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Monthly Archives: March 2012
How Well Do Fantasy Stats Reflect Real Value?
by Chris Bruce With fantasy basketball nearing playoff time and fantasy baseball drafts in full swing, a thought occurred to our club: how much do these fantasy stats that people meticulously pore over actually relate to the real value a … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy Sports, MLB Baseball, NBA Basketball, NFL Football
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League Regulations and Stadium Subsidies: Part II
by Evan Zepfel Previously, I determined that league regulations contribute to differences in average subsidy sizes across the three major leagues. As I hypothesized, NFL regulations that contribute to credible threats to relocate, as well as revenue sharing and salary … Continue reading
Posted in Business, NFL Football, Politics
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Running Back Evaluation in the NFL Draft: Part II
by Sam Waters Last week we looked at expected production for running backs based on pick number in the NFL draft. Using a logistic regression, we found the price NFL teams currently pay in terms of draft picks for a … Continue reading
Crowdsourcing Divinest Sense from March Madness
By David Roher “thumbs up if u know JB’s haters are pathetic… when he is all about the love” — SkilletBiscuitCrew on Baby There are two ways to manage internet commentary. You can restrict the conversation to an elite group, or … Continue reading
Posted in NCAA Basketball
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Survival of the Fittest: A New Model for NCAA Tournament Prediction
(Editor’s note: You can see the model’s 2012 1-68 rankings here and full bracket here) Every year, millions of Americans tune in to watch the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, colloquially known as March Madness. And every year, millions participate in Bracket Pools, where … Continue reading
2012 NCAA Survival Model Full Rankings
Below is my full Survival Model rankings for the NCAA tournament in 2012. The numbers are tough to interpret, but they represent the relative risk of failing (losing) at a given time period. Lower numbers represent better chances to advance:
League Regulations and Stadium Subsidies: Part I
by Evan Zepfel Each year, it seems that stadiums are getting bigger, more extravagant, and more expensive. But where does the money come from to build these massive monuments to professional sports? A significant portion of the funding (on average, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, MLB Baseball, NBA Basketball, NFL Football
Tagged sports law, stadium, subsidy
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Running Back Evaluation in the NFL Draft: Part I
by Sam Waters Last week, the Houston Texans signed running back Arian Foster to a five year, $43.5 million deal. Foster, an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee in 2009, was toiling in obscurity heading into the 2010 season. Five … Continue reading
Predicting NCAA Tournament Upsets: The Importance of Turnovers and Rebounding
For the past two years, I have attempted to systematically predict First Round NCAA Tournament upsets using a dataset of match-ups from 2004 onward. Last year, I improved the model by adding opponent Four Factors data, and the model correctly … Continue reading
Follow Up: Redskins Trade for RGIII
After I posted my analysis of the Redskins’ trade for Robert Griffin III, a few readers asked how good Robert Griffin III would have to be if the Washington Redskins more properly valued their future draft picks. In my previous … Continue reading
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