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What is Match Momentum?

Match momentum measures the swing of the match and which team is creating more threatening situations at certain points in time.

10 months ago Jonny Whitmore

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Introducing TRACR: Our College Basketball Team Rating Adjusted for Conference and Roster

Ahead of opening night, we're announcing the start of our weekly TRACR rankings. The model measures the team strengths from last season and adjusts for the current roster.

11 months ago Evan Boyd

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EVE: Our NFL Team Efficiency vs. Expected Rating

Catch-all metrics that measure a team’s efficiency on both sides of the ball have gained popularity. But we've introduced a metric that takes the concept a step further.

11 months ago The Analyst

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TVL Data: The Medium Through Which Every Pitch Tells a Story

One of the tools at the forefront of The Analyst’s Major League Baseball coverage is TVL data. What is TVL data? It’s the end result of a process in which…

11 months ago The Analyst

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Introducing DRIP: Our Daily-Updated Rating of Individual Performance in the NBA

For the 2021-22 season, we’re introducing an NBA player performance model, which projects offensive, defensive and overall adjusted plus/minus. The leaderboard updates daily.

11 months ago Nathan Walker

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Introducing Expected Pass Completion (xP)

Passing ability is one of the most important traits to quantify from a performance analysis. Step forward, expected pass completion (xP).

1 year ago Joe Gallagher

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Disruption Rates: Which Linemen Are the NFL’s Best on Both Sides of the Run Game?

We're taking a close look at run disruption and run disruption-allowed rates to find which players impact the run game the most on either side of the ball.

1 year ago Greg Gifford, Taylor Bechtold

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Who Are the Best at Generating Pressure and Stopping It During a Historic Passing Boom?

The ability to protect the QB and put pressure on the opponent’s passer is as important as ever. Here's who the data reveals as the best in these critical areas.

1 year ago Greg Gifford, Taylor Bechtold

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Burn and Open Rates: When QB Performance Is Removed From the Receiver-Defender Matchup

We examine how burn and open percentages measure the impact of pass-catchers and their defenders by taking the passer out of the equation.

1 year ago Greg Gifford, Taylor Bechtold

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Which QBs Make the Most Well-Thrown and Least Pickable Passes?

Because stats like completion percentage and quarterback rating don’t tell the whole story, we examine what well-thrown and pickable pass percentages reveal.

1 year ago Greg Gifford, Taylor Bechtold