2024-2025 HHCC Scoring and Rules

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Can you believe it? Basketball season is almost here!

 

HUSKER HOOPS CENTRAL CHALLENGE IS BACK!

 

If you're unfamiliar with Husker Hoops Central Challenge (HHCC), no need to worry. Just join. It's that easy. And if you didn't get a prediction in from the start of the season, don't fret. Just join. There's still many opportunities to climb up the leader board. And more importantly, gain bragging rights by outsmarting our celebrity college basketball statisticians. Just make a prediction for each game. It's that easy. The more participation we have, the more fun it becomes. So you're a big part of the success of HHCC this season.

 

The rules remain the same as last year. We will continue to have opportunities to earn bonus points throughout the season.

 

Last year's Top 10 finishers were:

1    aphilso1
2    UnicamMan
3    BjoeHusker
4    Nebrasketball1979
5    Vinny
6    AuroranHusker
7    hhcmatt
8    Crush78
9    nuhusker7

10  demone

 

*11    KenPom

*17    Bart Torvick

 

Another successful season keeping Ken and Bart out of the Top 10 standings. We need to continue that trend and show these experts that we know more about our team than they do. Now that we're all on the same page, let's go out there and make some predictions!

 

Game on.

 

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HHCC SCORING AND RULES

 

If you want to be part of the HHCC, all you need to do is guess the score of each game.  Participants with at least one entry will be included in the overall standings.  There will be a thread available following the completion of the previous game.  Scoring is based on how close you were to each team's actual point total and the margin of victory.

 

HHCC GAME SCORING:

The object of the game is to have the lowest accumulated points at the end of the year.

Scoring is taken from three variables (margin of victory, actual score, correct game winner); with possible bonus points.

• Margin of Victory: This is how many points either team wins by.
  • Scoring: Difference between Actual MoV (Husker score & Opponent score)  Predicted MoV (Predicted Husker score & Predicted Opponent score). This is then multiplied by 2.
  • Bonus: There is a -5 bonus for correctly predicting margin of victory. To get the bonus two things must happen. 1. Your margin of victory must match the actual margin of victory. 2. You picked the correct winner. 
    • EXAMPLE

                                    Prediction: NU 79 Opponent 72

                                    Actual: NU 72 Opponent 62

                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    (Actual (72 62) = 10 - Predicted (79-72) = 7) = 3 * 2 = 6

                                    MoV = 6

                                    -----------------------------------------------------------------------

• Actual Score: This is the final point totals of both teams.
  • Scoring: (Predicted Husker score vs. Actual Husker score) + (Predicted Opponent score Actual Opponent score)
  • Bonus: There is a -5 bonus for correctly predicting either the Huskers score or the opponents.
    • EXAMPLE

                                     Prediction: NU 79 Opponent 72

                                     Actual: NU 72 Opponent 62

                                     ------------------------------------------

                                     (79 72) + (62 72)

                                     7 + 10 = 17

                                     ------------------------------------------

• Game Winner: Picking the correct winner.
  • Scoring: Zero points for correct winner. 20 point penalty for incorrect choice.

The final score for this game would be 23.

 

Correctly predicting the actual game score nets all -5 bonuses and a -25 bonus, for a best possible score of -40.

 

Missed Game:

Your score for missing a game is (the highest score of picked games + 25 points). 

 

End of year:

1. Your highest score will be subtracted from your final point total.
2. No Games Missed equals a -25 bonus to your final score.  

 

HHCC RULES:

1. All new HHCC game threads will be posted following the previous game. The first game will be up after the last exhibition game.
2. Post your prediction in the HHCC thread.
3. All predictions must be in by the scheduled tipoff time (noted in the thread's title).
4. Any corrections to your prediction should be done in the HHCC game thread.  If you are unable to edit your score, just quote your previous score and post the new score underneath.
5. All score updates will be posted throughout the season.