Home Field Advantage Part II: What’s the Weather?
The successful home underdog strategy in NFL lines helped popularize the use of data analysis in gambling and predictions. In Part I, we looked at basic tenets …
The Curious Case of Home-Field Advantage – Part I
Konstantin Medvedovsky September 26, 2014
Everyone knows it’s good to play at home. It seems obvious, and the results in every major sport, including the NFL, confirm its importance. Home …
Do Week 1 Results Predict Week 2 Results?
Konstantin Medvedovsky September 14, 2014
Do Week 1 results predict about Week 2 results? Using football science, statistics, the spread and NFL history can help make sense of gambling and trends. Week 1 is in …
The Case for Patriots Optimism
Konstantin Medvedovsky September 11, 2014
Since the start of the 2001 season, the New England Patriots have been by far the best team in football. On top of the rings, …
The Importance of Week One Results
Konstantin Medvedovsky September 7, 2014
Week One Results can be weighted too heavily. Using football science, statistics, the spread and NFL history can help make sense of gambling and trends. The …