The NBA Playoffs begin in under three weeks, and it will be time for another champion to be crowned. The main contenders for this year's championship include the 76ers, Nets, and Bucks from the East, and the Jazz, Suns, Lakers, Clippers, and Nuggets from the West. One common theme among these contenders is that they … Continue reading Players that Excel in the NBA Playoffs
The quarterback is the most important position in professional football. He touches the ball on essentially every play and is one of the only players on the team that plays every offensive snap. Quarterbacks often determine NFL success. Teams with great quarterbacks, like the Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes, often have high playoff aspirations and Super … Continue reading NFL Draft: The Stats that Correlate to Quarterback Success
Highly touted basketball recruits often have to make the choice of which college they will attend before they potentially enter the NBA Draft, decisions which have ramifications on their future careers. Making a smart college choice will allow recruits to improve their game and increase their draft stock, eventually resulting in being drafted at a … Continue reading Which Colleges are the Best For NBA Draft Prospects?
Every March, as the NCAA Tournament rolls around, sports fans get ready to watch 67 games where the winner advances and the loser goes home. There are buzzer beaters, crazy upsets, and unexpected Final Four runs. Many people make brackets to try to attempt to predict what will happen, although no one has succeeded in … Continue reading March Madness Predictions
One of the most overlooked aspects of football is the kicking game. Almost no one pays attention to the kickers throughout a game barring an extraordinary bad performance unless there is a game on the line with a field goal attempt. An offense can march down the field and put their team in a good … Continue reading Finding the NFL’s Best Kickers
This college basketball season has been historic. Some teams that have had several games canceled because of coronavirus protocols, some teams that have not played a non-conference schedule, and some teams that have not even played at all. However, arguably the most notable storyline of this season has been the struggle of the blue bloods. … Continue reading Does Experience Matter in College Basketball?
Two weeks ago, the Tennessee Titans faced off against the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC wildcard matchup, where one single play calling decision could have changed the outcome of the game. After Titans' quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw an incomplete pass towards tight end Jonnu Smith on 3rd & 2 from the Ravens' 40 yard line, … Continue reading Go For It?: A Guide to Optimal Fourth Down Decision Making
Analytics in football have not progressed as far as analytics in basketball. The NBA's primary advanced metric that people use to assess overall team performance is net rating. More specifically, net rating is found by subtracting a team's defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions, from their offensive rating, the points scored per 100 … Continue reading NFL Offensive and Defensive Ratings
In January 2012, when the Alabama Crimson Tide shut out their SEC rivals, the LSU Tigers, in the National Championship Game 21-0, the college football world looked towards forming a new system of determining a national champion. The Bowl Championship Series, abbreviated BCS, had been used for over a decade to put the two top … Continue reading Analyzing the CFP Rankings
With the new NBA season beginning within a week, many NBA fans and analysts have begun to present their preseason predictions, choosing which teams will make the playoffs, finals, and win the championship. I have devised a method of predicting the best NBA teams this coming season using the stats of each team's players. Using … Continue reading 2020-2021 NBA Pre Season Predictions
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