While the oddsmakers are providing the San Francisco 49ers a small edge in this year’s Super Bowl, among the most precise predictors of the video game disagrees.
EA’s Madden NFL football franchise routinely rules the computer game sales charts, however it likewise has an astonishing performance history when it pertains to the Big Game. And this year, the video game forecasts, the Chiefs will emerge triumphant, by a rating of 30-28.
The Madden series has a 65% precision rate, having properly forecasted the winner of the Super Bowl for 13 of the previous 20 years (consisting of prognosticating the specific rating in 2015). Patrick Mahomes, the video game states, will be the 3rd gamer ever to win back-to-back MVP honors.
(Keep in mind: Last year Madden believed the Eagles would leave as the winners)
This year’s forecast was a bit various than others. EA did not provide a quarter-by-quarter breakdown or extra insight into how it got to the last rating.
Madden Is simply a video game, however? Why should anybody care what it states? Well, initially, there’s that performance history. Beyond that, however, the video game leans greatly into expert system throughout advancement, which might enhance its predictive efficiency.
The NFL has actually been keeping data about video games and gamers given that 1920, however in 2014, it equipped RFID tags onto the shoulder pads of every gamer in a program called Next Gen Stats, later on including them to referee uniforms, first-down markers, and the pylons at the edge of completion zone. Utilizing those, the league had the ability to catch a bonanza of more exact information, consisting of gamer speed, field place, and motion patterns. Madden NFL 22, which debuted in 2021, deeply incorporated that information, permitting it to make onscreen gamers more practical than ever.
Desire a little historic point of view before you choose whether to rely on a computer game as you position your bets? Here’s a take a look at the video game’s total performance history.
Super Bowl LVII
Madden: Eagles 31, Chiefs 17
Real Score: Chiefs 38, Eagles 35
Super Bowl LVI
Madden: Bengals 24, Rams 21
Real Score: Rams 23, Bengals 20
Super Bowl LV
Madden: Chiefs 37, Buccaneers 27
Real Score: Buccaneers 31, Chiefs 9
Super Bowl LIV
Madden: Chiefs 35, 49ers 31
Real Score: Chiefs 31, 49ers 20
Super Bowl LIII
Madden: Rams 30, Patriots 27
Real Score: Patriots 13, Rams 3
Super Bowl LII
Madden: Patriots 24, Eagles 20
Real Score: Patriots 34, Eagles 28
Super Bowl LI
Madden: Patriots 27, Falcons 24
Real Score: Patriots 34, Falcons 28
Super Bowl 50
Madden: Panthers 24, Broncos 20
Real Score: Broncos 24, Panthers 10
Super Bowl XLIX
Madden: Patriots 28, Seahawks 24
Real Score: Patriots 28, Seahawks 24
Super Bowl XLVIII
Madden: Broncos 31, Seahawks 28
Real rating: Seahawks 43, Broncos 8
Super Bowl XLVII
Madden: Ravens 27, 49ers 24
Real rating: Ravens 34, 49ers 31
Super Bowl XLVI
Madden: Giants 27, Patriots 24
Real rating: Giants 21, Patriots 17
Super Bowl XLV
Madden: Steelers 24, Packers 20
Real rating: Packers 31, Steelers 25
Super Bowl XLIV
Madden: Saints 35, Colts 31
Real rating: Saints 31, Colts 17
Super Bowl XLIII
Madden: Steelers 28, Cardinals 24
Real rating: Steelers 27, Cardinals 23
Super Bowl XLII
Madden: Patriots 38, Giants 30
Real rating: Giants 17, Patriots 14
Super Bowl XLI
Madden: Colts 38, Bears 27
Real rating: Colts 29, Bears 17
Super Bowl XL
Madden: Steelers 24, Seahawks 19
Real rating: Steelers 21, Seahawks 10
Super Bowl XXXIX
Madden: Patriots 47, Eagles 31
Real rating: Patriots 24, Eagles 21
Super Bowl XXXVIII
Madden: Patriots 23, Panthers 20
Real Score: Patriots 32, Panthers 29
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