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Author: Ahmed Cheema

NFL

A Better Way to Evaluate Punters

Posted onJanuary 29, 2020February 26, 2020

The punter is the most undervalued position in football. In this article, I try to properly evaluate individual punters and quantify their true value.

NFL

Modeling the NFL Field Goal

Posted onJanuary 27, 2020January 29, 2020

Placekicking analysis in football is typically limited to field goal percentage. However, the field goal is far too complex to be simplified as such.

NFL

Icing the Kicker: A Python Analysis

Posted onJanuary 24, 2020January 26, 2020

It’s a common psychological strategy in the NFL to call a timeout before the opposing team attempts a crucial field goal. Does it work?

NFL

Analyzing the Effect of Weather in the NFL

Posted onJanuary 19, 2020January 25, 2020

Many NFL games have been played in less than ideal conditions. In these games, exactly how significant is the weather’s impact on player performances?

Other

‘Jeopardy: The Greatest of All-Time’ Recap

Posted onJanuary 16, 2020January 18, 2020

The three greatest players in the history of Jeopardy! faced off in the most anticipated game show event of all-time. Here’s how it went down.

College Football, Other

Joe Burrow’s Season of Unprecedented Dominance

Posted onJanuary 12, 2020January 13, 2020

Tomorrow, Burrow will face Clemson in the national championship. Regardless of the outcome, though, his season will go down as one of the greatest ever.

NBA

Statistically Identifying Potential Triple-Double Hunters

Posted onJanuary 3, 2020January 4, 2020

Can we use basketball statistics to find which NBA players tend to hunt for triple-doubles the most?

NBA

What Is Causing the Rise of the Triple-Double?

Posted onDecember 18, 2019October 13, 2020

The frequency of triple-doubles has exploded over the past few years. Stat sheets are being stuffed like never before. What’s the reason behind it?

NBA

The Increasingly Popular Deep Three-Point Shot

Posted onDecember 14, 2019April 1, 2020

We all know that NBA players are shooting more 3-pointers than ever before. However, we’re not talking about the increasing frequency of deep 3-pointers.

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