Wharton Moneyball

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Show from 10/16/19 In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the President of the NFL Players Association, Eric Winston. Today they discuss the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement. Moreover, who do you have winning the World Series? Next our hosts talk with the Pro Football Focus’s Lead NFL Analyst and Director of Consumer Operations, Sam Monson. They discuss the impact Artificial Intelligence may have Pro Football Focus.Guests: Eric Winston is the President of the NFL Players Association, a position he was unanimously elected to for a third term in March of last year. He spent his playing days at Tackle with the Texans, Chiefs, Cardinals and most recently the Bengals. He is also currently a Wharton Executive MBA candidate.Follow him on Twitter @ericwinston Sam Monson is Pro Football Focus’s Lead NFL Analyst and Director of Consumer Operations. He is a native of Ireland and prior to joining PFF he was a rugby coach.Follow him on Twitter @PFF_Sam Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 10/09/19 In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with ESPN NFL Insider and co-host of ESPN’s daily Fantasy Focus podcast, Field Yates. Are you wondering what mind blowing changes that may occur in fantasy football? Next our hosts talk with the senior data scientist for Pro Football Focus, Eric Eager. They discuss the correlation between time management and win probability.Guests: Field Yates is an ESPN NFL Insider and co-host of ESPN’s daily Fantasy Focus podcast. He also appears on the weekly Fantasy Football Now pregame show Sunday mornings on ESPN2, 10a-1p ET. Prior to ESPN, he spent two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and four years with the New England Patriots. Follow him on Twitter @FieldYates For more information, check out https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/field-yates/ Eric Eager is a senior data scientist for Pro Football Focus, where he analyzes data for all 32 National Football League teams and as well as over 60 college football teams. Before joining PFF in 2018, he was a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, where he published over 20 papers in mathematical biology. Follow him on Twitter @PFF_Eric Check out his website: https://www.datacamp.com/instructors/ericeager82 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 10/02/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the New York Times best-selling author, journalist, and professional poker player for PokerStars Team Pro, Maria Konnikova. Have you ever thought about what makes a successful poker player? Next our hosts talk with the Director of Research and Development at Baseball Prospectus, Harry Pavlidis. They discuss the longterm impact of analytics in MLB Baseball.Guests:Maria Konnikova is a New York Times best-selling author, journalist, and professional poker player for PokerStars Team Pro. She wrote two best-sellers, The Confidence Game and Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, and she is currently finishing up her third book, The Biggest Bluff..Follow him on Twitter @mkonnikovaHarry Pavlidis is the Director of Research and Development at Baseball Prospectus. He is also the Founder of Pitch Info and the co-host of the Stolen Signs Podcast.Follow him on Twitter @harrypavCheck out his website: https://www.baseballprospectus.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 9/25/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the Director of Data Science at Sports Media Technology Corp, Andrew Thomas. Have you ever wondered when is the right time for a team in hockey to pull their goalie? Next our hosts talk with the Senior Analyst for Pro Football Focus, Steve Palazzolo. They discuss how to properly grade and analyze college football.Guests:Andrew Thomas is the former Lead Hockey Researcher at the Minnesota Wild. He currently is the Director of Data Science at Sports Media Technology Corp and consults for multiple MLB teams. Before his time in hockey he was a stats professor at the University of Florida. .Follow him on Twitter @acthomascaSteve Palazzolo is a Senior Analyst for Pro Football Focus’s both professional and college platforms. He contributes to the grading and analyzing of every player on every snap during NFL and FBS seasons and heads up the development of both.Follow him on Twitter @PFF_SteveCheck out his articles: https://www.espn.com/analytics/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 9/18/19In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts talk with the Director of Sports Performance and Nutrition at the Dallas Cowboys, Scott Sehrert. Have you ever wondered how nutrition plays a role into your favorites athletes performance? Next our hosts talk with Senior Analytics Specialist and writer at ESPN, Brian Burke. They discuss how ESPN uses analytics and the of analytics in football. Have you ever wanted to view sports in an analytical perspective?Guests:Scott Sehnert is the Director of Sports Performance and Nutrition at the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to joining the team, he was the Sports Dietitian at Auburn, Michigan State and also worked with US Speed Skating..Follow him on Twitter @ScottSehnertBrian Burke is a former Navy pilot, and was an early pioneer of modern football analytics. He is currently the Senior Analytics Specialist at ESPN, a writer atespn.com.Follow him on Twitter @bburkeESPNCheck out his articles: https://www.espn.com/analytics/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.