ESPN Analytics gives the Celtics high chances of an unprecedented comeback from an 0-3 deficit
One stated version of ESPN Analytics' BPI gives the Celtics a 31 percent chance to come back from a 0-3 series deficit.
One stated version of ESPN Analytics' BPI gives the Celtics a 31 percent chance to come back from a 0-3 series deficit.
Before the Eastern Conference Finals, ESPN Analytics' Basketball Power Index gave the Celtics a 97 percent chance to beat the Heat. And down 0-2, the model still gives them a 65 percent chance to win.
ESPN's NFL Draft coverage Thursday leaned heavily into their own Draft Day Predictor model, which projected there was less than a 0.1 percent chance Will Levis would still be available at pick No. 25. Levis was not taken in the first round at all, and that had many questioning the analytics here.
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While the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate drew tons of viewers away from ESPN’s Monday Night Football this week,...