Predictions using optimal mathematical strategy. — Author’s note: I’ve re-run the calculations for the last time using the latest crowd data from ESPN. As of 10:30pm ET on Wednesday, March 16th, there are no changes needed to the original optimal bracket posted Monday. Best of luck in your pools this year! …

2022 update: the 2022 bracket will be available likely by end of day Monday, March 21st, 2022. Follow me and subscribe to get the bracket delivered directly to your inbox once ready. Last year went pretty well, with my optimal bracket placing in the 87.2nd percentile of all EPSN brackets…

Try the simulation for yourself as many times as you want to see the results and storylines of March Madness 2021 using data — Last year, on Friday, March 12th, 2020, the NCAA Men’s March Madness basketball tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. To fill the void, many fans, myself included, simulated how the tournament would have turned out. I was pleasantly surprised by the positive reception my simulation received from some…

Try the simulation for yourself as many times as you want to see the results and storylines of March Madness 2020 using data — Author’s note: The tournament is back in 2021! Check out my bracket for the 2021 season here and follow me and subscribe to get my bracket delivered directly to your inbox each year once ready. With the coronavirus causing the unprecedented cancellation of the 2020 NCAA men’s basketball tournament (not…

An analytical review of the theories behind the worst home-road split in NBA history. — The Philadelphia 76ers are having a great season…at home. The NBA team has a 28–2 record when playing in South Philly, a 93% win percentage, while posting a 9–23 record on the road, a win percentage of only 30%. This 63 percentage point home-away split puts them on pace to…

Use this strategy guide and tool to determine the best 2020 auction keepers Each year, more and more leagues are transforming into keeper leagues, in which managers are permitted to keep one or more players from their previous year’s roster. …

Plus, should you have made that trade? Use my tool to find out. — With the 2019 fantasy football season in the books, it’s time for a retrospective on the good, bad, and ugly trades we made this season. To assist with this exercise, I built a tool to mathematically grade each trade based on how each player involved in the trade performed the…