Optimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy

Optimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy
Author: Robert Kissell
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2017-04-06
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0128052937

Optimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy provides the sports community—students, professionals, and casual sports fans—with the essential mathematics and statistics required to objectively analyze sports teams, evaluate player performance, and predict game outcomes. These techniques can also be applied to fantasy sports competitions. Readers will learn how to: - Accurately rank sports teams - Compute winning probability - Calculate expected victory margin - Determine the set of factors that are most predictive of team and player performance Optimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy also illustrates modeling techniques that can be used to decode and demystify the mysterious computer ranking schemes that are often employed by post-season tournament selection committees in college and professional sports. These methods offer readers a verifiable and unbiased approach to evaluate and rank teams, and the proper statistical procedures to test and evaluate the accuracy of different models. Optimal Sports Math, Statistics, and Fantasy delivers a proven best-in-class quantitative modeling framework with numerous applications throughout the sports world. - Statistical approaches to predict winning team, probabilities, and victory margin - Procedures to evaluate the accuracy of different models - Detailed analysis of how mathematics and statistics are used in a variety of different sports - Advanced mathematical applications that can be applied to fantasy sports, player evaluation, salary negotiation, team selection, and Hall of Fame determination

Fantasy Football For Dummies

Fantasy Football For Dummies
Author: Martin Signore
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1118051602

Packed with expert advice and timely tips The fun and easy way to guide your American football team to glory in fantasy football Fantasy football can be an addictive hobby. But if you've never played American football before, how do you start? Have no fear! This friendly guide explains the game to you from start to finish -- from scouting and drafting your players to building your coaching skills to planning your strategy. And who knows, perhaps even to tasting victory in your league championship! Understand the basics of the game Pick the league right for you Assemble your dream team in the draft Develop your in-season management skills Know which quick fixes work and what common mistakes to avoid

Drafting to Win

Drafting to Win
Author: Robert Zarzycki
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2005-06-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1467030597

Fantasy Football has quickly become a multi-billion dollar industry! Finally, for the millions of fantasy footballers who play for fun and/or money, here is a serious, comprehensive guide that teaches fantasy football from its basic terminology and fundamentals to the advanced strategies and systems needed to win consistently. In Drafting To Win: The Ultimate Guide To Fantasy Football, author Robert Zarzycki finally reveals how he uses his unmatched psychological, mathematical, and football knowledge to draft players and make a long-term profit in one of today’s fastest growing hobbies. Learn How To: Select a league Rank Players Project Statistics Apply static and dynamic value-based drafting Strategize for every single round Handle being “on the clock” Significantly increase your overall chances of winning Book Quotes: "Robert''s indisputable record of success in high-stakes competition makes DRAFTING TO WIN a must-read for all serious Fantasy players." – Bob Harris, TFL Report “Robert''s accomplishments in the World Championship of Fantasy Football are unparalleled. His back-to-back finishes in the top three demonstrate his cunning understanding of how to win." -- Roger Craig, three-time Super Bowl Champion, San Francisco 49ers

Fantasy Football for Smart People

Fantasy Football for Smart People
Author: Jonathan Bales
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-05-26
Genre: Fantasy football (Game)
ISBN: 9781477542989

"Fantasy Football for Smart People: How to Dominate Your Draft" is an in-depth analysis of fantasy football draft strategy. The aim is to provide advanced material for experienced fantasy football owners and bottom line analysis for novices. The book is not a collection of player rankings or projections, but rather an assessment of various draft strategies and fantasy football tenants. It will provide a solid foundation from which you can improve as an owner to dominate your draft.

Fantasy Football Math

Fantasy Football Math
Author: Matt Doeden
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2016-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 151572168X

"Describes how to use statistics and math to create and run a successful fantasy football team"--

Fantasy Football and Mathematics

Fantasy Football and Mathematics
Author: Dan Flockhart
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2007-03-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0787994448

Student create fantasy sports teams by picking real-life professional football players, and then follow their players' statistics and calculate their teams' total points using algebraic or nonalgebraic methods specifically designed to complement the math skills they are learning.

Fantasy Football Math

Fantasy Football Math
Author: Matt Doeden
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre:
ISBN: 1515752577

Football fans may never score a last-second, game-winning touchdown, but they can still capture some glory by playing fantasy football. Using statistical data and basic math, young football fans can use this ebook to learn all they need to know to run their own fantasy team and dominate their league.

Fantasy Football for Smart People

Fantasy Football for Smart People
Author: Jonathan Bales
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-05-14
Genre: Fantasy football (Game)
ISBN: 9781484971512

Fantasy Football for Smart People: What the Experts Don't Want You to Know contains solutions to 25 of fantasy football's most pressing questions. What's the best draft spot? Do running backs really break down after a lot of carries? How should you project rookies? What's the best waiver wire strategy? What the Experts Don't Want You to Know will answer these important questions-and give you a wealth of fantasy football knowledge along the way-to provide the edge you need to make the jump toward becoming an advanced fantasy football owner.

Let's Play Math

Let's Play Math
Author: Denise Gaskins
Publisher: Tabletop Academy Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1892083248

Mathletics

Mathletics
Author: Wayne L. Winston
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0691189293

How to use math to improve performance and predict outcomes in professional sports Mathletics reveals the mathematical methods top coaches and managers use to evaluate players and improve team performance, and gives math enthusiasts the practical skills they need to enhance their understanding and enjoyment of their favorite sports—and maybe even gain the outside edge to winning bets. This second edition features new data, new players and teams, and new chapters on soccer, e-sports, golf, volleyball, gambling Calcuttas, analysis of camera data, Bayesian inference, ridge regression, and other statistical techniques. After reading Mathletics, you will understand why baseball teams should almost never bunt; why football overtime systems are unfair; why points, rebounds, and assists aren’t enough to determine who’s the NBA’s best player; and more.