The Wharton Moneyball Post Game Podcast

Show from 1/9/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball hosts Cade Massey, Adi Wyner, and Eric Bradlow get into the college football playoff national championship and predictive analytics. Then, we all want to know which NFL teams are on their way to the Super Bowl. Our hosts talk home field advantage and other useful measures to decide who will come out of the playoffs victorious. Plus Josh Hermsmeyer, writer for FiveThirtyEight and the founder of AirYards.com, joins the show to add to our football analytics conversation. All that and more on this weeks show! Tune inGuest:Josh Hermsmeyer - A writer for FiveThirtyEight and the Founder of AirYards.com where he works on all things football analytics.Follow him on Twitter at @FriscoJosh See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode from 1/2/19Happy New Year and welcome back to Wharton Moneyball! Hosts Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner kick off the year with a big name guest, Atlanta Hawk's Guard Jeremy Lin! They get into training regimens, analytics in basketball, hot hand and much more. Plus they talk to fellow host and 1 half of Massey-Peabody, Cade Massey, about the 2018-2019 CFB Season. That and much more. Tune in!Guest:Jeremy Lin - Atlanta Hawks Guard. Jeremy played at Harvard before moving to the NBA where he has played nine seasons with teams including the Knicks, Lakers, Nets and more before joining Atlanta this offseasonFollow him on Twitter @JLin7Check out his vlog here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5e_P_-3tY1nDPhXoSX-jGw See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 12/19/18In this episode, the final show of 2018, hosts Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner start off the show talking about who deserves to be in the MLB Hall of Fame and who is a fringe player. Could Babe Ruth play in today's game? Then, what's new in NFL analytics? An expert on the subject joins our hosts to talk about how uses large datasets to learn about human behavior. Plus a look at coahcing development, E-Sports, and our Moneyball Matchups. Tune in!Guests:Ben Baldwin - An economist by trade as he uses large datasets to try to learn about human behavior. Ben joined The Athletic after previously covering the Seahawks for Field Gulls.Follow him on Twitter @benbbaldwinRob Ash - Championship Analytics Director of Coaching Development. I company works to integrate world-class analytics with a coach’s insight to take the guesswork out of in-game decision making and is working with teams in the NFL, Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12, ACC and more. Coach Ash is responsible for creating CAI’s football strategy curriculum and for working directly with CAI client head coaches to improve our clients’ in-game football strategy performance.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 12/12/18In this episode of Wharton Moneyball we have our full roster of hosts covering sports headlines from the miracle of Miami to college basketball. Then an expert on soccer analytics at Seattle Sounders FC. Plus Former NFL Fullback and Tight End for the Buccaneers and the Saints Erik Lorig! Tune in Guests:Ravi Ramineni is the Director of Soccer Analytics at Seattle Sounders FC. He is the architect of the analytics platform that helps the coaching staff make informed decisions about day-to-day activities like opposition scouting and training plans as well as helping identify players for potential signings from both within MLS and from the international market.Erik Lorig is a former NFL fullback and tight end where he played for the Buccaneers and Saints after converting from a defensive lineman where he played at Stanford. Erik is currently a fulltime MBA student here at Wharton where he is focusing his studies on Business Analytics and Entrepreneurship See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Show from 12/5/18In this episode of Wharton Moneyball hosts Shane Jensen and Eric Bradlow get into the nitty gritty of the NFL playoffs. Then college football playoffs. Will UCF fans ever be satisfied? Plus is there a Hot Hand effect in the NBA? We’ll have on the author of a paper titled “Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers.” All that and more!Guests:Bill Connelly is a writer for SB Nation host of “Podcast Ain’t Played Nobody” and Author of The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time. Follow Bill on Twitter @SBN_BillCJoshua Miller is an Assistant. Professor in the, Department of Economics at the University of Alicante. He is also the author of a paper entitled, “Surprised by the Gambler's and Hot Hand Fallacies? A Truth in the Law of Small Numbers.” Follow Joshua on Twitter @jben0 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 11-28-18 In this episode of Wharton Moneyball the whole crew covers sports headlines, focusing on the teams they think will make the CFB conference championships. Then more college football with Seth Walder, an analytics writer at ESPN. Plus motion tracking in the NBA! Tune inGuests:Seth Walder - A Sports Analytics Writer at ESPN since 2017. Prior to joining ESPN, he worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News for six years, primarily covering the New York Jets and New York Giants. Follow him on Twitter @SethWalderRead his articles here: http://www.espn.com/search/results?q=seth%20walder#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=seth%20walder Luke Bornn - VP of Strategy and Analytics for the Sacramento Kings as well as a Professor ant Sain Francisco University. He was formerly Head of Analytics at AS Roma & a Professor at Harvard. Follow him on Twitter @LukeBornn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 11/21/18In this episode hosts Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner fly solo covering sports headlines. The get into NBA player stats and historic MLB teams.What players deserve recognition? Then more player stats across sports as they look at who should be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Plus super bowl projections, tennis, and even golf! Who will win in the heated matchup of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. All that and more!Happy Thanksgiving everyone! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Wharton Moneyball the whole crew is in the studio and they kick off the show with some NBA stats and trading. Then we get into all things baseketball with a well known journalist who is a senior NBA writer for ESPN/ FiveThirtyEight. Plus the future of the NFL, new rules and policies, trends in analytics, and team data. All that and more!Guest Info:Chris Herring - A Senior NBA writer for ESPN/FiveThirtyEight. He is also an Adjunct professor at Northwestern and an Ex-Knicks beat writer at The Wall Street Journal.Follow him on Twitter @Herring_NBARobert Mays - A staff-writer at The Ringer where you can find all his work as he covers the NFLFollow him on Twitter @robertmays See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of The Wharton Moneyball Post Game Podcast Cade and Adi host,kicking off the show with midterm election's analytics. Then college football projections with sports analytics writer for the Washington Post. Plus sports betting w/ none other than Cade's partner in crime, Rufus Peabody of Massey-Peabody Analytics. All that and more!Guests:Neil Greenberg is a staff writer with The Washington Post whose beat is sports analytics. His analysis and insight can be found on the Fancy Stats blog, where he covers all pro sports, as well as college football and basketball. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and hosts “Crashing the Net” on 106.7 WFAN in Washington, D.C.Follow on Twitter @ngreenberg Michael Salfino is a sports analyst for The Athletic Fantasy Football, The Wall Street Journal, and FiveThirtyEight.Follow on Twitter @MichaelSalfinoRufus Peabody is a professional sports bettor. He is also the other half of Massey Peabody Analytics and the Co-host of the Bet The Process pod. He is formerly an ESPN 'predictive analytics expert'.Follow on Twitter @RufusPeabody See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 10-31-18 Happy Halloween! In this episode of our show we humor host Shane Jensen, long time Boston fan, by talking about the Red Sox victory in the World Series. Then we discuss midterm election analytics with voting day swiftly approaching. Plus an interview with Director of Data and Analytics at the National Football League Michael Lopez about the changing landscape of the sport. All that and more on this spooky edition of Wharton Moneyball.Guest:Michael Lopez is the Director of Data and Analytics at the National Football League, and holds an adjunct role as a statistics professor at Skidmore College. His research spans causal inference – with a specific focus on causal inference methods for multiple exposures or multiple exposure doses – and the application of statistics to sports.Follow him on Twitter @StatsbyLopez See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 10/24/18In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts get right into the NFL Playoffs, the Eagles crushing defeat against the Panthers, and the World Series. Then they talk hockey projections, college football, and the start of the NBA Season. Plus they give their weekly bets on which NFL teams are likely to win their divisions. All that and moreGuests:Rick Peterson is a former Major League Pitching Coach for the Mets, A’s, Brewers and the Orioles. He is now a sought-after motivational speaker and is author of Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most.Follow him on Twitter @RickPetersonCTNeil Paine is a longtime friend of the show as well as a Senior Writer and General Editor at FiveThirtyEight. He covers a wide range of sports, with a focus on sabermetrics and statistical analysis.Follow him on Twitter @Neil_Paine See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 10/17/18The hosts star off the show talking baseball and the benefits of home field advantage in the playoffs. Then they get into recent NFL stats from Tom Brady's passing numbers to Wentz and his performance this year compared to last. Plus the start of the NBA season. Who will match up against the Warriors? And what are the effects of Demarcus Cousins signing with GSW? All that and moreGuests:Chase Stuart is the owner of Football Perspective and the Chief Evangelist at Pro-Football-Reference.com. He is also a staffer with FootballGuys.com, a freelance writer at FiveThirtyEightFollow him on Twitter @FBGChase.Ian Levy is a Senior NBA Editor for FanSided and The Step Back. He has previously written for FiveThirtyEight, VICE Sports, Sporting News, and The Cauldron at Sports Illustrated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 10/10/18Hosts Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner kick off the show discussing the crushing loss of the Yankees to the Red Sox. Then they get into the MLB postseason, who will likely advance to The World Series? Plus a look at the NFL and College Football. What teams should you be paying attention to and who should you be betting on? Our hosts will answer those questions and more. Tune in!Guests:Josh Hermsmeyer – Writer for FiveThirtyEight and the Founder of AirYards.com where he works on all things football analyticsFollow him on Twitter @FriscoJoshRob Neyer – Longtime baseball writer and pioneer in the analytics community. He is currently the commissioner of the West Coast League and his seventh book, Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game was released yesterdayFollow him on Twitter @robneyer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Show from 10/3/18With the MLB playoffs officially starting last night, tune in to hear from former major league pitching coach Rick Peterson on how the game changes in the postseason. Our hosts also speak with one of the leading minds in NHL analytics ahead of the 2018 season opening. Plus a look back at the Ryder Cup and some NFL projections. Tune in!Guests:Rick Peterson, former Major League Pitching Coach for the Mets, A’s, Brewers and the Orioles. He is now a sought-after motivational speaker and is co-author of Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most. Follow him on Twitter @RickPetersonCTDom Luszczyszyn is a national NHL reporter for The Athletic who writes primarily about hockey analytics and new ways of looking at the game. Previously he’s also worked at The Hockey News, The Nation Network, and Hockey Graphs.Follow his work here https://theathletic.com/author/dom-luszczyszyn/ Follow him on Twitter @domluszczyszyn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.