On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, Chris Andrews, director of the South Point sports book, joins me for a wide ranging discussion.

Among other topics, we discuss:

• How he uses analytics in bookmaking (5:24)
• How he approaches Super Bowl props, sharps vs public (12:34)
• How Chris sets the first college football win totals (17:28)
• What he means by “an aggressive bookmaker is actually conservative” with New England in the Super Bowl as an example (22:50)
• What he thinks of bookmakers that swear by the Don Best screen (good for a laugh, 26:40, and continue listening for which way Super Bowl spread will go)

I really enjoyed getting the bookmaker perspective, and I hope you do as well.

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On this episode of The Football Analytics Show, Dr. Eric Eager, data scientist at Pro Football Focus, joins me to talk analytics and make predictions. Eric got his Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and was a professor at the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.

Among other topics, we discuss:

• whether you need a Ph.D. to do data science in 2019 (7:30)
• how PFF makes predictions based on charting grades (9:17)
• the predictive stat for quarterbacks relevant to Tom Brady vs Pat Mahomes (23:28)
• how to evaluate pass rush better than looking at sacks (30:38)
• the frontier in football analytics that most excites Eric (35:50)

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On this episode of The Football Analytics, I talk with Drew, who goes by Whale Capper on Twitter. He uses his background in earthquake engineering to handicap NFL games.

Among other topics, we discuss:

• How preparing buildings for earthquakes translates to predicting NFL games (3:09)
• How the total can help you find value on a side (7:54)
• How Drew uses numbers to find value in the NFL markets, an approach I wholeheartedly endore (12:20)
• The volatile NFL team that hits the road for their next playoff game (17:23)
• The one player who has befuddled Whale Capper over the past 2 seasons (25:21)

The breakdown of the NFL Divisional Playoff games start at 9:20.

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In the last section, Drew and I talk about having dinner with Isaac Newton (31:08). This reminds me the Cosmos episode that tells the amazing story of his collaboration with Edmund Halley. To watch this episode, click here.