How can we forget Paul the Octopus who predicted the winner of the world cup in 2010 which had gone viral globally. The Octopus used the flags of both the teams, which were presented in front of him in a box before a game, and the winning team would be selected the box from which Paul would eat first. Paul had 12 correct predictions out of 14.
The result of any given sports game is unpredictable, yet we humans try and predict results either on the basis of statistical analysis, or simply a hunch. Predicting the winner of any a game is part of the game viewing experience and has been a crucial selling point for the betting industry since the beginning. Another interesting method to predict results of games has recently surfaced: Prediction by using Machine Learning, in which the winner of the game or the tournament is predicted by companies who’ve used several different algorithms to predict these results.
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