PC Tipping comp

[mattfb]

I tipped the draw in the Brazil game as I figured the 5 points was pointless. North Korea played well and almost got me 99 points

 

[treva]

Yeah, when 6 points are on the line you may as well go for the draw, that's what I did.

 

[AkshayS]

Yeah, when 6 points are on the line you may as well go for the draw, that's what I did.

I am not able to understand their scoring criteria, can anybody mind explaining it to me.

Just know that Joker earns you double points on a correct prediction, rest is gone above my head.

 

[treva]

Basically, the more likely the result the lower the score you get for predicting it. So for predicting Brazil to beat North Korea got you only 6 points because they are so much better than them. This way it encourages you to gamble and predict more unlikely results in order to get bigger reward.

 

[mattfb]

It has the points each result gets right next to it.

As you can see, I tipped the draw. That will get me 88 points if it is correct. If Argentina win whoever tipped them gets 16 points.

Actually might make that my joker game. Argentina's defence looked terrible and South Korea appeared to be one of the few teams that could play well with the ball and altitude. Wouldn't put it past them to get on the board. 1-1.

 

[treva]

That'll be me and it will in fact get me 16

 

[mattfb]

Edited the post with my reasons for such a tip

 

[treva]

Way to go and waste your joker Although I can't talk, I'm putting on a France win for the 2nd round in a row!

 

[AkshayS]

It has the points each result gets right next to it.

As you can see, I tipped the draw. That will get me 88 points if it is correct. If Argentina win whoever tipped them gets 16 points.

Actually might make that my joker game. Argentina's defence looked terrible and South Korea appeared to be one of the few teams that could play well with the ball and altitude. Wouldn't put it past them to get on the board. 1-1.

Basically, the more likely the result the lower the score you get for predicting it. So for predicting Brazil to beat North Korea got you only 6 points because they are so much better than them. This way it encourages you to gamble and predict more unlikely results in order to get bigger reward.

thanks to both of you.

That way I'll e getting 22 points for a Brazil win over Ivory coast.
They are surely overrating Brazil.

I might just go for a draw and a joker in that game.

 

[treva]

When placing I always look for a game in which I think there are good points on offer and a team is likely to win. So France have better players than Mexico and in theory should win, plus with a joker I'll get over 100 points for what is a pretty good bet. You really are risking it placing a joker on something worth 80 odd points.

 

[mattfb]

Yeah, if France dont win this it makes it very hard for them to qualify. They should win

 

[ZexyZahid]

I got 16 points for the Argentina vs South Korea match. I went for a Nigerian win against Greece, but that didn't happen, because a Nigerian player had to get a red card, when Nigeria was ahead with 1-0.

 

[aussie1st]

2 from 2, didn't get to pick the first game of this round.

 

[treva]

Believed in France two games too many. Placing my joker on Argentina would have been a better call than on France

 

[ZexyZahid]

Only one prediction was right today. I put a joker on the match of France vs Mexico on a draw. I didn't expect France to be that poor.