Contest Basketball Prediction Contest (Season Results): NIT (Round 2) Bulls vs VCU Rams

[MikeG]

Welcome to the 2023-24

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 33

NIT Round 2

#1 South Florida Bulls

(25-7, 16-2 AAC)

vs

VCU Rams

(23-13, 11-7 A-10)

       vs.  

Sunday, March 24, 7:30 PM EST 

Tampa, Fla. Yuengling Center

TV: ESPNU

Radio: USF Bulls Unlimited & broadcast locally on 102.5 FM HD-2.

Congratulations to our Game 32 winner @NJBull !

Congratulations to our Game 33 winner @MikeG !

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 listed above, 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) 8
3) Youngblood - 21
4) Pryor - 11
5) 70%


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!

 

2023-2024 Schedule

2023-2024 season contest results:

Game 1 - @usfrank 33 points  W SCState  96-52

Game 2 - @USFBulls12 18 points L Central MI 68-63 

Game 3 -  @Ten Toed Sloth 30 points  W  Northern Iowa  74-65

Game 4 - @ncentonze 23 points L Maine 70-59

Game 5 - @USFDude  27 points L Hofstra  82-63

Game 6 - @jg233 40 points L  UMass  66-56

Game 7 -  @Ten Toed Sloth 38 points W FSU 88-72

Game 8 - @bcgruber 43 points  W  Arky-Pine Bluff  104-86

Game 9 - @BullsWinBucsWin  46 points  W Loyola Chicago  77-64

Game 10 - @cophbulls 31 points  W  Albany  89-73

Game 11 - @Cat941 29  points W  Alabama State  73-70

Game 12 - @cophbulls 48 points  W  Temple  76-68

Game 13 - @olafberserker 53 points L UAB 75-71

Game 14 - @Bryson W & @olafberserker tie 25 points W Rice 81-73

Game 15 - @Cat941 45 points W  Memphis  74-73

Game 16 -  @flsportsfan83 43 points W  Wichita State 72-68

Game 17 - @USFDude 54 points W Temple 75-69

Game 18 - @bcgruber 27 points W UTSA 89-72

Game 19 - @NJBull 42 points W ECU  71-60

Game 20 - @USFDude 55 points W UNT  60-55

Game 21 - @NJBull 40 points W Charlotte  72-69

Game 22 - @olafberserker 47 points W  Rice 69-65

Game 23 - @Ricky the Bull 37 points W Tulsa  69-50

Game 24 - @USFDude @Ten Toed Sloth @COBBULL tie 42 points W FAU 90-86

Game 25 - @MikeG 49 points  W  UTSA 66-61

Game 26 - @MikeG 34 points W SMU 79-68

Game 27 - @COBBULL 41 points W Charlotte 76-61

Game 28 - @Cat941 40 points W Tulane 85-72

Game 29 - @Bullsaficianado 25 points L Tulsa 76-70

Game 30 - @USF_Bullsharks 46 points W AACC Quarterfinals #8 ECU 81-59

Game 31 - @flsportsfan83 36 points L AACC Semifinals #4 UAB 93-83

Game 32 - @NJBull 43 points W NIT(Rnd 1) #4 UCF 83-77

Game 33 - @MikeG 34 points L NIT(Rnd 2) VCU 70-65

 

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2023-24 season!

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(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

Season Stats Update

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The season points leader is @Cat941

 

NIT Scoreboard on ESPN

2024 NIT Schedule

First Round: March 19-20
Second Round: March 23-24
Quarterfinals: March 26-27
Semifinals: April 2
Championship: April 4

The first round, second round, and quarterfinal games will be held at campus sites. The NIT semifinals and championship game will be held at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. 

The season points WINNER is @Cat941

The whole season and all competitors:

 

Final season leaders totals:

 

 

Edited March 28 by MikeG

[MikeG]

Time to get your entry in for the next basketball prediction contest.....

New entrants- feel free to join the season long contest by entering!

Active current players..........

 @bcgruber@cophbulls   @NJBull @jg233 @usfrank  @BullsWinBucsWin @olafberserker  @ncentonze   @Ten Toed Sloth  @Bryson W   @bullaficianado   @Cat941  @flsportsfan83 @NessUSF @Ricky the Bull @COBBULL @NAIROBIBULL @USF_Bullsharks  @smazza

[USFDude]

USF

5

Miguel  19

Pryor 11

75%

[smazza]

usf

6

youngblood  23

pryor 14

 

70%

[MikeG]

USF

6

Youngblood  22

Pryor 10

75%

[Cat941]

1) South Florida
2) 10
3) Youngblood - 22
4) Pryor - 11
5) 74%

[bcgruber]

1) South Florida
2) 6
3) Youngblood - 16
4) Stroud - 9
5) 76%

[usfrank]

USF

8

Miguel - 19

Pryor - 12

79%

[Bullsaficianado]

On 3/20/2024 at 1:00 AM, MikeG said:

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%)

Usf

 7

cy 21

pryor 11

61

[olafberserker]

Bulls

5

Youngblood 18

Pryor   9

76