As the second day of the Elite 8 is upon us many traditional powers like Duke, Louisville, Michigan State and UCLA prepare to get one step closer to yet another Final Four appearance next weekend in Indianapolis. As all sports fans know, the difference between winning and losing a tournament game is razor thin and any edge you can achieve over your opponent is invaluable in the quest to stay alive in the single-elimination NCAA Tournament.
Big data and a March Madness bracket. Two distinctly, diametrically opposed conceptions–at least at first glance–that, now, invariably come together during this time of year. Searching these terms online leads to a plethora of results, ranging anything from gamblers, mathemagicians, or data scientists’ perspectives on predicting the Big Dance. The common action that users tend […]
After a highly successful Kickstarter campaign ($121K for a $50K goal) and thousands of the finger pricks they hope to make obsolete, BSX Insight is preparing to ship their lactate-sensing calf sleeves to their early backers. Soon, these endurance athletes will be able to check their lactate threshold while running or cycling – without a trip to […]
In the quest to fill out the perfect March Madness bracket, it quickly becomes apparent that such a scenario is more of a pipedream than anything else. The joy, though, to enter a pool with the hopes of beating those in the group is something anyone can relate to, including data scientists. Although the rough […]
With daily fantasy leagues and online sports gambling on the rise, sports fans need a new source of information to accurately make decisions. Founded in 2010, Prediction Machine gives fans quality quantitative data for daily matches, using the slogan: “We play the game 50,000 times before it’s actually played.” Using statistics from each team, the […]
