If only for his take on predictions, Danish physicist Niels Bohr might not have been a very good fit in sports media.
"Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future," Bohr said.
Thankfully, NFL experts and analysts don't all feel the same way and have been going public with their predictions for Super Bowl XLVII.
Perhaps not surprisingly given the point spread, the sports media experts are almost evenly mixed between the Ravens and the 49ers. Interestingly, analysts at various media outlets seemed to have some unity within their company.
The majority of ESPN's NFL writers, reporters and analysts picked the 49ers to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in New Orleans, while only three of the 12 picked the Ravens. As for CBS Sports, the majority predicted that Baltimore will come out on top. A majority of the experts at Sports Illustrated also picked the Ravens, while those at Sporting News and USA Today chose the 49ers.
But perhaps most importantly, the Super simulation in the video game "Madden NFL 13" resulted in a Ravens victory.
Tell us who you think will win and then scroll down to see some of the experts' picks. What do you think of those predictions?
Nate Silver, New York Times - San Francisco 49ers
Mike Silver, Yahoo! Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Peter King, Sports Illustrated - Baltimore Ravens
Jarrett Bell, USA Today - Baltimore Ravens
Les Carpenter, Yahoo! Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Joe Montana - San Francisco 49ers
Keyshawn Johnson, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Scott Ridge, Sporting News - San Francisco 49ers
Jim Corbett, USA Today - San Francisco 49ers
Don Banks, Sports Illustrated - San Francisco 49ers
Elliot Harrison, NFL.com - San Francisco 49ers
Rich Gannon, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Garry D. Howard, Sporting News - San Francisco 49ers
Mike Golic, ESPN - Baltimore Ravens
Chris Burke, Sports Illustrated - San Francisco 49ers
Clifton Brown, Sporting News - Baltimore Ravens
Nate Davis, USA Today - San Francisco 49ers
Steve Beuerlein, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Merril Hoge, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Dan Marino, CBS Sports - San Francisco 49ers
Ken Bradley, Sporting News - San Francisco 49ers
Ron Jaworski, ESPN - Baltimore Ravens
Mike Garafalo, USA Today - San Francisco 49ers
Jim Trotter, Sports Illustrated - Baltimore Ravens
Adam Schein, CBS Sports - San Francisco 49ers
Carl Moritz, Sporting News - Baltimore Ravens
Madden 2013 Simulator - Baltimore Ravens
Clark Judge, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Lindsay H. Jones, USA Today - San Francisco 49ers
Bob Hille, Sporting News - San Francisco 49ers
Dennis Dillon, Sports Illustrated - Baltimore Ravens
Jason La Canfora, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Chris Mortensen, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Benson Taylor, Sporting News - San Francisco 49ers
Robert Klemko, USA Today - San Francisco 49ers
Andrew Perloff, Sports Illustrated - Baltimore Ravens
Pat Kirwan, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Pete O'Brien, USA Today - San Francisco 49ers
Adam Schefter, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Will Brinson, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Tom Mantzouranis, Sports Illustrated - Baltimore Ravens
Pete Prisco, CBS Sports - San Francisco 49ers
Simon Samano, USA Today - San Francisco 49ers
Mark Schlereth, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Mike Freeman, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Seth Wickersham, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Josh Katzowitz, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Tom Jackson, ESPN - Baltimore Ravens
Ryan Wilson, CBS Sports - Baltimore Ravens
Dave Richard, CBS Sports - San Francisco 49ers
Tim Kawakami, Mercury News - San Francisco 49ers
Mike Ditka, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Michelle Smith, ESPNW - San Francisco 49ers
Ty Schalter, Bleacher Report - Baltimore Ravens
Justin Onslow, Bleacher Report - San Francisco 49ers
Melissa Isaacson, ESPNW - San Francisco 49ers
Eric Allen, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Kate Fagan, ESPNW - Baltimore Ravens
Cris Carter, ESPN - San Francisco 49ers
Jane McManus, ESPNW - San Francisco 49ers
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