The Microsoft Engine That Nailed The World Cup Is Predicting Every NFL Game - Here's Its Pick For The Super Bowl

Microsoft Cortana is picking the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl.

The predicted final score: Patriots 24, Seahawks 23.

Cortana is a Windows Phone virtual assistant that uses a Bing Predicts algorithm to predict every NFL game. It picks games straight up, not against the point spread.

On the season it has a 178-88 (66.9%) record, which is nearly identical to that of the Las Vegas betting favorites. The Bing Predicts algorithm was beaten out by Nate Silver's ELO model, which went 184-82 (69.1%) this year

Cortana is 8-2 picking playoff games after correctly predicting both conference title games. While it's not as impressive as the 15-1 record it had in the World Cup knockout stages, it's still a strong finish.

Here's Cortana's Super Bowl pick. We'll update it throughout the week if it changes (Vegas favorite in parentheses):

• Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots - Patriots win, 51.5% chance (Patriots -1)

Cortana and Vegas agree, the Pats are favored.

Here are Cortana's results this year:

• Week 1 - 10-6
• Week 2 - 9-7
• Week 3 - 10-6
• Week 4 - 5-8
• Week 5 - 13-2
• Week 6 - 11-4
• Week 7 - 11-4
• Week 8 - 10-5
• Week 9 - 9-4
• Week 10 - 9-4
• Week 11 - 8-6
• Week 12 - 11-4
• Week 13 - 10-6
• Week 14 - 10-6
• Week 15 - 13-3
• Week 16 - 9-7
• Week 17 - 12-4
• Round One - 3-1
• Round Two - 3-1
• Conference championships - 2-0
• Total - 178-88