Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs Temple (Mar 11) 12 pm TV: ESPNU AAC round 1

[MikeG]

Welcome to the 2020-21

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 30 (21st actually played)
 

South Florida Bulls (8-12, 4-10) vs. Temple Owls (AAC round 1)

 

       vs.  

 Thursday, March 11   12:00 PM EST

Fort Worth, Texas Dickies Arena
TV: ESPNU

Radio: USF Bulls Unlimited

30th scheduled game (9 COVID impacted, 1 Replaced/ 1 cancelled/ 8 postponed) - 1 weather issue

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. Temple on Thursday, March 11 (12:00 PM EST, TV: 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 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 vs Florida College 94-84 W -  NJBull
Game 2 URI 84-68 L - smazza

Game 3 Va Tech 76-58 L - Peaterpan

Game 4 vs FGCU  76-57 W - Fold FB invest in BB

Game 5 vs FAMU - CANCELLED - COVID19

Game 6 vs Stetson - 73-62 W - Friscobull

Game 7 LSU - CANCELLED- Replaced by Wofford

Game 7 Wofford - 58-56 W - Friscobull

Game 8 at Cincinnati - 74-71 W - Fold FB invest in BB

Game 9 vs Wichita State - 82-77 OT L - Peaterpan

Game 10 at Memphis - 58-57 L - bcgruber

Game 11 vs UCF - 68-61 W flsportsfan83

Game 12 vs Tulsa - 61-51 L JJZbulls

Game 13 at ECU - 69-63 W BrassBulls12

Game 14 vs Houston - POSTPONED- COVID19

Game 15 vs ECU - POSTPONED- COVID19

Game 16 at Wichita State - POSTPONED- COVID19

Game 17 vs Temple - POSTPONED- COVID19

Game 18 vs Cincinnati -POSTPONED- COVID19

Game 19 at Tulsa - (2/3) -POSTPONED- COVID19

Game 20 at SMU - (2/6) -POSTPONED- COVID19

Game 21 vs Houston - 82-65 L  flsportsfan83 (2/10)

Game 22 vs Tulane - 62-59 L - Peaterpan (2/14)

Game 23 at UCF - 81-65 L - Rich Mahoney (2/17)

Game 24 at SMU - (2/20) POSTPONED- WEATHER ISSUES

Game 25 at Temple - 83-76 W - MikeG (2/21)

Game 26 vs Temple - 65-47 L - bcgruber (2/24)

Game 27 at Houston - 98-52 L - NJBull (2/28)

Game 28 vs Memphis - 73-52 L - NJBull (3/2)

Game 29 at Wichita State 80-63 L - East lake bull- (3/6)

Game 30 vs Temple (AAC-1) -(3/11)

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

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

Stats Updates:

our current season leader is still @flsportsfan83

 

 

Edited March 6, 2021 by MikeG
update

[flsportsfan83]

USF

7 

Collins 15

Durr 9

65%

[Guest Jonesy Bull]

And the season mercifully comes to an end.  But, I'll give USF, very unconfidently, and predict one more USF win before the end.

USF 

5

Collins 16

Durr 10

72%

[79 Bull]

BULLS WIN!

5

Collins 15

Durr 8

70%

[Friscobull]

Bulls

3

collins 17

Durr 9

67%

[NJBull]

USF

4

collins 18

durr 10

71%

[smazza]

temple

6

collins 15

durr 11

60%

[MikeG]

Temple

5

Collins 15

Durr 8

70%

[bcgruber]

1) South Florida
2) 6
3) X - 16
4) Yetna - 9
5) 69%

[El_Toro_86]

Temple

8

Brown 14

Durr 9

61%