Week 15 Prediction Games
by David Fucillo on Dec 16, 2009 2:08 PM PST
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PrintThe battle is heating up for those 12 playoff spots in the prediction contest. I'm 13 points out with three weeks to go, but will likely once again come up short. So sad. Oh well.
Prediction format and scoring rules are after the jump. As always, the times are pacific.
49ers @ Philadelphia - Sunday 12/20 10:00am
NY Giants @ Washington - MNF 12/21 5:30pm
Minnesota @ Carolina - SNF 12/20 5:20pm
Miami @ Tennessee - Sunday 12/20 10:00am
Atlanta @ NY Jets - Sunday 12/20 10:00am
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh - Sunday 12/20 1:15pm
IMPORTANT NEW RULE
Up until now, folks have just posted their scores in any particular fashion, although howtheyscored has made requests for a specific format. Given the amount of time and effort howtheyscored has to put into determining the final results, I am implementing a requirement for how to format your scores (based on the spreadsheet howtheyscored has created). If you fail to follow this format, any incorrectly formatted scores for the week will be disqualified. The format is "Team A @ Team B: A score - B score." That basically is visitor @ home: visitor score - home score." Here's an example of how to do it:
Using Minnesota @ Carolina below, if you think Carolina will win 24-14, here's how it HAS to look:
Minnesota @ Carolina: 14 - 24
If you think Minnesota will win 24-14, it needs to appear as this:
Minnesota @ Carolina: 24 - 14
If you'd like you can bold the winner (Minnesota @ Carolina: 14 - 24), but that is not required (although probably a good backup in case you reversed the score by accident.
If you make a mistake in the formatting I'll reply to your score reminding you to correct it. To correct it, simply reply to your picks and post them in the correct format. Do not post your scores again at the bottom of the thread. I'll make sure and include these directions each week so people do not forgot and lose out on points. As I mentioned above, we're doing this to make howtheyscored's life easier in figuring out the scores. The # of regular commenters has increased dramatically since last season, so we're anticipating a greater # of prediction contest participants. While this is a new rule, I don't think it's all that difficult for folks to follow it.
SCORING RULES
Every score is made up of two parts: Point total and point differential. First we see how close your prediction’s point total is to the actual score’s point total. The closer you are to zero, the better. Then, we see how close your prediction’s point differential is to the actual point differential. Again, closer to zero is better. Then, we add those two numbers together. That number gives you a raw score for your prediction.Then, we rank each game by raw scores. The players with the five lowest raw scores get points. The lowest get five points. Next lowest get four. And so on.
As an example of the scoring system, in week 7, the Vikings lost to the Steelers by a score of 17 - 27. The actual score had a point differential of 10 (27-17=10) and a point total of 44 (27+17=44).
For that game, let's look at three predictions: 1) 17 - 23, Pitt; 2) 23 - 27, Pitt; and 3) 17 - 27, Pitt.
Remember, nobody who predicted the Vikings to win the game was eligible for points.
The first prediction had a point differential of 6 (23-17=6). This was 4 away from the actual point differential. It had a total score of 40 (23+17=40). This was 4 away from the actual point total. All in all, that gives the prediction a raw score of 8.
The second prediction had a point differential of 4 (27-23=4), which was 6 away from the actual point differential. It had a total score of 50 (27+23=50), which was 6 away from the actual point total. That gives the prediction a raw score of 12.
The third prediction had a point differential of 10 (27-17=10), which was 0 away from the actual point differential. It had a total score of 44 (27+17=44), which was 0 away from the actual point total. That gives the prediction a raw score of 0.
Since the lower your raw score is, the better your prediction, the third prediction is ranked as the best and gets the most points (and since it was a perfect prediction, there is no arguing that it was the best). The first prediction had the next lowest raw score, so it ranks as the second best prediction of the group, netting the next most points. The second prediction, therefore, came in third.
If anybody has any questions at all about this, or anything else, feel free to email me at ninersnation@gmail.com.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors.
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49ers @ Philadelphia – 14-31
NY Giants @ Washington – 30-17
Minnesota @ Carolina – 34-17
Miami @ Tennessee – 23-20
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 16-17
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 24-17
Giving you all the 49ers info you need at the San Francisco 49ers Examiner
That's my site. Check it out!
No faith!
Prepare to get PHUT!-ed by the 49ers.
I love that verb. Any word that has an exclamation point in the middle of it is automatically my favorite word.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2009 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
60 points, right here
49ers @ Philadelphia – 27-24
NY Giants @ Washington – 34-17
Minnesota @ Carolina – 28-13
Miami @ Tennessee – 17-20
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 23-27
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 21-27
7-7
49ers@Philadelphia 27-23
NY Giants@Washington 21-28
Minnesota@Carolina 30-20
Miami@Tennesse 24-27
Atlanta@NY Jets 13-31
Green Bay@Pittsburgh 23-34
Week 15
NY Giants @ Washington – 31 – 13
Minnesota @ Carolina – 27 – 17
Miami @ Tennessee – 24 – 16
Atlanta @ NY Jets - 20 -24
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 28 – 31
Widcard game? Are we still doing those if we don’t want to pick the Niners game?
Indianapolis @ Jacksonville – 20 – 17
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
You can do a wild card if you want. I won’t count it.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 16, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
I thought earlier in the season
you were allowing sub games… is that only if you throw it out there?
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
We did that when the Niners played on Thursday because a lot of people don’t even go into the thread until after Thursday, and we didn’t want to screw them out of a game. We also did it for the Thanksgiving game because it was a holiday occasion.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
Ok so just special occasion stuff
Gotcha…
Then here is my Niner pick:
49ers @ Philadelphia- 27 – 24
Tim Tebow = 1,432,219 season tickets next year. Who wouldn't pick him in the 1st round with those projections?
Week 15
49ers @ Philadelphia – 23 – 20 O.T.
NY Giants @ Washington - 24 – 26
Minnesota @ Carolina – 27 – 17
Miami @ Tennessee - 13 – 20
Atlanta @ NY Jets - 13 – 23
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh - 21 – 23
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
Week 15 Picks
49ers @ Philadelphia – 23-17
NY Giants @ Washington – 24-13
Minnesota @ Carolina – 30-20
Miami @ Tennessee – 17-27
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 13-24
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 31-24
Week 15
49ers @ Philadelphia – 24 – 20
NY Giants @ Washington – 23 – 17
Minnesota @ Carolina – 30 – 20
Miami @ Tennessee – 21 – 23
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 14 – 17
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 28 – 15
Week 15
I don’t care about the other games, I care about 49ers-Eagles game. And sorry to say, the 49ers get eighty sixth.
49ers @ Philadelphia – 27-23
NY Giants @ Washington – 20-13
Minnesota @ Carolina 24-10Miami @ Tennessee 20 – 24
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 10-20
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 27-17
Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.
let's try this again
49ers @ Philadelphia- 27-23
NY Giants @ Washington- 20-13
Minnesota @ Carolina- 24-10
Miami @ Tennessee- 20- 24
Atlanta @ NY Jets- 10-20
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh- 27-17
Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.
Encore to the 17pt week
SF @ PHI; 23-19
NYG @ WASH; 20-28
MIN @ CAR; 26-14
MIA @ TEN; 17-15
ATL @ NYJ; 17-20
GB @ PIT; 19-13
Chris Cohan- YOU'RE FIRED!
picks
49ers @ Philadelphia – 22 – 17
NY Giants @ Washington – 19 – 7
Minnesota @ Carolina – 31 – 9
Miami @ Tennessee – 20 – 28
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 12 – 27
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 27 – 24
Operation Don't Suck has begun. Unless these picks are wrong.
49ers @ Philadelphia – 21-30
NY Giants @ Washington – 21-17
Minnesota @ Carolina – 37-10
Miami @ Tennessee – 14-23
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 20-17
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 30-14
GROUGTHINK ALERT
The first Chester Arthur fanboy ever.
It’s just like Operation Dumbo Drop.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 17, 2009 8:13 AM PST up reply actions
Playoffs??!!
49ers @ Philadelphia – 26-23
NY Giants @ Washington – 24-16
Minnesota @ Carolina – 38-17
Miami @ Tennessee – 27-24
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 17-20
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 28-30
49er faithful since July 11, 1985
Week 14
49ers @ Philadelphia: 27 – 24
NY Giants @ Washington: 27 – 17
Minnesota @ Carolina: 31 – 14
Miami @ Tennessee: 14 – 23
Atlanta @ NY Jets: 17 – 24
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh: 28 – 20
"We want WINNERS!" - Coach Singletary
I like the picks--relevant to the Niners.
49ers @ Philadelphia: 20 – 27
NY Giants @ Washington: 28 – 14
Minnesota @ Carolina: 27 – 10
Miami @ Tennessee: 21 – 27
Atlanta @ NY Jets: 35 – 6
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh: 17 – 24
Other kids may be sayin' hi-ho, but The Gooch just says yo.
Week 15
49ers @ Philadelphia: 17-23
NY Giants @ Washington: 17-20
Minnesota @ Carolina: 35-13
Miami @ Tennessee: 23-21
Atlanta @ NY Jets: 20-24
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh: 28-31
Time to make a move...
49ers @ Philadelphia: 24-27
NY Giants @ Washington: 35-17
Minnesota @ Carolina: 24-10
Miami @ Tennessee: 10-14
Atlanta @ NY Jets: 17-27
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh: 24-17
Sometimes the impossible can become possible if you're AWESOME!
by ZeroIndulgence on Dec 17, 2009 10:02 AM PST reply actions
20 pts out of the Playoffs, not a good spot to be in.
49ers @ Philadelphia: 22-19
NY Giants @ Washington: 17-23
Minnesota @ Carolina: 31-10
Miami @ Tennessee: 13-24
Atlanta @ NY Jets: 20-27
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh: 21-14
11-5... So I was overly Optimistic! Maybe Next year!
Week Crabtree
49ers @ Philadelphia – 23 – 31
NY Giants @ Washington – 24 – 27
Minnesota @ Carolina – 34 – 16
Miami @ Tennessee – 17 – 20
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 9 – 15
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 28 – 21
Never use a big word where a diminutive alternative would suffice.
not gonna jinx it so here we go
49ers @ Philadelphia – 27-31
NY Giants @ Washington – 23-17
Minnesota @ Carolina – 28-20
Miami @ Tennessee – 17-24
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 20-26
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 24-18
I want winners! I want people that WANT to win!
Yo Mona Lisa / Could I predict a game on Friday / And if you're busy / I would mind predicting Satur-day-ey-ey
49ers @ Philadelphia – 21-24
NY Giants @ Washington – 20-24
Minnesota @ Carolina – 26-17
Miami @ Tennessee – 23-27
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 21-27
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 20-17
A hearty thank you to Rich Aurilia for all the good memories, and to the Niners for finally getting the uni's (mostly) right.
I see you've picked the same 6winners as me...
so you’re guaranteed a bad week!
by Ninerfromacrossthepond on Dec 19, 2009 6:12 AM PST up reply actions
My Preds
49ers @ Philadelphia – 27-24
NY Giants @ Washington – 20-28
Minnesota @ Carolina – 27-16
Miami @ Tennessee – 20-28
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 17-30
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 31-10
MURS for President!!!!!!!
no title this time— oh wait...
49ers @ Philadelphia – 17-20
NY Giants @ Washington – 31-27
Minnesota @ Carolina – 35-16
Miami @ Tennessee – 19-21
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 17-24
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 31-14
I take full responsibility for my irresponsibility.
Heaven help me...
49ers @ Philadelphia: 23 – 17
NY Giants @ Washington: 28 – 13
Minnesota @ Carolina: 19 – 13
Miami @ Tennessee: 17 – 16
Atlanta @ NY Jets: 21 – 30
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh: 28 – 35
I don't know about that, to the groin.
Holy hell.
I’m so mad about these picks. I’m about as mad as a person can get over something like this. Which is, I mean, not very mad at all. Mostly just kind of annoyed. Stupid Vikings.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 21, 2009 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
24 – 0 Giants BEFORE THE HALF.
This is going to suck.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Dec 21, 2009 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Wk 15 Prediction Games
49ers @ Philadelphia – 23-27.
NY Giants @ Washington – 21-30.
Minnesota @ Carolina – 34-17.
Miami @ Tennessee – 17-20.
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 16-24.
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 34-30.
by Ninerfromacrossthepond on Dec 19, 2009 6:20 AM PST reply actions
predictions
49ers @ Philadelphia: 17 – 13
NY Giants @ Washington: 20 – 27
Minnesota @ Carolina: 27 – 10
Miami @ Tennessee: 17 – 20
Atlanta @ NY Jets: 17 – 23
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh: 17 – 24
shoot keep forgetting to do this
49ers @ Philadelphia – 17-14
NY Giants @ Washington – 21-14
Minnesota @ Carolina – 28-14
Miami @ Tennessee – 24-27
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 17-20
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 31-21
Predictions
49ers @ Philadelphia – 14-28
NY Giants @ Washington – 24-22
Minnesota @ Carolina – 30-10
Miami @ Tennessee – 17-24
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 18-21
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 24-21
My picks
49ers @ Philadelphia – 17 – 31
NY Giants @ Washington – 18 – 21
Minnesota @ Carolina – 33 – 10
Miami @ Tennessee – 27 – 30
Atlanta @ NY Jets – 24 – 10
Green Bay @ Pittsburgh – 17 – 10
Jason Hill is turning the corner!
Almost forgot to get these in
49ers @ Philadelphia 20-27
NY Giants @ Washington 27-17
Minnesota @ Carolina 28-17
Miami @ Tennessee 17-24
Atlanta @ NY Jets 17-24
Green Bay @ Pettsburgh 28-20
Don't trust this guy. He lies.
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