WiseStats db Situation: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning

So far, we’ve given you examples of how WiseStats db can be used to predict the winning team by looking at historical game situations.

Trying to find situations where a team is likely to win is certainly the most common way to use WiseStats db, but by no means is it the only way. Today, we’ll take a look at an alternate approach you can take with WiseStats db to predict the outcome of a game: looking at game situations where a team performs horribly, and is expected to lose.

We’ll demonstrate what we mean by looking at an NHL game tonight between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning. Here’s the situation:

When the Blue Jackets have played on a Tuesday as a road underdog with a 1-game losing streak, their record is 2-15, a 11.8% win rate.

Here is the breakdown of this situation to see how it is “in play” tonight:

• Columbus is playing in Tampa Bay (so it’s on the road), and today is Tuesday
• Most sportsbooks have Columbus listed at odds of +150, making them the “underdog” against the Lightning (how to read odds)
• The Blue Jackets go into tonight on a 1-game losing streak. Their last game was a 6-5 loss to Detroit, and the game before that was a 3-2 win, also against Detroit.

So why are we getting excited about Columbus if they only win 11.8% of the time in this situation?

Because they are not expected to win tonight. If historical outcomes in this situation indicate the Blue Jackets’ future performance, then they are likely candidates to lose tonight’s game. You can use this information to infer that Tampa Bay is likely to win based on Columbus’ poor track record in this game situation.

And there you have it – in addition to using WiseStats db to try and determine which team will win, you can also use it to try and determine which team will lose. We will take a look at more ways to use WiseStats db in the coming days and weeks!