CHANGES IN THE NEW NBA Play-by-Play FORMAT (1) SUBSTITUTIONS In the new format, entered and left players are shown in two separate rows for the event of substitutions. In the old format, we used to show both players in the same rows. (2) PLAYER IDs Player column now lists the player ID and player name together, like 1626167/Myles Turner (3) …

Predicting the outcome of sports games has been the focus of a great deal of data science. And without a doubt, their ability to do predictions with higher accuracy than the bettors help them sustain the business. Sports offer a ton of in-game and post-game raw data that can be leveraged to make more accurate predictions and to make money …

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The purpose of this guide is to provide an explanation of how we present game odds, including juices, PKs, and EVENs. First thing first: At BigDataBall, our odds are always based on the American system. Let’s get things rolling with a couple of examples NBA odds! JUICE aka VIG EXPLAINED Sportsbooks utilize “juice” or “vig”, you can think it is …