Contest Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls vs Hawai'i ESPN2 Dec 24 12:30 AM EST

[MikeG]

Welcome to the 2021-22

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 11
 

South Florida Bulls (4-6) vs. Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (4-4)

 

       vs. 

Friday, December 24   12:30 AM EST

Honolulu, Hawai'i / SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
TV: ESPN2

NOTE: This is a time zone problem sort of. I am in Phoenix (Arizona Time) which is currently equivalent to MST (Mountain Standard Time), which is 3 hours ahead of HST (Hawai'i Standard time). So the game originally in the brackets showed as being at 7pm HST, which meant 10pm MST and 12am EST. I assume they changed it to 7:30pm (Dec 23rd) HST, making it 10:30pm MST(Dec 23rd) and 12:30AM EST (Dec 24th). The entire tournament schedule was adjusted to meet their needs. Probably just had the times too tightly designed without enough break between games.

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic

Each team will compete in one game per day, advancing through the bracket over three days for a total of 12 games. The two teams that remain undefeated throughout will face off in the championship game on the final day of the tournament.

Make a note that you need to get in this pick as well as the one for the game on Christmas (feel free to enter a prediction for either team to cover your bases - either UNI or Wyoming) with not much lead time to know who or when they are playing.

 

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Congratulations to our Game Ten winner  @jg233 !

11th scheduled game

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. Hawai'i  on Friday, December 24 (12:30 AM EST, TV: ESPN2) 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) Murphy - 21
4) Tchewa - 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 (if indicated/or a relevant game) 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!

 

 Winner receives:  Prizes are at the end of season, with prizes along the way for games of higher profile... No prize listed for this game

Good Luck!

 

2021-2022 season:

Game 1  @NewEnglandBull 35 points W BCU 75-54

Game 2   @&rew Bull @Friscobull @79 Bull (Tie) 15 points L GSU 53-41

Game 3  @Rich Mahoney 45 points W NCATSU 56-54

Game 4  @flsportsfan83 31 points L #21 Auburn 58-52

Game 5  @Friscobull 34 points W Hampton 58-52

Game 6  @&rew Bull @NewEnglandBull (tie) 42 points L Boston College 64-49

Game 7  @&rew Bull 28 points L SC State 65-64

Game 8  @bcgruber 39 points W Austin Peay 60.51

Game 9 @Rich Mahoney and @MSBulls 49 points Tie L Florida 66-55

Game 10 @jg233 37 points L BYU 54-39

Game 11

Game 12

 

 

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2021-22 season!

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

Season Stats Update:

Current season leader is @&rew Bull

Note: Some of the previous players hidden as they have stopped playing and no scores changed.

 

Edited December 23, 2021 by MikeG
time zones adjusted etc

[bcgruber]

1) South Florida
2) 3
3) Murphy - 14
4) Hines - 6
5) 70%

[cophbulls]

1) Hawaii
2) 3
3) Murphy - 12
4) Greene - 5
5) 66%

[&rew Bull]

Hawaii

6

Murphy 15

Matos 8

67%

[jg233]

USF

5

Murphy 13

Greene 6

68%

[MSBulls]

1) Rainbow Warriors

2) 3

3) Murphy - 15

4) Greene - 6

5) 69%

[Gat-Rat Bull]

1) USF

2) 7

3) Walker - 15

4) Walker - 8

5) 64%

[usfrank]

USF

6

GREENE - 13

GREENE - 7

66%

[NewEnglandBull]

USF

2

Murphy 14

Greene 9

67%

[79 Bull]

BULLS WIN!

6

Murphy 16

Greene 8

71%