First, I checked out t.nosahe team records. Just basic wins and losses, you know? See where both teams were standing in the season.
Th I ,en, I dug into recent performance. Like, how have they been playing in the last 5-10 games? Were they on a hot streak, or kinda slumping? Momentum is a real thing, I think.
- Looked at hitting stats.
- Checked out pitching stats.
- Scrolled way too many tweets of people arguing with each other.
I spent some time looking at head-to-head matchups. How did the Dodgers and Braves do when they played each other earlier in the season? Any specific players who seemed to dominate those games?
Next I have also found starting pitchers. Who's on the mound matters a lot. I looked up their ERAs, recent game logs…the whole nine yards. There was a lot of back and forth on my browser.
I factored in home-field advantage. Some teams just play better at home. It's a comfort thing, maybe? Or the fans. Anyway, I considered that.
Injuries! Gotta check the injury reports. Is a key player out? That can totally swing a game. I find the latest news before making up my mind.
Finally, after all that, I made my prediction. It was not a "sure thing". No such thing in baseball, I'm starting to figure out. There's always a bit of luck involved. You can do all this research, and then some random bloop single wins the game in the 9th.
But, based on my deep dive, I would felt pretty good about my pick. Now, I just keep refreshing the score and see if I was right!
