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Revolutionary Sports Idea!

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:31 am
by redketchuplover
Track scoring margin instead of wins,losses,and ties!

Re: Revolutionary Sports Idea!

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:59 pm
by gmiller
That's supposedly how the Sagarin ratings work, and certainly how betting odds are calculated, but the algorithms aren't disclosed. They'll also take things into account such as home court advantage, if a player's recently been injured or coming back, even if key players were pulled out due to a big lead. And, of course, they still frequently get it wrong.