NCAA hoops & circadian rhythms

One of my favorite NFL studies (Smith et al, 1996, with several follow-ups) looks at the results of night contests in … More

March Madness bracket advice, adjusted for 2015

It’s that time of year again, and while you can go to just about any media outlet for March Madness … More

One spot where statistics and sports have commonly intersected is the so-called ‘hot-hand’ theory. Statisticians have argued that athletes – … More

With a few NCAA Division 1 title contenders suffering embarrassing defeats today (Syracuse, Kansas), I decided to go back and look at … More

Ceclilia Noecker & Paul Roback penned an interesting piece on the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, which I summarize … More