Contest Basketball Prediction Contest: #USFBulls vs #Temple Owls

[Brad]

Welcome to 2013-14 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

PLEASE READ THE RULES 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 can hear appeal.

Game 16

South Florida Bulls vs. Temple Owls

Congrats to Game 15 winner, DeldaBull!

Full contest stats in following post

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.

For additional contest rules, please read the small print below.
And now, the contest:


For the Bulls game at Temple, January 9, (7:00 pm ET start), 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) Rudd - 21
4) Egbunu - 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


 

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2013-14 season!

[Brad]

Contest Statistics (through 15 games):

 

Most Wins:

Name	Wins
LrdNorman	2.5
DELdaBull	2
raz7943	2
RG	1
NessUSF	1
South_Florida_Flip	1
feardabull	1
mikemcp88	1
RG	1
bcgruber	1
NewEnglandBull	1
Bulls1181	0.5

 

 

 

Most Points in a Win (Top 5 Scores):

Name	Score
LrdNorman	58
LrdNorman	54
Bulls1181	54
NewEnglandBull	48
South_Florida_Flip	47

 

 

 

Highest Point Total for Season:

Name	Score
RG	356
DELdaBull	355
NewEnglandBull	342
bcgruber	330
raz7943	323
LrdNorman	296
South_Florida_Flip	289
mikemcp88	239
NessUSF	195
asdlfef	180
feardabull	147
Bulls1181	136
bullgrad10	118
Shockley3333	105
NewBullBacker	54
LadyBull'18	53
NJBull	53
raptorcj	44
K-Rock Da Bull	41
Jaultma2	27
Held_AccountaBull	25
tbull	22
LETHALWEAPONMV	21
bulls phanatic	21
Leviathan	18
BrickBardo	11
Bullphin	10
sheamanecw	1

 

 

Highest Average Points Per Game (minimum 7 games played):

Name	Average	Games
RG	27.38461538	13
raz7943	26.91666667	12
LrdNorman	26.90909091	11
DELdaBull	25.35714286	14
NewEnglandBull	24.42857143	14

[LrdNorman]

Bull,

 

Thank you for doing this contest!  The only bright spot in an otherwise dismal season(s)...

 

That being said...

 

1)  Temple

2)  7

3)  Rudd -- 17

4)  Perry -- 12

5)  50%

[DELdaBull]

Temple

10

Rudd 17

Egbunu 10

72%

The bball contest is my favorite

[NewEnglandBull]

Temple

5

Rudd 15

Egbunu 11

65%

[mikemcp88]

Temple

8

Rudd 16

Perry 8

70.7%

[RG]

1) Temple

2) 7

3) Rudd - 16

4) Egbunu - 9

5) 70%

[feardabull]

Temple

5

Egbunu 15

Egbunu 9

64%

[NJBull]

USF 

4

Rudd 17

Egbunu 9

68%

[raz7943]

Temple

11

Rudd - 16

Egbunu - 8

71%