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Podcast: Kevin Cole on predictive NFL analytics

By Dr. Ed Feng Leave a Comment

On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, I’m joined by Kevin Cole, Senior Data Scientist at PFF. Among other topics, we discuss:

  • Bill Belichick’s strategy against Buffalo in the wind on Monday night, Week 13 (2:47)
  • Kevin’s model for predicting NFL spreads (9:31)
  • How much rushing matters in the NFL (16:09)
  • A bet on Atlanta at Carolina (23:10)
  • New Orleans, Taysom Hill and Alvin Kamara (28:51)
  • Baker Mayfield and the average NFL quarterback (34:33)
  • Los Angeles Rams at Arizona (37:16)
  • Kevin’s NFL QB rankings by Bayesian updating (43:05)
  • Jalen Hurts and Philadelphia (48:40)

Kevin is always an awesome guest with so many insights, and I hope you really enjoy this conversation. To listen here, click on the right pointing triangle.

This episode is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Filed Under: National Football League, Podcast

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