The official blog of the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective
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...
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...
By Andrew Puopolo and Benedict Brady In sports bars around the country, people are constantly arguing the merits of their respective sports teams. Fans of the New York Yankees and Boston Celtics will often cite their superiority...
By Andrew Puopolo As 2016 winds to a close, we take a look back on 55 reasons why this year was a particularly crazy year in the world of sports. NFL 1.) Both teams that made the Super Bowl failed to make the playoffs the...
By Carrington Walsh Imagine playing your first game in the National Hockey League. Now imagine debuting and scoring four goals in that one game. That’s exactly what Auston Matthews did. On October 12th, the Toronto Maple Leafs...
by Adam Gilfix First and foremost, congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks on winning their third Stanley Cup in 6 years, a dynasty indeed. This Final was incredible to watch from a fan perspective and if you thought it was...
by Kurt Bullard NHL Playoff season is upon us, and with it, the unpredictability of the chase for the Stanley Cup. In 2012, the Los Angeles Kings not only won the Stanley Cup as an eight seed out of the Western Conference, but...
By Julian Ryan and Barrett Hansen To this unbiased observer, European soccer has unequivocally the fairest system when it comes to deciding a league champion: by the end of the season, each team has played all the others both at...
William Marks As of this writing, the Miami Heat have won 22 consecutive games. Meanwhile over in the NHL, from January 19th through March 6th, the Chicago Blackhawks earned at least one point in 24 consecutive games. While the...
By Harry Chiel Every so often, a playoff series in the NHL, MLB, or NBA will be fought between a team that has just come off of a sweep and a team that has barely survived a competitive 7-game series. While the latter team is...