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NBA MVP Predictions

June 18, 2018
by harvardsports
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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...

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Do NBA Playoff Games Have More Fouls?

June 5, 2018
by harvardsports
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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...

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Analyzing the NBA Through Twitter Follows

June 4, 2018
by harvardsports
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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...

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Does Winning A Specific NBA Quarter Matter?

May 30, 2018
by harvardsports
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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...

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Do NBA Players Perform Better In Revenge Games?

February 22, 2018
by harvardsports
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By Matty Cheng Not just any other game. December 2nd, 2010: new Miami Heat LeBron James’ revenge game against his former team, the Cavaliers. April 13th, 2013: Carmelo Anthony’s homecoming game against the Denver Nuggets he...

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How Much Correlation Between Seasons Is There in Each Major North American Sports League?

January 30, 2018
by harvardsports
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By Andrew Puopolo Last week, I wrote a piece about parity in the NFL. Many of the comments on that article claimed that since 5 out of the 6 NFC playoff teams differed from a year ago, there was plenty of parity in the NFL...

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2017: A (Somewhat) Statistical Review

December 30, 2017
by harvardsports
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By Danny Blumenthal and Andrew Puopolo As 2017 comes to an end, we look back at the milestones and moments that made this sports year memorable, and also some weird moments that made it unique. NFL Football 1.) The New England...

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NBA Referee Experience and Home Bias

December 4, 2017
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By Henry Johnson Referee bias is the rare subject on which painted-up fans and bespectacled statisticians seem to agree. In study after study, in sport after sport, referees are shown to exhibit favoritism toward the home...

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Which Major North American Sports League Suffers Most From The “Big Market Effect”

November 20, 2017
by harvardsports
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By Andrew Puopolo Major North American sports leagues suffer from a competitive imbalance, where teams from bigger cities like New York and Los Angeles have traditionally had more success than teams from small cities like...

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What Happens to NBA Players When They Age?

November 17, 2017
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By Benedict Brady NBA players come into the league at different ages based on how many years of college they complete. At younger ages they are generally more athletic, while at older ages they tend to get slower and craftier. It...

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