Monday, May 27, 2019

Predicting the 2019 Stanley Cup Finals


What do our championship factors say about this year’s NHL Stanley Cup Finals between the St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins?
Big Game Experience
Big game experience and the related factor of confidence play a large role in winning....


Please read our article on this year's NHL Finals here:
https://sportsquants.kinja.com/who-will-win-the-2019-stanley-cup-finals-1835050417

We'll have an article on the NBA Finals in a few days.

Monday, April 8, 2019

Who Will Win the NCAA Men's Hoops Title?


We quantify concepts of sports psychology such as consistency, leadership, confidence, experience, and hard work. These are areas where coaches and sports organizations can make an actionable impact — as they build team chemistry and champions.
What do the quant facts say as Virginia and Texas Tech get set to tip-off in the March Madness title game? For background, here’s our Final Four article and predictions:
Big Game Experience 
Neither team has played in the Final Four over the past few years, so there us is big game experience edge. Edge: None.
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Friday, April 5, 2019

Final Four 2019: Who Gets to the Title Game?

Over the past decade, we have published quant fact predictions based on our research “Who Will Win the Big Game: A Psychological & Mathematical Approach.” Our published results have been correct about 65% of the time, often picking underdogs.
Our work has been particularly successful for college basketball and the Final Four (and we have been published in the New York Times and Wall St. Journal). 
Read more here: