Okay, so I’ve been trying to get a handle on predicting tennis matches, and Ben Shelton’s name keeps popping up. He’s a young gun, making waves, so I figured I’d dive into some data and see if I could predict one of his matches.
I started by, you know, just watching some of his recent games. Just to get a feel for his style, how he handles pressure, that sort of thing. Then I started digging into the numbers.
I found this site, Oddspedia, and I’m not gonna lie, I used their algorithm. I know, I know, cheating a bit. But hey, it’s a starting point, right? I wanted to see what the “smart” folks thought before I made my own guess.
Getting Down to Business
So, they had this prediction for a match between David Goffin and Ben Shelton. It was all laid out nice and neat:
- David Goffin 0 : 2 Ben Shelton
Basically, the algorithm was saying Shelton would win in straight sets. No messing around.
To be thorough,I did some more digging. I went through the stats and history of the two, and I think it makes sense. Shelton is on the rise,he has a better record, and he has a better performance in recent matches.
It’s not rocket science, I guess. It’s all about gathering information, comparing,and see the * that Oddspedia algorithm, it pretty much confirmed what I was thinking.
Did I create a revolutionary, mind-blowing prediction model? Nope. But did I get a better grasp on how to approach these things? Absolutely. It’s all about that practice, man.
