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Pure Bracket Wisdom

Pure Bracket Wisdom

Written by: Pure Hoops Media
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A decade ago, Ed Feng was just a curious sports fan who wanted to win his bracket in March. He enjoyed books like Moneyball and Basketball on Paper but never put the ideas to use for winning a pool. That changed in 2008. After reading an academic paper on Google’s technology, Ed was inspired to apply his Stanford Ph.D. to the ranking of sports teams.  From 2002 through 2018, his pre-tournament numbers predicted the winner of 71.2% of March Madness games (792-320).

In this ten part podcast series Ed will explain how you can push all the right buttons and win your bracket.
Episodes
  • Pure Bracket Wisdom Episode 11: Virginia Tech, be like a rat

    Pure Bracket Wisdom Episode 11: Virginia Tech, be like a rat
    Mar 20 2019

    Virginia Tech as a sleeper in the East region, and why you might still decide to go against the analytics in picking your bracket

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    10 mins
  • Pure Bracket Wisdom Episode 10: Bracket analysis

    Pure Bracket Wisdom Episode 10: Bracket analysis
    Mar 19 2019

    Does any favorite have an easier path to the Final Four? Which region might be the most interesting?

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  • Pure Bracket Wisdom Episode 9: Duke

    Pure Bracket Wisdom Episode 9: Duke
    Mar 18 2019

    Duke was the favorite to win the tournament. Then Zion destroyed his shoe and hurt his knee. How do we evaluate this talented group of freshmen?

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