Contest Basketball Prediction Contest: #USFBulls vs #SMU Mustangs

[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 17

South Florida Bulls vs. SMU

Congrats to Game 16 winner, NJBull!

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 SMU, January 15, (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 16 games):

 

Most Wins:

       

Name	Wins
LrdNorman	2.5
DeldaBull	2
raz7943	2
NJBull	1
RG	1
NessUSF	1
South_Florida_Flip	1
feardabull	1
mikemcp88	1
RG	1
bcgruber	1
NewEnglandBull	1

 

Most Points in a Win (Top 5 Scores):

       

Name	Points
LrdNorman	58
LrdNorman	54
Bulls1181	54
NJBull	54
NewEnglandBull	48

 

Highest Point Total for Season (Top 10):

       

Name	Points
RG	382
DELdaBull	379
NewEnglandBull	374
bcgruber	365
raz7943	348
South_Florida_Flip	316
LrdNorman	305
mikemcp88	252
NessUSF	195
asdlfef	180

 

Highest Average Points Per Game (minimum 8 games played):

          

          

Name	Average	Games
RG	27.28571429	14
raz7943	26.76923077	13
LrdNorman	25.41666667	12
DELdaBull	25.26666667	15
NewEnglandBull	24.93333333	15

 

 

 

[DELdaBull]

SMU is good, but I will go with the BULLS!!!!!!!!

3

Rudd - 18

Egbunu - 10

71%

[bcgruber]

USF

4

Perry- 16

Allen - 9

72%

[feardabull]

USF

7

Rudd 18

Egbunu 11

74%

[USF_BULLS_R_WE]

1.USF

2. 2

3. Rudd 17

4. Perry 13

5. 73%

[mikemcp88]

1) SMU

2) 5

3) Allen

4) Egbunu

5) 71.8%

[DELdaBull]

1) SMU

2) 5

3) Allen

4) Egbunu

5) 71.8%

 

Mike,

 

You need points for Allen and rebounds for Egbunu

[NewEnglandBull]

SMU

7

Rudd

Egbunu

67%

[NessUSF]

1) South Florida
2) 5
3) Rudd - 21
4) Egbunu - 9
5) 74%