The 2020 NBA Finals: LA Lakers or Miami Heat?

The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat tip-off this week for the 2020 NBA Finals. What do our “championship factors” have to say about the Finals?

Read more here: 

https://medium.com/@carltonjchin/who-will-win-the-2020-nba-finals-6900cf7c7100

Carlton Chin, CFA, is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Head of Research at CARAT Capital and an RIA (CPA) and has served as head of investments and research (as well as portfolio manager) for Goldman Sachs, Commodities Corp., Mt. Lucas, and Price Asset/Adamah.  Carlton is a specialist in portfolio construction, alternative assets, quant research, and downside risk management. He has been quoted by the Wall St. Journal, NY Times, and Financial Trader -- and holds both SM and SB degrees from MIT.

Dr. Jay Granat is a psychotherapist and founder of StayInTheZone.com. He has worked with athletes of all levels, including high school athletes and Olympians. He was named one of Golf Digest’s Top Ten Mental Gurus and has been on Good Morning America, the New York Times, and ESPN.

Who Will Win the 2020 Stanley Cup Final?

 

Our regular series of “Who Will Win” quant facts predictions has been correct almost 65% of the time — regularly picking underdogs! The results are based on championships going back several decades — and across major sports including the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and professional tennis and golf.

What do our championship factors say about this year’s NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the Tampa Bay Lighting and Dallas Stars?

Read more here: 

https://medium.com/@carltonjchin/who-will-win-the-2020-stanley-cup-117bac3ad2c8 

Carlton Chin, a graduate of MIT, is an investment officer and quant researcher focused on portfolio strategy and sports analytics. A professor at Rowan University, Carlton has worked with various sports organizations, including the Sacramento Kings — and has been quoted by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and ESPN. Carlton’s class at Rowan contributed reporting.

Dr. Jay Granat, psychotherapist, named one of America’s Top 10 Mental Gurus by Golf Digest, has worked with Olympic athletes & sports organizations. He has authored several books on sport psychology — and has appeared on ESPN, CBS & Good Morning America.