NJIT Math Professor Predicts Major League Baseball Season

NEWARK, Mar 24 2003

WHO: Bruce Bukiet, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematical sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology who has an expertise in mathematical modeling, has issued his Major League Baseball 2003 analysis.

WHAT: Bukiet’s model predicts that the Yankees, White Sox, Mariners and Red Sox will top the American League (AL), while the Phillies, Astros, D’backs and Giants will take the National League (NL) The Phillies should dethrone the Braves for the NL East title with 92 wins. The Astros should win 95 games to take the NL Central, and the D’backs should repeat in the West with 102 wins. The Giants should win 92 to again take the NL wild card slot. In the AL, the Yankees should win 110 to take the East, while the White Sox should win 90 to take the Central. The Mariners should win the West with 106 wins. More information is available on Bukiet’s web page: http://m.njit.edu/~bukiet/baseball.html

WHERE: Bukiet is available weekdays for interviews in his office at 518 Cullimore Hall or by phone: (973) 596-8392. His email address is bukiet@m.njit.edu.

HOW: Bukiet’s model gives a game-by-game probability of each team winning, taking into account each team’s schedule. The average for each team’s pitching performance is applied, although during the season daily win probabilities will be posted on his website: http://www.egrandslam.com.

BACKGROUND: Bukiet recently discussed his baseball model on CNN Headline News. He’s also been interviewed by CBC radio featured in the Jerusalem Post, the National Post (Canada) and other publications.

Tagged: baseball, bruce bukiet, mathematics, predictions

NJIT, New Jersey's science and technology university, enrolls more than 9,558 students pursuing bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in 120 programs. The university consists of six colleges: Newark College of Engineering, College of Architecture and Design, College of Science and Liberal Arts, School of Management, College of Computing Sciences and Albert Dorman Honors College. U.S. News & World Report's 2011 Annual Guide to America's Best Colleges ranked NJIT in the top tier of national research universities. NJIT is internationally recognized for being at the edge in knowledge in architecture, applied mathematics, wireless communications and networking, solar physics, advanced engineered particulate materials, nanotechnology, neural engineering and e-learning. Many courses and certificate programs, as well as graduate degrees, are available online through the Office of Continuing Professional Education.