The Football Analytics Show by The Power Rank and Ed Feng

Ryan Noonan, betting content manager at BetSperts, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. While we usually talk about the NFL with Ryan, he used golf analytics to break down the 2025 Masters. Highlights include: Golf analytics to predict the Masters (4:22). Strokes gained (8:14). Previewing top golfers for the 2025 Masters (15:45). 3 Masters bets (22:34). Best sports books to bet golf (29...

Before the tournament, I predicted Michigan State would have a difficult time making the Final Four based on a surprising predictor of tournament performance. Now, I revisit that claim and look at Sparty's chances in the South region starting on Friday night. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics for football betting. To get 5-Nugget Sat...

The 8 seeds in the 2025 NCAA tournament are particularly good. Edward Egros identifies which of these teams could take down a 1 seed this weekend. Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your bracket, sign up for the free newsletter here: https://thepowerrank.com/

Edward Egros breaks down this team that shoots a lot of threes and has a nice path to the Sweet Sixteen. This team also has a unique advantage the first weekend of the NCAA tournament. Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your bracket, sign up for the free newsletter her...

Duke looked like the favorite to win the NCAA tournament until the Cooper Flagg injury. Edward Egros looks at the betting implications of that injury and breaks down this talented team. Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your bracket, sign up for the free newsletter he...

Points per possession is the bedrock of basketball analytics. But can we do even better? This episode looks at three point defense and how it impacts Tennessee and Houston. Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your bracket, sign up for the free newsletter here: https://t...

Gonzaga doesn't seem like an elite team with 8 losses this season. However, Edward Egros makes the argument for Gonzaga as a championship contender through two key pieces of information.  Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your bracket, sign up for the free newsletter...

The numbers love the SEC conference, but will this lead to NCAA tournament success? Edward Egros uses The Power Rank team rankings to evaluate the SEC and breaks down three teams. Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your bracket, sign up for the free newsletter here: ht...

The human brain does not deal with randomness well, as explained in this episode through the light detection experiment. This has implications for your 2025 NCAA tournament bracket. Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your bracket (which you should use for every game),...

The preseason AP poll is a remarkable predictor of the NCAA tournament despite not having any access to data from the current season. It also can identify overrated teams, and host Ed Feng discusses one possible team for 2025. Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your br...

How well do the college basketball team rankings at The Power Rank predict winners in the NCAA tournament? These predictive analytics are compared to the closing market over a huge data set. Bracket Wisdom is the daily podcast series on The Football Analytics Show to get you ready to win your March Madness pool. To get my free cheat sheet for filling out your bracket, sign up for the free newslett...

Dr. Nick Giffen, a mathematics Ph. D. from North Carolina State that works at the Action Network, joins me for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: His journey to math Ph. D. and then sports betting (1:11). College basketball player and team projections (7:14). The aspect of college basketball predictions that a math PhD does manually (9:50). Mathematical distribution of player points...

Evan Miyakawa, a statistics Ph. D. from Baylor and college basketball analytics expert, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How to build a college basketball team now (1:15). Michigan (4:58). Florida (10:24). How the player and team ratings work at EvanMiya.com (12:33). Cooper Flagg of Duke (17:33). Who is Joseph Tugler? (19:50). Surprise team to win the NCAA tourna...

We take a one week break from sports to bring you a story of going to the Buffalo Trace Distillery.

Carl Sack, a professional sports bettor who has gone by NBA Guru, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Model driven NBA betting (4:22). Preparing for the NBA season and adjusting on teams (10:19). Data driven situational analysis (17:30). How his model changed with the Luka Doncic trade (27:55). The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devot...

Philadelphia RB Saquon Barkley has crushed it this season, but will his success continue in the Super Bowl. I update previous research that suggested a huge random component in explosive plays. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics for football betting. To get 5-Nugget Saturday, a curated list of bets and analytics, sign up for the free...

Conner Allen and Ryan Noonan of the Move the Line podcast join me for a wide ranging conversation on the Super Bowl and props in particular. Highlights include: Game analysis (1:00). Models vs subjective handicapping in NFL props (9:55). Data driven tackle and assist props (14:04). Chris Jones sack prop (19:34). Isiah Pacheco prop (22:42). JuJu Smith-Schuster prop (29:14). Two tackle and assist pr...

Kansas City had an unsustainable 12-0 record in games decided by eight or fewer points this season. This episode looks at QB career record in one score games to determine how far Kansas City and Patrick Mahomes will regress. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics for football betting. To get 5-Nugget Saturday, a curated list of bets and a...

Evan Silva, co-founder of Establish the Run and NFL analyst extraordinaire, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Washington at Philadelphia (1:30). How the Eagles defense plays the Commanders (4:48). Buffalo at Kansas City (12:12). Evan's preseason take on Josh Allen (17:42). A player prop bet (22:43). How Ben Johnson will fare in Chicago (23:56). The Football Analyt...

Chinamaniac, a professional sports bettor, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: His journey from poker to sports betting (1:04). His process for betting college football props (8:42). Prop bet for Ohio State vs Notre Dame (12:33). How handicapping the game impacts props (18:21). Why a pro bettor would give away information (21:23). The Football Analytics Show is pres...

Cynthia Frelund of The NFL Network, a football analytics expert, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Houston at Kansas City (1:07). Washington at Detroit (8:05). Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia (14:16). Baltimore at Buffalo (20:25). Deion Sanders to Dallas (24:49). The quarterback connector (28:58). The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site...

Matt Perrault, the co-host of Bostonian vs Book and host of the Daily Juice podcast, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: His journey to the sports betting world (1:26). Doing a podcast 365 days a year (6:23). Notre Dame vs Penn State (11:14). Ohio State vs Texas (14:44). Washington at Tampa Bay (17:49). Green Bay at Philadelphia (24:53). Los Angeles Chargers at Hous...

Collin Wilson, senior writer at The Action Network and college football expert, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Collin's process for breaking down games (1:17). Indiana at Notre Dame (2:43). SMU at Penn State (8:50). Clemson at Texas (16:31). Tennessee at Ohio State (25:30). The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive...

In this solo episode, host Ed Feng gives an actionable nugget on all 12 college football teams in the 2024 playoff. This includes: Clemson (:17), SMU (1:53), Indiana (2:59), Tennessee (4:40), Ohio State (6:01), Notre Dame (7:23), Penn State (8:56), Texas (10:04), Arizona State (11:25), Boise State (12:52), Georgia (13:59), Oregon (15:13). The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank,...

Matt Freedman, the head of betting at Fantasy Life, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Two very different NFL bets (0:56). How Matt projects player stats like yards, touchdowns (5:56). Dealing with old QBs like Aaron Rodgers, Kirk Cousins (9:00). Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City (15:36). NFL MVP market (21:07). The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Pow...