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#021: Analytics in Sports with Ben Gaines

#021: Analytics in Sports with Ben Gaines

FromThe Analytics Power Hour


#021: Analytics in Sports with Ben Gaines

FromThe Analytics Power Hour

ratings:
Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Oct 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we've simulated a lobby bar at the end of Adobe Summit, with Ben Gaines dropping by and everyone temporarily tapped out on talk of eVars, s.Props, derived metrics, and classifications for a bit. The result? A conversation that quickly turns to an adjacent passion of many digital analysts: sports analytics. Baseball, basketball, football, e-sports, the CFL, and even a fairly obscure game played on ice with a stick. Surprisingly, the discussion loops back to the parallels of sports analytics to digital analytics time and time again. This Power Hour clocks in almost 10 minutes shorter than a regulation NBA game.
People, places, and things referenced in this episode include:

Moneyball
Fivethirtyeight.com
Nate Silver and The Signal and the Noise
Grantland
Nylon Calculus
stats.nba.com
baseball-reference.com
nhl-reference.com
The Ottawa Redblacks
Released:
Oct 13, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Attend any conference for any topic and you will hear people saying after that the best and most informative discussions happened in the bar after the show. Read any business magazine and you will find an article saying something along the lines of "Business Analytics is the hottest job category out there, and there is a significant lack of people, process and best practice." In this case the conference was eMetrics, the bar was….multiple, and the attendees were Michael Helbling, Tim Wilson and Jim Cain (Co-Host Emeritus). After a few pints and a few hours of discussion about the cutting edge of digital analytics, they realized they might have something to contribute back to the community. This podcast is one of those contributions. Each episode is a closed topic and an open forum - the goal is for listeners to enjoy listening to Michael, Tim, and Moe share their thoughts and experiences and hopefully take away something to try at work the next day. We hope you enjoy listening to the Digital Analytics Power Hour.