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Podcast: Ben Alamar on the ESPN Football Power Index and NFL Divisional Playoffs

By Dr. Ed Feng 1 Comment

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

You can check out the work of ESPN analytics team by clicking here.

To listen to the show on iTunes, click here.

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Filed Under: National Football League, Podcast, Sports Analytics

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  1. How Andy Reid wins football games with interceptions says:
    January 15, 2017 at 7:46 pm

    […] 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. […]

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