The fundamental goal of SportGuru is to score as many points as possible, by making as many accurate predictions as possible. Here's what you'll predict, and how points are allocated for those predictions:

For every game in the series, you must pick:

1) The game outcome (team 1 win, draw or team 2 win)

2) The margin of victory (i.e. score difference)

SportGuru features several different kinds of points, and understanding them may help inform your picking strategy. For example, you might want to go for extreme margins in the hopes of out-fringing your pool mates to a Bonus Point, but at the risk of not getting Margin Points.

Point name	Value	Description
Win Point (WP)	1.0	Scored by all players correctly predicting the game outcome (home team win, draw or away team win).
Margin Point (MP)	0.5	Score by every player whose margin prediction is within 5 points of the real margin, taking into account winning team. In the case of close games where the real margin is less than 5 points, players will qualify for a Margin Point if their prediction was for the incorrect team but within 5 points of the real margin. E.g. Player predicts Team A by 2 and Team B wins by 1 - player's prediction is within the 5 point range and a Margin Point is awarded. A Margin Point will not be awarded outside of this range. E.g. Player predicts Team A by 90, Team B wins by 84, no Margin Point is awarded.   Pick   MP value     Bradford Bulls  by 9  0.0     Bradford Bulls  by 8  0.0     Bradford Bulls  by 7  0.5     Bradford Bulls  by 6  0.5     Bradford Bulls  by 5  0.5     Bradford Bulls  by 4  0.5     Bradford Bulls by 3 0.5   Actual score:  Bradford Bulls  by 2  0.5     Bradford Bulls by 1 0.5     Draw by 0 0.5     Castleford Tigers by 1 0.5     Castleford Tigers by 2 0.5     Castleford Tigers  by 3  0.5     Castleford Tigers by 4 0.0     Castleford Tigers by 5 0.0
Bonus Point (BP)	1.0	The Bonus Point will appear in pools only and not on the Global Leaderboard because it is a relative point. It is scored by player(s) whose margin prediction(s) is/are the closest to the actual marign. Point is split in case of ties (e.g. if two players qualify, they get 0.5 BP each). Must get the game outcome right (i.e. earn a WP) in order to qualify. If a player joins a pool after the first game of the season has been played, they will not qualify for Bonus Points in this pool for the games played prior to their joining, even where their pick was more accurate than the next best in the pool. This ensures that players joining pools late cannot upset the scoring in those pools.
Grand Slam Point (GSP)	2.0	If you predict all the winners correctly in a round, you will qualify for a Grand Slam Point. If you default on any game in the round in question, you will lose qualification for the GSP.

If no pick is recorded for you, you will qualify for a default pick. A default pick is a pick for the home team. If the home team wins, you will earn a Win Point (but no Margin or Bonus Points, plus you will be disqualified from Grand Slam Point for the round). If the home team loses, you will not score any points, and you will have used up a default. You are eligible for 7 default picks. Anyone joining the tournament late will be allocated late joiner default points up to a limit of 7 (i.e. home teams for the first round). Regular defaults will subsequently still apply over and above the late joiner defaults.