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Posted onAugust 7, 2020August 7, 2020Uncategorized

The Data Jocks Appeared on the Latest Episode of Pod is Life

by jdashbrock

I spoke to an old friend of mine, Harry Wahl, yesterday on his podcast, Pod is Life. We discussed everything analytics including the baseball restart,…

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Posted onAugust 6, 2020August 28, 2020Basketball

A New NBA Shooting Metric: Shooting Accuracy Points Created

by jdashbrock

Shooting accuracy is one of the most important factors in an NBA player’s success. While easy to determine by eye test, I can’t find a…

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Posted onJuly 31, 2020July 31, 2020Football

Impact of Positional Differences on Front Office Decision Making in the NFL

by David Bell

Introduction NFL fans have lots of opinions about how front offices should handle making decisions. Currently the strongest tropes seem to be about not drafting…

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Posted onJuly 29, 2020July 29, 2020Basketball

[Quick Hit] NBA Championship Probabilities

by jdashbrock

In honor of the NBA officially returning to play this week, I wanted to make my predictions about the NBA finals. There is one glaring…

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Posted onJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020Baseball

Three Effects of a Shortened Baseball Season

by jdashbrock

More than any other sport, baseball is a game of probabilities. Players go on hot streaks, cold streaks, and everything in between. Over the course…

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Posted onJuly 24, 2020July 25, 2020Baseball

[Quick Hit] Will Someone Hit .400 this Year?

by jdashbrock2 Comments on [Quick Hit] Will Someone Hit .400 this Year?

Probably not. There is chatter about how this year’s stats are going to look crazy when taken out of context due to the shortened season.…

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Posted onJuly 21, 2020July 21, 2020Basketball

Home Court Advantage with Maximum Likelihood Estimation

by jdashbrock

One of the most important factors that go into which team will win a game is the home court advantage of that team. In both…

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Posted onJuly 13, 2020July 15, 2020Basketball

Simulating the Missing March Madness: The Odds of a Dayton National Championship

by jdashbrock1 Comment on Simulating the Missing March Madness: The Odds of a Dayton National Championship

This one hurts to write. I spent four years in sunny Dayton, Ohio studying mathematics at the University of Dayton. We love our basketball. In…

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Posted onJuly 5, 2020July 15, 2020Football

Trading for NFL Stars: An Opportunity Cost Analysis

by David Bell

When star players become available for trade, fan bases everywhere clamor for their team to make a move for these players. Although acquiring a star…

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Posted onJune 26, 2020July 15, 2020Baseball

Using Run Expectancy to Value Intentional Walks

by jdashbrock

Barry Bonds has been intentionally walked more than twice as much as any other player in the history of baseball. Even if you just account…

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