The U.S. Open is upon us! Dave Moran and Erich Friedman each submitted a tennis-themed puzzle that asked what it really takes to succeed in the tournament. Suppose you’re playing a match at the U.S. Open, and you’re slightly better than the competition: your chances of winning any given point are exactly 55 percent. (Yes, …
Thursday, May 30 Game 1 Warriors 27% Raptors -6 73% Raptors win Sunday, June 2 Game 2 Warriors 31% Raptors -5 69% Warriors win Wednesday, June 5 Game 3 Raptors 40% Warriors -2.5 60% Update: line moved to warriors -0.5 (51%) Friday, June 7 Game 4 Raptors 37% Warriors -3 63% Update: line moved to …
From Benni Trachtenberg, it’s time to dust off your football manager’s blazer just in time for the women’s World Cup: A soccer coach is assembling a team of 11 players to compete in the Riddler League. (For the sake of this problem, all players are invincible and will play the entirety of every game of …