What's the probability a capper wins 69% of the time, capping 300 NBA totals?

[rake922]

Just asking for everyone's opinion.....

What's the probability a capper wins 69% of the time, capping 300 NBA totals?

That would be 207 Wins-93 Losses

[durito]

I'm not sure I understand the question.


Are you asking what is the probability that a handicapper achieved such results via chance?

[rake922]

I'm not sure I understand the question.


Are you asking what is the probability that a handicapper achieved such results via chance?

Yes.

[durito]

.000000004648%

[rake922]

.000000004648%

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did you use math? or is that a guess?

[curious]

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did you use math? or is that a guess?

If Durito gave you a fact it was not a guess.

[Ganchrow]

The probability of achieving 207 or more wins over 300 50/50 trials can be found in Excel using the BINOMDIST() function.

=BINOMDIST(300-207,300,50%,1)

This works out to be roughly 0.000000002007%.

I'm sure Durito probably just made a silly mechanical error in his computations. I do it all the time.

[durito]

more likely would be that i don't have the faintest idea what i'm doing

[imgv94]

If someone is hitting 69% they are getting lucky.

[rake922]

I appreciate the mathematical feedback ...

Now what about somebody that isn't flipping a coin to determine over or under the NBA total.. (This is more of your opinion)

[Ganchrow]

I appreciate the mathematical feedback ...

Now what about somebody that isn't flipping a coin to determine over or under the NBA total.. (This is more of your opinion)

A 50% picker would have a 0.000000002007% probability of picking 207 or more correctly out of 300.
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A 52% " " " " 0.000000161674% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 53% " " " " 0.000001221335% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 54% " " " " 0.000008241807% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 55% " " " " 0.000049744189% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 56% " " " " 0.000268811227% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 57% " " " " 0.001301701435% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 58% " " " " 0.00565245989% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 59% " " " " 0.022022618924% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 60% " " " " 0.077019911464% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 61% " " " " 0.241885327829% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 62% " " " " 0.682427902645% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 63% " " " " 1.730403082811% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 64% " " " " 3.946099891877% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 65% " " " " 8.101421846557% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 66% " " " " 14.997608696% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 67% " " " " 25.097607444108% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 68% " " " " 38.109693280523% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 69% " " " " 52.801667294708% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 70% " " " " 67.278804121894% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 71% " " " " 79.668423081342% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 72% " " " " 88.826852675161% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 73% " " " " 94.63801137474% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 74% " " " " 97.780742836335% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 75% " " " " 99.217757517295% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 76% " " " " 99.768251377417% " " " " " " " " " ".
A 77% " " " " 99.943097748172% " " " " " " " " " ".