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Using Data to Find Angles in Sports with Rufus Peabody

Using Data to Find Angles in Sports with Rufus Peabody

FromSumerSports Show


Using Data to Find Angles in Sports with Rufus Peabody

FromSumerSports Show

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Pro sports better and co-founder of Unabated Sports Rufus Peabody (@RufusPeabody) joins the SumerSports show to talk about using analytics to find an angle in an increasingly sharp NFL market.1:40 Intro to Rufus4:20 A discussion of Rufus' time working for Las Vegas Sports Consultants6:40 The art and science of building sports betting models11:20 A discussion of regressing to the market12:55 A discussion of garbage time16:40 The Massey-Peabody rankings21:40 Removing noise - penalties25:10 How to trust the process when the variance isn't going your way28:40 Unabated34:58 Listener questionsThis podcast is proudly brought to you by Circa Sports. Play the Circa Million Pro Football Contest with six million in total prizes, quarterly payouts and one hundred percent payback. Top prize is one million guaranteed. Visit circasports.com for more details.
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

SumerSports aims to provide the best-in-class quantitative analysis aimed at creating precision in player acquisition and roster management in the NFL. Thomas Dimitroff, the CEO at Sumer, is a former NFL GM who has won NFL Executive of the Year twice. Eric Eager, the VP of R&D at Sumer, has been responsible for many of the great accomplishments in football analytics during his time at PFF. Thomas and Eric provide a never-before-heard combination of a general manager and data scientist as they navigate topics in the NFL, college football, business and more!