This Week's Lineup
Free Sports Analytics Data Sources
Brenden Kent has provided a great starting point for acquiring datasets and using R and Python Packages.
Sports Datasets: Football, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Baseball, Cricket, Cycling, and Tennis.
Sports Packages: Football, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Cricket, Swimming, Track & Field, and Australian Rules Football
speX, the Ultimate Pitching Estimator?
Fantasy baseball is my bread and butter, so I had to include this one. I've historically used SIERA as my benchmark for future SP performance, but this new index consists of K-BB%, CSW, pCRA, Zone%, and O-Swing%.
Quantified Athlete 2021 Predictions
Shedding light on these and other thought-provoking:
- What can we anticipate happening for athletes this year with the use of position/tracking data and biometric data?
- How will these technologies be used to gain a competitive edge?
- Will performance data enhance fan experiences?
Sacramento Kings Offering Bitcoin Salaries
One of the first sports franchises to embrace cryptocurrency? Bitcoin will be offered to all employees in the organization, including the players.
Inside the Eagles’ Downfall
A tell-tale story, perhaps a case study, of how a lack of a unified organization can result in ultimate failure, specifically with how analytics are incorporated into decision making.
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