Sports Analytics Basics
Home-field advantage: what the numbers can and cannot tell you
Home teams usually win a little more often than away teams. Learn what drives that edge, why it differs by sport and how to avoid misreading it.
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Sports Analytics Basics
Regression to the mean in sports: why extremes cool off
After an unusually great or poor stretch, performance tends to move back toward average. Learn why that happens and how it fools fans and analysts.