The most common age of an NBA championship roster sits exactly between 27 and 29 years old. Younger teams lack the defensive execution for half-court playoff games, and older teams break down physically. #NBA #Basketball #SportsStats #Analytics
https://blazetrends.com/the-golden-window-for-rings-what-is-the-most-common-age-of-an-nba-championship-roster/?fsp_sid=16504
The Golden Window for Rings: What is the Most Common Age of an NBA Championship Roster?

When a general manager tries to build a basketball dynasty, they are aiming for a highly specific mathematical window. The most common age of an NBA

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Calculations Project Unlikely Glory for Scotland, Slot England as Contender

See the chances for Scotland and England in the 2026 World Cup based on simulations. England has a good chance to win, Scotland's chance is very small.

#WorldCup2026, #EnglandFootball, #ScotlandFootball, #FootballPredictions, #SportsStats

https://newsletter.tf/2026-world-cup-scotland-england-chances/

England has a 15.9% chance to win the 2026 World Cup, while Scotland's chance to advance is only 9.93%.

#WorldCup2026, #EnglandFootball, #ScotlandFootball, #FootballPredictions, #SportsStats
https://newsletter.tf/2026-world-cup-scotland-england-chances/

2026 World Cup: Scotland's low chance, England a top contender

See the chances for Scotland and England in the 2026 World Cup based on simulations. England has a good chance to win, Scotland's chance is very small.

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Found on Reddit: Screwball. From the front page: “The smartest sports stat search. Ask your MLB or NBA stat questions in plain English, get real-time answers.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/10/screwball-sports-stats-search-engine/
Screwball Sports Stats Search Engine

Found on Reddit: Screwball. From the front page: “The smartest sports stat search. Ask your MLB or NBA stat questions in plain English, get real-time answers.”

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Looking for someone who does research in sports statistics / sabermetrics. This is to talk about projects for high school students doing research internships. Any leads?
#statistics #sabermetrics #sportsstats #research #FOSS #education

Commentators are always throwing out cryptic stars, but what do they mean?

Dave demystifyies some of them in his latest tour of ten.

#sportsstats
#sports
#mlb
#nfl
#nhl
#nba

https://attiq.ca/statistics/tour-of-ten-sports-statistics-edition/

Tour of Ten: The Sports Statistics Edition - Attiq

Ever find yourself just nodding in agreement when your friends throw around statistics? Here’s an explainer for some advanced stats in our latest Tour of Ten.

Attiq - Rummaging the world of sports

My final standing in #ESPN's footy tipping comp for the year. Not sure all of those 800k+ accounts are actually participating each week, but I'll take it.

If there are any footy maths nerds here, I stuck strictly to the results of an Elo rating model as described here [http://www.matterofstats.com/mafl-stats-journal/2013/10/13/building-your-own-team-rating-system.html]. Can't argue with the data!

Gotta give a shout out to Tony Corke of @MatterOfStats who gives out so much helpful information for free.

#AFL #FootyTipping #SportsStats

Building Your Own Team Rating System — Matter of Stats

Just before the 2nd Round of 2008 I created MAFL's Team Ratings System, MARS, never suspecting that I'd still be writing about it 5 years later. At the time, I described MARS in the newsletter for that week in a document still available from the Newsletters 2005-2008 section section of this website

Matter of Stats