Analyze 538 ELO model performance

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• [x] Download and evaluate CSV data 538 history of MLB data
• [x] Ascertain who the favorite was for each game and whether the favorite won
• [ ] Plot fraction of games that the favorite has won over the history of baseball
• [ ] Do the probabilities generated by the ELO model actually bear out with real baseball data? If a team has 60% chance of winning, do they win 60/100 games?

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Raw data .csv file:

• https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mlb-api/mlb_elo.csv

Background on ELO rating:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system