Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
Summary: This is a show for sports professionals, data junkies, and fans alike. It’s a show for anyone who knows that numbers are about much more than the score. Hosts Ben Shields (MIT Sloan School of Management) and Paul Michelman (MIT Sloan Management Review) engage the world’s premier sports analytics experts in a lively, occasionally controversial, conversation about what’s really happening both on and off the field.
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Podcasts:
Why Analytics Don’t Always Pay Off in the Playoffs
Front Office, Disrupted
The Running Game Is Only Mostly Dead
Information Overload?
Talent vs. Teamwork
Behold the Big Man
What the NBA Gets Wrong About Lottery Pick Protections
Predicting the College Football Playoff
NFL Pass Blocking is Even More Important than You Think
The Secret of My eSports Success
The Economic Impact of Sitting NBA Superstars
Second-Grade Soccer Superstars
Buyer Beware! MLB Free Agents Underperform Their Contracts
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