I recently came across this article on Gizmodo entitled “The Surprising Way Jet Lag Impacts Major League Baseball Games“.  This article was based on a recently published article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).  That article, “How jet lag impairs Major League Baseball performance”, can be read here.  This scholarly article was…

Originally posted on Rule of Thurds: My pictures from the Women’s March in Chicago last Saturday. Rule of Thurds View original post

After the first 6 NFL playoff games this year, I asked “Where are all the close NFL playoff games?”  We were promptly treated to a to two games that were both decided by three or fewer points.  The playoffs were exciting again….momentarily.  Then the conference championship games treated us to 19 and 23 point blowouts…

Total (Playoffs) –SU: 8-2 ATS: 2-8 O/U: 3-6 Wildcards – SU: 4-0 ATS: 1-3 O/U: 3-1 Division Round – SU: 2-2 ATS: 1-3 O/U: 0-4 Conference Round – SU: 2-0 ATS: 0-2 O/U: 0-2 New England vs Atlanta Prediction: Patriots 28-26 (56.3%) Pick: Falcons +3 Total: Under 58

Total (Playoffs) –SU: 8-2 ATS: 2-8 O/U: 3-6 Wildcards – SU: 4-0 ATS: 1-3 O/U: 3-1 Division Round – SU: 2-2 ATS: 1-3 O/U: 0-4 Conference Round – SU: 2-0 ATS: 0-2 O/U: 0-2 Green Bay at Atlanta Prediction: Falcons 29-28 (55.7%) Pick: Packers +6 Total: Under 59.5 Pittsburgh at New England Prediction: Patriots 25-21 (61.3%) Pick: Pittsburgh +6 Total: Under 50

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Originally posted on StatsbyLopez: Note: This piece was written with Noah Davis, and stemmed from a survey we put together roughly a year ago.  In the past decade, sports analytics moved from the fringes of popular consciousness to the mainstream. The typical media narrative tells us that data is changing the game. To some extent,…

As I finished watching the Patriots beat the Texans last night and go to their sixth (!!!) straight AFC conference championship game, I thought to myself “All these games have been terrible so far!”  Through 6 NFL playoff games we’ve had margins of victory of 13, 16, 18, 18, 20, and 25 for a median…

Total (Playoffs) –SU: 6-2 ATS: 2-6 O/U: 3-4 Wildcards – SU: 4-0 ATS: 1-3 O/U: 3-1 Division Round – SU: 2-2 ATS: 1-3 O/U: 0-4 Seattle at Atlanta Prediction: Falcons 25-24 (53.0%) Pick: Seahawks +5 Total: Under 51.5 Houston at New England Prediction: Patriots 23-16 (69.0%) Pick:Texans +16 Total: Under 45 Green Bay at Dallas Prediction: Cowboys 26-24 (53.5%) Pick: Packers +4.5…

Originally posted on StatsbyLopez: In the middle of Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller’s book “The only rule is it has to work,” which highlights the analytically-minded pair’s foray into baseball management with the independent-league Sonoma Stompers, there’s a four-paged glossy insert with pictures from the Stompers’ 2015 season. The photos begin after page 177. While perfect for putting names to…