MW 03 - Double Header, Tuesday Leg

 Second leg of the FMIplay-NBA double header weekend, of sorts.
Match Week 3 is as per the below and has NBA games scheduled for MONDAY play in the US, which is TUESDAY in Australia.

So please tip BEFORE MONDAY NIGHT - check your emails for the tipping form.

Match Week 3 details below.

MW 02 - Double Header, Saturday Leg

 Here we go, players. A double header for Cup weekend. First up is Match Week 2 with all the games to watch below. These are scheduked for FRIDAY play in the US, which is SATURDAY MORNING in Australia, so please tip BEFORE FRIDAT NIGHT - check your emails for the form.

Please, no being tardy on these tips.

I'll have the second leg out tomorrow, which will be played on Melbourne Cup day, so tips for them will be required by deadline MONDAY NIGHT..

Anyway, this weeks matches, match-ups and (later) data.

MW 01 - FMIplay-NBA Is Underway

OK players - here it is, the first week of the first season of FMIplay-NBA.
Below will be posted for each match week throug the season (typically weekely, but sometimes we could have two match-weeks in a  regular calendar week.

For those new, a tipping form will be emailed to you, and your task is to tip the margin of the NBA games listed. a positive number for the team on the left (visiting), and a negative number for the team on the right (home team).

There will be published on the below window once the deadline has been reached, and before the NBA games are played. The you need to watch your margin and see if it is closer to the actual than your opponent. Then the scoring system listed on the RULES page kicks in.

We will play this first match week over the weekend of 23 Oct, so this is posted early for you to get your head around the system and ask questions.

Of course once we score that matchweek, you can always ask more over at @ FMIplay_NBA.

FMIplay NBA Season #1

So... what is this all about?

ABOUT / RULES

Welcome to the only NBA margin tipping competition in league format...
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.


To be part of the FMIplay-NBA Tips League you need to

1) have a twitter account, and follow @FMIplay_NBA,
2) be prepared to send tips all of the season through, tipping the winner and margins on 5 games selected randomly,
3) have a sense of humour and approach the game in the spirit intended - just some fun.

Entry will cost you nothing, and if you win, you will receive all of your costs back, plus the adulation of your competitors.

There is a whole list of Rules below (coming soon), dedicated to the finer points of the competition, but in a nutshell...

- you are allocated a place in the roster, and get scheduled to play weekly head to head matches against your Divisions' opponents.
- you tip winners and margins of victory on 5 games, and so does your opponent.
- you score a point if you are correct with the winner AND nearest the pin. No points if too far away.
- you also are awarded bonus points for accuracy (currently +1 if your margin was within +/-2 points of actual, AND +2 if exactly tipped).
- the bonus points apply in league or cup only to the player who tipped nearest the pin.

Winners get points and league 'wins', and the league table is produced. The season follows the fixture as published at the start of the season, and under each divisions tabs.
At the end of the FMIplay NBA season (Week 16), the top two players will play off in a Grand Final - Superbowl kinda thing.

I may set up additional side competitions, and these are for

- most correct tips (regardless of margin)
- most times awarded bonus points for accuracy
- most times scored an exact margin tip
- lowest MAE (mean absolute error - which is average of your distance from the actual on each game)
- longest correct game tipped streak.

So, if you want to test your tipping skill, feel free to try.
Make contact on twitter at @FMIplay_NBA.

Entries will be accepted up until OCTOBER 16 before the NBA season begins, and it is first in - first served.