Contest Basketball Prediction Contest: Bulls at #15 Auburn Tigers

[MikeG]

Welcome to the 2022-23

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 2

South Florida Bulls (0-1) at Auburn Tigers (1-0)

 

       vs. 

Friday, November 11   8:00 PM EST

Auburn, Alabama
TV: SEC Network+

Radio: USF Bulls Unlimited

Congratulations to our Game 1 Winner @bcgruber   !

Link to In Game conversation....

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. Auburn on Friday, November 11 (8:00 PM EST, 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) Bryant - 21
4) Tchewa - 11
5) 60%


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!

 

2022-2023 season results:

Game 1  - @bcgruber 27 points L Southeast Missouri State 64-61

Game 2 -

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2022-23 season!

 

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

Season Stats Update:

Current season leader is @bcgruber

Season stats:

Edited November 8, 2022 by MikeG

[MikeG]

Auburn

21

Bryant  12

Tchewa 8

51%

[thekidnapper]

 

1) Auburn

2) 26

3) Bryant - 15

4) Tchewa - 9

5) 65%

[NJBull]

Auburn 

22

bryant 16

tchewa 8

56%

[usfrank]

Auburn

17

bryant 17

bryant 8

65%

[Rizman]

Spankfest

Auburn

20

Bryant 14

Bryant 7

55%

Edited November 8, 2022 by Rizman

[smazza]

auburn

20

tchewa 15

tchewa 13

80%

[Friscobull]

Auburn

15

Bryant 15

Tchewa 8

60%

[79 Bull]

USF

3

Bryant 16

Tchewa 10

70%

[jg233]

Auburn 

16

Bryant 15

Tchewa 8

68%