Contest Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. Florida College

[Brad]

Welcome to the 2018-19

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 9
(Contest Game 8, replacement game for Charlotte)

 

South Florida Bulls vs. Florida College

 

 

      vs.     

Tuesday, February 19      4:00 p.m. EST

Yuengling Center       Tampa, FL

 

Congrats to contest Game 25 winner @Apis Bull !

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. Florida College on Tuesday, February 19 (4:00 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: 

NCAA South Florida Bulls Pulpboard Coasters, Set of 12

By Boelter Brands

• Set of 12 pulpboard coasters
• Measure 4-inches in diameter
• Decorated with colorful team graphic
• Pulpboard keeps tables free of damage
• Made in the USA

Available for purchase here: https://amzn.to/2TOdoYN

 

 

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

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

Stats Updates (02/17, through Temple game)

Total Points (Top Ten):

bullsfan27	768
DELdaBull	686
JJZbulls	678
&rew Bull	677
MikeG	665
bcgruber	627
NewEnglandBull	617
Apis Bull	610
George Jenkins	608
CountryBull	565

Most Wins:

bullsfan27	3.5
Apis Bull	3.5
&rew Bull	3
JJZbulls	3
George Jenkins	2.5
CountryBull	2.5
NJBull	2
cophbulls	1
Jonesy Bull	1
mikemcp88	0.5
chapelbull	0.5
DELdaBull	0.5
MikeG	0.5

 

Highest average points (Top Ten, min 13 games):

	Avg	GP
bullsfan27	33.3913043	23
chapelbull	32.25	16
cophbulls	30.8235294	17
JJZbulls	30.8181818	22
&rew Bull	30.7727273	22
CountryBull	29.7368421	19
MikeG	28.9130435	23
DELdaBull	28.5833333	24
Apis Bull	27.7272727	22

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
17		mikemcp88	30
TIE		chapelbull	30
18		&rew Bull	56
19		CountryBull	35
20		Apis Bull	41
21		&rew Bull	40
22		CountryBull	34
TIE		JJZbulls	34
23		DELdaBull	49
TIE		MikeG	49
24		Jonesy Bull	45
25		Apis Bull	29

 

Most points scored in a win (Top 5):

&rew Bull	56
bullsfan27	51
NJBull	50
George Jenkins	49
JJZbulls	49
DELdaBull	49
MikeG	49

[bulls phanatic]

USF 

2

Collins 14

Dirr 9

68%

Edited February 17, 2019 by bulls phanatic

[mikemcp88]

USF 

15

Rideau 21

Yetna 13

73%

[DELdaBull]

Are we really doing this?

USF 

15

Rideau 15

Kiir 10

69%

[NewEnglandBull]

Ugh...this scrimmage...

USF

23

Collins 17

Yetna 11

65%

[NJBull]

USF

17

Rideau 17

Yetna 14

69%

[bcgruber]

1) South Florida
2) 23
3) Brown - 21
4) Durr - 9
5) 72%

[Apis Bull]

USF

20

Yetna 18

Yetna 13

60%

[MikeG]

USF

25

Collins 24

Durr 12

64%

Edited February 19, 2019 by MikeG
increased winning margin

[flsportsfan83]

USF

50

Collins 28

Yetna 15

62%