I spoke this morning about prediction algorithms and NCAA basketball for Mark Brodie’s class at Columbia’s Business School. Also speaking…
Maybe Doug Pederson wasn’t asinine after all
Former Kansas City offensive coordinator Doug Pederson is receiving a ton of flack in NFL circles for his passive approach…
It sucks to kick in the cold
There’s been some excellent work done on field goal kickers, but I figured that in preparation for Sunday’s game between Minnesota…
Finally, fewer shootouts.
As part of an effort to limit the number of games decided by a shootout, the NHL changed from a 4 v 4…
On the spotting of the ball in the NFL
There’s a fun reddit thread going around that shows the work of Joey Faulkner, who identified the varying ways in…
On 3rd and one, why do teams go shotgun?
In yesterday’s game against New England, Miami faced a third-and-one from midfield with four minutes to go in the third period. This was…
Talk on NHL shootouts
Schuckers and I have done some work on NHL shootouts, presented at the New England Symposium on Statistics in Sports.…
Discretionary penalties in the NFL
As a former college offensive linemen, I’m well aware of the reputation that holding penalties have – ‘you could call…
If The Patriots Stole Playsheets, It Appears Not To Have Been A Big Advantage
On Tuesday morning, Outside the Lines released a damning investigation into the link between Spygate and Deflategate, two scandals that…
Two point art
Greg’s artwork inspired me to do something. I’m not sure if this is art, because if that’s the case, then…
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