By: Matty 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...
Archive - 2018
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...
By Andrew Puopolo Two weeks ago, I wrote an article discussing whether midtable teams perform worse at the end of the Premier League season because they have nothing to play for. But what about those teams who are desperately...
By Andrew Puopolo With the international break coming to a close this weekend, we are heading into the homestretch of the Premier League season. With seven or eight matches left for every Premier League team, the table is roughly...
By Daniel Alpert and Timothy Pugh Every year, Baseball-Reference comes out with statistics showing each team’s total wins above average (WAA), but also that WAA broken down by position. For those unfamiliar with WAA, it is the...
By Chase Aldridge When people think of March Madness, they often focus on the men’s tournament because of its history of Cinderella’s making deep runs into the tournament (ie. Loyola-Chicago this year). There seems to always...
By Daniel Blumenthal and Brendan Connolly As March Madness approaches, HSAC is back (with brand new authors) to provide some last-minute statistical nuggets that could help you fill out your bracket. Overall: 1.) Besides UCONN...
By Brendan Kent This year’s Big Ten tournament was a week earlier than usual, ending a week before Selection Sunday rather than on Selection Sunday. The conference wanted the tournament in Madison Square Garden, but that’s...