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2008 ACC - Big Ten Challenge: How many games will ACC teams win?

Settled as ACC teams win 6 games

ACC teams win 6 games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACC_-_Big_Ten_Challenge#2008

Background:

The ACC - Big Ten Challenge is an in-season NCAA college basketball series, matching up teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big Ten Conference. ACC teams have won 56 of the 86 games played in the Challenge to date.

The 2008 edition features 11 games (ACC team in all caps):
Wisconsin at VIRGINIA TECH
Ohio State at MIAMI
Iowa at BOSTON COLLEGE
CLEMSON at Illinois
DUKE at Purdue
VIRGINIA at Minnesota
Indiana at WAKE FOREST
Penn State at GEORGIA TECH
Michigan at MARYLAND
FLORIDA STATE at Northwestern
NORTH CAROLINA vs. Michigan State

Of the 11 games in this years series, how many will be won by an ACC team?

Results since field was expanded to 11 games in 2005:
2007: ACC won 8 games
2006: ACC won 8 games
2005: ACC won 6 games


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
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ACC teams win 0 - 1 game
0%
ACC teams win 2 - 3 games
2%
ACC teams win 4 games
3%
ACC teams win 5 games
5%
ACC teams win 6 games
10%
ACC teams win 7 games
16%
ACC teams win 8 games
31%
ACC teams win 9 games
16%
ACC teams win 10 games
14%
ACC teams win all 11 games
2%
Activity: H$4,600
Settled as ACC teams win 6 games on Thu 4th Dec 2008 6:06am PST

Suspend date: Wed 3rd Dec 2008 4:15pm PST Settlement date: Thu 4th Dec 2008 6:06am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 3rd Dec 2008 4:15pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: ACC teams win 0 - 1 game: 1%, ACC teams win 2 - 3 games: 4%, ACC teams win 4 games: 5%, ACC teams win 5 games: 7%, ACC teams win 6 games: 10%, ACC teams win 7 games: 18%, ACC teams win 8 games: 22%, ACC teams win 9 games: 18%, ACC teams win 10 games: 10%, ACC teams win all 11 games: 5%

Action history:

Created Fri 28th Nov 2008 10:07pm PST by sdchargers[Power User]
Suspended Wed 3rd Dec 2008 4:15pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Wed 3rd Dec 2008 10:46pm PST by sdchargers[Power User]: ACC teams win 6 games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACC_-_Big_Ten_Challenge#2008
Settled as 'ACC teams win 6 games' Thu 4th Dec 2008 6:06am PST by mrperfkt[Admin]: ACC teams win 6 games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACC_-_Big_Ten_Challenge#2008

Suspend date: Wed 3rd Dec 2008 4:15pm PST Settlement date: Thu 4th Dec 2008 6:06am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 3rd Dec 2008 4:15pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Predictions (17)

17 predictions

5 weeks ago
mrperfkt[Admin] predicted ACC teams win 10 games (H$500 at 8%)
5 weeks ago
mrperfkt[Admin] predicted ACC teams win 9 games (H$500 at 13%)
5 weeks ago
mrperfkt[Admin] predicted ACC teams win 8 games (H$750 at 33%)
5 weeks ago
drock predicted ACC teams win 7 games (H$50 at 21%)
5 weeks ago
drock predicted ACC teams win 8 games (H$50 at 23%)
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Comments (1)

Six games completed, series is tied, both the ACC and Big 10 have won 3 games each heading into Wednesday, when the last 5 games will be played.
posted 5 weeks ago

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