In episode 5, Jack and Ben discuss a recent Grantland article where Zach Lowe makes some "crazy" "predictions" about the NBA season, examining both the content of Lowe's articles, and what we mean by "crazy" and "prediction". But first, Jack explains how to forecast golf tournaments, and Ben brags about his rise up the SportsCast leaderboard.
Read moreIn Episode 4, Ben and Jack talk about emerging NBA superstar Anthony Davis, whose new coach wants him to shoot three-pointers. How do you forecast an event when the historical trend-line is almost certainly wrong? Ben establishes his credibility by incorrectly stating the name of Davis's team. Also in this episode, Jack overviews the Big Ten West, Ben chimes in with some Big Ten trivia, and they discuss randomness in the baseball playoffs.
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