Luckalyzer’s 2018 Superbowl Prediction

Luckalyzer’s annual Superbowl prediction is in. Do you have your money on the correct team?

Based purely on the luck of the coach and the quarterback, this year is going to be EXTREMELY close.

Looking at the Quarterbacks, we find Tom Brady’s reading is much superior to Nick Foles. We will give the Patriots the win based on quaterback alone. However, if we look at the reading of the coach’s. Doug Pederson has a better reading. The Eagles get the nod here based on overall.

There is a twist. I would consider it more important for a coach to be thinking smart and it’s not as important for a coach to be in good health. Based on that I would have to go with the Patriots whose coach fits that profile.

All the above assumes a human is thinking and handicapping the event. This can be a weakness as the conscious mind can be biased, can be manipulated by greed and fear. It does not always pick the most intelligent choice if it allows itself to be influenced by emotions. This is why we have developed a point system for comparison purposes. The computer always chooses based on the same logic with no outside influence.

The Luckalyzer point system is based on total points each team is awarded based on their luck readings (see chart below). Each of the four people in the event are rated in 3 areas (Smarts, Health, Emotions) and get points for each area. The coach and quarterback’s points are added together to arrive at a final score. Based on the chart below, the Eagles are awarded 17 points and the Patriots are awarded 16 points.

VG 4
G 3
B 2
VB 1
D 0


According to the point system, which has been the basis for all predictions in the past, the win goes to the Eagles, 17 to 16.

17
Foles: 3 + 3 + 2 = 8
Pederson: 2 + 4 + 3 = 9

16
Brady: 3 + 4 + 3 = 10
Bellicheck: 3 + 0 + 3 = 6

We predicted the Eagles weeks ago, before the Playoffs. Back then it was 14 to 1 for Eagles winning the Superbowl. Now going into the Super Bowl, the Patriots will be the favorite. All we need do is put a sizeable amount on the Patriots in case they decide to spoil the party. Score a profit either way.

No matter who wins February 4th, it will be another profitable Super Bowl thanks to Luckalyzer, the world’s most accurate Super Bowl predictor.

Luckalyzer’s 2017 Superbowl Prediction

Luckalyzer’s annual Superbowl prediction is in. Do you have your money on the correct team?

Based purely on the luck of the coach and the quarterback it appears the Patriots are the clear winner. Both of these critical team members are having great luck on Superbowl Sunday.

Looking at #1 rated Falcons, we can see their quarterback is not in the best of health and won’t be too happy on Sunday.

As for thier coach Dan Quinn, he needs to be on the top of his game but as you see, is brain will fail him.

If we tried to guess what may transpire in the game, it comes down to the Falcon’s coach making mistakes and their quarterback not feeling his beat (or perhaps he gets injured during the game).

Our Superbowl prediction (see disclaimer below) for 2017 goes to the underdogs, the New England Patriots.

Disclaimer: Please be aware this is based solely on the luck of the team’s two key players, the coach and the quarterback. It is possible another player such as the kicker, who needs to make a field goal to win, has bad luck and misses. A running back may run to the wrong field goal. This is by no way a very comprehensive examination. Luckalyzer’s success rate at predicting the winners now stand for 3 correct predictions out of 4 (75% success rate).

Luckalyzer’s 2015 Super Bowl Analysis

We ran the coaches and quaterbacks readings to give us a prediction of who may be lucky and who may not. This does not take into account any other person making a mistake and giving the game to the other side.

But with sports books calling this game “too close to call”, we need something more to give one side or the other an edge.

Based on just this, it appears New England should prevail.

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Luckalyzer’s Super Bowl 2014 Prediction

It’s Super Bowl time again.

Last year, Luckalyzer successfully handicapped the winner of that game. This year we will use Luckalyzer, once again, to handicap the game and make the following prediction:


COACHES

John Fox (2/8/1955):
Pete Carroll (9/15/1951):

Here we see John with a “B” for Intellectual while Jim has a “D”. Expect better decisions from John. In the third column (Emotional), we see John with a “G” for emotional. Looks like he is happier.

Conclusion: I would have to give John Fox the nod for better coaching.


QUARTERBACKS

Peyton Manning (3/24/1976):
Russell Wilson (11/29/1988):

Let’s start with happiness. Wilson is the only one with a “G” in the Emotional column. May or may not mean his team wins but he definately will have the best spirits going into the game.

The middle column measures Physical. Very important attribute. Manning gets the nod with his “Very Good” versus Wilson’s “Bad”.

The first column is Intelligence. Manning will be making better decisions while Wilson, on offense, will be making wrong ones.

Conclusion: Manning has the better overall luck.

With both, Manning and Fox having the better luck over their counterparts, it looks like the Broncos is our pick to win.

Superbowl 2013 Predictions

It’s Superbowl time again and this year I will use Luckalyzer to handicap the game and make the following predictions:


COACHES
Jim Harbaugh (12/23/1963): B D B
John Harbaugh (9/23/1962): G B D

Here we see John with a “G” for Intellectual while Jim has a “B”. Expect better decisions from John. In the third column (Emotional), we see Jim having the lesser of two evils (Bad vs Danger). Jim will probably be happier by the end of the day.

Conclusion: I would have to give the Raven’s coach the nod for best coaching.


QUARTERBACKS
Joe Flacco (1/16/1985): G G B
C. Kaerpernick (11/3/1987): D G G
Alex Smith (5/7/1984): G D B

Let’s start with happiness. Kaerpernick is the only one with a “G” in the third column. May or may not mean his team wins.

The second column measures Physical. Smith has a DANGER which means he could get hurt if allowed to play. The other two are in great shape.

The first column is Intelligence. Flacco will be making some great decisions while Kaerpernick may be making the wrong decisions.

Conclusion: If you go by smart plays, then Flacco and the Ravens are it.