Contest Basketball Prediction Contest: USF Bulls at Cincinnati Bearcats- ESPN+

[MikeG]

Welcome to the 2021-22

TheBullsPen.com

 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game 29
South Florida Bulls (7-20, 2-13) vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (17-11, 7-8)

 

       vs. 

Saturday, February 26   7:00 PM EST

Cincinnati, Ohio Fifth Third Arena
TV: ESPN+

Radio: USF Bulls Unlimited

Congratulations to our Game Twenty Eight winner @NJBull   !

29th scheduled game- (1 cancelled COVID19, 2 rescheduled)

 

As we are encountering postponed and cancelled games again due to various COVID19 situations, understand that if a game is not played, no contest is held. No need to put some 0-0 prediction or make adjustments to existing posts. They will not impact our season stats. If a postponed game gets rescheduled, we will honor any predictions made previously with the option for the board member to adjust that entry under the normal contest time constraints.

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 vs. Cincinnati on Saturday, February 26 (7:00 PM EST, TV: ESPN+), 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) Murphy - 21
4) Tchewa - 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

 

 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!

 

2021-2022 season:

 

 

Game 1  @NewEnglandBull 35 points W BCU 75-54

Game 2   @&rew Bull @Friscobull @79 Bull (Tie) 15 points L GSU 53-41

Game 3  @Rich Mahoney 45 points W NCATSU 56-54

Game 4  @flsportsfan83 31 points L #21 Auburn 58-52

Game 5  @Friscobull 34 points W Hampton 58-52

Game 6  @&rew Bull @NewEnglandBull (tie) 42 points L Boston College 64-49

Game 7  @&rew Bull 28 points L SC State 65-64

Game 8  @bcgruber 39 points W Austin Peay 60-51

Game 9 @Rich Mahoney & @MSBulls 49 points Tie L Florida 66-55

Game 10 @jg233 37 points L BYU 54-39

Game 11 @usfrank 44 points W Hawai'i 76-69

Game 12 @NewEnglandBull 29 points L Wyoming 77-57

Game 13 CANCELLED - COVID19 issues for Mississippi Valley State

Game 14 RESCHEDULED- @jg23335 points L ECU  65-57

Game 15 @&rew Bull 50 points L Houston 83-66

Game 16 @SantaBull 25 points L Tulane 68-54

Game 17 @MSBulls 49 points L SMU 77-65

Game 18 @Gat-Rat Bull 42 points W UCF 75-51

Game 19 @NewEnglandBull 44 points L Houston 74-55

Game 20 RESCHEDULED @bcgruber 48 points W Temple 52-49

Game 21 @flsportsfan83 38 points L SMU 74-54

Game 22 @cophbulls 38 points L Tulsa 76-45

Game 23 @NJBull 45 points L UCF 68-49

Game 24 @Rich Mahoney 49 points L Cinci 70-59

Game 25 @&rew Bull 38 points L Wichita State 73-69

Game 26  @NJBull 28 points L Tulane 76-57

Game 27 @NJBull & @MikeG Tie 37 points L Tulsa 65-57

Game 28 @NJBull 38 points  L ECU 64-60

Game 29 Cincinnati - link to schedule

 

 

Have Fun and follow the Bulls throughout the 2021-22 season!

 

(Mildly prestigious Bulliever's Cup)

 

Season Stats Update:

Current season leader is @NewEnglandBull

Note: Some of the previous players hidden as they have stopped playing and no scores changed.

Edited February 24, 2022 by MikeG
ready to go

[cophbulls]

1) Cincinnati
2) 13
3) Murphy - 11
4) Tchewa - 6
5) 67%

[MikeG]

Cinci

10

Walker 14

Tchewa 9

63%

[jg233]

Cincy

10

Murphy 14

Tchewa 8

70%

[NJBull]

Cincinnati 

17

tchewa 15

tchewa 8

57%

[bcgruber]

1) Cinci
2) 11
3) Walker - 13
4) Tchewa - 11
5) 71%

[NewEnglandBull]

Cinci

12

Walker 14

Tchewa 9

67%

 

[Rich Mahoney]

Cincy

8

Walker 14

Twecha  11

68.3%

[MikeG]

name	winner	MARGIN	scorer	points	Rebounder	rebounds	FT%
Rich Mahoney	Cinci	8	Walker	14	Tchewa	11	68.30%
jg233	Cinci	10	Murphy	14	Tchewa	8	70.00%
MikeG	Cinci	10	Walker	14	Tchewa	9	63.00%
bcgruber	Cinci	11	Walker	13	Tchewa	11	71.00%
NewEnglandBull	Cinci	12	Walker	14	Tchewa	9	67.00%
cophbulls	Cinci	13	Murphy	11	Tchewa	6	67.00%
NJBull	Cinci	17	Tchewa	15	Tchewa	8	57.00%

 

[MikeG]

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