RedWingDevil Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Content not viewable in my area....why would you do this to me. They're asshats, that's why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nationals1 Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 (edited) VUVUZELA FTWEveyone's crying about this but I cant get why hockey fans are whining about this too...i mean, this sound is nothing compared to Pierre Mcguire's. I support the VUVUZEGAS Hell yes! f**king Pierre Mcgurie is the worst there was the worst there is and the worst there ever will be! Edited June 15, 2010 by nationals1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Russian Rocket Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 God Vuvuzelas are annoying. f**king country of massive douches. It's not because it's a tradition that it's not moronic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 After Day 5 13.44 – grayto 12.87 – xot82 11.89 – mav 11.04 - nationals1 9.29 – angryjay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freydey Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 God Vuvuzelas are annoying. f**king country of massive douches. It's not because it's a tradition that it's not moronic. a racist from boucherville? not suprising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingDevil Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 DAMN Spain lost 1-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 DAMNSpain lost 1-0 and with that clockwise's bet against the field with switzerland catapulted him into first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayto Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 CRAZY. Spain has a chance of being knocked out in the group stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 thought this was a pretty good read http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5288738 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 After Day 6 - full standings 19.23 – clockwise 14.78 – xot82 14.11 – grayto 12.29 - nationals1 11.89 – mav 11.21 – angryjay 10.23 – iceguy 7.96 – fenty 7.26 – kupuck19 6.26 – freydey 5.01 – FPB 4.79 – beavers33 3.96 – donnybrook 3.81 – orangeblack 3.81 – shaftman 3.29 – rc69fab 2.71 – sebe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Russian Rocket Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 a racist from boucherville? not suprising Yeah i guess finding a tradition stupid is racist. Well slaughter them womans with your rocks, if we empeached you it would be racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayto Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 The more attention you pay to horns the and the more annoyed you feel you need to be made by them, the less able you are to just ignore them. Just let your brain soak it in and filter it out. I would say most of us live in cities or wannabe cities where there's plenty noise going around that we don't even think about. We filter garbage all time, but if you consciously make it a topic and a point of interest that's never going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 looks like robert green did make the save after all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingDevil Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 For the US, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 After Day 7 - top 5 19.59 – clockwise 16.57 – grayto 16.45 – mav 15.14 – xot82 12.65 - nationals1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingDevil Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 This is one of the few times I'm glad I was wrong. Mexico won today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 After Day 8 - top 5 19.59 – clockwise 18.77 – grayto 16.45 – mav 15.14 – xot82 14.85 - nationals1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 (edited) Making random picks based on the odds (ie being more likely to randomly pick the favoured team) should give you 13.800 at this point. You can calculate the expected value by taking the number of games played and multiplying by 0.6. 23*0.6=13.8. I set up some random picks for myself and have 10.554 so far... All wrong in groups D, E, F, and H, so far -- brutal! Thankfully I got the England-Algeria tie today for 4.00 points, or I'd be in reaaally bad shape. My percentage is 30.4% correct so far... it should approach 33% as more games are played. I'll send my picks in to Halifax, but won't be in the running for the prize.. I just want to see how well picking randomly does. You can use me as a baseline to see if your picks are better than random! Edited June 18, 2010 by smozoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Making random picks based on the odds (ie being more likely to randomly pick the favoured team) should give you 13.800 at this point. You can calculate the expected value by taking the number of games played and multiplying by 0.6. 23*0.6=13.8. Actually, any picks should give you 13.800 on the average, doesn't matter if you're picking according to the odds.. i'd be interested in seeing the average score for everyone, to see if it follows the GP*0.6 expected value Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Making random picks based on the odds (ie being more likely to randomly pick the favoured team) should give you 13.800 at this point. You can calculate the expected value by taking the number of games played and multiplying by 0.6. 23*0.6=13.8. where does the 0.6 multiplier number come from? I set up some random picks for myself and have 10.554 so far... All wrong in groups D, E, F, and H, so far -- brutal! you picked brazil to win their first game....don't forget the 0.13 points...you earned it bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Actually, any picks should give you 13.800 on the average, doesn't matter if you're picking according to the odds.. i'd be interested in seeing the average score for everyone, to see if it follows the GP*0.6 expected value The average score with you included is 11.59...without your entry, it is 11.50....through 25 games. Of note, I have another pool running (8 members). Average score there through 25 games is 14.19. Combining everyone into one pool brought an average score of 12.39. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 The average score with you included is 11.59...without your entry, it is 11.50....through 25 games.Of note, I have another pool running (8 members). Average score there through 25 games is 14.19. Combining everyone into one pool brought an average score of 12.39. hm, the expected value through 25 games is 15.0.. I wonder if I've got my numbers wrong... or if people are just really bad at betting! i think my formula is right, though, and it even takes into account that 'the house' is taking about 10% on each game... if you bet for ties in all the games, you'd have 24.0 points right now -- that's probably why we're behind, the ties are over-valued, and people prefer to pick winners... There have been 9 ties so far, but the expected number of ties is around 26% of 25 = 6.5. so.. head on over to your local and take some ties* Anyone know if scoring is down this WC compared to others? I keep hearing that the players are having a hard time keeping the new ball down, so lots of shots are sailing over the net, which could create more 0-0 and 1-1 ties. Why would you introduce a new ball right at the start of the biggest soccer/football event in the world? gotta phase it in... *but it could just be coincidence that we've had more ties that there should be so far and it'll balance out later, so you'll lose all your money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Anyone know if scoring is down this WC compared to others? I keep hearing that the players are having a hard time keeping the new ball down, so lots of shots are sailing over the net, which could create more 0-0 and 1-1 ties. Why would you introduce a new ball right at the start of the biggest soccer/football event in the world? gotta phase it in... The ball was introduced in December and I know that some teams have used it in games since then, but I'm not sure if everyone has. Either way, I think teams had plenty of time to get used to it. But really...why is it necessary to come out with a new ball? Is it just a money grab? I enjoy following the world cup, I think perhaps because it is the biggest stage for sporting event and I like the tournament format(including qualifying)...but because of the low scoring games in soccer...I pvr them and just watch some highlights instead of watching the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) The ball was introduced in December and I know that some teams have used it in games since then, but I'm not sure if everyone has. Either way, I think teams had plenty of time to get used to it. But really...why is it necessary to come out with a new ball? Is it just a money grab?I enjoy following the world cup, I think perhaps because it is the biggest stage for sporting event and I like the tournament format(including qualifying)...but because of the low scoring games in soccer...I pvr them and just watch some highlights instead of watching the whole thing. i think they made a new ball last WC, too, one that curled more than the old one. i think it's a technology upgrade, but coupled with a money grab... the players would probably like if they introduced the new balls a year or two ahead of time, but I guess they want to hype it as being the WC ball and sell more... it is developed by a huge company, after all, it's in their interests to do it this way. soccer would be better if it were hockey get rid of 2-3 players so they can actually run with the ball without getting triple teamed within 2 seconds allow more subs so the players are fresher diving penalties learn how to lead the man with the pass (guh, so many passes where the guy has to stop moving... these guys are the best in the world?) Edited June 19, 2010 by smozoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 After Day 9 21.75 – clockwise 21.30 – grayto 17.68 – xot82 17.39 - nationals1 16.99 – mav 13.09 – Smozoma (will receive 5 NHL94 card sets for signing up courtesy of Evan) 12.86 – iceguy 12.63 – shaftman 12.10 – angryjay 12.00 – FPB 9.25 – freydey 8.85 – fenty 8.39 – rc69fab 8.15 – kupuck19 7.31 – beavers33 5.80 – sebe 4.85 – donnybrook 4.70 – orangeblack Please check your scores to see if they match up (it's possible the score may be off by .01 or so due to rounding). If it is a significant difference, let know so I can double check the numbers. *Cameroon was eliminated from the world cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smozoma Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) where does the 0.6 multiplier number come from?arned it bud! whoops i missed this question There are 3 options for each game, win/lose/tie. Pretend the odds of each happening are the same, 33.3..%. So if you bet 1$ on something, you should get 3$ in return (3 is the 'inverse' of 0.333. 1/0.333 = 3). But they don't include your original dollar in these odds we're using, so you get 2.00 points in this contest. So if you make a correct bet, you get 2.00 points, but you'll only be correct 33% of the time, so that's 2.00x33% = 66% = 0.66. As it turns out, the odds used for this contest make it so the true expected value is 0.6, instead of 0.66. I.e., 'the house' keeps roughly 10%. Here's an example... If you want to know the % chance of a result, you can do this: The betting odds for Paraguay winning tomorrow are 0.952. 1+0.952 = 1.952 1/1.952 = 0.512 = 51.2% Odds for a tie are 2.20 1 / (1+2.20) = 31.25% Odds of Slovakia winning: 1 / (1+3.00) = 25% But hold on a second.. 51.2+31.25+25 = 107.45% !! Why is that? Remember that the lower the payout, the higher chance of the team winning.. so if they inflate the chances of winning to over 100%, then the payouts become lower, less than 100%, and the house makes money. Edited June 19, 2010 by smozoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 After Day 10 22.42 – clockwise 21.97 – grayto 18.06 - nationals1 17.68 – xot82 17.66 – mav 14.48 – iceguy 14.26 – shaftman 14.04 – Smozoma 13.73 – angryjay 12.00 – FPB 10.88 – freydey 10.48 – fenty 9.06 – rc69fab 8.82 – kupuck19 8.26 – beavers33 6.48– donnybrook 6.47 – sebe 5.37 – orangeblack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 whoops i missed this question There are 3 options for each game, win/lose/tie. Pretend the odds of each happening are the same, 33.3..%. So if you bet 1$ on something, you should get 3$ in return (3 is the 'inverse' of 0.333. 1/0.333 = 3). But they don't include your original dollar in these odds we're using, so you get 2.00 points in this contest. So if you make a correct bet, you get 2.00 points, but you'll only be correct 33% of the time, so that's 2.00x33% = 66% = 0.66. As it turns out, the odds used for this contest make it so the true expected value is 0.6, instead of 0.66. I.e., 'the house' keeps roughly 10%. Here's an example... If you want to know the % chance of a result, you can do this: The betting odds for Paraguay winning tomorrow are 0.952. 1+0.952 = 1.952 1/1.952 = 0.512 = 51.2% Odds for a tie are 2.20 1 / (1+2.20) = 31.25% Odds of Slovakia winning: 1 / (1+3.00) = 25% But hold on a second.. 51.2+31.25+25 = 107.45% !! Why is that? Remember that the lower the payout, the higher chance of the team winning.. so if they inflate the chances of winning to over 100%, then the payouts become lower, less than 100%, and the house makes money. Interesting stuff...thanks bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 After Day 11 23.82 – clockwise 23.37 – grayto 19.46 - nationals1 19.06 – mav 18.08 – xot82 15.88 – iceguy 15.66 – shaftman 15.13 – angryjay 14.24 – Smozoma 12.20 – FPB 11.08 – freydey 10.88 – fenty 10.22 – kupuck19 9.46 – rc69fab 8.66 – beavers33 7.68– donnybrook 6.87 – sebe 5.77 – orangeblack Final 16 games over the next 4 days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 After Day 12 26.69 – clockwise 23.99 – grayto 21.92 – mav 21.70 - nationals1 20.94 – xot82 18.75 – iceguy 17.99 – angryjay 16.27 – shaftman 14.86 – Smozoma 13.32 – freydey 12.82 – FPB 11.71 – rc69fab 10.88 – fenty 10.84 – kupuck19 9.28 – beavers33 8.64 – orangeblack 8.29– donnybrook 6.87 – sebe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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