VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Hello and welcome to First Line Sports Analytics on YouTube! In this video, we will be continuing our journey into probability in the context of sports by discussing random variables. If you haven’t seen the previous video in this series, you can click on the thumbnail in the top-right of your screen orContinue reading “Probability in Sports Ep.2: Random Variables”
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Probability in Sports Ep.1 “Games Aren’t Played On Spreadsheets”
VIDEO TRANSCRIPTIONS: Hello and Welcome back to First Line Sports Analytics on Youtube! With 9 minutes to go in Super Bowl 51, the Atlanta Falcons led the New England Patriots 28-12. They had the ball on 2nd down with 2 to go, 35 yards away from the end zone. ESPN Stats and Info’s win probabilityContinue reading “Probability in Sports Ep.1 “Games Aren’t Played On Spreadsheets””
What is BAbip in Baseball?
VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Hello and welcome back to First Line Sports Analytics on YouTube! In this video, we’ll be talking about BAbip in baseball. We’ll look at what it is, what it can do, and the assumptions made by the metric. So, what is it? BAbip stands for batting average on balls in play. It isContinue reading “What is BAbip in Baseball?”
How Helpful is this Metric (Directness, Potential, and More)
VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Hello and welcome to First Line Sports Analytics on Youtube! In this video, we’ll be discussing the question: what makes a metric helpful? We’ll dive into the concepts of directness, lurking variables, and more. Let’s imagine walking into a workshop. The first two things you see are a table saw and a hammer.Continue reading “How Helpful is this Metric (Directness, Potential, and More)”
What are Offensive, Defensive, and Net Rating in Basketball?
VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: In this video, we’ll be discussing team offensive, defensive, and net rating in basketball. We’ll be offering our explanations of what the ratings are and how they’re typically used, while also briefly discussing some of the assumptions made when using the metrics. As a formula, the ratings are not too complicated: Take theContinue reading “What are Offensive, Defensive, and Net Rating in Basketball?”