What is the difference between sports forecasting and handicapping?  Based on our research and knowledge of the sports industry, we have found that there are a variety of differences.  The following attempts to outline those differences and show that sports forecasting is not just for gamblers, but for everyone.

AccuScore is a sports forecasting company that forecasts all the gamesand all the players for sports fans around the world to use as valuable information.  The forecasts are based on hard science, rigorous programming and data maintenance, as well as consistency in modeling.  Handicapping starts with gut, and then leverages some science, computers or pencils, and finally systems to pick at most a handful of games.  The difference is 10,000 game forecasts versus less than one thousand. 

Sports forecasting the AccuScore way not only provides valuable information for sports enthusiast, but also provides valuable information for Fantasy Sports players.  Being able to evaluate players on a forecasting model versus leveraging 3 year weighted averages provides accurate, dependable, and proven fantasy league domination.  One prime example would be that the AccuScore players went 11-1 in forecasting player stats for the 2006 Superbowl.  Handicapping offers little to know value for fantasy sports players or player proposition bets.

Let's review the technology and science aspect of sports forecasting now.  AccuScore has a team of sports scientists, a huge secure and dedicated server farm, and super computers to process the simulations developed by the scientists.  In addition, we have the ability to refresh our simulations after each season in an attempt to make them more accurate as they describe the games, one play at a time, with all the rules, score, and game clock.  Handicapping generally uses one person, a desktop computer, a pencil, and a telephone for research.

From an accuracy perspective, this is more like comparing apples to oranges, because AccuScore has to simulate all the games and all the players.  We do not have the "luxury" of only selecting a few games like handicappers.  This model allows AccuScore to develop, maintain, and deliver consistent results over 52.5% for all sports for all bets.  To get an idea of the actual accuracy, we wear that on our proverbial sleeve which can be found here.   For handicappers, some years they may be up, and some they may be down, and hopefully you find them on an up swing.

In examining the users of AccuScore versus those who buy picks, there are some pretty interesting findings.  The pick buyer buys a pick to bet on the game.  The members of AccuScore include the at least all of the following: actual handicappers, sports investors, team owners, player personnel executives, and Las Vegas odds makers to name a few.  You will find that handicappers are leveraging the AccuScore information to fit a specific system to help them make their picks.  The sports investor comes straight to AccuScore because of the reliability, comprehensiveness of the information, and community.  Team owners and player personnel executives have been known to use AccuScore to evaluate starting day rosters, player trades, and contract values.  Odds makers, well, that is pretty obvious as they like to know where they are in terms of accurate opening lines.  They key to the AccuScore value is the community that exists and the intelligence of the community.

In review, Sports Forecasting is used by many to evaluate winning or losing across a variety of investments.  Fantasy, players, teams, and trips to Las Vegas are among the top uses of forecasting and AccuScore currently owns that space.  Can this be mainstream?  Yes.  We see Sports forecasting as common place as weather forecasting.  Would you leave your home not knowing if it will rain or snow?  I didn't think so...

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