A Journey from Music to Mathematics: Reflections on Choices and Opportunities

Dr. Nick Giffen, a mathematics Ph.D. from North Carolina State that works at the Action Network, joins me for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: His journey to math Ph.D. and then sports betting (1:11). College basketball player and team projections (7:14). The aspect of college basketball predictions that a math PhD does manually (9:50). Mathematical distribution of player points (16:25). Gonzaga (18:05). March Madness rollover strategy (20:12). NFL player in-game predictions (24:53).

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