How Would Einstein Pick His March Madness Bracket?
BracketBrains enables bracket pool competitors to apply Ph.D. level analysis to March Madness 2008 picks PALO ALTO, Calif., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- TeamRankings.com today announced the launch of BracketBrains 2008, a web site that enables NCAA men's basketball fans to apply sophisticated mathematical analysis to their 2008 March Madness bracket picks. A free live demo is available now at http://teamrankings.com/ncbtp/index.php?aff=100000004 .
Unlike other statistically oriented college basketball web sites, BracketBrains offers a simple and highly configurable user interface that allows users to analyze game scenarios from a variety of different angles. Users can compare the expected outcomes of different bracket strategies and compute precise odds to win for any given team. "On average, more than 22% of BracketBrains customers win prizes in their March Madness bracket pools each year," said Thomas Federico, co-founder and CEO of TeamRankings.com. "In 2007, BracketBrains users also outperformed the collective wisdom of millions of people who participated in Yahoo!'s Tournament Pick'em March Madness contest. In short, BracketBrains helps basketball fans make smarter, more objective NCAA bracket picks, and by doing so gives them an edge."
"BracketBrains is unique because it does not bombard users with pages of statistics that they need to figure out how to apply," explained TeamRankings co-founder Michael Greenfield. "Anyone can use BracketBrains. The interface is simple, the results actionable, and despite the complex math under the covers, the product is fun to use." Inspired by the advanced quantitative systems that Wall Street traders use to analyze stocks and markets, BracketBrains leverages more than a decade of historical NCAA basketball data to predict both game results and box-score level statistics for all hypothetical March Madness 2008 bracket matchups. The product is powered by predictive algorithms designed by a team of Stanford University engineering and math graduates. "It is a mathematical fact that luck can play a major role in determining who wins your NCAA bracket pool in 2008," said Federico. "However, positioning yourself to win year in and year out is the ultimate goal. Doing so requires data and tools that help filter out media hype, overcome your personal biases, and play the odds right in every situation. That's where BracketBrains comes in." First Call Analyst:
CONTACT: Zenobia Godschalk, ZAG Communications, +1-678-799-8279, for Web site: http://www.teamrankings.com/
2008-03-12 16:52:54 0311280 PRNEWSWIRE
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