Metric Explainers Opta Football Stats Definitions You can find out the key Opta football stats definitions here, from shots, passes and tackles to expected goals, carries and sequences. 3 days ago Opta Analyst
Metric Explainers Rating Running Backs: There’s Separation Through ‘Added Yards’ We're using "added yards" before and after contact to make a better evaluation. 2 months ago Alex Kirshner, Kyle Cunningham-Rhoads
Metric Explainers Long-Held Misconception: Why Hitting With a 2-2 Count Should Never Be Considered Even By working his way into a 2-2 count, Alejandro Kirk had Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Manuel Rodriguez right where he wanted him on Sunday afternoon. With runners on second… 2 months ago Taylor Bechtold
Metric Explainers Comparing Eras: How We Calculate TRACR for NBA, MLB and NFL We have a model that weighs advanced metrics and other factors on both sides of the ball to calculate TRACR for all sports. 3 months ago Opta Analyst
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… 3 months 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… 5 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… 6 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. 9 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… 11 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. 12 months ago Jonny Whitmore
