By David Roher [vimeo 21101866 w=400 h=225] If I asked you who the best athlete in history was, none of you would hesitate before saying “John Daly.” But the best fictional athlete? That’s a bit tougher. Rocky...
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By John Ezekowitz and Ben Blatt Now that the bracket is out and fans everywhere are busy trying to find that perfect upset, a lot of attention will be paid rightly to projecting ahead. We thought, however, that it might be nice...
By Ben Blatt and Bobby Samuels Every year, when March Madness comes around, numerous sites offer huge jackpots to anyone who can perform the most hallowed feat in sports betting: filling out a perfect bracket. The prizes can be...
By John Ezekowitz (Ed Note: Please use our updated model and predictions for 2012, found here) This time last year, I attempted to create a logistic model that would predict those first round NCAA Tournaments that everyone loves...
By Andrew Cohen As a devoted Harvard basketball fan, I was disappointed on Selection Sunday. By now, you have probably already seen the shot. Harvard had an NCAA tournament berth in its hands, and had it stripped by...
Update: First round entry is now closed. Stay tuned for the next wave! As announced on Friday, HSAC is holding a tournament bracket challenge. A total of $200 in prizes are up for grabs. To be eligible for them, you have to...
by Andrew Mooney Much has been made of the Miami Heat’s dismal late game performance this season. By now, we’ve all seen the stat: one-for-eighteen is enough to drive anyone to tears. But just how badly are they choking...
Update: Registration is now open. I woke up this morning ready to introduce our contest for the NCAA tournament only to read about the devastation in Japan. As a result, we’re going to use the opportunity to raise some...
Disclaimer: the following is of negligible analytical value. However, after a weekend at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference and Ben Blatt’s lovely Six Degrees project, I realized that it was worth a post. It was two New...
by Ben Blatt and Arjun Modi Click Here to view the website Treating two actors that were in the same film as ‘connected’, the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon seeks to connect actors to Kevin Bacon in six links or...