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Posted onOctober 3, 2024October 3, 2024Uncategorized

2024 NFL Model Update Week 5

by jdashbrock

Check out our updated 2024 NFL model here! Of 49 models tracked here, ours was the third best last week and has moved up to the third best overall. Last week, we…

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Posted onSeptember 24, 2024September 24, 2024Uncategorized

2024 Week 3 Wrap and Week 4 Preview

by jdashbrock

Check out our updated 2024 NFL model here! Of 49 models tracked here, ours was the fourth best last week and ninth best overall. Remember…

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Posted onSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 2024Uncategorized

Check Out Our 2024 NFL Model!

by jdashbrock

Click here to go to our landing page for the 2024 NFL Model. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been building out our 2024 NFL…

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Posted onMarch 27, 2024March 27, 2024Football

THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL EVALUATION: IMPACT% and Defensive Rating (DEFRAT)

by jdashbrock

This article is contributed by Adam Carter, Director of Player Personnel for the University of San Diego Football Team, Impact% is a stat that measures…

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Posted onFebruary 5, 2024February 5, 2024Uncategorized

Implied Vegas Ratings

by jdashbrock

It feels like no matter how hard anyone tries, nobody can beat Vegas ratings. No matter what model you look at or which year you…

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Posted onDecember 24, 2023December 24, 2023Uncategorized

NBA Christmas Day Preview 2023

by jdashbrock

Quick notes…. Use these links to skip ahead to your favorite game…Bucks @ Knicks; Warriors @ Nuggets; Celtics @ Lakers; 76ers @ Heat; Mavs @…

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Posted onNovember 12, 2023November 12, 2023Uncategorized

Multicollinearity in Sports and NBA Box Plus Minus

by jdashbrock

Sometimes terms and ideas in math can be quite a mouthful. We have things like endomorphisms and psedofunctors in category theory as well as homoscedasticity…

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Posted onJuly 7, 2023July 7, 2023Uncategorized

What is a Disaster Draft?

by jdashbrock

One of the most bizarre concepts in sports is a disaster draft. It’s macabre to consider; the idea that a professional sports team could lose…

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Posted onApril 19, 2023April 19, 2023Uncategorized

Show don’t Tell with Matplotlib Animations and ImageIO

by jdashbrock

I’ve often found that the best way to convey information is through animations, not static images. In particular, knowing how to make a GIF in…

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Posted onApril 18, 2023April 24, 2023Uncategorized

The Physics of Golf: How Science Can Improve Your Putting

by jdashbrock

Golf is a very analytical game. There are constant discussions of club head speed, green speed, ball aerodynamics, and other things. The physics of golf…

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