Which sport is becoming more predictable? A cross-discipline analysis of predictability in team sports

Abstract Professional sports are a cultural activity beloved by many, and a global hundred-billion-dollar industry. In this paper, we investigate the trends of match outcome predictability, assuming that the public is more interested in an event if there is some uncertainty about who will win. We re...

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Main Author: Michele Coscia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-01-01
Series:EPJ Data Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-024-00448-3