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Basketball Prediction Contest: #USFBulls vs. #Houston Cougars


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Welcome to 2013-14 Basketball Prediction Contest

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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 30

South Florida Bulls vs. Houston Cougars

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Congrats to Game 29 winner, TBD!

 

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 vs. Houston, March 4, (8:30 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!

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Houston

7

Rudd 18

Rudd 9

67%

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1) Houston

2) 5

3) Rudd - 17

4) Egbunu - 8

5) 70%

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I'll go with unpredictability for $200, Alex...

 

1)  USF

2)  2

3)  Rudd -- 17

4)  Rudd -- 8

5)  57%

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Houston

2

Rudd - 16

Egbunu - 9

70%

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1) UH

2) 9

3) Rudd - 23

4) Egbunu - 9

5) 72%

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Houston

6

Rudd 23

Rudd 9

72%

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Houston by 5

Rudd 17

Egbunu 10

73%

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Houston

5

Rudd-22

Egbunu-7

68%

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