Week 14 is the kind of schedule fantasy managers hope for: every day is playable, there are no overloaded nights, and game volume becomes a weapon for anyone willing to stream aggressively. This is a…
Free sports picks recap, betting analysis, and today’s best bets across NHL, NBA, and college basketball
Yesterday finished with an overall net of - $305, but we are still up $1,343 for the month and year. Sports betting always comes with swings, and managing them with a consistent betting strategy is how long term results are built.
Week 13 really is the perfect week to outwork people without having to overthink the calendar.
Intro Week 13 gives you the dream setup for fantasy basketball. Every single day is streamable, there are no zero-game or overloaded nonsense slates, and the schedule is cleanly spread from six to nin…
Week 12 is the first full NBA week of 2026, and it’s one of the most powerful volume weeks on the fantasy calendar. With 22 teams playing four games and only eight stuck on three, the entire edge com…
Really solid framework for evaluating prospects underuncertainty. The Duke talent conundrum point is especially sharp, teams that can't optimize their rosters in-season aren't going to accurately signal a prospect's ceiling. I've wondered alot about how much weaker defensive metrics for versatile bigs reflect roster construction vs individual limitation, and the Ngongba/Brown context answers that nicely.
Re: Footnote 16--I completely agree, and I have been exploring how to capture the "big man assists" signal for defensive players while also adjusting for the offensive context appropriately. If anyone has ideas on how to do this for BPM 3.0, please let me know!
This case study nails what modern sport branding lacks. The cactus-inside-basketball instantly geolocated the event without needing voiceover or B-roll. I've been to events where thecity was just background filler, but here the design made Phoenix the protagonist. The bit about todays All Star logos being over optimized for feeds is spot on, everything's built for algorithmic distribution but nothing sticks emotionally anymore.
At age 18 and 19 Cooper Flagg joins the immortals, but you are not ready for 45!
I saw a phenomenal statistical list and I must share it, as I am beholden to the vow I took decades ago: once a Stat Boy, always a Stat Boy. (Like a Marine.)
Really enjoyed the Nat F. Hickey deep dive. The fact that ages 33-34 show the lowest peak scoring numbers is fascinating and probably reflects when athleticism drops but experince hasn't fully compesated yet. Also the basketball-to-baseball pipeline story with Stan Musial is gold, turning a blown arm into one of baseball's all-time greats is the ultimate pivot story.
Nat played his only two games just days before his 46th birthday. Had he played again a few days later he would have joined Wilt with two spots on the highest scoring game by age list.
Can you really avoid the consequences of your actions?
It’s 2023. Charles Bediako just finished his sophomore year playing basketball at the University of Alabama. His team is fresh off a first round upset in the NCAA tournament. He has a decision to make. Return to college or forgo his college eligibility to pursue a professional career in the NBA. He wasn’t seen as an NBA draft pick, but decided it was ti…
Strong take on commitment and consequence. The Bediako case is a really interesting lens for this, especially the two-way contract limbo where guys are techincally pros but not really. The Palmer Luckey quote captures it well. Keeping options open becomes its own trap whe it prevents real investment in anything. I've seen this play out in tech careers where people optimize for optionality so hard they never actually build depth in one area, just bouncing between surface-level stuff.
This is the first formal TV gig for the Indiana Fever guard. Clark will appear on NBC's "Basketball Night in America," debuting Feb. 1 at Madison Garden for Lakers-Knicks.
Caitlin Clark has accepted an opportunity on television for the first time.
Looking at the Single-Game Scoring Leaders for Every Men's and Women's Program
One of my favorite basketball phrases is “dropped (fill in the number) points” on an opponent. Let’s start by saying no one drops just 5 points or 11 points.
Santi Aldama is an adaptable basketball player that can do a bunch of different things on the floor, allowing interchangeability for the Grizzlies, and aligns with the NBA's biggest trends.
I’ve had this spiel for years about “position-less” basketball, beginning at the peak of powers for how the Warriors redefined basketball with Draymond Green moving down to the 5. Over the past decade, “position-less” basketball has evolved as the league has seen players with size come in with more skill. These bigs with a vast perimeter skillset were c…
About Major League Baseball: Black participation used to be a lot higher. Today the leagues are heavily Latino, and Asian participation is growing. Many if not most of these groups are not citizens and thus don't vote. But they do have opinions about American politics.
Plus, Nike introduces ACG into football, with its logo appearing on Inter Milan's new fourth kit and an accompanying collection.
Hi everyone, welcome back to SportsVerse, my twice-weekly newsletter that tells stories you can’t find anywhere else about the intersection of sports, fashion, business, and culture.