Author: Graham
NHL Interactive Shot Map
A goal for this site is to create more interactive content for everyone. I decided to start with this: an interactive dashboard looking at individual shot data from the NHL.
2019-2020 NFL Playoffs Preview
The Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers are the only playoff teams in the undisciplined defense section. The Buffalo Bills miss the most tackles for any playoff team.
2019-2020 NHL Shot Analysis
While teams do score with the extra attacker, about 34% of the goals scored in the last 5 minutes are against the team who pulled the goalie.
2019-2020 College Football Playoffs Preview
Clemson has one of the lowest yards per penalty of any NCAA team this season. Oklahoma, Ohio State, and LSU have some of the highest.
College Football Conference Comparison Part 4: Offense
You can see though that in recent years the difference between first and second has diminished. Last season, the SEC scored an average of 31.89 points per game, just .27 points less than the Big 12.
Hockey Scoring Model
The next day however Model 1 and Model 2 went 23-7. They both correctly picked 77% of bets right.
Fenwick Explained
The extremes of the Fenwick measure are some very dominant and very poor teams. The 2014-15 and 2013-14 Buffalo Sabers certainly take the cake for some of the worst teams recently.
Corsi Explained
There clearly is one large outlier last season. The Tampa Bay Lightning had 62 wins and a Corsi of 236
Breakdown of NFL Players by College
Given their recent lack of success, Kansas actually outperforms other schools by this measure. Under performing schools include Florida, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Colorado.
