Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners

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Microsoft Cortana had a solid Week 9, correctly predicting 9 of 13 NFL games.

It is now 88-46 (66%) on the year.

Cortana is a Windows Phone virtual assistant that is using a Bing Predicts algorithm to predict every NFL game this year. The system debuted at the World Cup, where it correctly picked 15 of the final 16 games of the soccer tournament.

It has not had that sort of wild success picking NFL games, but it has been generally decent.

Cortana is 88-46, Las Vegas betting favorites are 87-44-2, and Nate Silver's ELO model is 94-40. These records are straight up, not against the spread.

There were two games that Vegas had as toss-ups in Week 9 — Vikings-Redskins and Steelers-Ravens — and Cortana picked both of them correctly.

Since Week 5, Cortana is 54-19 (80%). We will see if that hot streak continues.

Here are Cortana's picks for Week 10 as of Tuesday evening. We will update them throughout the week if they change (Vegas favorites in parentheses):

San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints — Saints win, 62.9% chance (Saints -4.5)

Read more: Microsoft Cortana NFL Picks, Week 10 - Business Insider

|Mitch| · 11-05-2014, 05:05 PM

I can't see any other way than we destroy them at home...

saintsfan1976 · 11-05-2014, 05:50 PM

Ok.

I'm starting to dig this virtual chick thingy.

Don't let me down biitch.

NOLA54 · 11-05-2014, 06:40 PM

We need to continue Dome dominance.

SloMotion · 11-06-2014, 07:11 AM

Hmmm ... I wonder if there's anything Cortana could do with those Sagarin ratings,

http://blackandgold.com/saints/69273...aints-9-a.html

SAINTstunna · 11-06-2014, 09:21 AM

If I were a computer, I'd definitely try to hit that . . . .

joker-saint · 11-06-2014, 10:03 AM

Great, now if the Saints somehow miraculously make it to the superbowl people are going to say it was rigged by Microsoft. Oh well, heres to an exciting second half finish......geaux saints!!!

Papa Voodoo · 11-07-2014, 07:47 AM

Cortana from Halo is hotter ��

Mr.Riaton · 11-07-2014, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Papa Voodoo

Cortana from Halo is hotter ��

Yea, but I don't think that she has the rack that this Cortana has

11-05-2014, 12:29 PM	#1
Threaded by SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,136 Blog Entries: 29 Rating: (0 votes - average) Microsoft Cortana had a solid Week 9, correctly predicting 9 of 13 NFL games. It is now 88-46 (66%) on the year. Cortana is a Windows Phone virtual assistant that is using a Bing Predicts algorithm to predict every NFL game this year. The system debuted at the World Cup, where it correctly picked 15 of the final 16 games of the soccer tournament. It has not had that sort of wild success picking NFL games, but it has been generally decent. Cortana is 88-46, Las Vegas betting favorites are 87-44-2, and Nate Silver's ELO model is 94-40. These records are straight up, not against the spread. There were two games that Vegas had as toss-ups in Week 9 — Vikings-Redskins and Steelers-Ravens — and Cortana picked both of them correctly. Since Week 5, Cortana is 54-19 (80%). We will see if that hot streak continues. Here are Cortana's picks for Week 10 as of Tuesday evening. We will update them throughout the week if they change (Vegas favorites in parentheses): San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints — Saints win, 62.9% chance (Saints -4.5) Read more: Microsoft Cortana NFL Picks, Week 10 - Business Insider Attached Thumbnails
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11-05-2014, 05:05 PM	#2
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners I can't see any other way than we destroy them at home... captainshawn likes this.

11-05-2014, 05:50 PM	#3
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,837 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners Ok. I'm starting to dig this virtual chick thingy. Don't let me down biitch. \|Mitch\|, Jamessr, WhoDat2301 and 2 others like this.

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NOLA54 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,708 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners We need to continue Dome dominance. captainshawn likes this.

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners Hmmm ... I wonder if there's anything Cortana could do with those Sagarin ratings, http://blackandgold.com/saints/69273...aints-9-a.html

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SAINTstunna 100th Post Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: SACRAMENTO, CA Posts: 249 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners If I were a computer, I'd definitely try to hit that . . . . SloMotion, Utah_Saint and Mr.Riaton like this.

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joker-saint 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 382 Blog Entries: 12	Re: Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners Great, now if the Saints somehow miraculously make it to the superbowl people are going to say it was rigged by Microsoft. Oh well, heres to an exciting second half finish......geaux saints!!! Halo likes this.

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Papa Voodoo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,633	Re: Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners Cortana from Halo is hotter ��

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Mr.Riaton 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Broussard,La. Posts: 1,264	Re: Cortana Picks Saints To Whip Whiners Originally Posted by Papa Voodoo Cortana from Halo is hotter �� Yea, but I don't think that she has the rack that this Cortana has

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