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Evolving Expected Goals (xG)
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Evolving Expected Goals (xG)

Expected goals (or xG) measures the quality of a chance by calculating the likelihood that it will be scored from a particular position on the pitch during a particular phase…

2 months ago Jonny Whitmore
Capturing Momentum in Tennis
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Capturing Momentum in Tennis

Two brand new metrics - leverage and momentum - allow us to quantify the swings in momentum that define any tennis match.

3 months ago Jon Manuel
What Is the Transfer Portal?
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What Is the Transfer Portal?

The Transfer Portal predicts a player's future performance if they were to transfer to new club, within the context of the teams and leagues involved.

4 months ago Jonny Whitmore, Danny Dinsdale, Joe Gallagher
Explaining Live Win Probability (LWP)
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Explaining Live Win Probability (LWP)

Live Win Probability does all the number crunching for you, simulating the likelihood of each match result.

6 months ago Jonny Whitmore
What is Match Momentum?
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What is Match Momentum?

Match momentum measures the swing of the match and which team is creating more threatening situations at certain points in time.

6 months ago Jonny Whitmore
Introducing TRACR: Our College Basketball Team Rating Adjusted for Conference and Roster
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Introducing TRACR: Our College Basketball Team Rating Adjusted for Conference and Roster

Ahead of opening night, we're announcing the start of our weekly TRACR rankings. The model measures the team strengths from last season and adjusts for the current roster.

6 months ago Evan Boyd
EVE: Our NFL Team Efficiency vs. Expected Rating
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EVE: Our NFL Team Efficiency vs. Expected Rating

Catch-all metrics that measure a team’s efficiency on both sides of the ball have gained popularity. But we've introduced a metric that takes the concept a step further.

7 months ago The Analyst
TVL Data: The Medium Through Which Every Pitch Tells a Story
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TVL Data: The Medium Through Which Every Pitch Tells a Story

One of the tools at the forefront of The Analyst’s Major League Baseball coverage is TVL data. What is TVL data? It’s the end result of a process in which…

7 months ago The Analyst
Introducing DRIP: Our Daily-Updated Rating of Individual Performance in the NBA
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Introducing DRIP: Our Daily-Updated Rating of Individual Performance in the NBA

For the 2021-22 season, we’re introducing an NBA player performance model, which projects offensive, defensive and overall adjusted plus/minus. The leaderboard updates daily.

7 months ago Nathan Walker
Introducing Expected Pass Completion (xP)
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Introducing Expected Pass Completion (xP)

Passing ability is one of the most important traits to quantify from a performance analysis. Step forward, expected pass completion (xP).

9 months ago Joe Gallagher
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