Archive for May, 2009
NHL Playoff Predictor 08-09 Round 4
May 30th
Alright, one more go for the predictor!
1 for 2 on the conference finals... Pittsburgh, as expected, took it down, and the Hawks really didn't give the wings any trouble -- despite several games going to overtime. It didn't look to me like the Hawks had a shot at all in the games that I did watch. Oh well, guess I can't get 'em all right. The predictor is sitting at 8/14 with one series to go. How does the last round stack up? It's really hard not to bet on the Wings. They've been so dominant for so long. But the penguins are going to give them a harder time than last year, I expect. It should be a great series, at any rate! Herald
Pittsburgh_Penguins 0.547 0.214
Carolina_Hurricanes 0.453 0.158
Detroit_Red_Wings 0.488 0.305
Chicago_Blackhawks 0.512 0.322
Pittsburgh_Penguins 0.396
Detroit_Red_Wings 0.604
NHL Playoff Predictor 08-09 Round 3
May 16th
Well that last round didn’t go to plan …
Here’s the results:
Boston_Bruins 0.770 0.570 0.388
Washington_Capitals 0.506 0.166 0.072
Pittsburgh_Penguins 0.494 0.161 0.070
Carolina_Hurricanes 0.230 0.103 0.040
Detroit_Red_Wings 0.678 0.358 0.164
Vancouver_Canucks 0.405 0.190 0.073
Chicago_Blackhawks 0.595 0.337 0.159
Anaheim_Ducks 0.322 0.115 0.035
The Hurricanes play spoiler to the Bruins which makes my program off there. Not too sure how many people picked the ‘Canes over the Bruins, but I don’t think there were many. The Caps/Pens played an incredible series to 7 games, and it was as close as I (and my program) expected. Out west though, the program did much better with both the Red Wings and Blackhawks making it through as predicted. With this round done, giving us a 7/12 record. A couple of too close to call series, and the ‘Canes pulling off a pair of upsets are a quick way to explain what happened so far this year.
What’s up for the next round? The teams are quite evenly matched, but there’s a bit of surprise pick for the west.
Pittsburgh_Penguins 0.547 0.214
Carolina_Hurricanes 0.453 0.158
Detroit_Red_Wings 0.488 0.305
Chicago_Blackhawks 0.512 0.322
That’s right, the program likes the Hawks. This was the reason I went with the hawks and bruins in my playoff pools … but thanks to the ‘Canes, I now have no shot to win those.
Herald
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