Fantasy Football Fans New iOS App By numberFire

NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- numberFire, the premier sports analytics platform for projections and performance, has debuted the numberFire Questions app. Tapping into the predictive power of numberFire analysis, sports projections can now be put to the test with the ability to crowdsource questions, vote against numberFire calculations and challenge the numberFire community's sports knowledge.

Users can rise up the leaderboard as NFL, NBA or MLB experts, tackling questions across 170,000 categories. Fantasy players can also combine the app's unique crowdsourcing meta-game with numberFire's top-down analytics approach to achieve a level of precision that was previously impossible in fantasy sports. By harnessing the full power of predictive through numberFire's neutral networking and data mining algorithms, users can quickly spot check their picks, sits and starters.

"Our goal is to put the power of predictive sports analytics into the hands of the fans. Analytics isn't just for professional coaches signing this year's questionable rookie, it's for every fan picking winners for Sunday's game and setting their weekly fantasy lineups," said Nik Bonaddio, CEO of numberFire.  "With our new Questions app, anyone looking for a leg up in their fantasy leagues will be transformed into a sports guru. Our game within the game lets expertise and reputations shine, so you have all the information to dominate this week's matchup and more importantly, the bragging rights."

numberFire's real-time data discovery and projections involves three levels of predictive modeling: The players, the matchups and the combination of the two. By examining unstructured and misleading data to unearth true performance potential, numberFire's powerful proprietary algorithm mines all facets of the game and currently arms more than 150,000 members with a thirty percent edge on fantasy league victory. The app, which is designed for iPhone, can be downloaded for free from the iTunes store. iPhone and iTunes are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

About numberFire:

Founded in 2009, numberFire is a sports analytics platform that uses mathematical modeling and quantitative analysis to predict and project player and team performance as well as game outcomes. As the premier tool for fantasy sports players, numberFire simplifies stat-crunching to provide the most accurate projections in the industry, every day. With more than 150,000 members, numberFire's premium service answers life's important questions from draft picks to optimal lineups. The New York City based editorial and analytics team works alongside 47+ contributors to deliver the most comprehensive data driven analysis and commentary anywhere.  Additional information can be found at numberFire.com or follow us on Twitter.

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