Jai-alai Question of the Week


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Re(1): Question of the Week #384 - How many winners can you pick?

Posted on February 9, 2011 at 11:50:18 AM by Tiger

Good question, Tiger ... lol

Actually, there are plenty of complexities. Of course, you could bet #1 or #2 all the time. You'd win 1 out of 6 (167 total), but what's the fun in that?

My system results differ, depending on which models and options I'm using, and I look at each season as a single entity, so, naturally, there's some variability. But, picking the winner is the single measure of the goodness of my ratings. Actual betting strategy is in a totally separate sub-system.

Overall, I'm slightly better than 1 in 5, though I have hit 1 in 4 a couple of times. Make it 213, then (better in singles and 9-pointers, no surprise there).

That's based on 52 full seasons of computer data.

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