By Frank Zhu When MRI scans in September showed Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani would need Tommy John surgery, it was the final blow to an Angels team that had seen injuries derail their hot start which saw them leading the...
By Erik Johnsson A couple weeks ago, while I was watching James Harden lead the Houston Rockets to a stunning overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors, I was curious to see how the highly-popular ELO and CARMELO models at...
By Andrew Puopolo This weekend marks the 3rd Round of the Football Association Cup, the oldest and most prestigious domestic cup competition in the entire world. Every year, amateur and professional teams from across England...
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2018: A (Somewhat) Statistical Year in Review
By Danny Blumenthal and Andrew Puopolo As 2018 comes to a close, take a look back at the moments that made this sports year unforgettable. What were your favorite sports memories from 2018? Let us know in the comments. NFL...
By Andrew Puopolo On Monday, I took a look at players’ finishing abilities based on chance quality, but wanted to write a second article to dive deeper into this. Recently, I was watching my beloved Tottenham Hotspur take...
By Andrew Puopolo Ever since expected goals became the most mainstream advanced metric in soccer, much has been made of the difference between expected goals and actual goals. At first, it was believed that players who...
By Andrew Puopolo On Wednesday, I published an article that detailed the most unlikely scorelines in European football over the last 5 years, inspired by the unlikely 0-0 draw between Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach...
On Saturday, Bundesliga surprise package and 2nd place Borussia Mönchengladbach travelled to the Rhein-Necker Arena to play against 6th place TSG Hoffenheim. On the surface, this match was a bit of a dud, as the two teams played...
By Andrew Puopolo After a poor start to the season compared to lofty preseason expectations, the Boston Celtics walked into the United Center on Saturday night riding a 4 game winning streak and feeling confident about beating...
By: Matty Cheng and Danny Blumenthal 82. The Utah Jazz had 82.9 field goal attempts per game, which was second-lowest in the league. However, 9 of the bottom 10 teams in field goal attempts per game made the playoffs. 81. As a...