Contest Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. UConn

[Brad]

Welcome to the 2018-19

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 32
(Contest Game 31)

 

Round One
South Florida Bulls vs. UConn

 

      vs.      

Thursday, March 14      1:00 p.m. EST

FedEx Forum       Memphis, TN

 

Congrats to contest Game 31 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. UConn on Thursday, March 14 (1:00 pm ET start - ESPNU), 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:  

 

 

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

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

Stats Updates (Coming soon!)

[Apis Bull]

USF

4

Collins 18

Yetna 10

63%

[DELdaBull]

USF 

6

Collins 17

Yetna 11

67%

[&rew Bull]

USF

5

Rideau 15

Yetna 11

67%

[NJBull]

USF

3

Yetna 17

Durr 9

71%

[flsportsfan83]

UCONN

4

Collins 15

Yetna 11

63%

[bullsfan27]

Uconn

5

Rideau 20

Yetna 11

58%

[Guest Jonesy Bull]

I don't want to pick against us, but the way things have gone lately........

UCONN

8

Collins 14

Yetna 14

63%

[Gutti]

USF

7

Yetna 14

Yetna 12

68%

[NewEnglandBull]

Uconn 9

Collins 15

Yetna 12

72%