Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. SMU

[&rew Bull]

Welcome to the 2019-20

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 31
 

South Florida Bulls vs. SMU Mustangs

      vs.     

Saturday, March 6th     7 p.m. EST
Yuengling Center       Tampa, FL

 

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. SMU on Saturday, March 6th (7 pm ET), 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 Grand Prize for those with the overall greatest point, "smaller" prizes for each game winner and prizes for other category wins: tracking of game averages, wins and total points scored for the season!  The key is to be mindful of the game schedule and enter each game!

 

 This game winner receives:  

To Be Announced

 

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2019-20 season!

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

 

Stats Through 30 Games:

Game-by-Game Results				Most Points in a Win (Top 10)			Most Wins
Game	User	Points		User	Points		User	Wins
Arkansas Pine Bluff	ScorpionBull	40		NJBull	64		Friscobull	7
Boston College	Friscobull	46		Friscobull	55		brybull1970	3
IUPUI	Fold FB Invest in BB	12		Friscobull	52		ScorpionBull	3
Wofford	ScorpionBull	35		cophbulls	52		DELdaBull	3
Loyola Illinois	206BULL	41		Friscobull	51		Fold FB Invest in BB	2
New Mexico State	flsportsfan83	26		Friscobull	48		flsportsfan83	2
Nebraska	Friscobull	51		DELdaBull	48		NJBull	2
Furman	Friscobull	46		flsportsfan83	48		206BULL	1
Dartmouth	JJZbulls	42		East lake bull	47		JJZbulls	1
Drexel	79 Bull	41		DELdaBull	47		79 Bull	1
Utah State	Friscobull	48					cophbulls	1
Florida State	DELdaBull	48					NewEnglandBull	1
Florida Atlantic	DELdaBull	36					bcgruber	1
SMU	Friscobull	52					East lake bull	1
UConn	Fold FB Invest in BB	42					BrassBulls12	1
ECU	brybull1970	33
Memphis	cophbulls	52		Total Points			Average Points (min 7 games played)
UCF	brybull1970	30		DELdaBull	797		DELdaBull	27.5	29
Wichita State	NewEnglandBull	41		BrassBulls12	796		NJBull	25.0	27
Houston	brybull1970	44		NewEnglandBull	752		NewEnglandBull	25.1	30
Tulane	Friscobull	55		Friscobull	747		flsportsfan83	23.9	29
UCF	bcgruber	29		flsportsfan83	693		JJZbulls	20.3	12
Memphis	ScorpionBull	38		NJBull	676		206BULL	24.1	12
Houston	East lake bull	47		79 Bull	670		Fold FB Invest in BB	17.0	25
Tulsa	BrassBulls12	33		&rew Bull	662		&rew Bull	22.8	29
Wichita State	flsportsfan83	48		bcgruber	659		East lake bull	22.4	19
UConn	Friscobull	25		ScorpionBull	582		BrassBulls12	26.5	30
ECU	NJBull	64		cophbulls	572		Gat-Rat Bull	32.5	2
Temple	NJBull	42		brybull1970	518		79 Bull	22.3	30
Cincinnati	DELdaBull	47		East lake bull	426		ScorpionBull	20.8	28
				Fold FB Invest in BB	424		cophbulls	24.9	23
				smazza	411		bcgruber	21.96666667	30.0
				206BULL	289		Friscobull	28.73076923	26.0
				JJZbulls	244		MSBulls	35	2.0
				MikeG	206		CountryBull	24.5	2.0
				MSBulls	70		bullstampede9922	37	1.0
				Gat-Rat Bull	65		brybull1970	27.26315789	19.0
				CountryBull	49		smazza	25.6875	16
				bullstampede9922	37		MikeG	22.88888889	9
				El_Toro_86	13		El_Toro_86	13	1

[&rew Bull]

USF

5

Rideau 18

Durr 8

67%

[BrassBulls12]

USF

3

Brown 16

Durr 7

70%

[flsportsfan83]

SMU

7

Brown 14

Durr 8

68%

[DELdaBull]

USF

4

Brown 15

Durr 8

68% 

[bcgruber]

1) South Florida
2) 9
3) Q - 19
4) Durr - 9
5) 79%

[ScorpionBull]

Usf

2

collins10

durr 13

69

[NewEnglandBull]

USF

5

Brown 14

Durr 14

66

[East lake bull]

USF 

10

Brown.  15

Durr.  9

69%

[Friscobull]

I think you left me out of the average points, if it was intentional I would understand