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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May 28, 2025 • 1h 8min
5/28/25: Dean Oliver | NBA Playoffs | NHL Playoffs | NBA Comeback Wins | College Softball & Baseball | MLB
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May 21, 2025 • 17min
Moneyball Highlights: Golf Analytics & Modeling w/Ron Yurko
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with Ron Yurko, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Stats & Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and Director of the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, about Scottie Scheffler's PGA win, golf analytics and modeling, and assessing long-term performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21, 2025 • 1h 11min
5/21/25: Ron Yurko | NBA & NHL Playoffs | Steelers | Homerun Race | Golf
Ron Yurko, an expert in football analytics and director at the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, dives into the thrilling NBA and NHL playoffs. He discusses surprises like the struggles of the Knicks and Celtics, and the shift in team dynamics away from super teams. The conversation also highlights the complexities of data analysis in football versus basketball, and strategies of teams in the NHL playoffs. Additionally, they touch on the home run race in MLB and the ongoing evolution in golf performance metrics, bringing a data-driven lens to this exciting sports season.
May 14, 2025 • 37min
Moneyball Highlights: College Sports & NIL w/Blake Lawrence
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Adi Wyner speak with Blake Lawrence, co-founder of Opendorse, about college sports and the future of NIL. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14, 2025 • 1h 8min
5/14/25: NIL | Blake Lawrence | MLB HOF | Aaron Judge Batting | NBA Playoffs | Struggling MLB Teams | PGA Championship
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May 7, 2025 • 60min
5/7/25: Seth Partnow | NBA Playoffs | MLB | NHL Playoffs
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May 7, 2025 • 33min
Moneyball Highlights: NBA Playoffs w/Seth Partnow
Wharton's Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen and Adi Wyner speak with Seth Partnow, NBA Data Science Manager at theScore, about the NBA Playoffs, a surprising win probability, and the factors that can impact a team's success in the playoffs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2025 • 59min
4/30/25: Kevin Cole | NFL Draft | MLB HRs | NBA Playoffs | Madrid Open | NHL Playoffs
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Apr 30, 2025 • 35min
Moneyball Highlights: NFL Draft Strategy w/Kevin Cole
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen and Adi Wyner speak with Kevin Cole, sports analyst with Unexpected Points, about the NFL draft, draft and trade strategy, the importance of mock drafts, and team investment strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2025 • 52min
4/23/25: John Smoltz | MLB Pitching | NHL Playoffs | NBA Playoffs
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