EA Simulation Correctly Picked Super Bowl Champs in September 124
Just_Say_Duhhh writes "Before the NFL Season started, the guys at EA Sports simulated the entire season using Madden 2011. The sim told them the Packers would win the Super Bowl. If only we had listened. What's even more interesting is that according to the article, they've picked the winner 6 of the last 7 years. Make that 7 out of 8!"
I think Madden is schitzo...... (Score:5, Interesting)
IT for bookies? (Score:4, Interesting)
So, do bookmakers use this for their odds calculations?
Where I grew up, their was an Italian delicatessen. They made great hoagies! It was also run by a couple of famlies, and they all drove Cadillacs. When you went in there, someone was always on the phone. Hmmm. When the racetrack nearby burned down and closed, they closed as well.
It was reopened by two guys who my parents knew. They said that the phone was constantly ringing from folks wanting to place bets.
But obviously, they made a tiny fortune on the betting business. So I have to wonder, how do bookies calculate their odds? Do they use IT technology? Or is it just a gut feeling? I'm not a betting man myself, but I don't mind other folks doing it.
And even if I did know that the delicatessen was a front for a bookmaker operation, I wouldn't have cared. As long as they kept making those hoagies. My tip: If you want to really experience a hoagie, find a mom and pop delicatessen in South Jersey.
Re:Rigged (Score:2, Interesting)
What the story doesn't mention, is that the Super Bowl was played on Madden '11 a few thousand times and the Steelers won a little over 70% of the time.
EA had press releases for Madden '11 going both ways. We were going to get a Madden '11 story today no matter what.