(New idea! Please give criticism in thread) Stat Geeks weekly game

[Shwafta]

Currently we have Guess the Attendance and ... U Pick! so I thought, why not complete the data games and make a "Stat Geeks" (Name pending) competition as well?

Here is the idea:
Goal is to guess which team got the better result in each stat:
Total Shots (highest) - optional: guess (on target / off target / blocked) for tie breaker
Possession (highest)
Yellow Cards (lowest)
Red Cards (lowest)
Fouls (lowest)
Offside (lowest)
Duels Won (highest)
Tackles Won (highest)
Overall Passing Accuracy (highest)
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Example: My submission for a thread for NYC v VAN would be:
Total Shots: 15 (5/8/2). (NYC wins)
Possession: 53%. (NYC)
Yellow Cards: 0. (VAN)
Red Cards: 0. (tie)
Fouls: 12. (VAN)
Offside: 3 (VAN)
Duels Won: 45 (NYC)
Tackles Won: 12 (NYC)
Passing: 93% (NYC)

Points calculated as:
1 point for guessing correct team
1 point for getting +- 2 on any category
Tie breaker on shots if two people have the same final points values.
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If anyone has any criticism (constructive please ) or thinks it should be done differently, please feel free to give your $0.02! (Less stat categories? Price is right rules? different way to calculate points? etc.)

 

[LionNYC]

I’d remove Duels, Tackles Won, and maybe even Passing Accuracy. Those are much harder to predict. Also, the good thing about UPick and GTA (Guess The Attendance) is that they’re one thing to pick mostly. This may require more research.

 

[Shwafta]

I’d remove Duels, Tackles Won, and maybe even Passing Accuracy. Those are much harder to predict. Also, the good thing about UPick and GTA (Guess The Attendance) is that they’re one thing to pick mostly. This may require more research.

yeah, I was thinking it could just be to guess the shots & cards, because that doesn't really require much research- just guessing.