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
Mentioned books
Dec 13, 2023 • 19min
Moneyball Highlights: NFL Playoffs, Ohtani Contract, NBA In-Season Tournament
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Adi Wyner, and Shane Jensen discuss the NFL playoff race, Shohei Ohtani's contract and deferral, plus they take a look back at the NBA In-Season Tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2023 • 1h 1min
12/13/23: NFL, MLB, NBA, Bliss
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Dec 6, 2023 • 26min
Moneyball Highlights: College Football Playoff Rankings
Wharton's Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with Neil Paine, Sr. Editor and Writer for The Messenger, about Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff, the ranking system, the future expansion of the playoff, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 6, 2023 • 52min
12/5/23: NHL, MLB, CFB, NBA, Paine
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Nov 29, 2023 • 27min
Moneyball Highlights: State of College Football
Wharton's Cade Massey, Adi Wyner, Eric Bradlow speak with Bill Connelly, staff writer for ESPN, about the state of College Football, the CFP race, Heisman candidates, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2023 • 53min
11/29/23: CFB, NFL, Connelly
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Nov 22, 2023 • 21min
Moneyball Highlights: College Football, NFL, PGA
Wharton's Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, Adi Wyner, and Eric Bradlow discuss college football and the Ohio State vs Michigan rivalry, going for it on 4th down in the NFL, PGA golf, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2023 • 52min
11/22/23: CFB, NFL, Golf, MLB, Davis
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Nov 15, 2023 • 19min
Moneyball Highlights: Assessing the Value of NFL Head Coaches
Hosts discuss the value of NFL coaches and Eric Eager's work. They examine a paper on the influence of NFL coaches and challenges in measuring their impact. Coaches like Belichick, Harbaugh, and Reed are assessed for their impact on points per game. The concept of coaching effects and market efficiency is analyzed. Difficulties in modeling interactions in football and the potential impact of coaching on player performance are explored.
Nov 15, 2023 • 54min
11/15/23: NFL, CFB, Eager
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