Grab Bag Analytics is Worse Than Your Gut

When we do analytics, it is important that we always focus on the goal of our analysis.

Dec 17 • J.T. Wolohan

The Regular Season Should Matter

But what does that really mean?

Dec 11 • J.T. Wolohan

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What do Eagles fans want from Jalen Hurts?

The Super Bowl winner has never been the most aggressive or talented quarterback, but he's plenty good enough. It's the rest of the roster that needs to…

Dec 3 • J.T. Wolohan

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November 2025

When you know, you know... or do you?

How many games does it take to know if what you're seeing is real. And what are we seeing at the top of the NBA this year?

Nov 19 • J.T. Wolohan

Where did the Weapons Go?

A quick look at the importance of wide receivers and why its better to have two good ones, if you can't get three.

Nov 14 • J.T. Wolohan

When did Mahomes Magic disappear

Patrick Mahomes had a legendary entrance to the league and has been living on that mystique. Now the chickens are coming home to roost.

Nov 5 • J.T. Wolohan

October 2025

Wembanyama can only be the best if LeBron James already is

The Alien just doesn't score enough to be on pace otherwise – but titles could change the calculation.

Oct 31 • J.T. Wolohan

December 2024

CFP: Losing by Winning

Another unintended consequence of the playoff: Georgia and Oregon would have been better off losing their conference championship matchups.

Dec 9, 2024 • J.T. Wolohan

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Information Gain and College Football

Examples of how college football flexible scheduling can generate more information for playoff seeding.

Dec 5, 2024 • J.T. Wolohan

November 2024

The Underwhelming 12-Team Playoff

College Football used to have the most exciting and controversial regular season in all of sports.

Nov 28, 2024 • J.T. Wolohan

How does the public bet?

Poorly. Part 2 of a series on the algebra of betting.

Nov 14, 2024 • J.T. Wolohan

Who's Line is It Anyways?

Part 1 of a series on the algebra of bookmaking, lines, and sharp betting.

Nov 7, 2024 • J.T. Wolohan