Episodes

  • How Baseball Analytics Is Reshaping Hall of Fame Conversations

    How Baseball Analytics Is Reshaping Hall of Fame Conversations
    May 27 2026
    Cade, Eric, Shane, and Adi discuss NHL playoff hockey, expected goals models, statistical limits in measuring player performance, and how sports like hockey, soccer, baseball, and football differ in the way win probability builds and shifts during competition. Jay Jaffe, senior writer for FanGraphs, the author of The Cooperstown Casebook, and the creator of the JAWS (Jaffe WAR Score) metric for Hall of Fame analysis. joins the Moneyball team to break down early MLB season surprises, debate modern Hall of Fame standards for pitchers, explain the JAWS.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Breaking Down NBA Playoff Matchups Through Advanced Analytics

    Breaking Down NBA Playoff Matchups Through Advanced Analytics
    May 20 2026
    Ben Alamar, Author of Sports Analytics: A Guide for Managers, Coaches, and Other Decision Makers?, joins the Wharton Moneyball crew to analyze Victor Wembanyama’s playoff performances, explain advanced defensive metrics, debate NBA draft evaluation methods, and reflect on championship-building strategies across today’s NBA. The team also explores the “hot hand” phenomenon, debates managerial impact in baseball, analyzes NHL playoff momentum, and examines why unpredictability makes golf and tennis so compelling for sports analytics fans.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • How Advanced Analytics Are Changing Professional Hockey

    How Advanced Analytics Are Changing Professional Hockey
    May 13 2026
    Tyrel Stokes, Senior Manager of Hockey Analytics at Teamworks and a statistician specializing in causal inference, joins the team to break down the Stanley Cup Playoffs, explain how NHL teams use analytics and tracking data for player evaluation and strategy, and explore how emerging technologies like Hawkeye and AI could transform hockey analysis, while the hosts also examine tennis betting odds, MLB home run milestones, and the role of probability across sports.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Balancing Performance and Prediction in Modern Golf Rankings

    Balancing Performance and Prediction in Modern Golf Rankings
    May 6 2026
    Mark Broadie, Carson Family Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, joins Wharton Moneyball to discuss how strokes gained transformed golf analytics and ranking systems, while Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Adi Weiner analyze MLB challenge strategies, team overperformance, and new methods for evaluating roster depth in hockey.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Behavioral Biases and Data Models Shape NFL Draft Strategy

    Behavioral Biases and Data Models Shape NFL Draft Strategy
    Apr 29 2026
    Richard Thaler, Nobel Laureate and Professor at the University of Chicago, and Benjamin Robinson, Founder and CEO of Grinding the Mocks, join the Wharton Moneyball team to analyze how cognitive biases, flawed valuation frameworks, and emerging data models shape NFL draft strategies and impact team decision-making.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Understanding Hockey Performance Through Data, Simulation, and Visualization

    Understanding Hockey Performance Through Data, Simulation, and Visualization
    Apr 22 2026
    Micah McCurdy—mathematician, creator of HockeyViz, and hockey analytics expert—joins Eric Bradlow, Adi Wyner, and Shane Jensen to discuss simulation and player-level modeling, alongside broader analysis of MLB trends, NBA title odds, and notable statistical performances across sports.

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    57 mins
  • From Masters Victory to Motion Data: Golf’s Analytical Evolution

    From Masters Victory to Motion Data: Golf’s Analytical Evolution
    Apr 15 2026

    Jeehae Lee, founder and CEO of Sportsbox.ai, joins the Moneyball team to explore Rory McIlroy’s Masters victory while analyzing how advanced motion capture, data analytics, and AI are reshaping player development, performance evaluation, and talent identification in golf.


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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Blending Analytics and Leadership in Major League Baseball Operations

    Blending Analytics and Leadership in Major League Baseball Operations
    Apr 8 2026
    Sam Fuld, Vice President and General Manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, joins the Wharton Moneyball team to discuss his transition from MLB player to executive and how analytics, player development, and business strategy drive success. Cade, Eric and Shane also analyze recent the college basketball finals, NHL playoff races, and Masters Tournament storylines.

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    55 mins