file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:45:25We cover Laurie’s background and his Elo model, the impacts of the group stage, and preview the tournament going forward. Hosts: Benedict Brady and Andrew Puopolo Guest:...
By: Jake Levene and Zach Diamandis Around this time every year, a familiar but always exciting debate reignites: who should be the NBA’s MVP? There are familiar faces, such as Lebron James, who has been within the top 10 of MVP...
By Daniel Blumenthal and Andrew Puopolo Expanding upon our tradition of publishing 68 facts before March Madness every year, we decided to write a facts based preview for the World Cup. Below are 64 matches about this...
By: Laurie Shaw On Thursday 14th June, at 6pm local time, the 21st World Cup will kick off in Moscow; the first to be held in Russia, and only the second in Asia. Thirty-one days later, two of the thirty-two participants will...
By Andrew Puopolo Earlier on in the NBA Playoffs, I was watching a game in which 5 or 6 possessions in a row ended in a foul. This got me wondering, do playoff games, on average, have more fouls than regular season games? Or was...
By Benedict Brady Following an incredibly exciting week for NBA twitter, we have decided to take a look at how NBA players interact with each other on twitter’s platform. While NBA players have relationships with each other...
By: Matt Cheng In the 2018 playoffs, the Golden State Warriors have typically dominated the third quarter, especially with Stephen Curry detonating, but is domination in the third quarter more important than doing so in the...
By Andrew Puopolo Yesterday marked the final day of matches in the Premier League season, and while watching Tottenham’s wild 5-4 victory over Leicester, I thought to myself: since most teams often have very little to play for...
By: Jackson Weaver Last month marked the beginning of the Major League Soccer season, and it began in classic, unpredictable MLS fashion. Toronto FC, the league winners last year and projected winners this year, have lost four...
By Andrew Puopolo This weekend, Southampton make the journey to Wembley to take on Chelsea in the FA Cup Semifinal. The semifinal is an opportunity for over 33,000 Saints fans to watch their team in the national stadium and dream...