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We Now Have Box Scores | Site Update
Last week we added a feature that's been on our to-do list for a long time: box scores for all the sports we cover. It's nothing groundbreaking, but it's a small step toward exposing as much information as possible. Each sport's box score includes a few pieces of valuable info you won't find in your typical ESPN report. Read more

2012 March Madness Wrap-Up: How Our Expert Brackets And Betting Picks Did This Year (Solid!)
Overall it was a strong year for our 2012 NCAA tournament projections and analysis. Our bracket predictions did well, especially our small pool picks, which helped many customers win their pools. And our betting picks excelled, as we went 32-17 (65.3%, +12.1 units) on playable point spread and totals picks. Read more

And The Stat Geek Idol Winner Is ...
Over the past three weeks the Stat Geek Idol field has been whittled from 64 ... down to 16 ... down to 4 ... And now at last we can crown a winner! One industrious geek is about to be $1,000 richer, and be named the first Stat Geek Idol! Read more

A Video Charter's Guide To The Final Four | Stat Geek Idol
To analyze each Final Four offense, Jordan Sperber watched each offensive possession from the Elite Eight in slow motion and charted categories such as: number of passes, shot location, defender proximity, number of dribbles the shooter takes, time of possession, number of players crashing the boards, and more. When it was all said and done, he was about 3% closer to becoming a video charting expert, and you were about 100% closer to enlightenment. Read more

Coaches Love Assists ... And Turnovers? | Stat Geek Idol
Which player stat categories actually lead to coaches assigning a player more minutes? And, which SHOULD lead to more minutes, in an ideal world? By comparing the answers to those two questions, Nathan Walker finds that coaches don't penalize players enough for turnovers, that they don't value steals as much as they should, and other interesting insights. Read more

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