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Internet Marketing Data Predicts the Patriots will Win the Super Bowl over the Giants
What data can you use to predict who will win the Super Bowl? The sportscasters on TV use their own understanding of the teams and their expertise in understanding football. They are rarely better than probably 65% accurate in their predictions. The oddsmakers in Las Vegas essentially use a popularity contest to predict the winning team for a game. Based on how many people are placing bets on either team, they adjust the "spread" or the number of points by which one team is predicted to beat another team so that there are an equal number of people betting on each side. The size of the point spread indicates how many people think the favored team will win relative to the other team. Currently the New England Patriots are favored to win by about 14 points, meaning most people think the Patriots will win the Super Bowl.
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