Sports Forecasts
From The Warriors To The Knicks, How We’re Predicting The 2018-19 NBA
Much like in the world of weather, sports can have their own forecasts too. When looking at how a team will perform throughout the year there are many things to keep in mind that make analysts so good at what they do but there is also a lot of chance that adds a level of unpredictability to sport forecasts. It is common for people to have picks for games that will be played with who they think will win. Also with the rise of fantasy sports it is key for people to know which games are going to give them the biggest payoff. A analyst who picks these games right a lot and best gets out their information best is a more trusted source and will often get more followers and more time as an analyst opposed to somebody who is wrong more often. The way networks is involved is the way that many people obtain information about sports games picks and fantasy sports is often through social media and it is interesting to look at how information spreads from person to person and from group to group. For example the article I chose to look at I found while scrolling down twitter. It gives a detailed break down of the forecast for the 2018-19 NBA season. Upon seeing it I would send it to a group of my friends and we would all discuss it. This shows how information flows through a social network. Also the reason I would follow an account that publishes articles like this one is because from following a large range of accounts I have been able find out which accounts are more reliable than others. As more games get played and forecasts become more intense a competition occurs where I am more willing to favor one account over another. Another case where competition is evident is where people might pay for a monthly subscription because they believe one service is better than another.
Overall this shows how sports forecasts and information might flow through a network and how competition affects which sources are chosen. Hopefully the forecasters I follow will keep spreading good information and keep me and the rest of their followers informed on the stuff we need to know.