ThePitster said:

Interestingly, the UK sports betting offer USA at 2-1, with Europe obviously favourites at 2-5.

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I like taking the odds on the final score, 11-6 or 11-7. You're still getting 3.5-1 on your money. I think I like Jayson at 11-4 and Moritz at 5-1 in singles. Europe at 250 to win 100 is not bad either.

jay helfert said:

You are correct. Team USA has won three of the last eighteen MC's. I wouldn't be bragging about a 3-15 record though. That equates to a one in six chance for Team USA overall. In other words calling them a 6-1 underdog is about right.

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Interestingly, the UK sports betting offer USA at 2-1, with Europe obviously favourites at 2-5.

This is the first weekend of Derby City. I'll have to watch a replay.

jbart65 said:

Doesn't matter how good Team Europe is, Jay, upsets happen all the time in every sport. You know what they say in football. on any given Sunday ...

Just a matter of time before the underdog wins. The U.S. is due. If these two teams played ten times, the U.S. would be bound to win two or three of the events.

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jbart65 said:

Doesn't matter how good Team Europe is, Jay, upsets happen all the time in every sport. You know what they say in football. on any given Sunday ...

Just a matter of time before the underdog wins. The U.S. is due. If these two teams played ten times, the U.S. would be bound to win two or three of the events.

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You are correct. Team USA has won three of the last eighteen MC's. I wouldn't be bragging about a 3-15 record though. That equates to a one in six chance for Team USA overall. In other words calling them a 6-1 underdog is about right.

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With all that high fashion garb and designer stuff, he's still using wired earbuds???

skip100 said:

200 games is way overboard. More like 40 or 50 should be sufficient in typical situations. The law of large numbers and central limit theorem are a thing.

Anyway, if you want to know the math, here’s the math: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley–Terry_model

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Skip, yer killing me. I opened the link and all those reasons I hated studying statistics came flooding back.

A few more tidbits from a Karl Boyes interview with Neuhausen and Woodward last night.

Woodward said last year, the players at his behest just played races to 5. Woodward admitted, again, he is not the best practice player.

But this year? Sky let Gorst handle the practices. Fedor set up a bunch of drills for the players to perform. A lot more structure and taking it very seriously.

Mortiz said he's all charged up to play in the Mosconi. He wanted he and Pijus to get the first doubles match, but the vets said, Ah, no.

Alcaide is the chill player in the group. Team Europe's Dad.

mista335 said:

no-wa-I-meen

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Och aye

garczar said:

Heath just posted that they are going with traditional rules with a 3hr time limit. Also the event will be open to all ages. Under 21 will not be allowed past casino checkpoint. Lastly, jump cues WILL be allowed in the 9b main event ONLY.

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Bad idea imo. Once past the two hour point in the match, whoever is leading will be stalling. What is really needed is a 45 second shot clock. It can be one clock with each player clicking it when they come to the table. The clock will be visible to both players. Perhaps one or two 45 second extensions per game. No ref needed!

Of course this would make too much sense for pool players and tournament promoters. Better to have matches end with a cluster fk where the losing player is complaining about the winner stalling. Just watch.

jay helfert said:

The bad news. All the trash talk in the world won't help Team USA win games. Better you answer on the table and not with loose lips. Once again they play right into the Euro's hands.

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Doesn't matter how good Team Europe is, Jay, upsets happen all the time in every sport. You know what they say in football. on any given Sunday ...

Just a matter of time before the underdog wins. The U.S. is due. If these two teams played ten times, the U.S. would be bound to win two or three of the events.

What prevents players from stalling once they have a lead? Like, if the ball count is 3-2 with 30 min left, what prevents the player in the lead from taking 2 min per shot? Feels like a shot clock needs to be added for this to work.

I've played in a timed Chinese 8 Ball tournament before with no shot clock and sure enough, everybody magically needs extra time to think all of a sudden once they have a lead and the clock starts ticking down.

Badpenguin said:

Yeah that is not a prediction, that is the idiotic technology hallucinating facts up that don't exist. This is what 1/3rd of the American economy is based on now. That includes everyone's retirement funds.

Funny how they call it hallucinations, I call it lies. It is now the American Hallucination instead of the American Dream.

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AI gets better all the time, and like it or not, it is here to stay. The smartest people are the ones who will accept it, use it, but understand its limitations.

I use it a lot at work to dredge up information faster, especially stuff that is hard to find. It's also making a noticeable impact on our business. Small, but gradual and growing.

Nor is AI even close to one-third of the U.S. economy. Still a tiny influence overall. Most companies are investing in it, but few are breaking the bank.

One of my kids wants to reject the technology, but it never pays to be a Luddite. A tool is a tool. Learn how to use it, and you will be rewarded.

If anyone is very skittish, well, put your retirement money in income or other stable funds. That is what I am going to do soon. But I, for one, am happy I caught the early AI wave.

The bad news. All the trash talk in the world won't help Team USA win games. Better you answer on the table and not with loose lips. Once again they play right into the Euro's hands.

Good news. It's all tied up! Team USA is hanging in there so far.