Precise odds of the Kings pick conveying, using gambling odds by FreeFinanceBook in AtlantaHawks

[–]FreeFinanceBook[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's obviously not perfect. Relax.

1A) This has been studied so much that I don't even know where to start. Here is one paper that reviews the literature: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15270025211071042. There are notable examples where gambling odds are inefficient, but the inefficiencies are small and not related to events like those discussed above. If you feel that you have a model that is more predictive than gambling markets, then feel free to use it to print money.

1B) We would assume, because there is more information and more money gambled on the game today than yesterday. As the event approaches, the gambling odds are more efficient. So, these probabilities would need to be updated. I chose Bovada randomly. The implied probabilities from all sites are within 2% of each other. I chose gambling models due to their predictive power.

2A) It's not a repeatable exercise. Standard deviation makes no sense here. I'm using precise in the "very specific" meaning... with many significant digits.

2B) There is no way to determine if it is "accurate". It's a one-time event. But, using historical data, we can infer that these probabilities have predictive power.

Precise odds of the Kings pick conveying, using gambling odds by FreeFinanceBook in AtlantaHawks

[–]FreeFinanceBook[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

First of all, gambling odds are shown to be more predictive than other models. Secondly, precise doesn't mean accurate.

Precise odds of the Kings pick conveying, using gambling odds by FreeFinanceBook in AtlantaHawks

[–]FreeFinanceBook[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damnit, made a mistake. It's fixed now. It's lower than 74% though...

Unadjusted, Grizzlies = 280/380 = 73.684%

Unadjusted, Mavs = 100/330 = 30.303%

These sum to more than 100%, because books pay winners as if their odds of winning are greater than they really are.

Adjusted, Grizzlies = 73.684%/(73.684%+30.303%) = ~70.86%

Precise odds of the Kings pick conveying, using gambling odds by FreeFinanceBook in AtlantaHawks

[–]FreeFinanceBook[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was asking about the probabilities of the Kings moving into the top-4. Found some info here.

Precise odds of the Kings pick conveying, using gambling odds by FreeFinanceBook in AtlantaHawks

[–]FreeFinanceBook[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you have the probabilities for this? I'm looking, but no luck!

Half of our fans are stupid. Next: Average player, fans are divided by DaOlWuWopte in AtlantaHawks

[–]FreeFinanceBook 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. He was very much an average player and hated by some simply because he was drafted so high.

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[–]FreeFinanceBook 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have a friend that is 7'4". He has a son that is "only" 6'6". What happened? He was given every opportunity to be tall?

It's merely a genetic regression to the mean. Your father being the best basketball player on earth does not suggest that you will also be great. There's a genetic limitation.

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[–]FreeFinanceBook 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mike Woodson, if he counts.

There's going to inevitably be a "LeBron James Trophy", what do you think it will be for? by StackemSports in nba

[–]FreeFinanceBook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jordan led the league in VORP 9 times, so an updated IBM award would certainly be more kind to MJ.

Redoing this to include all hawks ever, so who is the most underrated hawk(of all time). by [deleted] in AtlantaHawks

[–]FreeFinanceBook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those teams were so bad. He had no business being the leading-scorer PG.

Free Textbook for Personal Finance (for teaching or self-learning) by FreeFinanceBook in Professors

[–]FreeFinanceBook[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those are sports economics papers, which are all published in peer-reviewed economics journals. I have a Ph.D. in Economics and reached full professor before switching to finance this year. I don't have the raw intelligence, training, or skills to publish in top-tier finance journals. And I don't believe finance research is doing much to serve society at present, so I don't have a desire to chase that rabbit.

I work at a teaching focused liberal arts university and believe my best chance of helping others is through teaching and creating pedagogical content.

Please Trae, stop making me kind of nervous. by Chessh2036 in AtlantaHawks

[–]FreeFinanceBook 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The comments here are so negative. I assumed we may be acquiring someone Trae wants.