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Pay to Play: An Analysis of Payroll and Performance in the MLB and NBA
By: Kobe Chen, Steve Dalla, Michael Hume, Andrew Kelser, Jason Kwak, Ben Meron, and Paurakh Rijal Introduction Money talks… or at least the saying goes, and why wouldn’t it? In sports, common sense...
View ArticleHow Many More Grand Slams Will Novak Djokovic Win?
By: David Arkow Novak Djokovic just won his 22nd Grand Slam and his 10th Australian Open. Now that he has tied Rafael Nadal for the Slam record, fans are wondering how much more he has to go. I...
View ArticleHSAC’s 68 Facts: March Madness 2023
By Evelyn Tjoa, Matthew Sheridan, Kalman Strauss, Ty Isaksen, and Elliot Chin It’s that time of year again! March has arrived and the madness is sure to follow. The Harvard Sports Analysis Collective...
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MoneyB-ball: An Analysis of Over and Undervalued NBA Statistics
By David Arkow, Ronan Jachuck, Luke Kolar There are 30 teams in the NBA summing to over 400 players each season. Maximizing points scored (offense) and minimizing points allowed (defense) are criteria...
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Remembering Carl Morris
Carl Morris, 1938-2023 As many readers of the HSAC blog may have heard, beloved HSAC founding advisor Carl Morris recently passed away. Carl was instrumental in the creation of HSAC and the club would...
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Hot Hands, Cold Slumps: Demystifying NBA Streakiness
By Elliot Chin Recently, as the Boston Celtics were on the brink of history, attempting to be the first team to come back from a 3-0 series deficit, a friend asked me if streakiness had anything to do...
View ArticleHas the Tour de France Gotten Easier Over Time?
By Miller MacDonald Le Tour––the race of the year, a French cultural monument, a celebration of cycling’s simultaneous beauty and punishing ferocity—is widely regarded as one of the most difficult...
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What Minute Matters Most? Scoring in College Basketball
By Elliot Chin Do you ever turn on a game in the fourth quarter, only to see that you’ve caught the tail end of a barely competitive blowout? Alternatively, do you ever watch your team go...
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Roaring to Glory
The 2023 Florida Panthers’ Unprecedented Playoff Surge By Nicholas Lopez and Victor Zeidenfeld Historically Unparalleled SuccessIn a word, the 2023 Florida Panthers’ playoff performance was nothing...
View ArticleStats for Success: Linebackers and Tight Ends
By: Evelyn Tjoa, Daniel Bittner, Victor Zeidenfeld, Matt Melucci, Matthew Doctoroff, Jennifer Yu, Andrew Christie, Arthur Macedo, Praveen Kumar, Cyril Leahy What do Tom Brady, Johnny Manziel, Brian...
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