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Bowl Game Prediction Game

Zurp

I have misplaced my pants.
This is a game I created a few years ago, and I figure I'll try to expand to let people from Buckeye Planet play, too. Here's how it works:

Predict the scores of all of the bowl games. And not just, "Fiesta Bowl 24-21." You have to say "Ohio State 24, Notre Dame 21." Or whatever your prediction is. Do that for all the games. Based on how accurate your guess was, you get a certain number of points. Points are bad.

1. If you picked the wrong team to win, you get 5 points right away.
2. For every point you were off in the margin of victory guess you had, you get 0.2 points.
3. For every point you were off in the total score, you get 0.1 points.

So if you picked Texas to win 21-20, and USC wins 21-20, you get the 5 points for picking the wrong team, you get another 2 x 0.2 points for the margin of victory, but you had the total score right, so you got 5.4 points for that game.

I need your picks by 8:00pm, December 20 (first bowl game). Whoever has the fewest points after all the games, gets my guarantee that I won't pee on you for at least a year.

Here's the bowl game schedule, as I have it:

New Orleans
Southern Miss - Arkansas State

GMAC
UTEP - Toledo

Las Vegas
BYU - Cal

San Diego County Credit Union
Colorado St - Navy

Fort Worth
Kansas - Houston

Hawaii
Nevada - UCF

Motor City
Memphis - Akron

Champs Sports
Clemson - Colorado

Insight
Arizona State - Rutgers

MPC Computers
Boise State - Boston College

Alamo
scUM - Nebraska

Emerald
GA Tech - Utah

Holiday
Oregon - Oklahomo

Music City
Minn - VA

Sun
NW - UCLA

Independence
So Car - Missouri

Peach
Miami - LSU

Meineke Car Care
So Fla - NC St

Liberty
Tulsa - Fresno St

Houston
TCU - Iowa St

Cotton
TX Tech - Alabama

Outback
Iowa - Florida

Gator
Louisville - Va Tech

Capitol One
Wisconsin - Auburn

Fiesta
Ohio State - some team of cheaters

Sugar
West Va - Georgia

Orange
Penn State - Fla State

Rose
USC - Texas

Either reply to this message with your picks or private message me.
 
we could make it 200 (to make the payout enjoyable), and those with limited funds can simply go all in with their limited supply (but not be penalized for it).
It is the christmas season after all.

great idea for a game zurp.
 
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If someone knows how to make it a vbet, then that's fine with me. But I'd vote that it be something low, like 50.

And don't bother with getting me your picks, yet. Just do it whenever. I haven't even set up my excel program for it.
 
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It's only fair that since I'm driving this bus, I'll make my picks first. Remember, I need your picks by December 20. That's next Tuesday.

New Orleans
Southern Miss 37
Arkansas State 27

GMAC
UTEP 17
Toledo 24

Las Vegas
BYU 23
Cal 33

Poinsettia
Colorado St 28
Navy 20

Fort Worth
Kansas 28
Houston 31

Hawaii
Nevada 35
UCF 23

Motor City
Memphis 24
Akron 28

Champs Sports
Clemson 31
Colorado 28

Insight
Arizona State 31
Rutgers 24

MPC Computers
Boise State 33
Boston College 35

Alamo
scUM 24
Nebraska 21

Emerald
GA Tech 23
Utah 20

Holiday
Oregon 28
Oklahomo 24

Music City
Minn 28
VA 21

Sun
NW 42
UCLA 45

Independence
So Car 31
Missouri 30

Peach
Miami 27
LSU 31

Meineke Car Care
So Fla 24
NC St 30

Liberty
Tulsa 30
Fresno St 33

Houston
TCU 28
Iowa St 17

Cotton
TX Tech 31
Alabama 33

Outback
Iowa 21
Florida 24

Gator
Louisville 38
Va Tech 24

Capitol One
Wisconsin 17
Auburn 35

Fiesta
Ohio State 31
some team of cheaters 14

Sugar
West Va 24
Georgia 28

Orange
Penn State 38
Fla State 24

Rose
USC 42
Texas 45

Either reply to this message with your picks or private message me.

I'll figure out a way to post the spreadsheet after the first game is done, so you can see how everyone else picked, and what the scores are, etc.
 
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New Orleans
Southern Miss 31
Arkansas State 13

GMAC
UTEP 34
Toledo 38

Las Vegas
BYU 14
Cal 24

Poinsettia
Colorado St 20
Navy 17

Fort Worth
Kansas 21
Houston 20

Hawaii
Nevada 27
UCF 17

Motor City
Memphis 34
Akron 21

Champs Sports
Clemson 27
Colorado 7

Insight
Arizona State 24
Rutgers 16

MPC Computers
Boise State 24
Boston College 41

Alamo
Michigan 24
Nebraska 10

Emerald
GA Tech 21
Utah 10

Holiday
Oregon 17
Oklahoma 24

Music City
Minn 34
VA 24

Sun
NW 27
UCLA 42

Independence
So Car 24
Missouri 14

Peach
Miami 20
LSU 17

Meineke Car Care
So Fla 14
NC St 20

Liberty
Tulsa 35
Fresno St 45

Houston
TCU 27
Iowa St 21

Cotton
TX Tech 27
Alabama 20

Outback
Iowa 21
Florida 20

Gator
Louisville 27
Va Tech 14

Capitol One
Wisconsin 14
Auburn 22

Fiesta
Ohio State 38
Notre Dame 28

Sugar
West Va 14
Georgia 31

Orange
Penn State 24
Fla State 20

Rose
USC 38
Texas 27
 
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