Folks who have submitted abstracts over the past two years to the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference research paper contest were … More
Month: May 2015
Two reasons the future two-point conversion rate might be higher than current estimations
The NFL recently updated its extra point rules, moving the yard line for extra points from the 2 to the … More
85% is a unicorn – on predictions in the National Hockey League postseason
On February 20, the National Hockey League announced a partnership with software company SAP. The alliance’s primary purpose was to … More
Penalties and the NHL
Noah and I wrote an article about penalty patterns in the NHL. It’s over on FiveThirtyEight – many thanks to the folks … More
A generalized linear mixed model approach to estimating fumble frequencies in the National Football League
I told myself I was done with with Deflategate – and really, I was – that is, until I read … More
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