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Re:Show HN: Applying Machine Learning to March Madness by aaaaaaaaaaab on Monday March 18, 2019 @04:57AM (#19419546)
Probably about as well as trying to predict the result of a coin toss.
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Re:Show HN: Applying Machine Learning to March Madness by throwawaymath on Monday March 18, 2019 @09:07AM (#19420689)
If that were actually the case, this model would be far and away the best ever developed!
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Re:Show HN: Applying Machine Learning to March Madness by jjuel on Monday March 18, 2019 @10:18AM (#19421174)
I mean do you really think NCAA basketball games are just a random coin toss? If that were the case wouldn't more than 1 16 seed have won a game? Wouldn't more lower seeds have won the whole tournament? In that case theoretically every team has the same chance to win it all yet the lowest seed ever to win was an 8 seed.
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Re:Show HN: Applying Machine Learning to March Madness by klohto on Monday March 18, 2019 @06:18AM (#19419908)
So, 50%? :)
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