Geeks moneyball the hell out of bookies

01 October 2015 - 02:18
By Liam del Carme

In a clear case of what you put in is what you get out, computer software can now cut through the clutter and, with a bit of margin of error, predict the outcome of rugby World Cup games. And thus far the program developed by data analytics company Principa is shouting the odds better than the bookmakers.

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