Niners 28, Ravens 21

[KamaAina]

50,000 computer simulations can't be wrong.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/computer-pick-50-000-super-bowl-simulations-san-145415202--nfl.html

Now all that's left is the commercials.

There's no need to watch the Super Bowl for the actual game, at least not with PredictionMachine.com having run 50,000 simulations of Sunday's Super Bowl matchup and determining that the San Francisco 49ers will beat the Baltimore Ravens by a likely score of 28 to 21. The simulations gave the edge to the 49ers' run and pass offense over the Ravens' defense and perhaps most importantly, an edge to the 49ers' run defense in stopping the Ravens' rushing attack.

From the 50,000 simulations, PredictionMachine.com had the 49ers winning 66.9 percent of the time. But while a touchdown spread and a relatively narrow game is the most likely winning margin for the 49ers, there is a 38.6 percent chance that San Francisco wins by more than 10 points. In other words, the simulation likes the 49ers an awful lot.

Not to worry, though. Remember, hockey's back. And pitchers and catchers report (to some teams) the very next Sunday.

[madinmaryland]

1. Wonder what it predicted about the Ravens previous two games. Better yet, what does

Nate Silver say about the results?

[KamaAina]

4. Don't know. But it did predict the last two Roman numeral games

Giants by about 52%, and Packers by a somewhat wider margin (but well short of two-thirds )

[madinmaryland]

5. Heh! I understand that Crossroads GPS is predicting the same thing.

[petronius]

2. Alerted. This needs a spoiler warning!

Some of us haven't watched it yet...

[El Supremo]

3. +

Good!

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. They haven't played that game yet?

Pitchers and catchers report in 11 days!

[Scurrilous]

7. "Now all that's left is the commercials."

And Beyonce!