Wharton Moneyball
The Wharton School
Sports is a game of numbers. Wharton experts Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, Cade Massey, and Adi Wyner team up to tackle the world of sports, from current events to longstanding issues such as: What sports streaks are the most impressive? How do you rank the best players? Can athletes be compared across sports? Moneyball explains how decision-makers in the game can avoid the common mistakes and embrace the data. Episodes are recorded at the Wharton School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Mar 27, 2024 • 49min
3/27/24: March Madness, NFL, MLB, McCurdy
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Mar 20, 2024 • 22min
Moneyball Highlights: MLB Spring Training
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Adi Wyner discuss the latest news in Spring Training and the analytics around MLB pitching. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2024 • 52min
3/20/24: MLB, March Madness, NFL, Golf, Tennis
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Mar 13, 2024 • 29min
Moneyball Highlights: 10th Anniversary Special
Wharton Moneyball co-hosts reflect on 10 years of the show, discussing the evolution of data analytics in sports, challenges in analyzing COVID data, insights from elite athletes and authors, and applications of analytics in non-sports contexts like fire management and highway design.
Mar 13, 2024 • 52min
3/13/24: 10th Anniversary Special
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Mar 6, 2024 • 30min
Moneyball Highlights: Author of "Who Makes The NBA?"
Economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz discusses using data and AI to analyze NBA analytics, including the concept of Muggsies and the impact of player height on performance. The podcast also explores the influence of height on college basketball success, examines clutch performance in the NBA, analyzes coaching effectiveness, and emphasizes team culture in basketball.
Mar 6, 2024 • 52min
3/6/24: NFL, MLB, Stephens-Davidowitz
Hosts explore NBA analytics with an economist, discuss NFL Combine impact on QBs, Xavier Worthy's speed, sports analytics predictions, Chat GPT integration, height's impact on NBA success, data analysis in sports, coaching impact evaluation, and NBA data analytics with Seth Stevens Davidowitz.
Feb 28, 2024 • 24min
Moneyball Highlights: Lacrosse Analytics w/Ryan Floyd
Wharton's Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with youth lacrosse coach Ryan Floyd, about the analytics within the game, the importance of clearing and ground balls, and breaks down the important aspects of offense and defense. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2024 • 52min
2/28/24: MLB, NBA, NHL, Floyd
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Feb 21, 2024 • 23min
Moneyball Highlights: State of Football Analytics w/Ron Yurko
The podcast discusses the current and future state of football analytics with Ron Yurko. Topics include measuring player performance, creativity in sports analysis, NFL quarterback analysis, and successes beyond top draft picks.
