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Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

Mar 24 @ 6:48 AM ET
HockeybuzzTRON's Picks: Buzztron went 7-5 Thursday night. Only three losing nights out of 20
Cooleus
Joined: 04.13.2021

Mar 24 @ 9:47 AM ET
Yawn. You went 6-6 last night. Anyone can look that up.

On March 18 you went 9-4, but claimed to go 10-3. Anyone can look that up.

Same thing. Every year.
Eklund
Commissioner
Joined: 09.15.2005

Mar 24 @ 11:21 AM ET
FIXED IT to 6-6. THANKS! (Yeh, the other one I already corrected in the overall.). Always good to have others checking!
Cooleus
Joined: 04.13.2021

Mar 24 @ 11:44 AM ET
FIXED IT to 6-6. THANKS! (Yeh, the other one I already corrected in the overall.). Always good to have others checking!
- Eklund



Oh sure. Since we have your attention.

How come you say there have been only 3 losing nights. Better check that.

How come the Oilers are projected to play 81 games and finish with 111 points when that is statistically impossible?

How come Toronto is projected to have 18 losses when they already have 19.

There are errors throughout. Why not take 5 minutes and clean up this mess?
Rhadium
New Jersey Devils
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 03.05.2014

Mar 24 @ 1:43 PM ET
So there is only 3 games tonight, you have picks for 5. 4 of those 5 aren't even real games.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 24 @ 1:52 PM ET
HockeybuzzTRON's Picks: Buzztron went 7-5 Thursday night. Only three losing nights out of 20
- Eklund

Tonight’s Picks:
COL W @ AZ
BOS WOT @ CAR
VAN W @ CHI
STL @ LA (W)
NAS @ TOR (W)


Isles must've driven right past Ohio. Can't really blame them, but someone should let them know they have a game there tonight
FoppaForever
Colorado Avalanche
Joined: 11.13.2018

Mar 24 @ 1:55 PM ET
I have tickets for something at Ball Arena tonight. I'm gonna be pissed if the Avs are in Tempe.

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dothedougie
Boston Bruins
Location: DISCLAIMER: HEAVY SARCASM FILTER, CO
Joined: 10.24.2013

Mar 24 @ 1:58 PM ET
You might be a couple of days ahead. These games dont take place until the 26th.
dothedougie
Boston Bruins
Location: DISCLAIMER: HEAVY SARCASM FILTER, CO
Joined: 10.24.2013

Mar 24 @ 1:59 PM ET
Tonight’s Picks:
COL W @ AZ
BOS WOT @ CAR
VAN W @ CHI
STL @ LA (W)
NAS @ TOR (W)


Isles must've driven right past Ohio. Can't really blame them, but someone should let them know they have a game there tonight

- eichiefs9



They get a W just for driving through the city. No need to dress.
Cooleus
Joined: 04.13.2021

Mar 24 @ 2:04 PM ET
March 8. Buzztron went 1-2
March 15. Buzztron went 1-3
March 19. Buzztron went 1-3 (only predicted the evening games that day)
March 21. Buzztron went 5-7

*claims to have only 3 losing nights

Amazing that the Buzztron is so advanced to predict all of these games but struggles with the simple task of adding winners and losers
Eklblad
Florida Panthers
Location: PleaseUpdatesTheCSSWith:overflow-wrap:break-word;, AL
Joined: 03.29.2021

Mar 24 @ 2:15 PM ET
Oh sure. Since we have your attention.

How come you say there have been only 3 losing nights. Better check that.

How come the Oilers are projected to play 81 games and finish with 111 points when that is statistically impossible?

How come Toronto is projected to have 18 losses when they already have 19.

There are errors throughout. Why not take 5 minutes and clean up this mess?

- Cooleus



he does it to get trolls to come back and comment. it's intentional.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 24 @ 2:16 PM ET
They get a W just for driving through the city. No need to dress.
- dothedougie

Could be an L, depending on how close Columbus is to wherever that Norfolk-Southern train derailed. I don't care enough about Ohio to look it up.
eichiefs9
New York Islanders
Location: NY
Joined: 11.03.2008

Mar 24 @ 2:21 PM ET
SeanFitz_Gerald @SeanFitz_Gerald
3h
Press release: "ESPN Films today announced that production has completed on "I'm Just Here for the Riot," a 30 for 30 documentary about the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot."


Oh yeaaa
HolyDiver83
New York Islanders
Location: UBS Arena, NY
Joined: 08.05.2014

Mar 24 @ 2:25 PM ET


Must wins tonight and tomorrow.

LFGI!
dothedougie
Boston Bruins
Location: DISCLAIMER: HEAVY SARCASM FILTER, CO
Joined: 10.24.2013

Mar 24 @ 2:48 PM ET
SeanFitz_Gerald @SeanFitz_Gerald
3h
Press release: "ESPN Films today announced that production has completed on "I'm Just Here for the Riot," a 30 for 30 documentary about the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot."


Oh yeaaa

- eichiefs9



Good times.
THE EVIL WITHIN
Season Ticket Holder
Location: NJ
Joined: 11.20.2017

Mar 24 @ 3:22 PM ET
A TON of games tonight! According to EK! 😁
Cooleus
Joined: 04.13.2021

Mar 24 @ 3:54 PM ET
Based on the standings, you can basically figure out Ek's picks without him even making them.

He has Colorado finishing the season 11-1. Pretty sure the single loss isn't being predicted for tonight against Arizona. So Col (W).

He has NJ finishing 4-4-3 versus Buffalo at 8-1-3. So I'm guessing he picks BUF for the W tonight, probably in OT.

NYI is finishing 7-2-1 vs Columbus at 1-9-2. Seems like an NYI win.

So Buzztron will come back and predict that:

Col (W)
Buf (WOT)
NYI (W)

Haha.
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Mar 24 @ 5:40 PM ET
Does anyone know of a website where we could see the numbers for simply picking the team higher in the standings to win?

I’m wondering how that method would compare to the Buzztron2000.
Cooleus
Joined: 04.13.2021

Mar 24 @ 5:55 PM ET
Does anyone know of a website where we could see the numbers for simply picking the team higher in the standings to win?

I’m wondering how that method would compare to the Buzztron2000.

- Atomic Wedgie


Bingo. I've said this from the beginning. If you're merely picking the winner, then just selecting the favourite each night will easily exceed 50%. You can search some research on this relating to Vegas odds. But 60% is a number that is frequently used. However, there are often games where the teams are very close (ie there is no statistically significant favourite). If you take those games between "equals" and apply some basic logic, you can increase the odds to 70%

What logic? OK. Two "equal" teams...pick the home team, pick the rested team. Done. Now you get close to 70%.

Unfortunately, you don't make much money betting this way. Ek had an earlier comment about how he hoped readers were making money off of his success rate. Nope. When you mostly pick favourites and hit at 60-70%, you're barely breaking even.
broncohorvath
Joined: 12.20.2012

Mar 24 @ 7:22 PM ET
Tonite's games do not exist Van at Chi StL Bos?
broncohorvath
Joined: 12.20.2012

Mar 24 @ 7:24 PM ET
Bingo. I've said this from the beginning. If you're merely picking the winner, then just selecting the favourite each night will easily exceed 50%. You can search some research on this relating to Vegas odds. But 60% is a number that is frequently used. However, there are often games where the teams are very close (ie there is no statistically significant favourite). If you take those games between "equals" and apply some basic logic, you can increase the odds to 70%

What logic? OK. Two "equal" teams...pick the home team, pick the rested team. Done. Now you get close to 70%.

Unfortunately, you don't make much money betting this way. Ek had an earlier comment about how he hoped readers were making money off of his success rate. Nope. When you mostly pick favourites and hit at 60-70%, you're barely breaking even.

- Cooleus

You have no clue on how to bet hockey Home teams are not a shoe in ML odds are scary If you play dogs you could win with a losing record Dogs are the way to bet hockey Picking Favs is a sucker bet You are not too bright
BluesDroogie
St Louis Blues
Location: St. Louis, MO
Joined: 06.12.2014

Mar 24 @ 9:53 PM ET
In the East I would say A toss up between Panthers, Pens, Isles. Buffalo I think is out
BluesDroogie
St Louis Blues
Location: St. Louis, MO
Joined: 06.12.2014

Mar 24 @ 9:56 PM ET
In the west Calgary and Nashville are fighting for it. Vancouver is basically done
Roadrunner75
Seattle Kraken
Location: ON
Joined: 03.01.2013

Mar 24 @ 11:54 PM ET
In the west Calgary and Nashville are fighting for it. Vancouver is basically done
- BluesDroogie


Hate to say it but honestly Calgary has a ton of ground to make up 9 games and 6 point spread? Think it is more can Nashville catch the Jets really there.
BluesDroogie
St Louis Blues
Location: St. Louis, MO
Joined: 06.12.2014

Mar 25 @ 12:44 PM ET
Nashville is in there with 12 games to play. Yeah Calgary may be out