Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs. FGCU (Dec 2) ESPN+ 5pm

[MikeG]

Welcome to the 2020-21

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 4
 

South Florida Bulls vs. FGCU

(Florida Gulf Coast University)

      at   

Wednesday, December 2     5:00 p.m. EST
Yuengling Center       Tampa, FL
ESPN+

 

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.

7) (NEW/Tentative) PLEASE if you change your prediction- make a new post stating as much otherwise we will have to use whichever prediction information provides you the least total points.

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. FGCU on Friday, December 2 (5:00 pm ET, TV ESPN+), 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:  

TBD

Good Luck!

 

Previous Winners:

Game 1 Florida College 94-84 W -  @NJBull
Game 2 URI 84-68 L - @smazza

Game 3 Va Tech 76-58 L - @Peatearpan

Game 4 FGCU

Game 5 FAMU -

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2020-21 season!

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

Stats Updates:

 

Edited April 4 by MikeG

[flsportsfan83]

USF 

6

Collins 17

Durr 9

73%

[MikeG]

USF

8

Collins  14

Durr 8

70%

[MikeG]

JUST A HEADS UP TO THOSE ALREADY PLAYING IN THE CONTEST

FYI --- alert to newly added game on the schedule! FGCU on  Dec 2nd at 5pm.

There is also a game on Dec 4th versus FAMU.

Get your predictions in before it is too late

@smazza @&rew Bull @79 Bull @bcgruber@BrassBulls12@brybull1970(or @ForestBull?) @EastCoastBull @Fold FB Invest in BB @Friscobull @JJZbulls @Jonesy Bull @NewEnglandBull @NJBull @Peatearpan @Plet205 @Roaming Bull

 

Thanks,

MIkeG

Edited November 30, 2020 by MikeG

[Peatearpan]

USF

12

Collins 15

Durr 8

52%

[79 Bull]

BULLS WIN!

10

Collins17

Durr 8

68%

[bcgruber]

1) South Florida
2) 16
3) Collins - 16
4) Yetna - 10
5) 72%

[BrassBulls12]

USF- 10

Collins- 17

Durr- 8

70%

[Fold FB Invest in BB]

USF

18

Murphy - 20

Yetna - 12

76%

[Roaming Bull]

USF

5

Collins 14

Durr 7

67%