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ESPN's matchup predictor and point spreads are based on different methodologies and data sources, which can lead to discrepancies in their predictions.
- Point Spread: This is set by oddsmakers and reflects the betting market's expectations about the outcome of a game. Oddsmakers consider various factors, including team performance, injuries, weather conditions, and historical matchups, to establish a line that balances betting on both sides.
- Matchup Predictor: ESPN's predictor uses statistical models that analyze a range of data points, including team statistics, player performance, and game conditions. This model aims to predict the likelihood of each team winning based on current form and historical performance, independent of betting lines.
- Different Data Sources: The data and algorithms used by ESPN's model may weigh certain factors differently than those considered by oddsmakers, leading to different conclusions about which team is more likely to win.
- Injury Updates: If key players are injured or returning from injury, the point spread might adjust quickly based on betting activity, while the predictor may lag in incorporating the most recent information.
- Public Perception vs. Statistical Reality: The betting line can be influenced by public sentiment, which may favor popular teams regardless of their actual performance metrics. The predictor, however, relies solely on statistical analysis.
- Game Context: Factors like home-field advantage, weather conditions, and specific matchups (e.g., how a team's defense matches up against an opponent's offense) can also lead to different outcomes in predictive models versus point spreads.
BruisedOrange
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If I ever write anything that's reflective of athletic reality, it came from observation, listening, and length of time playing rather than high level play. Pretty sure I've got at least 3 years of eligibility left in every sport! (...and 4 years in women's volleyball--just sayin')
I played or ran everything, but basketball the longest, several times a week into my 50s. The closest I ever got to a high level (and I won't pretend I wasn't shocked and proud of it) was being approached by the coach of the basketball team that finished second to represent the USA in Senior Olympics. But I was two months too young to qualify for that season, and later that year tore my knee -- while demonstrating a shot in slow motion coaching 11 year olds! LOL--how the mighty have fallen!
Every game, every sport, every competition, is ripe for lessons that apply to normal life, or to improve performance in a specific endeavor. And that's why I observed and listened to coaches, former players, trainers, and ADs... to become a better teacher, coach, life coach, encourager, counselor, tutor, ...whatever opportunities came my way to influence younger people over the course of a lifetime. And that's been the real value of sports to me. Competitions are life in a microcosm, where you can experience the volitional and emotional demands of real life in a limited, artificial environment. Then step away, reflect, and plan to improve.
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But as I age, I notice myself speaking from experience with maybe too much confidence (or not enough humility). So thanks for this opportunity to own what I am not--even while continuing to hide behind my avatar!
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THIS![...]
Why does it have to be so darn long until our next game? That one game yesterday sandwiched between 18 days off is the most brutal schedule this obsessed fan has ever experienced.
Some of us (admitted beggars, possibly addicts) need to find video of the Western Carolina game to get us through this next gameless stretch!
Well that knee explains the bruised part!If I ever write anything that's reflective of athletic reality, it came from observation, listening, and length of time playing rather than high level play. Pretty sure I've got at least 3 years of eligibility left in every sport! (...and 4 years in women's volleyball--just sayin')
I played or ran everything, but basketball the longest, several times a week into my 50s. The closest I ever got to a high level (and I won't pretend I wasn't shocked and proud of it) was being approached by the coach of the basketball team that finished second to represent the USA in Senior Olympics. But I was two months too young to qualify for that season, and later that year tore my knee -- while demonstrating a shot in slow motion coaching 11 year olds! LOL--how the mighty have fallen!
Every game, every sport, every competition, is ripe for lessons that apply to normal life, or to improve performance in a specific endeavor. And that's why I observed and listened to coaches, former players, trainers, and ADs... to become a better teacher, coach, life coach, encourager, counselor, tutor, ...whatever opportunities came my way to influence younger people over the course of a lifetime. And that's been the real value of sports to me. Competitions are life in a microcosm, where you can experience the volitional and emotional demands of real life in a limited, artificial environment. Then step away, reflect, and plan to improve.
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But as I age, I notice myself speaking from experience with maybe too much confidence (or not enough humility). So thanks for this opportunity to own what I am not--even while continuing to hide behind my avatar!
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Amen to the sports as a microcosm of life. Great post.If I ever write anything that's reflective of athletic reality, it came from observation, listening, and length of time playing rather than high level play. Pretty sure I've got at least 3 years of eligibility left in every sport! (...and 4 years in women's volleyball--just sayin')
I played or ran everything, but basketball the longest, several times a week into my 50s. The closest I ever got to a high level (and I won't pretend I wasn't shocked and proud of it) was being approached by the coach of the basketball team that finished second to represent the USA in Senior Olympics. But I was two months too young to qualify for that season, and later that year tore my knee -- while demonstrating a shot in slow motion coaching 11 year olds! LOL--how the mighty have fallen!
Every game, every sport, every competition, is ripe for lessons that apply to normal life, or to improve performance in a specific endeavor. And that's why I observed and listened to coaches, former players, trainers, and ADs... to become a better teacher, coach, life coach, encourager, counselor, tutor, ...whatever opportunities came my way to influence younger people over the course of a lifetime. And that's been the real value of sports to me. Competitions are life in a microcosm, where you can experience the volitional and emotional demands of real life in a limited, artificial environment. Then step away, reflect, and plan to improve.
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But as I age, I notice myself speaking from experience with maybe too much confidence (or not enough humility). So thanks for this opportunity to own what I am not--even while continuing to hide behind my avatar!
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If I ever write anything that's reflective of athletic reality, it came from observation, listening, and length of time playing rather than high level play. Pretty sure I've got at least 3 years of eligibility left in every sport! (...and 4 years in women's volleyball--just sayin')
I played or ran everything, but basketball the longest, several times a week into my 50s. The closest I ever got to a high level (and I won't pretend I wasn't shocked and proud of it) was being approached by the coach of the basketball team that finished second to represent the USA in Senior Olympics. But I was two months too young to qualify for that season, and later that year tore my knee -- while demonstrating a shot in slow motion coaching 11 year olds! LOL--how the mighty have fallen!
Every game, every sport, every competition, is ripe for lessons that apply to normal life, or to improve performance in a specific endeavor. And that's why I observed and listened to coaches, former players, trainers, and ADs... to become a better teacher, coach, life coach, encourager, counselor, tutor, ...whatever opportunities came my way to influence younger people over the course of a lifetime. And that's been the real value of sports to me. Competitions are life in a microcosm, where you can experience the volitional and emotional demands of real life in a limited, artificial environment. Then step away, reflect, and plan to improve.
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But as I age, I notice myself speaking from experience with maybe too much confidence (or not enough humility). So thanks for this opportunity to own what I am not--even while continuing to hide behind my avatar!
Gets my vote for Post of the Day.
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The games for Richmond and Tulsa in Florida will be carried by Baller TV. The cost would be 44.85 as they make you buy a subscription and the least you can buy is three months. So a bad situation for us Lady Vol fans for those two games. I got a small preview and it appeared to be a very good quality stream, but they do not let you buy the one tourney for a price. They have different tiers with the price going as low as 7.95 a month but you have to buy a full year. Only place I know is streaming these games hopefully something else happens before December 21.
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