Hoopit Basketball App Lets Users Predict In-Game Shooting Results

Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors shoots a jumper over George Hill of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals at ORACLE Arena. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Tel-Aviv-based software design company Vivala Technologies announced the official launch of Hoopit, a mobile game in which users can make real-time predictions for NBA and NCAA games.

Users who download the free app can make predictions such as selecting the team that scores next or choosing the player who scores next, and determine the spot on the floor where the next shot will be taken from. Hoopit’s algorithms then determine the probability of each eligible prediction and reward users…