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03-19-2014, 04:35 AM

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(03-18-2014, 08:38 PM)stupac2 link Wrote:I think that depends on your assumptions. If you think that the true odds in the tournament are 50-50, then it should be 64:63, since there are 64 wins but only 63 losses.

A 64-team single-elimination tournament has 63 wins, not 64.Â Any time one team wins, another team has to lose, so there's no way for the total number of wins to be different from the total number of losses.

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Roberton3

03-19-2014, 04:35 AM

(This post was last modified: 03-19-2014, 05:35 AM by Roberton3.)

(03-18-2014, 08:38 PM)stupac2 link Wrote:I think that depends on your assumptions. If you think that the true odds in the tournament are 50-50, then it should be 64:63, since there are 64 wins but only 63 losses.

A 64-team single-elimination tournament has 63 wins, not 64.Â Any time one team wins, another team has to lose, so there's no way for the total number of wins to be different from the total number of losses.

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Tradition - by stanfan95118 - 03-18-2014, 03:37 PM

Re: Tradition - by Nan3cy - 03-18-2014, 04:02 PM

Re: Tradition - by JeffInCorvallis - 03-18-2014, 05:11 PM

Based upon historic records - by Mick - 03-18-2014, 05:19 PM

Re: Tradition - by 76lsjumb - 03-18-2014, 05:39 PM

Re: Tradition - by 81alum - 03-18-2014, 07:56 PM

Re: Based upon historic records - by yvonne - 03-18-2014, 08:09 PM

Re: Tradition - by washingtonismoney - 03-18-2014, 08:14 PM

Re: Based upon historic records - by stupac2 - 03-18-2014, 08:38 PM

Re: Tradition - by yvonne - 03-18-2014, 10:06 PM

Re: Based upon historic records - by JeffInCorvallis - 03-18-2014, 10:58 PM

Re: Based upon historic records - by Roberton3 - 03-19-2014, 04:35 AM

Re: Based upon historic records - by stupac2 - 03-19-2014, 08:38 AM

Re: Tradition - by 81alum - 03-19-2014, 08:57 AM

Re: Tradition - by yvonne - 03-19-2014, 08:59 AM

Re: Tradition - by FarmBoy - 03-19-2014, 01:26 PM

Re: Tradition - by yvonne - 03-19-2014, 02:02 PM

As long as we're expanding the denominator.... - by Mick - 03-19-2014, 02:46 PM

Re: Tradition - by washingtonismoney - 03-19-2014, 05:43 PM

Re: Tradition - by CrazedZooChimp - 03-19-2014, 10:00 AM

Re: Tradition - by Spiny_Norman - 03-19-2014, 11:48 AM

Re: Tradition - by stupac2 - 03-19-2014, 12:40 PM

Football, definitely - by Redrum - 03-19-2014, 01:10 PM

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