This is a review of the NCAA basketball research conducted by Francisco J. R. Ruiz and Fernando Perez-Cruz, applying Poisson factorization. Predicting probabilities regarding outcomes of sporting events is difficult as it is often not clear which variables actually affect the outcome and what information is known before the event begins. Predicting outcomes for team…
DetailsThis is a review of the MLB payroll research conducted by Martin Kleinbard applying cross sectional analysis and longitudinal analysis. Over the years, there has been a complaint among stakeholders in the MLB that a payroll inequity creates an uneven playing field among the teams. Is there any validity to this argument? If money plays…
DetailsThis is a review of the MLB research conducted by Joe Rosales and Scott Spratt applying the Strike Zone Plus/Minus. Every baseball game creates some controversy regarding the calls of strikes and balls. No one ever completely agrees with the umpire and umpires, being human, are not 100% accurate. It seems that some players in…
DetailsThis is a review of the soccer research conducted by Patrick Lucey, Alina Bialkowski, Mathew Montfort, Peter Carr, and Iain Matthews applying conditional random fields and point-in-polygon calculations. Within any soccer game, the team with the most shots on goal is often not the winner. Why is this? Obviously, not every shot has the same…
DetailsThis is a review of the basketball research conducted by Brian Skinner, applying networks and Braess’s paradox. A basketball game can be seen as a series of intertwined networks. Each possession has a starting point, a path to follow, and an ending point. Each possession, or pathway, would have its own unique probability of scoring…
DetailsThis is a review of the baseball research conducted by Clayton Graham, applying monte carlo simulation and production function techniques. As long as humans have been competing against each other, others have wagered regarding the outcome. Sports and betting go hand in hand across time, sports, and societies. In order to profit in the baseball…
DetailsThis is a review of the NBA research conducted by James Tarlow, applying multiple least square regression, including a lagged dependent variable. Within sports, it is always assumed that experience improves a team and leads to championships. This is especially true in the NBA. Teams made up of younger players are viewed negatively for their…
DetailsThis is a review of the MLB research conducted by Joseph Xu, Peter Fader, and Senthil Veeraraghavan, applying negative binomial regression. As much as sports teams are about winning championships, the aim of management and stakeholders is t o maximize revenue. Many teams across various sporting leagues have adopted a dynamic pricing strategy for single-game…
DetailsThis is a review of the NCAA research conducted by Mark Bashuk applying Win Probability Matrix and Cumulative Win Probability. Basketball games are often judged on how they end. If our team scores a last second point to win, we feel it was an exciting game. If we were cheering for the other team, we…
DetailsThis is a review of the NBA research conducted by Alexander Franks, Andrew Miller, Luke Bornn, and Kirk Goldsberry applying multinomial logistic regression. Basketball is a game based on both offensive and defensive skill. However, to date most basketball statistics deal with the offensive side of the game. This limits the ability to evaluate teams…
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