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Entries from March 2009

One-point-deficit-strategies

March 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Regarding: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/16/sports/ncaabasketball/16score.html?_r=1&ref=sports
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If the Berger-Pope study (NY Times, March 15) becomes widely accepted, we eventually will see accounts like this.
                             WILEY’S BRILLIANT PLOY
Battling against University’s fabulous five for the National Championship, State trailed by a single point as halftime approached.  We know from Berger and Pope’s work that wins stem more often from one point […]

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Tags: Basketball · Carl Morris · Data · NCAA

March Madness for Dummies

March 16th, 2009 · 6 Comments

I don’t follow college basketball, but that hardly matters this time of year. If you’re like me, you need a good way to figure out how to make a bracket without knowing anything about the teams playing. By following a statistical framework and mixing in your own judgment about upsets (or just random guessing), you’ll […]

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Is T.O. Done? Football Outsiders Examines The AFC East’s New #81

March 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Released from the NFC’s glamorous Cowboys and snatched up in a hurry by the AFC’s equally glamorous Bills, Terrell Owens found himself a fresh start at the age of 35. But given last year’s production, Football Outsiders’ Bill Barnwell asks, Is T.O. Done?

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Tags: Football · Football Outsiders · NFL

Trivia Night Champions!

March 6th, 2009 · 1108 Comments

Surrounded by nachos, mozzarella sticks, and fierce competition, HSAC dominated sports trivia night at the Queen’s Head Pub this Thursday. HSAC was pleased to host Baseball at Tufts (BAT) for this fun evening on campus. From our small booth in the pub, HSAC achieved a near-perfect score on the night’s questions, earning a sound victory […]

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HSAC Appears in the Crimson

March 5th, 2009 · No Comments

HSAC was mentioned in an article about a Harvard grad who founded a fantasy baseball company.  I hope you find it interesting.  http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=526940

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Tags: Baseball · Carl Morris · Data