Final Four predictions from Siri Alexa Bing Adobe Analytics and a Magic 8 ball
Final Four predictions from Siri, Alexa, Bing, Adobe Analytics, and a Magic 8 ball NCAA.com
Michigan State will defeat Texas Tech, with 56.8 percent probability.
Virginia will defeat Michigan State, with 54.2 percent probability. That at least looks very official.
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PRESENTED BY If this year’s NCAA tournament has shown us anything, it’s that humans are very bad at predicting March Madness games. The average score in our Bracket Challenge Game is just 67.1 points out of a possible 128 so far. But machines are well on their way to taking over everything that humans can do, so let’s let them take it from here with brackets, too. We asked some of the most popular artificial intelligence personalities who they think will win in the Final Four.Alexa
“Since my pick, the Gonzaga Bulldogs are no longer in it, I’m going with the Virginia Cavaliers to win it. Alrighty, let the Madness continue.” Just like 11.7 percent of the millions of brackets entered into our Bracket Challenge Game, Alexa chose Gonzaga to win it all. Texas Tech got in the way of that prediction, knocking off the Bulldogs in the Elite Eight. This is so sad. Alexa, play One Shining Moment.Siri
Apple’s AI was a bit stubborn. When asked who would win the NCAA tournament, who would win March Madness, and who would win the NCAA tournament championship, Siri only felt comfortable making a prediction for the first game of the Final Four: Virginia vs. Auburn. The AI didn't exactly make a pick there either, but they did cite Virginia's better record over Auburn, so we'll count that as a prediction. Not a lot to go on, but sometimes simpler is smarter.Bing
Instead of using Microsoft's Cortana AI, we turned to , which has been predicting games for the past few years. As for those semifinals, Bing gave Virginia a 53 percent chance to beat Auburn, and Michigan State a 56 percent chance to beat Texas Tech. But the model is coming off of a rough performance in the Elite Eight, where it went 1 for 4. In that round, Bing predicted Gonzaga to beat Texas Tech (69 percent chance), Virginia to beat Purdue (59 percent chance), Kentucky to beat Auburn (55 percent chance), and Duke to beat Michigan State (54 percent chance). Not a great look.Adobe Analytics
Adobe Analytics combined player and team data to help you again this year. Last season, Adobe’s model powered a bracket that finished in the 98th percentile. Not bad. Here’s what the model said for the final three games of the tournament: Virginia will defeat Auburn, with 58.7 percent probability.Michigan State will defeat Texas Tech, with 56.8 percent probability.
Virginia will defeat Michigan State, with 54.2 percent probability. That at least looks very official.