View Full Version : BigSoccer Bundesliga Prediction League?
TrooperBari
30 Jul 2002, 02:05 AM
Is there any interest in doing a Bundesliga prediction league like the one we did for the last season?
The first league game is on August 9, so this would be a good time to start getting things together.
BrianCappellieri
30 Jul 2002, 02:08 AM
I'm game.
Eisern Union
30 Jul 2002, 12:00 PM
Sure, how does it work (I assume we predict things)?
MetroChile
30 Jul 2002, 05:27 PM
Count me in, guys. Don't know how it works, but guessing it's all about well-informed and educated predictions.
calcioplaya
30 Jul 2002, 05:29 PM
dont know how it works either but I'm in
IASocFan
31 Jul 2002, 12:08 PM
I'm in. I suggest we do it like the MLS prediction league. 2 pts. for getting the right result, extra .5 for right goal differential, another .5 for exact score. They also have a bonus for correctly predicting a 3+goal victory, but I'm not sure what it is. Other options are also acceptable.
Eisern Union
31 Jul 2002, 12:25 PM
Do you get extra points for picking a tie, which is much more difficult to do?
IASocFan
31 Jul 2002, 12:41 PM
Originally posted by Eisern Union
Do you get extra points for picking a tie, which is much more difficult to do?
You get the .5 for point differential + 2 for correct result.
olafgb
31 Jul 2002, 02:30 PM
Originally posted by Eisern Union
Do you get extra points for picking a tie, which is much more difficult to do?
Picking a tie is the easiest. If you give extra points for the right difference you automatically have a bonus, which is a little bit of a farce as it's not really possible to miss the right difference when predicting a tie.
My favourite version is 1 pt for the right outcome (win/tie/loss) and 3 pts for the right result without any other criteria.
TrooperBari
01 Aug 2002, 12:09 AM
Originally posted by olafgb
My favourite version is 1 pt for the right outcome (win/tie/loss) and 3 pts for the right result without any other criteria.
That's what I was envisioning. It shouldn't be too complicated, just a nice, straighforward 'call the score' set-up with a bonus for getting the final score exactly right.
We can't all be MENSA members, after all. ;)
Brihodge
01 Aug 2002, 05:54 AM
I'd be in if you start it.
BrianCappellieri
01 Aug 2002, 05:58 AM
No rush, Brihodge. :)
So will it be the same setup as last season?
olafgb
01 Aug 2002, 06:12 AM
Originally posted by BrianCappellieri
So will it be the same setup as last season?
Last year's counting was weird. Let's just count points - and not outcome and right results seperately. What about having one topic for all predictions instead of opening a new one every week as in the last season (though, that would contain the danger of a database crash)?
BrianCappellieri
01 Aug 2002, 06:37 AM
Sounds like a good idea. Either way we'd lose the data if there was another crash but I can save everything to a word document.
IASocFan
05 Aug 2002, 09:45 PM
I suggest a weekly thread starting with a recap of the previous week. See the MLS prediction league for a model: http://bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3453
I don't care how we do the points.
BrianCappellieri
05 Aug 2002, 10:00 PM
We should get this up and running soon...
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HAIL! HAIL!
IASocFan
06 Aug 2002, 04:21 AM
Originally posted by BrianCappellieri
We should get this up and running soon...
How should we score? Give your thoughts.
BhoysFC1995
06 Aug 2002, 11:29 AM
i'll give it a shot.
Originally posted by olafgb
My favourite version is 1 pt for the right outcome (win/tie/loss) and 3 pts for the right result without any other criteria.
so is this how we are going to do it?
wolfsburgh
07 Aug 2002, 05:49 PM
Keep it simple: 1 point for a correct pick (win, loss, or draw). Winner of the week is the one with the most points (with number of correct scores being a tie break). Winner at the end of the year is either the one with the most cumulative points, or the one who won the most weeks (this is easier, since a cumulative score of all points from all weeks need not be kept), or both.
olafgb
08 Aug 2002, 03:10 AM
Originally posted by wolfsburgh
Keep it simple: 1 point for a correct pick (win, loss, or draw). Winner of the week is the one with the most points (with number of correct scores being a tie break). Winner at the end of the year is either the one with the most cumulative points, or the one who won the most weeks (this is easier, since a cumulative score of all points from all weeks need not be kept), or both.
That's not exactly what I call simple. Simple is one point for win/loss/draw and 3 for the correct result - then you need this as the one and only category. For your way of counting points you need three different categories (points/correct scores/most wins) - way too complicated I think, and also it doesn't really honor the difficulty of predicting a score correctly.