Basketball Prediction Contest: South Florida vs. Cleveland State

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 across the country.  The contest is a season-long chase with prizes for different categories as specified below.

First...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.

4)  Your prediction must be part of this original thread

5)  Post must be submitted prior to game.

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

And now, the contest:

For the Bulls game against Cleveland State Friday, November 9, 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)  10

3)  Holmes - 16

4)  Gransberry - 12

5)  69.7%

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.)

3) Correct Leading Scorer - 5 points

    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.)

4) Correct Leading Rebounder - 5 points

    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

After Game 1:

Point Totals (Top 10):

Wins

Highest Scores in a Win (Top 10)

Highest Scoring Average (min 1 games played - Top 5)

Of course the winner of the season-long points contest wins the somewhat esteemed Bulliever's Cup Trophy (pictured above), a gift certificate to a Bulls retailer and is also entered into the following drawings:

Those winning three or more contests are eligible for the end of season drawing for a Sun Time 12 inch USF Bulls Dimension Wall Clock (Must pay postage of $4.95).

Those winning five or more contests are eligible for the end of season drawing for a Sun Time Sport Watch - Mens or Ladies (Must pay postage of $4.95).

Like last year, there may be a prize for the category winners (high average, number of wins, etc.) to keep things interesting...If you missed game a game along the way, you can still play for individual game wins and records as well as the highest average per game.  If you haven't joined in yet, please do!

Previous Bulliever's Cup Champions:

2006-07:  BloomTown

2005-06:  BloomTown

2004-05:  AstroBull

The whole thing is just for fun, so please participate, enjoy the contest and have fun!

Need Help?

The Sagarin, Dunkel, Harmon and SFB.com projections are posted Here.

As with previous years' contests, Bulliever is the final judge on all entries.  He will select the winner based on pre-established criteria.  All decisions are final, unless Bulliever changes his mind.  Finally, Bulliever will only refer to himself in the third person when typing in small print. 

1)  USF Bulls

2)  22

3)  Bozeman - 18

4)  Saaka - 10

5)  66.0%

1)  USF

2)  7

3)  Jones - 17

4)  Jones - 9

5)  72%

USF

16

Boozeman 22

Sakka 7

69%

USF

13

Boozeman 18

Sakka 6

64%

USF

15

D. Jones - 19

Saaka - 6

62%

USF

9

Jones 21

Chin 9

1)  USF Bulls

2)  10

3)  Bozeman - 14

4)  Saaka - 8

5)  68.0%

USF

20

Boozeman-21

Sakka-8

72%

1)  USF

2)  17

3) Gransberry - 17

4)  Gransberry - 9

5)  68.2%