SportsFormulator vs. Picking Winners Out of a Hat

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by Matt Fischer (President/Founder of SportsFormulator)

Do you agree with Charles Barkely and doubt the validity of analytics?  Well I decided to test us versus just random drawing of teams out of a hat.

Pick Winners Out of a Hat

All 30 MLB teams were dropped in the hat.  I drew one out at a time as the “winner” of their 2015 season opener.  Here’s are the picks side-by-side.

GAME HAT FORMULATOR
Cardinals at Cubs Cubs Cardinals
Rockies at Brewers Brewers Brewers
Mets at Nationals Nationals Nationals
Braves at Marlins Braves Marlins
Pirates at Reds Pirates Reds
Padres at Dodgers Padres Dodgers
Giants at Diamondbacks Giants Giants
Blue Jays at Yankees Blue Jays Yankees
Twins at Tigers Twins Tigers
Orioles at Rays Orioles Orioles
White Sox at Royals Royals Royals
Angels at Mariners Angels Mariners
Indians at Astros Indians Indians
Rangers at A’s A’s A’s
Red Sox at Phillies Red Sox Phillies

We have 8 different picks so I publish this with some trepidation as I risk my company’s reputation with this experiment but I believe in data driven sports predictions.  I believe the Formulator will get the win in this competition of analytics versus randomness.

Enjoy MLB Opening Day today and we’ll recap everything on Tuesday and might keep this experiment going for a few more days.

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