Last week, I kicked off a season-long experiment in which I go head-to-head with ChatGPT on NFL bets.I also openly predicted that artificial intelligence would wipe the floor with me.
It's important to be nice to our future overlords and pray that they show mercy.Apparently, ChatGPT felt sorry for me because it proceeded to go 0-5.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.ChatGPT performed about as well in Week 1 as Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns.(Getty Images)Meanwhile, I finished 3-2 and gained 0.99 units.
That’s hardly the kind of week that makes the guys in Vegas suspicious, but it looks spectacular next to ChatGPT’s 5.23-unit loss.One week is obviously far too small a sample to draw any sweeping conclusions.So, naturally, I’m going to draw one anyway: humanity is safe.
At least for now.NFL WEEK 1 PROPER REACTIONS: RAMS PANIC, BEARS HYPE AND CHARGERS DOUBTS NEED PATIENCE AFTER ONE GAMEThe rules remain the same.ChatGPT and I each make our five best bets using the same set of odds, and no selection can be priced worse than -120.
Every wager is sized to win one unit, which means a -110 favorite risks 1.10 units to win one, while a +110 underdog risks approximately 0.91 units to win one.Before we get to the Week 2 picks, let’s review the opening week.The Packers losing at plus money softened the damage, and hitting both the Bears spread and Raiders-Dolphins under secured a profitable opening week.We were one garbage-time Deshaun Watson touchdown away from cashing a 4-1 week, but that's why they call it gambling.Honestly, I felt pretty good about the process.
The Packers were the far superior team for a large portion of the game before laying an egg and, as mentioned, the over only hit in Browns-Jags because of a 46-yard touchdown in the final two minutes of a blowout.Five b...