Wharton Moneyball

Show from 10/24/18In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts get right into the NFL Playoffs, the Eagles crushing defeat against the Panthers, and the World Series. Then they talk hockey projections, college football, and the start of the NBA Season. Plus they give their weekly bets on which NFL teams are likely to win their divisions. All that and moreGuests:Rick Peterson is a former Major League Pitching Coach for the Mets, A’s, Brewers and the Orioles. He is now a sought-after motivational speaker and is author of Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most.Follow him on Twitter @RickPetersonCTNeil Paine is a longtime friend of the show as well as a Senior Writer and General Editor at FiveThirtyEight. He covers a wide range of sports, with a focus on sabermetrics and statistical analysis.Follow him on Twitter @Neil_Paine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 10/17/18The hosts star off the show talking baseball and the benefits of home field advantage in the playoffs. Then they get into recent NFL stats from Tom Brady's passing numbers to Wentz and his performance this year compared to last. Plus the start of the NBA season. Who will match up against the Warriors? And what are the effects of Demarcus Cousins signing with GSW? All that and moreGuests:Chase Stuart is the owner of Football Perspective and the Chief Evangelist at Pro-Football-Reference.com. He is also a staffer with FootballGuys.com, a freelance writer at FiveThirtyEightFollow him on Twitter @FBGChase.Ian Levy is a Senior NBA Editor for FanSided and The Step Back. He has previously written for FiveThirtyEight, VICE Sports, Sporting News, and The Cauldron at Sports Illustrated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 10/10/18Hosts Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, Eric Bradlow and Adi Wyner kick off the show discussing the crushing loss of the Yankees to the Red Sox. Then they get into the MLB postseason, who will likely advance to The World Series? Plus a look at the NFL and College Football. What teams should you be paying attention to and who should you be betting on? Our hosts will answer those questions and more. Tune in!Guests:Josh Hermsmeyer – Writer for FiveThirtyEight and the Founder of AirYards.com where he works on all things football analyticsFollow him on Twitter @FriscoJoshRob Neyer – Longtime baseball writer and pioneer in the analytics community. He is currently the commissioner of the West Coast League and his seventh book, Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game was released yesterdayFollow him on Twitter @robneyer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 10/3/18With the MLB playoffs officially starting last night, tune in to hear from former major league pitching coach Rick Peterson on how the game changes in the postseason. Our hosts also speak with one of the leading minds in NHL analytics ahead of the 2018 season opening. Plus a look back at the Ryder Cup and some NFL projections. Tune in!Guests:Rick Peterson, former Major League Pitching Coach for the Mets, A’s, Brewers and the Orioles. He is now a sought-after motivational speaker and is co-author of Crunch Time: How to Be Your Best When It Matters Most. Follow him on Twitter @RickPetersonCTDom Luszczyszyn is a national NHL reporter for The Athletic who writes primarily about hockey analytics and new ways of looking at the game. Previously he’s also worked at The Hockey News, The Nation Network, and Hockey Graphs.Follow his work here https://theathletic.com/author/dom-luszczyszyn/ Follow him on Twitter @domluszczyszyn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 9/26/18In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts start off the show talking TIger Woods, NFL player stats, and MLB's Mack Scherzer Reaching 300 Strike Outs! Then they get into baseball and strength/ conditioning with a guy who worked with the New York Yankees for 12 years. Plus college football matchups. Who will make the playoffs? Alabama, Georgia, LSU? Tune in to find out!Guests:Dana Cavalea - Spent 12 years with the New York Yankees Organization, many of those years as the Director of Strength and Conditioning & Performance Enhancement. He was the recipient of the 2009 MLB Nolan Ryan Award, the award is given to MLB's top Strength Coach as voted by his peers. He has a new book available on pre-sale right now titled, Habits of a Champion: Nobody Becomes a Champion by AccidentSteven Godfrey - A senior reporter for SB Nation based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is also the co-host of the college football podcast, “Podcast Ain’t Played Nobody” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 9/19/18In this episode of Wharton Moneyball hosts Shane Jensen and Eric Bradlow dive into the 2018 NFL season talking quarterback variance and giving their projections. Then they get into MLB Team stats in matchups as well as predictive models in baseball. Plus they get into gold and over/unders. All that and more!Guest:Neil Paine - Longtime friend of the show as well as a Senior Writer and General Editor at FiveThirtyEight. He covers a wide range of sports, with a focus on sabermetrics and statistical analysisFollow him on Twitter at @Neil_Paine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 9/12/18In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, Adi Wyner, and Eric Bradlow give you the latest stats on the NFL including what teams they think will make the playoffs. Plus they talk sports tech with the CEO & Founder of Sparta Science, a Silicon Valley company that is now the leader in Force Data Visualization. All that and more!Guests:Dr. Phil Wagner - The CEO & Founder of Sparta Science, a Silicon Valley company that is now the leader in Force Data Visualization for more than 50 organizations worldwide- including sports organizations across all levels, the government, and the medical community.Follow him on Twitter @DrPhilWagner  Brian Burke - A former Navy pilot, and was an early pioneer of modern football analytics. He is currently the senior analytics specialist at ESPN and a writer at espn.com.Follow him of Twitter @bburkeESPN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Show from 9/5/18) In this episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts kick off the show looking at sports headlines from the US Open and MLB to college football. Then they talk NFL preseason for the rest of the show giving you their latest predictions, player stats, and much more. Plus they're joined by two pro football experts from Pro Football Focus and Football Outsiders Almanac. Tune in!Guests:Nathan Jahnke - Director of Analytics at Pro Football Focus. He started in 2010 as a data collector and now as Director he has developed the methodology of turning the raw grades PFF collects into 0-100 season and game grades as well as some of the statistics used at PFF.Follow him on Twitter @PFF_NateJahnkeAaron Schatz - Launched a revolution in football analytics when his website FootballOutsiders.com went online in July 2003. He remains editor-in-chief and head statistician for that website as well as the book series Football Outsiders Almanac. In addition, he writes for ESPN.com Insider and ESPN The Magazine.Follow him on Twitter @FO_ASchatzShow:Sports Headlines (0:00)NFL Preview w/Pro Football Focus (32:08)NFL Preview w/Football Outsiders (53:17)US Open/Moneyball Matchups (1:23:55) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show from 8/29/18In this week’s episode of Wharton Moneyball our hosts along with guest co-host Ty Hildenbrandt dive headfirst into the 2018 college football season. They talk player stats, coaches, team rankings, and everything else to do with predicating game outcomes. Plus they bring on special guest Mack Brown a former National Championship winning coach at Texas who now covers games for ESPN and ABC. Tune in!Guests:Mack Brown is a former National Championship winning coach at Texas. He joined ESPN in 2014 and this year will be part of the ABC studio team with Kevin Negandhi and Jon Vilma. Bill Connelly is a writer for SB Nation host of “Podcast Ain’t Played Nobody” and Author of The 50 Best* College Football Teams of All Time.Ty Hildenbrandt – Host of college football podcast The Solid Verbal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our hosts talk to Mack Brown, former National Championship winning coach at Texas, about his projections for the upcoming 2018 College Football Season.Follow him on Twitter @ESPN_CoachMack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.