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1 minute ago, SlimShady'sGhost said:

the Point Spread has nothing to do with who actually wins and who loses

 

It has to do with getting suckers to spend money 

he referred to a "moneyline" bet. that's just picking the winner or loser. not the spread.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sGhost said:

the Point Spread has nothing to do with who actually wins and who loses

 

It has to do with getting suckers to spend money 

 

True, but this article is merely looking for a historical correlation between point spread and win probability.  It really doesn't do much to forecast win probability.

 

For example: according to that formula, the Patriots and Vikings each had over 100% chance of winning in week 3 of last year.

 

Both lost by more than 2 TDs.

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1 hour ago, teef said:

math

It's been said that 5 out of 4 people don't understand math.  Just sayin'.....

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Just now, Peace Frog said:

It's been told that 5 out of 4 people don't understand math.  Just sayin'.....

are you trying to mess me up with fractions?

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8 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

 

True, but this article is merely looking for a historical correlation between point spread and win probability.  It really doesn't do much to forecast win probability.

 

For example: according to that formula, the Patriots and Vikings each had over 100% chance of winning in week 3 of last year.

 

Both lost by more than 2 TDs.

LOL  Over 100% ??  

 

So its a Fuzzy math 

again just a method of parting a fool and his or her money 

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6 minutes ago, Peace Frog said:

It's been told that 5 out of 4 people don't understand math.  Just sayin'.....

 

5 minutes ago, teef said:

are you trying to mess me up with fractions?

 

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1 minute ago, SlimShady'sGhost said:

LOL  Over 100% ??  

 

So its a Fuzzy math 

 

 

I don't remember the exact spreads, but I am almost certain that the Vikings were a 17-point favorite over the Bills in week 3 of 2018.

 

0.0303*17+0.50 = 1.0151, which means Minnesota had a 101.51% chance of winning in week 3 of 2018.

 

The final score was 27-6, Buffalo.

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