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From 150 Guesswork to 70% Accuracy: How College Students Achieved a 0.3 Elo Super Bowl LX Prediction Using Sports Analytics

College students achieved a 70% confidence Super Bowl LX prediction by building a data-driven model that combined NFL play-by-play statistics with Bayesian inference and machine-learning techniques. The project began as a capstone course in 2024 and evolved into a reproducible pipeline that now informs industry hiring trends. Its success demonstrates