Episodes

  • What Advanced Metrics Reveal About the 2025 NFL Season

    What Advanced Metrics Reveal About the 2025 NFL Season
    Dec 24 2025
    Aaron Schatz, Chief Analytics Officer at FTN Fantasy and founder of Football Outsiders, joins Eric Bradlow to explore how DVOA and play-by-play analytics challenge conventional narratives about the 2025 NFL season, conference strength, playoff probabilities, and the growing influence of data in awards voting. Plus, Eric walks through real-world examples of using generative AI to forecast NBA win totals, college football playoff probabilities, and NFL Super Bowl odds, highlighting how modern models apply Bayesian reasoning, betting markets, and simulation-based analytics.

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    47 mins
  • Breaking Down the College Football Playoff With Advanced Metrics

    Breaking Down the College Football Playoff With Advanced Metrics
    Dec 17 2025
    Bill Connelly, ESPN college football analyst and creator of SP+, Bill Connelly, joins Cade, Eric, Shane, and Adi to break down first-round playoff games, assess championship probabilities, and explain how analytics shape expectations in the expanded College Football Playoff. The Moneyball team also discusses the end of AFC quarterback dominance, and what today’s parity means for teams, windows, and dynasties across football.

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    1 hr
  • Best of 2025

    Best of 2025
    Dec 9 2025
    In this “Best of 2025” compilation, Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner revisit top moments with Google Sports Trends Fanalyst Annanya Raghavan, NFL veteran and Athletes.org founder Brandon Copeland, bestselling baseball biographer Jane Leavy, and ESPN analyst Dean Oliver, showcasing their insights on search-driven fan engagement, athlete empowerment, the future of baseball, and analytics’ growing influence across the NBA.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Inside NFL Chaos: Power Rankings, Prediction, and Team Strength

    Inside NFL Chaos: Power Rankings, Prediction, and Team Strength
    Dec 3 2025
    Kevin Cole, proprietor of the Unexpected Points newsletter and former Pro Football Focus analyst, joins Eric Bradlow and Cade Massey, to explain how predictive modeling, adjusted scores, and power rankings reveal deeper insights into team performance amid one of the NFL’s most unpredictable seasons. Eric and Cade also break down college football playoff scenarios, potential conference shakeups, and remarkable early-season performances in both the NHL and NBA.

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    58 mins
  • Data Science Innovations Driving New Insights Across Major Sports

    Data Science Innovations Driving New Insights Across Major Sports
    Nov 26 2025
    Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner examine surprising NBA and NFL performance patterns while highlighting the innovative sports analytics research conducted by students—including advancements in expected-goals modeling, rugby decision analytics, and tennis serve evaluation—showcasing how data science and AI are reshaping modern sports analysis.

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    1 hr
  • How Evolving Data Trends Are Redefining Multi-Sport Performance

    How Evolving Data Trends Are Redefining Multi-Sport Performance
    Nov 19 2025
    Neil Payne, freelance data journalist, analyst, joins Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner to discuss current debates in baseball WAR, surprising developments in the NBA, the evolution of quantitative storytelling, and how emerging stars like Connor Bedard and innovative teams such as the Los Angeles Rams illustrate shifting dynamics across major sports.

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    57 mins
  • How Analytics Are Redefining Playoff Predictions Across College and Pro Sports

    How Analytics Are Redefining Playoff Predictions Across College and Pro Sports
    Nov 12 2025

    Eric Bradlow, Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner explore how advanced analytics are influencing modern sports—from reshaping baseball’s Gold Glove selections to refining NFL power rankings and playoff projections—while dissecting how the new 12-team College Football Playoff format heightens uncertainty and reshapes championship probabilities.


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Early NBA Trends with Dean Oliver

    Early NBA Trends with Dean Oliver
    Nov 5 2025
    Dean Oliver, ESPN sports analyst, joins Adi Wyner, Shane Jensen, and Cade Massey to explore Victor Wembanyama’s game-changing impact on defense, the development curve of elite rookies, and how analytics are influencing strategy across the NBA—from the Spurs’ ceiling to the Lakers’ evolving dynamics and the rise of data-driven player evaluation. Cade, Adi, and Shane also unpack the analytics behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s World Series dominance, the Carolina Panthers’ surprising success, and NFL trade logic.

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    1 hr and 3 mins