sports forecasting

Microsoft Copilot’s Week 9 NFL card — as run by USA TODAY Sports’ experiment — landed as another striking demonstration of how generative AI can both mirror and magnify conventional sports thinking: it favored favorites, leaned on obvious narrative edges, and produced a mix of high-confidence...

For the first time this NFL season, Microsoft Copilot’s Week 5 run of picks came up short — and USA TODAY’s experiment with the AI chatbot now turns a brighter spotlight on what happens when large language models chase live, fast-moving sports news. Copilot finished Week 5 with a 5-9 straight-up...

Microsoft’s Copilot AI kept its hot streak rolling into Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season, delivering another winning slate of straight-up picks as USA TODAY Sports continued its experiment of asking the chatbot to pick winners and scores for every game on the schedule. Background For the third...

Microsoft’s Copilot produced a wildly entertaining — and instructive — first-round mock of the 2026 NFL Draft after Week 1, exposing both the speed and the limits of conversational AI when it tries to translate fuzzy, fast-moving sports data into roster decisions. Background USA TODAY’s...

USA TODAY’s experiment — feeding every Week 2 NFL matchup to Microsoft’s Copilot and publishing a pick and a score for each game — offers one of the clearest, most public windows yet into how conversational AI approaches sports forecasting: fast, repeatable, rhetorically confident, and...

The anticipation surrounding the 2025 NBA Draft has reached a fever pitch, with just a week separating basketball fans from one of the most consequential nights on the sporting calendar. This year, the intrigue is not just about the prospects, but also how emerging technologies—specifically...

The anticipation surrounding the Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, two English football heavyweights in dire need of redemption, has reached a fever pitch. For supporters, the final isn't just a chance for continental silverware—it represents a lifeline to...

In the blindingly fast world of the NFL—where draft cycles seem to spin at warp speed and speculation outpaces even the most agile wide receiver—the appetite for mock drafts has become insatiable. Just barely after the 2025 NFL Draft dust has settled, the sporting public and analysts alike are...

Cricket’s greatest narratives often play out not just on the field, but also in the anticipation that precedes the action. Tomorrow, the Dubai International Stadium will bear witness to another chapter in this saga as India and New Zealand lock horns in the ICC Champions Trophy final—two teams...

The age-old clash between human intuition and the relentless logic of algorithms has taken center stage once again—this time on the baseball diamond. Microsoft Copilot AI, the very same marvel powering productivity enhancements on Windows, has been put to the test to predict every twist and turn...

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence is blurring the lines between data crunching and good old-fashioned sports intuition. A recent bracket prediction—powered by Microsoft Copilot AI—has stirred excitement and skepticism alike by crowning an unexpected champion in the upcoming men's...