http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/punter Questions tagged with 'punter' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:45:48 -0800 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:45:48 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/99662/What%2Dhappened%2Dto%2DWireds%2Dprofessional%2Dbettors <a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.03/betting.html?pg=1&topic=&topic_set=">Remember this Wired article</a> about "computer teams" analyzing horse races in Asia? What became of that? Were the theories sound? What exactly were they doing? Are there any other articles, academic or otherwise, about modeling horse races? The article sparked my interest, and I'm interested in the mathematics and theory behind this, yet I'm unable to find any references to statistical betting beyond the Wired article. In fact the names in the article don't even Google well.<br> <br> I have a hard time believing that there are betting quants earning 24% returns in Hong Kong somewhere. Did these "funds" eventually go bust? Did they exist at all? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.99662 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:45:48 -0800 betting handicapping horseracing punter wired geoff. http://ask.metafilter.com/75075/Which%2Dgame%2Dwas%2Dthis I saw a highlight of a pro football game this past Sunday (Oct. 28th) that featured a muffed punt. The kicker made a really awkward attempt to recover the ball, but the other team got it and scored a touchdown. I don't know which teams played in this game, the channel that showed the clip, or where it originally aired. Anybody know which game this was, or even better knows of a video link to the play in question? I distinctly remember one of the commentators calling the punter "unathletic" and that he doesn't speak to kickers. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.75075 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:30:59 -0800 blown football kicker muffed NFL punt punter aerotive