1. Guess the game margin for the playoff matchups in Class 4A. Beat the computer - earn iapreps fame - prove to everyone that your team is underrated.
2. Notation: +2 --> Home wins by 2 points. -7 --> Visitor wins by 7 points.
3. Game is open to all, and all are encouraged to play. The greater the number of participants, the more accurate the overall predictions should be (central limit theorem).
3.1 Reply to this post in this form:
username, -2, -4, +3, +5, -3, +10, -20, +3, +3, -1
where: username --> your rivals.com username,
-2, -4, +3, +5, -3, +10, -20, +3, +3, -1 --> your predictions for the 10 games this week
3.2 Notes:
3.2.1 Use one line only.
3.2.2 Use a comma and space as separators
3.2 The following are example of bad replies:
name
-13, +3, +14, +12, +4, +26, +10, -8, +21, +43 (entry uses two lines, comma after name missing)
name,-13,+3,+14,+12,+4,+26,+10,-8,+21,+43 (spaces missing)
name: -13,+3,+14,+12,+4,+26,+10,-8,+21,+43 (don't use colon, spaces missing)
name -13, +3, +14, +12, +4, +26, +10, -8, +21, +43 (commas after name missing)
3.3 Motivation of format rules is to minimize mistakes in reading your entry and minimize the amount of my time in working on this contest.
4. Rankings: Official rankings of the contest are the BCMoore Rankings, http://bcmoorerankings.com.
5. Scoring: Entry with most correct answers wins. Ties will be broken by sum of (absolute values of predictions - actual scores).
6. Deadline: All entries must be submitted by Monday, 5PM. Entries can be changed up to deadline. To change your entry, submit a new entry. Do not edit a previous entry; I may not see the change you want to make.
7. Duration: Contest will run for the length of the playoff season. Updates on season long standings will be given weekly in addition to each individual weeks winner.
This week's games:
N Conf Rk (W-L) Visitor Conf Rk ( W-L) Home Matchup
17 4A-2 5 (7-3) Johnston 4A-3 3 ( 9-1) WDM Valley 169.23
18 4A-1 9 (6-4) Southeast Polk 4A-4 2 ( 9-1) Waukee 166.60
19 4A-2 10 (9-1) CB Lewis Central 4A-1 7 ( 8-2) Ankeny 165.53
20 4A-8 14 (8-2) Eldridge North Scott 4A-7 13 ( 7-3) Pleasant Valley 161.54
21 4A-7 15 (6-4) Iowa City West 4A-5 11 ( 9-1) Marion Linn-Mar 158.31
22 4A-1 12 (6-3) Ames 4A-2 1 ( 9-1) WDM Dowling 153.64
23 4A-5 16 (8-2) Cedar Falls 4A-6 4 (10-0) CR Washington 153.24
24 4A-5 22 (3-7) CR Kennedy 4A-8 6 (10-0) Bettendorf 144.93
Composite Computer, 20, 33, -9, -1, 23, 38, 34, 59
Modified Computer, 13, 23, 4, 2, 8, 37, 25, 25
Standard Computer, 16, 18, 6, 6, 7, 32, 20, 21
Momentum Computer, 14, 19, -2, 16, 11, 32, 16, 13
This post was edited on 10/30 8:21 AM by bcmoore87
2. Notation: +2 --> Home wins by 2 points. -7 --> Visitor wins by 7 points.
3. Game is open to all, and all are encouraged to play. The greater the number of participants, the more accurate the overall predictions should be (central limit theorem).
3.1 Reply to this post in this form:
username, -2, -4, +3, +5, -3, +10, -20, +3, +3, -1
where: username --> your rivals.com username,
-2, -4, +3, +5, -3, +10, -20, +3, +3, -1 --> your predictions for the 10 games this week
3.2 Notes:
3.2.1 Use one line only.
3.2.2 Use a comma and space as separators
3.2 The following are example of bad replies:
name
-13, +3, +14, +12, +4, +26, +10, -8, +21, +43 (entry uses two lines, comma after name missing)
name,-13,+3,+14,+12,+4,+26,+10,-8,+21,+43 (spaces missing)
name: -13,+3,+14,+12,+4,+26,+10,-8,+21,+43 (don't use colon, spaces missing)
name -13, +3, +14, +12, +4, +26, +10, -8, +21, +43 (commas after name missing)
3.3 Motivation of format rules is to minimize mistakes in reading your entry and minimize the amount of my time in working on this contest.
4. Rankings: Official rankings of the contest are the BCMoore Rankings, http://bcmoorerankings.com.
5. Scoring: Entry with most correct answers wins. Ties will be broken by sum of (absolute values of predictions - actual scores).
6. Deadline: All entries must be submitted by Monday, 5PM. Entries can be changed up to deadline. To change your entry, submit a new entry. Do not edit a previous entry; I may not see the change you want to make.
7. Duration: Contest will run for the length of the playoff season. Updates on season long standings will be given weekly in addition to each individual weeks winner.
This week's games:
N Conf Rk (W-L) Visitor Conf Rk ( W-L) Home Matchup
17 4A-2 5 (7-3) Johnston 4A-3 3 ( 9-1) WDM Valley 169.23
18 4A-1 9 (6-4) Southeast Polk 4A-4 2 ( 9-1) Waukee 166.60
19 4A-2 10 (9-1) CB Lewis Central 4A-1 7 ( 8-2) Ankeny 165.53
20 4A-8 14 (8-2) Eldridge North Scott 4A-7 13 ( 7-3) Pleasant Valley 161.54
21 4A-7 15 (6-4) Iowa City West 4A-5 11 ( 9-1) Marion Linn-Mar 158.31
22 4A-1 12 (6-3) Ames 4A-2 1 ( 9-1) WDM Dowling 153.64
23 4A-5 16 (8-2) Cedar Falls 4A-6 4 (10-0) CR Washington 153.24
24 4A-5 22 (3-7) CR Kennedy 4A-8 6 (10-0) Bettendorf 144.93
Composite Computer, 20, 33, -9, -1, 23, 38, 34, 59
Modified Computer, 13, 23, 4, 2, 8, 37, 25, 25
Standard Computer, 16, 18, 6, 6, 7, 32, 20, 21
Momentum Computer, 14, 19, -2, 16, 11, 32, 16, 13
This post was edited on 10/30 8:21 AM by bcmoore87
