Matt Freedman, the director of content at FantasyPros and BettingPros, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: The hilarious way his fantasy football career got started (4:38). Matt's NFL model and handicapping process (12:56). Are NFL power ratings useful? (19:19). NFL home advantage (24:27). A Week 11 NFL bet on Chicago at Atlanta (28:02). Dallas at Minnesota (32:24). Detroit at New York Giants (36:20). San Francisco vs Arizona and QB injury adjustments (39:00). A surprising prediction for the rest of the NFL season (44:06).
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Ryan O'Hanlon of ESPN joins the show for a wide ranging conversation on soccer, analytics and the World Cup. Highlights include: The evolution of soccer analytics over the past decade (5:54). His new book Net Gains (14:00). The optimal way to play soccer (19:25). The World Cup favorite (32:26). A World Cup dark horse to win (41:08). USMNT (45:43). The critical concept of xG (54:04).
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Edward Golden, the founder of Right Angle Sports (RAS), joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. RAS is one of the only pick selling services with a long term track record of winning and honesty.
Highlights include: How Edward built up RAS (7:15). His approach to handicapping sports (15:00). A week 9 NFL bet he likes (16:40). College basketball betting (20:58). How to run a picks service so that customers can get down (27:30). How he balances betting with the service (32:13). How the betting world has changed with legalization in the US (39:30).
The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics for football betting. To get the free sports betting newsletter, click here:
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For week 9 of the 2022 NFL season, there is a new patron only episode that digs into my research on NFL metrics and uses this to break down Green Bay and Tampa Bay.