Metric Explainers Leveling the Playing Field in the Pass Rush: Introducing College Football ELO Ratings We’ve charted and calculated 1-on-1 matchup win percentages for line play and used that data to create college football ELO ratings that are adjusted based strength of competition. Quantifying pass… 18 hours ago Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads
Metric Explainers Version 2.0: How the NBA’s Unicorns Have Changed the Way DRIP Is Calculated As teams in the NBA return from the All-Star break, they’ll look to make key adjustments to be the best versions of themselves down the stretch. We’ve decided to do… 2 months ago Donald Kolakowski
Metric Explainers Explaining TRACR, Expected Quad Wins and Record Value for College Basketball Grab a hot chocolate and pull up a chair by the fire. We’re explaining TRACR, expected quad wins and record value – three staples of our college basketball analysis. TRACR… 3 months ago Evan Boyd, Taylor Bechtold
Metric Explainers College Football Rankings: An Inside Look at Our Playoff Potential Rating The playoff potential rating measures a team's likelihood of reaching the College Football Playoff. 6 months ago Evan Boyd
Metric Explainers How Changes to TRACR Impact Our College Football Rankings For many, college football is one of the most thrilling sports to watch, especially when your alma mater is doing well, when there are exciting teams playing each other, or… 8 months ago Evan Boyd
Metric Explainers What Is Expected Goals (xG)? Expected goals (or xG) measures the quality of a chance by calculating the likelihood it will be scored by using historical shot information. 9 months ago Jonny Whitmore
Metric Explainers Introducing Opta Player Ratings: Premier League Star Players in 2022-23 We look back at the star players from 2022-23 based on their Opta Player Rating score ahead of the 2023-24 Premier League season. 9 months ago Matt Furniss
Metric Explainers Slice It Up: Introducing Opta Player Radars Introducing Opta Radars, the elegant and concise way to analyse and compare footballers' different playing styles. 10 months ago Jonny Whitmore
Metric Explainers How the Golf Ecosystem Has Changed Opta Analyst’s FRACAS Model Since we introduced FRACAS, the Official World Golf Rankings has drastically changed its model as there have been a number of ongoing critiques on both sides of the coin. We… 1 year ago Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads
Metric Explainers Beverley Over LaVine? Frequently Asked DRIP Questions Answered Quick. You’re the general manager of a new NBA expansion team. You have the choice between two players and their contracts are exactly the same one-year deal in this hypothetical.… 1 year ago Donald Kolakowski
