NBA All-Star Steph Curry is out for three months after breaking his hand, seriously hurting Golden State’s prospects this season. But could this unfortunate injury end up working in the Warriors’ favor? The Hot Takedown team breaks down the different strategies the Warriors might employ going forward, discusses whether tanking is ever advisable and examines […]
We’re about halfway through the NFL season, and that means it’s time to check in on the surprises we’ve seen so far. The Hot Takedown crew completes its first ever Super Bowl draft — complete with a lot of smack talk and hot takes of our own. The Astros have the potential to clinch their […]
The NBA officially tips off tonight, and hot takes are buzzing around the league in the lead-up to the season opener. FiveThirtyEight and our new RAPTOR metric even drew the ire of ESPN analyst Jalen Rose. We’ll unpack our NBA projections for the season and see how these stack up against the takes. The World […]
Rumors are swirling around MLB that the ball has been deadened for the postseason, leading to a decline in home runs after a historically dinger-filled season. Our team discusses the merits of these claims and, more importantly, whether MLB should be manipulating the ball. The 2019 WNBA season wrapped up with the Washington Mystics claiming […]
With the NBA preseason officially underway, we’re unveiling something new. Since 2015, FiveThirtyEight has put out forecasts for the NBA season based on player ratings from ESPN and Basketball-Reference.com. But this year, we created our own player rating metric — called RAPTOR — which will power this season’s forecast. FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver joins for […]