re: Just how unlikely is it that the Jaguars beat the Broncos on Sunday?

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I don't understand how these 2 things

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An NBA player putting up 44.4 points per game (2013 data, scoring title qualifiers only).

An NFL player rushing for 207.0 yards per game (2012-2013 data, min. 100 rushes).



And this

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A baseball player hitting 73 home runs in a season (2013 data, qualified batters)



are the same number of standard deviations from the mean.

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It's 6.2 standard deviations from the mean.

If I did my math correct that means the average NBA player scores 7.16 points per game

the average NFL RB rushed for 33.39 yards per game

and the average MLB hitter hits 11.77 home runs in a season

So basically it's as likely as someone setting those records