On this week’s episode of the Football Analytics Show, I’m honored to have Dr. Ben Alamar, Director of Sports Analytics at ESPN. We dig into a host of topics, which includes:
- The NBA executive that opened the conversation with “I don’t believe this analytics stuff”
- How FPI (Football Power Index) makes adjustments for quarterback injuries
- The surprising team to which FPI assigns the second highest Super Bowl win probability
- The hidden factor that gives Dallas an extra point in the FPI prediction against Green Bay
- Spread predictions for all 4 Divisional Playoff games for FPI (not available anywhere on the internet to my knowledge) and my member numbers
- Ben’s 3 tips for breaking into sports analytics
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[…] I interviewed Ben Alamar on the Football Analytics Show this week, and his FPI (Football Power Index) makes the Chiefs nearly a 5 point favorite. They use an expected points added, a metric which accounts for interceptions but their own twist. To listen to that part of the discussion, go to 14:50 of my interview with Ben Alamar. […]