Solving March Madness with Regression Analysis
I am not a good guesser. And yet, every year, I end up throwing my hat in the ring for March Madness Bracket Challenges, the… Read More »Solving March Madness with Regression Analysis
Nick Lapiska
How Many Pancakes Would It Take to Feed Paul Bunyan?
America has a tremendous roster of folk heroes. Want to teach kids to work hard? Boom, John Henry. Want to teach them to treat nature… Read More »How Many Pancakes Would It Take to Feed Paul Bunyan?
How Many Times Could Tom Brady Make the Hall of Fame?
When considering the Greatest of All Time in a sport, what do you look for? Usually it’s some combination of individual accolades, career records, and… Read More »How Many Times Could Tom Brady Make the Hall of Fame?
What Team Has the Most Depressed Fans?
The lion’s share of the time in sports media is spent yammering on about the teams competing for a championship this year and the dynasties… Read More »What Team Has the Most Depressed Fans?
How Big Would a Lawn Have to Be to Require Perpetual Mowing?
The story of Sisyphus starts out about as unrelatable as possible. The guy tells on Zeus for absconding with a nymph and is consequently sent… Read More »How Big Would a Lawn Have to Be to Require Perpetual Mowing?
What If a Basketball Team Got 1% Better Every Year for a Century?
In the midst of the NBA Bubble Bowl, I became fascinated by all of the wildly different roster constructions from different title contenders. Two top… Read More »What If a Basketball Team Got 1% Better Every Year for a Century?
What Are the Odds Every Team in an NFL Division Makes the Playoffs?
The NFL updated its playoff format for the 2020 season to include a third wild card team (non-division winning playoff team). The NFC West has… Read More »What Are the Odds Every Team in an NFL Division Makes the Playoffs?
What If “The Process” Was Trusted?
Throughout history, there are countless moments whose effects reverberated through the ages. The invention of the printing press, the Berlin Conference, Plessy v. Ferguson. Rarer… Read More »What If “The Process” Was Trusted?
What If a Baseball Team Used a Different Pitcher Every Inning?
Much ado has been made about how modern relief pitching has changed the game, some even going as far as to say it has broken… Read More »What If a Baseball Team Used a Different Pitcher Every Inning?
How Much Would I Have to Owe for Overdue Library Books Before I Flee the Country?
Have you ever felt despondent? Have you ever heard that voice way deep down that says, “I don’t want to deal with this? There has… Read More »How Much Would I Have to Owe for Overdue Library Books Before I Flee the Country?