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67th issue.
NHL regular season started this week, and two articles with predictions are included. Since baseball is in the playoffs, two fun reads are next, followed by predictions for the NWSL playoffs. Enjoy!
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This Week's Lineup
2022-2023 NHL Team Point Projections
Provides a little info about how the projections work and how they arrived at the results. Projections for the year are also included.
2022-23 NHL Predictions
FiveThirtyEight's 2022-23 NHL forecast predicts and calculates each team's chances of advancing to the playoffs and winning the Stanley Cup.
Why Some MLB Pitchers Are Abandoning The Fastball
Since 2002, fastball share of pitches thrown has dipped from nearly 65% to below 50% this year.
Introducing CAW%: A Projection for Equal Spending
Which teams would thrive in a scenario where baseball spending is completely fair? CAW%, or Cash-Adjusted Win Percentage, tries to answer that.
National Women’s Soccer League Playoff Probabilities and Predictions
Good overview of their predicted outcomes with methodology included at the end.
What I'm Watching
I'm trying to pinpoint only one game for each sport/league.
- (3) Alabama at (6) Tennessee - Saturday @ 3:30 pm ET – CBS (Is UT legit? Is Bryce Young playing?)
- Cowboys @ Eagles - Sunday @ 8:20pm ET - NBC (NFC East is good?)
- Dodgers @ Padres - Friday @ 8:37 pm ET - FS1 (Can SD grab control of the series and topple LAD?)
- Canadiens @ Red Wings - Friday @ 7pm ET - ESPN+ (Wings home opener + Original 6 matchup)
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