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Simulations for 2024 Euro Cup and Copa America
Introduction This summer brings the competition of the UEFA Euro Cup and COPA America, the European and South American (+ select North …
Last updated on
Jun 17, 2024
4 min read
Bundesliga Home Field Avantage in the Absence of Fans
Introduction With the majority of sports on hiatus around the world, I’ve been eagerly following the German Bundesliga (the top flight …
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Jun 3, 2020
4 min read
Could an AFL Style Tournament Structure be Utilized in College Basketball
Introduction While Australian Rules Football (AFL) recently suspended its season, it was for a brief moment in time, the most popular …
Last updated on
Mar 26, 2020
6 min read
What's New in ncaahoopR Version 1.5
I’m excited to release ncaahoopR version 1.5 today. ncaahoopR started off as me putting together a few of my side projects into a …
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Jan 1, 2020
6 min read
A New ncaahoopR Win Probability Model
As part of my thesis this past spring, I improved on the win probability built into my ncaahoopR package. The new win probability model …
Last updated on
Dec 26, 2019
4 min read
Statsketball 2019
Below is my submission methodology for the 2019 American Statistical Association Statsketball Draft Challenge. Having won the contest …
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Mar 26, 2020
9 min read
Does Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction Work?
Introduction One of the more unique student sections in college basketball belongs to the Arizon State Sun Devils and their famous …
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Dec 26, 2019
6 min read
Game Excitement Index: An In-Depth Exploration
Introduction One of the NCAA Men’s Basketball metrics I’ve been fascinated with lately is that of Game Excitement Index. Game …
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Sep 16, 2020
8 min read
NCAA Hoops Model Methodology
Introduction For the past two years, I’ve been maintaining a men’s college basketball prediction model that I first built for the Yale …
Last updated on
Dec 26, 2019
15 min read
You Play to…Lose the Game?
Former NFL head coach, and current Arizona State coach, Herm Edwards once famously said, “you play to win the game.”. Every once in a …
Last updated on
Jun 11, 2019
5 min read
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