Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. Houston

[Brad]

  Bet with member points at the Betting Shop - USF vs. Houston (-6 1/2)

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Welcome to the 2018-19

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 19
(Contest Game 18)

 

South Florida Bulls vs. Houston

 

 

      at     

Saturday, January 19      8:00 p.m. EST

Yuengling Center       Tampa, FL

 

Congrats to contest Game 17 winner!

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. Houston  on Saturday, January 19, (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) 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:  

LinksWalker South Floirda Bulls Key Chain Bottle Opener

 

• Show your team spirit every time you open a bottle
• Embedded collegiate medallion
• Made of durable steel construction
• Durable key ring keeps your keys safe
• Officially licensed by the NCAA

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

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

 

Stats Updates (01/13, through Temple game - contest Game 16)

Total Points (Top Ten):

bullsfan27	516
DELdaBull	446
George Jenkins	439
JJZbulls	423
&rew Bull	422
Apis Bull	420
bcgruber	410
NewEnglandBull	404
MikeG	403
NJBull	393

 

Most Wins:

bullsfan27	3.5
George Jenkins	2.5
JJZbulls	2.5
NJBull	2
Apis Bull	1.5
&rew Bull	1
CountryBull	1
cophbulls	1

 

Highest average points (Top Ten, min 8 games):

bullsfan27	36.86	14
cophbulls	34.63	8
chapelbull	33.80	10
JJZbulls	32.54	13
Apis Bull	32.31	13
CountryBull	31.45	11
&rew Bull	30.14	14
DELdaBull	29.73	15
George Jenkins	29.27	15
NewEnglandBull	28.86	14

 

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
8		CANCELED
9		George Jenkins	49
10		Apis Bull	46
11		NJBull	44
12		CountryBull	45
13		bullsfan27	51
14		JJZbulls	49
15		cophbulls	47
16		JJZbulls	42

 

Most points scored in a win (Top 5):

bullsfan27	51
NJBull	50
George Jenkins	49
JJZbulls	49
cophbulls	47

[DELdaBull]

Houston

5

Collins 17

Yetna (Mr. Double Double) 11

62%

[Apis Bull]

USF

2

Rideau 18

Yetna 13

62%

[bcgruber]

1) South Florida
2) 3
3) Q - 16
4) Yetna - 16
5) 66%

[&rew Bull]

Houston

9

Collins 18

Yetna 11

66%

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

USF

3

Yetna 18

Yetna 14

72%

[NewEnglandBull]

Houston 

10

Rideau 17

Yetna 13

73%

[NJBull]

USF

4

Rideau 24

Yetna 10

68%

 

[mikemcp88]

Houston

11

Rideau 19

Yetna 12

67%

[bullsfan27]

Houston

9

rideau 21

yetna 11

61%