Sports Analytics

The Power of Crowd Predictions — Using World Cup Pools Data from Torneo

On Sunday, the 2018 World Cup concluded with fans and teams celebrating (and sulking) under a blanket of rain and golden confetti in Moscow, Russia.

There’s No Place Like Home — The Power of Home-Field Advantage

Can we predict the scores for World Cup matches?

How do we go about predicting scores and results for a World Cup tournament in soccer ? What would be an adequate baseline model for estimating the winners and losers of every one of the 48 group-stage matches ?

Visualizing the Mid Season Resurgence of Russell Westbrook

Greek Freak vs. The Beard

Settling the score for this NBA season’s MVP debate

The Best Soccer Team in the World, According to Elo Ratings

The World Cup Quarter-Finals, on FIFA 2018

“Life! Still a poor substitute for video games!”

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is reaching its final stages, with only eight teams left in the most-watched sports tournament in the world. We have seen a…

Do Synthetic Fields Cause Higher Injury Rates?

Who knew fake grass could be so controversial

Elo Against the Spread

Elo ROI in the NBA

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