):

bullsfan27	229
MikeG	211
George Jenkins	198
NJBull	194
DELdaBull	189
NewEnglandBull	178
JJZbulls	178
&rew Bull	172
bcgruber	169
Apis Bull	154

 

Most Wins:

bullsfan27	2.5
George Jenkins	1.5
&rew Bull	1
NJBull	1
JJZbulls	0.5
Apis Bull	0.5

 

Highest average points (Top Ten, min 4 games):

	Avg	GP
bullsfan27	38.17	6
Apis Bull	30.80	5
MikeG	30.14	7
JJZbulls	29.67	6
&rew Bull	28.67	6
George Jenkins	28.29	7
NJBull	27.71	7
DELdaBull	27.00	7
NewEnglandBull	25.43	7
bcgruber	24.14	7

It is worth noting that some that have recently joined the game have not yet qualified for number of games played, but are averaging some good numbers:

chapelbull	38.5
cophbulls	30.5
USFBulls12	30

 

Individual Game Winners:

1		George Jenkins	37
2		&rew Bull	40
3		bullsfan27	44
4		bullsfan27	43
5		JJZbulls	26
TIE		Apis Bull	26
6		bullsfan27	43
TIE		George Jenkins	43
7		NJBull	50

 

Most points scored in a win (Top 5):

NJBull	50
bullsfan27	44
bullsfan27	43
bullsfan27	43
George Jenkins	43

[Apis Bull]

USF

12

Collins 18

Yetna 12

60%

[DELdaBull]

With people dropping 44s plus.....

USF

7

Yetna 15

Yetna 10

67%

 

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

USF

4

Yetna 18

Yetna 16

72%

 

[mikemcp88]

USF

7

Collins 15

Yetna 11

69%

Edited December 18, 2018 by mikemcp88

[MikeG]

USF

8

Collins 17

Yetna 11

65%

[chapelbull]

USF 

4

Collins   16

Yetna     12

69%

[bcgruber]

FIU

4

Collins 23

Durr 9

69%

[JJZbulls]

FIU

3

Rideau 20

Yetna13

63%

Edited December 18, 2018 by JJZbulls

[bullsfan27]

Bulls

5

collins 19

yetna 9

63%