On-Field I
Coined by Billy Beane, this strategy focused on finding edges in player scouting in baseball.
Moneyball
If someone shoots 33% from the corner behind the 3-point line and 47% from the elbow 2-pointer. They have a better expected points per shot from:
The corner three
Decision-making is a top factor driven by this
smart data analytics
Chris Thompson's employer
Portland Timber
A sportbooks goal is to
Mitigate their risk
The second most popular sport in the world (we discussed in class)
Cricket
Analytics
Many credit the recent uptick in the W's attendance statistics to this.
The Caitlin Clark effect
James Hyman's alma mater (for Sport Analytics)
Syracuse
When collecting data we need to consider our consumers'
Privacy
The sport we discussed in class where their "corsi" (shoot more) stat was very predictive of success
NHL Hockey
This extremely young head football manager has had some of his success credited to the famous video game
Will Still
When we look at past statistics and use this data to make future decisions
Descriptive statistics
The company Steven Donlan used to work for
KRAFT Analytics group
One of the fastest growing sports in the world (especially for women)
Rugby
Analytics caused MLB to do this and recently the league outlawed it with a new rule change
The shift
An often-used technology brand that gives us a high vantage point in various sports helping us track and train...
Hawkeye
Research that is often long form and uses methods like interviews and observations
Qualitative research
Making assumptions based on the past can have damaging results when it causes...
Racial Profiling
Demographic data, attendance data, and purchasing data
Descriptive Statistics
If you are down 14 with 3 minutes to go in an NFL game and you score a TD analytics will tell you to..
GO FOR TWO!
The analytics movement has led NBA teams to these two major game style changes
Load management, death of the midrange or more threes - will accept other good answers maybee
The social media metics marketers most focused on tracking
Engagement (likes, shares, etc.)
How many unique viewers your Social Media post has
Reach
Past success of the team, being home/away, and team injuries
Impacts (or changes) a gambling line