#021: Analytics in Sports with Ben Gaines

In this episode, we've simulated a lobby bar at the end of Adobe Summit, with Ben Gaines dropping by and everyone temporarily tapped out on talk of eVars, s.Props, derived metrics, and classifications for a bit. The result? A conversation that quickly turns to an adjacent passion of many digital analysts: sports analytics. Baseball, basketball, football, e-sports, the CFL, and even a fairly obscure game played on ice with a stick. Surprisingly, the discussion loops back to the parallels of sports analytics to digital analytics time and time again. This Power Hour clocks in almost 10 minutes shorter than a regulation NBA game. People, places, and things referenced in this episode include: Moneyball Fivethirtyeight.com Nate Silver and The Signal and the Noise Grantland Nylon Calculus stats.nba.com baseball-reference.com nhl-reference.com The Ottawa Redblacks