The highly anticipated return of the MLB All Star game is quickly approaching after its hiatus last year because of the pandemic. Like 2019, the All Star game is implementing a two phase voting system. The first phase required fans…
Every year, the professional tennis players get to play four major grand slams – the Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open and the US Open. The Australian Open and US Open are both played on hard court surface. Wimbledon is played…
(Probabilities are generated using metrics-based stats.)This year will certainly go down in the record books as one of the Maddest March Madnesses. Sports Illustrated recently reported that the 2021 Sweet 16 field features the highest seed average ever (source). With…
Around 10pm on Saturday night, after North Texas had just completed their 9-point upset over Purdue, the ESPN Tournament Challenge app sent a notification that out of 14.7 million brackets submitted to ESPN, a mere 1,039 remained perfect. Just for…
COVID-19 is unpredictable, its effects have been costly on sports programs since its arrival. With the excitement of “March Madness” looming high in the air, the uncertainty of COVID-19 has every basketball fan anxious. Bracketology is here, but how can…
Since selection Sunday, I’ve seen a lot of headlines about both Duke and Kentucky not being in the tournament for the first time since 1976. That made me want to research a little deeper into the potential impact that the…
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an NCAA college basketball season unlike any other. Many teams were forced to cancel multiple games throughout the season. This can sow doubt in the seeding of the teams. Mis-seeded teams can give bracket-making methods…
With the arrival of “Selection Sunday,” the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Championship tournament brackets have officially been released. “March Madness” is officially in full swing. However, looking back on this pandemic season; How has this season varied from past seasons…
It is game day and here’s your automated Cats Stats game preview. Get into the game with the numbers. Cats Stats writes the computer program and the computer pulls the stats and writes the prose. Davidson @ George Washington, February…
On January 31st, Klay Thompson asked Steph Curry when he’s break Ray Allen’s 2,973 three-point field goal record. Curry noted that Klay was in the booth and should be the one computing the stats. Off the cuff, Klay predicted 40…
