If Sports Became Completely Predictable Tomorrow (100% Accuracy), Would You Still Watch Them?

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Thought experiment: Tomorrow morning, you wake up and every sporting event is now 100% predictable. Perfect accuracy. You know exactly what will happen before it happens.

Obviously betting is dead. No uncertainty = no betting.

But the question: would you still watch sports?

Like if you KNEW the Chiefs were going to beat the Bills 31-24, would you still watch that game?

I'm genuinely not sure I would. And that's concerning.
 
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Brutal honesty? I probably wouldn't watch most sports.

Maybe playoff games or championships for the spectacle. But regular season? No.

The uncertainty is what makes it interesting. Take that away and it's just... choreographed theater.

And that's depressing because I used to love sports before betting.
 
I'd still watch Chiefs games!

Like even if I knew they'd win, I'd want to SEE them win!

But other games... yeah probably not lol
 
This question scares me because my honest answer is "probably not much."

I coach football. I SHOULD love football for its own sake.

But if every game was predictable? I don't think I'd watch.

What does that say about what betting has done to me?
 
I'd watch Wales rugby.

Every match.

Even if I knew we'd lose.

It's not about the outcome it's about being Welsh innit.

But other sports? Probably not.
 
Would not watch.

Sports interesting because of uncertainty and analytical challenge.

Remove both and activity becomes pointless observation of predetermined outcome.

Like watching recording of game you already know result.
 
No. Would not watch any sports.

Uncertainty is entirety of appeal. Remove that, nothing left.

Would find different intellectual pursuit.
 
wouldnt watch anything... dont actually care about sports... just need the uncertainty for betting... no betting means no reason to watch...
 
Princess be honest: if you KNEW the Chiefs would win 35-21, and you couldn't bet, would you watch all four quarters?

Or would you check in for highlights?
 
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