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MLB All-Star game came and went to the tune of lower ratings than normal. Is Ohtani getting traded? Will he sign with the Mariners? Intriguing questions that have no relevance to this week's lineup.
Women's World Cup starts in less than a week, and two articles dive into it from a group preview and biggest wins vantage point. Looking to get started in soccer analytics? A GitHub repo has you covered. Next, Wimbledon is in full swing and we have some odd fun facts to look through. Last, if you won your MLB division last year, what's the chacne you win it the next year?
I am interested in sports-related data science opportunities within the betting or DFS space. Know someone I should chat with? I'll buy you a coffee.
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I recently created SP K Prediction, which identifies positive expected value in MLB starting pitcher strikeout bets and automatically updates each morning. Additionally, it creates market odds for which pitcher will have the most strikeouts that day based on 10k simulations. Check it out, I think it's rad.
This Week's Lineup
Women's World Cup 2023: Group Previews
Get up to speed with the key storylines and players to watch before the 2023 Women's World Cup with our experts' group previews.
Biggest Wins and Highest Scoring Games at the Women’s World Cup
Looking back at the biggest wins and the highest-scoring games in the Women's World Cup history ahead of the 2023 tournament.
GitHub Handbook: Getting started with soccer analytics
Getting started with soccer analytics includes tutorials, links to key libraries, research papers, posts, presentations, and books.
Wimbledon Tennis: Statistics & Facts You Didn’t Know
Largest match? Fastest serve? Cost of a portion of strawberries and cream?
What is the Chance a Division Winner Will Decline the Following Season?
A Bayesian approach to explain regression to the mean, the idea that extreme performances by teams or individuals tend to move to the average in the following season.
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