Cortana Picks Saints For The Last Game Of The Year

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Microsoft Cortana had a lackluster Week 16, correctly predicting nine of 16 NFL games.

It's now 158-82 (65.8%) on the year.

Cortana is a Windows phone virtual assistant that's predicting every NFL game with an algorithm from Bing Predicts. Bing started predicting sports results at the World Cup — where it correctly picked 15 of the tournament's final 16 games.

The algorithm hasn't been as successful picking NFL games, but it's still going to finish the season with a respectable record. Nate Silver's ELO model is 165-75 (68.7%) through 16 weeks. Las Vegas betting favorites are 156-80-4 (65.8%). Cortana picks games straight up, not against the point spread.

In the final week of the regular season, the Bing Predicts algorithm can potentially crack 66% for the season and beat out the Vegas favorites straight up.

Here are Cortana's picks for Week 17 as of Tuesday afternoon. We'll update them throughout the week if they change (Vegas favorites in parentheses):

New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Saints win, 64.4% chance (Saints -4)

Read more: Microsoft Cortana NFL Picks, Week 17 - Business Insider

Danno · 12-28-2014, 10:54 AM

This season sucked so bad I find her an ugly ass E-skank.

saintsfan1976 · 12-28-2014, 12:05 PM

So sick of hearing this machine's "predictions" about the Saints.

halloween 65 · 12-28-2014, 12:05 PM

I'm tired of Cortana it's time for Corona.

SmashMouth · 12-28-2014, 04:08 PM

Cortana was right!!!

Rugby Saint II · 12-28-2014, 05:29 PM

And we won..........dang!

saintsfan1976 · 12-28-2014, 06:05 PM

slut

SloMotion · 12-29-2014, 07:55 AM

Well, I'd probably date her ... but there is the issue of a little virus I seemed to have contracted right around game time yesterday and the 80+ processes that slowed my laptop to a crawl, just sayin'.

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12-28-2014, 10:50 AM	#1
Threaded by SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,201 Blog Entries: 29 Rating: (0 votes - average) Microsoft Cortana had a lackluster Week 16, correctly predicting nine of 16 NFL games. It's now 158-82 (65.8%) on the year. Cortana is a Windows phone virtual assistant that's predicting every NFL game with an algorithm from Bing Predicts. Bing started predicting sports results at the World Cup — where it correctly picked 15 of the tournament's final 16 games. The algorithm hasn't been as successful picking NFL games, but it's still going to finish the season with a respectable record. Nate Silver's ELO model is 165-75 (68.7%) through 16 weeks. Las Vegas betting favorites are 156-80-4 (65.8%). Cortana picks games straight up, not against the point spread. In the final week of the regular season, the Bing Predicts algorithm can potentially crack 66% for the season and beat out the Vegas favorites straight up. Here are Cortana's picks for Week 17 as of Tuesday afternoon. We'll update them throughout the week if they change (Vegas favorites in parentheses): New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Saints win, 64.4% chance (Saints -4) Read more: Microsoft Cortana NFL Picks, Week 17 - Business Insider Attached Thumbnails
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12-28-2014, 10:54 AM	#2
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Re: Cortana Picks Saints For The Last Game Of The Year This season sucked so bad I find her an ugly ass E-skank. halloween 65 likes this.

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saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,846 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Cortana Picks Saints For The Last Game Of The Year So sick of hearing this machine's "predictions" about the Saints. jeanpierre likes this.

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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: Cortana Picks Saints For The Last Game Of The Year I'm tired of Cortana it's time for Corona. Danno and Rugby Saint II like this.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,201 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Cortana Picks Saints For The Last Game Of The Year Cortana was right!!!

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Cortana Picks Saints For The Last Game Of The Year Well, I'd probably date her ... but there is the issue of a little virus I seemed to have contracted right around game time yesterday and the 80+ processes that slowed my laptop to a crawl, just sayin'. . Danno likes this.

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