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With the Super Bowl matchup set, serious fans will be poring over all kinds of statistics for clues as to who will claim the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 5.  But a RiseSmart analysis shows that one of the most accurate predictors for the past two decades has come from an unlikely source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment data.

With Super Bowl XLVI rapidly approaching, we’ve put together a brief video describing our data-backed forecasting strategy that suggests the Pats will take home the Lombardi Trophy this Sunday, February 5. With the Boston metropolitan area’s much lower unemployment rate of 6.8 percent – in comparison to New York’s 8.5 percent – our money’s on the New England Patriots!

To gain a better understanding of our analysis, check out this video interview with RiseSmart CEO Sanjay Sathe.