Together with Dr. Jay Granat, a psychotherapist, I quantified factors related to sports psychology. Our “quant facts” have successfully predicted the winner of this year’s Super Bowl and NCAA Men’s Final Four. Over the past several years, our predictions have been correct 63.5 percent of the time for major championships, while sometimes picking underdogs.
In part one of the series, we learned that the Miami Heat have an edge over the San Antonio Spurs in important factors such as big game experience and defense. What do the numbers say about other factors related to sports psychology?
Read more at:
http://www.rantsports.com/nba/2014/06/05/2014-nba-finals-numbers-predict-who-will-win/?ft1A1QzGxUPoyZVu.99
Please also read our analysis for the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.