Basketball Prediction Contest: Game 3 - Bulls vs. Davidson

[Brad]

Scores updated below!

Welcome to

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2009-10 Basketball Prediction Contest

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

Game    3 

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[td][/td][td]South Florida vs. Davidson [/td][td][/td]

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The Bulls will play three games in three days at the Charleston Classic (Thursday, Friday and Sunday).

Congrats to Vega, our Game 2 Winner

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 but includes individual game prizes furnished by BullsHeaven.

Prize for this game:

Courtesy of the fine folks at Bulls Heaven, this game's prize is:

USF 'GO GREEN' Tee

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plus

a $10.00 gift card to Bulls Heaven

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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.

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 against Davidson Thursday, November 19, 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)  Jones - 25

4)  Famous - 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

Previous Bulliever's Cup Champions:

[table][tr][td]2008-09: [/td][td]T-Man[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]2007-08: [/td][td]Carolina_Bull[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]2006-07: [/td][td]BloomTown[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]2005-06:  [/td][td]BloomTown[/td][/tr]

[tr][td]2004-05:  [/td][td]AstroBull[/td][/tr][/table]

2009-10 Current Standings

and other stats:

After Game 2:

Point Totals (Top 10):

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[tr] [td] Name [/td] [td] Points [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Vega [/td] [td] 100 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Bruce Blingstein [/td] [td] 93 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] South_Florida_Flip [/td] [td] 86 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] bcgruber [/td] [td] 85 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] 79 Bull [/td] [td] 79 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] dwowarp8 [/td] [td] 75 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] NJBull [/td] [td] 75 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] BigShoop [/td] [td] 75 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Bull Martin [/td] [td] 75 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] RichmondBull [/td] [td] 74 [/td] [/tr]

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Wins

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[tr] [td] Name [/td] [td] Wins [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Bruce Blingstein [/td] [td] 1 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Vega [/td] [td] 1 [/td] [/tr]

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Highest Scores in a Win (Top 10)

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[tr] [td] Name [/td] [td] Points [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Vega [/td] [td] 60 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Bruce Blingstein [/td] [td] 45 [/td] [/tr]

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

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[tr] [td] Name [/td] [td] Average Points [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Vega [/td] [td] 50 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] SkypointBull [/td] [td] 49 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] bsrn12 [/td] [td] 48 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] Bruce Blingstein [/td] [td] 46.5 [/td] [/tr]

[tr] [td] South_Florida_Flip [/td] [td] 43 [/td] [/tr][/table]

Of course the winner of the season-long points contest wins the somewhat esteemed Bulliever's Cup Trophy (pictured above), and his/her choice of one of these fine Bulls wristwatches (subject to change based on availability).

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[tr][td]Mens Dynasty[/td][td]Ladies Dynasty[/td][td]Mens Sport Steel[/td][td]Ladies Sport Steel[/td][/tr][/table]

It's really more for fun than the prizes, so please participate, enjoy the contest and have fun!

Good Luck Bulls!

Please allow six weeks for delivery of prizes.

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. 

[79 Bull]

BULLS WIN!

12

Jones - 24

Famous - 11

70.00%

[BullsWinBucsWin]

USF

5

Gilchrist - 21

Famous - 10

68.7%

[Bull Martin]

USF

5

Jones 20

Gilchrist 9

72

[flsportsfan83]

USF

13

Jones 27

Gus 12

68.2%

[outrunner]

USF

by 12

Gilchrist - 21 points

Gilchrist - 9 rebounds

FTs - 71.8%

[T-Man]

Davidson

7

Jones 24

Gilchrist 8

67

[bsrn12]

1. USF

2. 8

3. Gilchrist 19

4. Famous 9

5. 71.4%

[Held_AccountaBull]

USF

10

Jones - 21

Gilchrist - 10

70%

[willia33]

Bulls

12

Jones- 23

Gilchrist- 9

69%