*** Official CatsIllustrated Kentucky @ Tennessee SEC Regular Season Prediction Contest ***

OldRed

All-Conference
Jun 7, 2001
17,994
4,649
113
Welcome to the Official Kentucky @ Tennessee SEC Regular Season Prediction Contest!

Follow the rules below and make your prediction. I'll publish the results after the game. You can put any comment you would like below your score prediction (put '***' after your prediction to make it easier to separate the comments) but try not to put anything above as my scripts may not be able to find your prediction. This is the 2nd of three prediction contests this season: the OOC Contest, the SEC Regular Season contest, and the Postseason Contest.

Whoever predicts the score closest to the actual score wins. I take the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the Kentucky score and the actual plus the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the opponent score and the actual. There is a penalty for picking the wrong winner. That penalty is the worst score among those who predicted the correct winner. In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is used. In case of a tie in the tiebreaker, we have more than one winner.

I will be awarding points for the first 10 places, including a 3 point bonus for a perfect prediction. I will track cumulative point totals and the number of games you make the top 10. This contest ends with the end of the SEC Regular Season.

Your post should look something really close to the example below. Remember the ":"s and the word "Tiebreaker:"! Do not!! use a "-" as a separator because some of our tiebreakers will be negative.

This game's tiebreaker is Tennessee Rebound Margin.

Kentucky @ Tennessee game:

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Kentucky: 74
Tennessee: 78

Tiebreaker: 11
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Just cut and paste everything between the lines above into your reply and then modify the scores and tiebreaker as you see fit. If you don't know how to do that, type very carefully. Remember to type in the word "Tiebreaker:" so that I can find it. Anything my scripts can't figure out will not count.

Don't edit your post or try to post a score after the game has started.

BTW I really would prefer exact names for the teams, but will try to be accommodating as long as it doesn't create too much work for me. If we are playing Louisville, just about anything not obscene will be OK.

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SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Scores - Kentucky @ LSU (tiebreaker was 19 LSU Made Free Throws):

10 1 . CatinIL : 2 points, tiebreaker=18
10 1 . OldRed : 2 points, tiebreaker=18
8 3 . BlueRocker777 : 3 points, tiebreaker=17
7 4 . Yardeth : 3 points, tiebreaker=15
6 5 . ukfan042 : 4 points, tiebreaker=17
5 6 . akaukswoosh : 4 points, tiebreaker=16
4 7 . Kattonik : 5 points, tiebreaker=17
3 8 . UKCatWoman : 6 points, tiebreaker=16
2 9 . SenseMaker_Cats : 6 points, tiebreaker=15
1 10 . Anon1756516332 : 6 points, tiebreaker=13
.. 11 . BLOBUK11 : 7 points, tiebreaker=15
.. 12 . Chadrock : 8 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 13 . Pygmy Sasquatch : 8 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 13 . GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone: 8 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 15 . Wildcat3232 : 8 points, tiebreaker=14
.. 16 . rivercatinfl : 9 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 17 . BoogieECU : 9 points, tiebreaker=18
.. 18 . cat tat2 : 9 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 19 . MidseasonTweak : 10 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 20 . Vek96 : 10 points, tiebreaker=15
.. 21 . Hang_Time_2 : 11 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 22 . OldSmoky : 12 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 22 . Cheap Buried : 12 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 24 . Rainmaker : 12 points, tiebreaker=14
.. 24 . CFE_ : 12 points, tiebreaker=14
.. 26 . Darrell M1234 : 13 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 27 . UKJenning : 14 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 28 . Tcattn2 : 14 points, tiebreaker=14
.. 29 . Walker34 : 15 points, tiebreaker=19
.. 30 . cat888 : 15 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 31 . NociHTTP : 16 points, tiebreaker=15
.. 32 . ORCAT : 17 points, tiebreaker=16
.. 33 . kyjeff1 : 21 points, tiebreaker=13
.. 34 . LogicalCat : 22 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 35 . I’m The Village Idiot: 27 points, tiebreaker=17
.. 36 . preston-lemasterpiece: 42 points, tiebreaker=22

Those who picked the wrong winner: kyjeff1, preston-lemasterpiece, LogicalCat, I’m The Village Idiot

SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Contest Leader Board:

17 : Yardeth

16 : RoyKent
10 : CatinIL
10 : DelkBowl
10 : NociHTTP
10 : OldRed
9 : Anon1756516332

9 : BigBlueGuru
9 : kywildcat1021979
9 : ukfan042
9 : Walker34
8 : BlueRocker777
8 : coolfred
8 : Vek96
7 : cat tat2
7 : cat888
6 : @BigBlueFanGA
6 : Anon1759768907
5 : akaukswoosh
5 : Kattonik

5 : KyWideWes
5 : MaysviileKY
5 : TortElvisII
4 : Farsight Clone
4 : rivercatinfl
4 : Tcattn2
4 : Wildcat3232
3 : BoogieECU
3 : Jperry1987
3 : UKCatWoman
2 : ORCAT
2 : SenseMaker_Cats
2 : tinfoil
1 : TrueBluePhil


Players Who've Made the Top Ten at Least Once:

3 : ukfan042
2 : Anon1756516332
2 : Kattonik

2 : RoyKent
2 : Vek96
2 : Yardeth
1 : @BigBlueFanGA
1 : akaukswoosh
1 : Anon1759768907
1 : BigBlueGuru
1 : BlueRocker777
1 : BoogieECU
1 : cat tat2
1 : cat888
1 : CatinIL
1 : coolfred
1 : DelkBowl
1 : Farsight Clone
1 : Jperry1987
1 : KyWideWes
1 : kywildcat1021979
1 : MaysviileKY
1 : NociHTTP
1 : OldRed
1 : ORCAT
1 : rivercatinfl
1 : SenseMaker_Cats
1 : Tcattn2
1 : tinfoil
1 : TortElvisII
1 : TrueBluePhil
1 : UKCatWoman
1 : Walker34
1 : Wildcat3232


Total Players:
Kentucky @ Alabama : 46
Kentucky vs Missouri : 33
Kentucky vs Mississippi State : 36
Kentucky @ LSU : 36

Season Average for Players: 37.8


SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Champs:
Kentucky @ Alabama : Yardeth: 3
Kentucky vs Missouri : DelkBowl: 3
Kentucky vs Mississippi State : NociHTTP: 6
Kentucky @ LSU : CatinIL: 2
Kentucky @ LSU : OldRed: 2
 

cat888

Senior
Jul 23, 2006
1,973
777
113
Kentucky @ Tennessee game:

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Kentucky: 84
Tennessee: 78

Tiebreaker: 7
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Vek96

All-Conference
Jul 4, 2025
2,377
4,932
113
Confused by these tiebreakers. Tennessee rebound margin. What if I think Kentucky will out rebound them? Do I put - or +?
 

OldRed

All-Conference
Jun 7, 2001
17,994
4,649
113
@Vek96 Rebound margin is a positive for the named team. If you think Kentucky will outrebound Tennessee you would have a negative number for the Tennessee Rebound Margin. Congrats to @BlueRocker777 who had a good prediction. I'm beginning to think this team just wants to get the negative nellies in the game thread going strong before they start playing. I can't remember two games in a row where we lead for so little time. That would be an interesting trivia question.
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SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Scores - Kentucky @ Tennessee (tiebreaker was 7 Tennessee Rebound Margin):

10 1 . BlueRocker777 : 2 points, tiebreaker=5
9 2 . cat tat2 : 3 points, tiebreaker=8
8 3 . cat888 : 4 points, tiebreaker=7
7 4 . UKCatWoman : 5 points, tiebreaker=5
6 5 . Rainmaker : 5 points, tiebreaker=4
5 6 . UKJenning : 7 points, tiebreaker=10
4 7 . Chadrock : 8 points, tiebreaker=9
4 7 . Wildcat3232 : 8 points, tiebreaker=5
2 9 . akaukswoosh : 9 points, tiebreaker=8
1 10 . SenseMaker_Cats : 9 points, tiebreaker=13
.. 11 . Walker34 : 11 points, tiebreaker=6
.. 12 . BLOBUK11 : 12 points, tiebreaker=5
.. 13 . Cheap Buried : 12 points, tiebreaker=3
.. 14 . Hang_Time_2 : 13 points, tiebreaker=5
.. 15 . NociHTTP : 13 points, tiebreaker=4
.. 16 . darkshadesofblue : 19 points, tiebreaker=11
.. 17 . GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone: 23 points, tiebreaker=2
.. 18 . OldRed : 25 points, tiebreaker=11
.. 19 . ORCAT : 26 points, tiebreaker=9
.. 20 . TrueBluePhil : 28 points, tiebreaker=9
.. 20 . Yardeth : 28 points, tiebreaker=5
.. 22 . Kattonik : 29 points, tiebreaker=4
.. 23 . CatinIL : 30 points, tiebreaker=7
.. 24 . RoyKent : 30 points, tiebreaker=6
.. 25 . kyjeff1 : 30 points, tiebreaker=15
.. 26 . Anon1756516332 : 31 points, tiebreaker=10
.. 27 . Vek96 : 33 points, tiebreaker=7
.. 28 . rivercatinfl : 33 points, tiebreaker=6
.. 29 . ukfan042 : 33 points, tiebreaker=11
.. 30 . Jperry1987 : 34 points, tiebreaker=9
.. 31 . coolfred : 34 points, tiebreaker=14
.. 32 . kywildcat1021979 : 35 points, tiebreaker=15
.. 33 . DelkBowl : 36 points, tiebreaker=11
.. 34 . MidseasonTweak : 37 points, tiebreaker=6
.. 35 . I’m The Village Idiot: 39 points, tiebreaker=8
.. 36 . preston-lemasterpiece: 46 points, tiebreaker=13

Those who picked the wrong winner: TrueBluePhil, coolfred, ukfan042, kywildcat1021979, Yardeth, Anon1756516332, CatinIL, GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone, OldRed, Jperry1987, MidseasonTweak, kyjeff1, rivercatinfl, Kattonik, Vek96, RoyKent, preston-lemasterpiece, ORCAT, DelkBowl, I’m The Village Idiot

SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Contest Leader Board:

18 : BlueRocker777

17 : Yardeth
16 : cat tat2
16 : RoyKent
15 : cat888
10 : CatinIL
10 : DelkBowl
10 : NociHTTP
10 : OldRed
10 : UKCatWoman
9 : Anon1756516332
9 : BigBlueGuru
9 : kywildcat1021979
9 : ukfan042
9 : Walker34
8 : coolfred
8 : Vek96
8 : Wildcat3232
7 : akaukswoosh

6 : @BigBlueFanGA
6 : Anon1759768907
6 : Rainmaker
5 : Kattonik
5 : KyWideWes
5 : MaysviileKY
5 : TortElvisII
5 : UKJenning
4 : Chadrock

4 : Farsight Clone
4 : rivercatinfl
4 : Tcattn2
3 : BoogieECU
3 : Jperry1987
3 : SenseMaker_Cats
2 : ORCAT
2 : tinfoil
1 : TrueBluePhil


Players Who've Made the Top Ten at Least Once:

3 : ukfan042
2 : akaukswoosh
2 : Anon1756516332
2 : BlueRocker777
2 : cat tat2
2 : cat888

2 : Kattonik
2 : RoyKent
2 : SenseMaker_Cats
2 : UKCatWoman

2 : Vek96
2 : Wildcat3232
2 : Yardeth
1 : @BigBlueFanGA
1 : Anon1759768907
1 : BigBlueGuru
1 : BoogieECU
1 : CatinIL
1 : Chadrock
1 : coolfred
1 : DelkBowl
1 : Farsight Clone
1 : Jperry1987
1 : KyWideWes
1 : kywildcat1021979
1 : MaysviileKY
1 : NociHTTP
1 : OldRed
1 : ORCAT
1 : Rainmaker
1 : rivercatinfl
1 : Tcattn2
1 : tinfoil
1 : TortElvisII
1 : TrueBluePhil
1 : UKJenning
1 : Walker34


Total Players:
Kentucky @ Alabama : 46
Kentucky vs Missouri : 33
Kentucky vs Mississippi State : 36
Kentucky @ LSU : 36
Kentucky @ Tennessee : 36

Season Average for Players: 37.4


SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Champs:
Kentucky @ Alabama : Yardeth: 3
Kentucky vs Missouri : DelkBowl: 3
Kentucky vs Mississippi State : NociHTTP: 6
Kentucky @ LSU : CatinIL: 2
Kentucky @ LSU : OldRed: 2
Kentucky @ Tennessee : BlueRocker777: 2