Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Hoops Predictor, Can it really predict?

OK.. So I spent some time using this "device". The tricky thing is, it really doesn't say who will win the game, but it shows the percentage chance of the winning team.

What I've found

I've put in many games, college, NBA. And got a hang of this tool.

If this is not used correctly obviously it will not work. Some might also ask if it takes into account if a player gets injured, or a good player enters or exits the game. No it doesn't because from what I've found out it doesn't really matter. It seems as though everything is taken into account just by looking at the score.

It's very simple but very very hard to grasp. Just by looking at it or using it once or twice it might look like a scam. But now that I've tried it on over 30 games, it is much more clear to me how it works and how to make it work.

It's very simple, as they say it only shows you the percent winning chance of the team. And it's completely true. At any point of the game, you will have (i don't know how they measured it) but that percent chance of winning. You just have to decide if that will be your pick or not.

I've noticed the following though:

Basketball is a very active game. At any point of the game one team could be behind by 20 points and they still can get ahead and win. That's what makes the game so interesting.

Well, HoopsPredictor is a way to measure this.

imagine there is 40 seconds left in the game, and the score is 90-90. Would you randomly pick a team, or choose using a device that can statistically tell you who has a better chance of winning???

Well of course unless you are a REAL gambler you will go with the tool.

This is the purpose of Hoops Predictor.

Most games, it shows the winning team winning with a higher chance of winning from the beginning of the game to the end. But sometimes this changes and the other team gains a higher chance, when this happens it's been very rear for the other team to gain it back and the winning team eventually wins.

This is a very good idea. and I like using it because it helps me feel alot more comfortable about my picks.

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