The Football Analytics Show by The Power Rank and Ed Feng

By Ed Feng, The Power Rank

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The Football Analytics Show uses data and analytics to make predictions on games and break down match ups. The show covers both college football and the NFL.

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The Football Analytics Show by The Power Rank and Ed Feng episodes:

04.23.2024
Kevin Cole on predicting the 2024 NFL draft
Kevin Cole, football analytics expert and founder of Unexpected Points, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Are tight ends like Brock Bowers overrated? (1:29). An NFL draft bet (4:10). The trajectory of...
04.19.2024
Matt Waldman on predicting NFL quarterbacks
Matt Waldman, who creates the Rookie Scouting Portfolio based on countless hours of watching film, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: The difficulty in projecting JJ McCarthy (2:34). Why quarterbacks fail in the...
04.07.2024
Ryan O'Hanlon on Champions League quarterfinals
Ryan O'Hanlon, the author of the excellent Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution and writer for ESPN, joins the show to discuss Champions League. Highlights include: The one thing to take home from Net Gains (0:42)....
04.04.2024
Aaron Barzilai on women's Final Four, basketball analytics
Aaron Barzilai has a Stanford PhD and has worked for multiple NBA teams. He has also founded HerHoopStats.com, a comprehensive site for women's college basketball and WNBA analytics, and joins the show to discuss the 2024 Final Four. Highlights...
03.20.2024
Bracket Wisdom #7: The impact of transfers
With the new rules in college basketball, transfers can make a big impact on a team. Edward Egros explores the data behind transfers and breaks down the impact on teams like Kansas, North Carolina State and Gonzaga. Bracket Wisdom is...
03.19.2024
Bracket Wisdom #6: NCAA tournament upsets
You love March Madness because of the upsets, the underdog that slays the huge favorite. Edward Egros looks at the last five colossal upsets and spots trends in these games. Bracket Wisdom is a daily series on The Football Analytics...
03.18.2024
Bracket Wisdom #5: Do you make this mistake in filling out your bracket?
Data and analytics are very good at predicting the outcome of March Madness. However, you might choose to go against the numbers in your bracket. This episode explores the cognitive science behind why you are still considering that 12 over...
03.15.2024
Bracket Wisdom #4: Do road warriors excel in the NCAA tournament?
Do college basketball teams that perform better on the road have an edge in the NCAA tournament? Conversely, do teams that only thrive at home fail in March? Edward Egros looks at the evolution of home court...
03.14.2024
Bracket Wisdom #3: Mountain West contenders
The Mountain West has had a remarkable season, as the mid-major conference might get up to six teams in the 2024 NCAA tournament. Edward Egros takes a data based approach to break down San Diego State, a team that made...
03.13.2024
Bracket Wisdom #2: SEC Contenders
The Southeastern Conference has provided some of the best, most entertaining college basketball this season. Edward Egros breaks down the tournament chances for Auburn, Alabama and Kentucky. Bracket Wisdom is a daily series on The Football Analytics Show to get...
03.12.2024
Bracket Wisdom #1: The secret edge in predicting NCAA tournament winners
Data is king, as predictive analytics should play a crucial role in predicting the outcome of the 2024 NCAA tournament. However, do not forget about a surprising predictive resource based on the wisdom of crowds. Bracket Wisdom is a daily...
03.07.2024
Professor Edward Egros on college basketball analytics
Professor Edward Egros, a sports analytics and betting expert who has worked for Fox, FanDuel and the NFL among other places, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: The Big Ten team that can surprise...
02.29.2024
Ed Miller on beating the modern sports book
Ed Miller, co-author of the books Interception - The Secrets of Modern Sports Betting and The Logic of Sports Betting, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: The one thing to take away from ...
02.22.2024
Jordan Sperber on college basketball analytics
Jordan Sperber, college basketball analytics expert and founder of the Hoop Vision newsletter and channel, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How Houston's top ranked defense defies analytics (1:12). Top national title contenders...
02.16.2024
The making of an elite college basketball coach, Dan Hurley
Connecticut won the 2023 NCAA tournament in dominant fashion, and my numbers suggest that Dan Hurley's team will contend again this season. This episode contains a chapter from the book The Miracle of St. Anthony by Adrian Wojnarowksi, my favorite sports...
02.07.2024
Matt Freedman on Super Bowl props
Matt Freedman, the head of betting at Matthew Berry Fantasy Life and the writer of the Betting Life newsletter, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: A more obscure Super Bowl prop (1:28). A...
02.02.2024
Adam Levitan on NFL, Super Bowl props
Adam Levitan, the founder of Establish the Run and NFL props expert, joins the show for a wide ranging discussion. Highlights include: Two Super Bowl props (0:50). How the quantitative team at Establish the Run works (7:20)....
01.24.2024
Drew Dinsick on NFL Conference Championships
Drew Dinsick, a well respected quantitative bettor that also goes by Whale Capper, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Best bet on Kansas City at Baltimore (0:59). The spread market for Kansas City...
01.17.2024
Evan Silva on NFL Divisional Playoffs
Evan Silva, founder of Establish the Run and an exceptional NFL analyst, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Biggest takeaway for the 2023 NFL season (:40). Best bet for the Divisional Playoff (5:47)....
01.10.2024
Clevta on NFL Wild Card Playoffs
Clevta, founder of clevanalytics.com and a respected NFL bettor, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: The Joe Flacco miracle (1:25) How to beat the Cleveland defense (6:07) Cleveland at Houston...
01.03.2024
Tej Seth on NFL analytics, Michigan vs Washington
Tej Seth, a data scientist at Sumer Sports, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: A bet on Michigan vs Washington (1:03). Metrics Tej uses to evaluate NFL teams (6:10). Biggest NFL takeaway...
12.28.2023
Kelley Ford on college football analytics
Kelley Ford, the founder of the popular college football analytics site kfordratings.com, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: 3 big analytics takeaways from the 2023 season (1:47). How his college football rating work...
12.14.2023
Ryan Noonan on NFL tackle props
Ryan Noonan, the Sports Betting Manager at 4for4 and cohost of the Move the Line podcast, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Handicapping NFL tackle props (5:09). Tackle prop on Jacksonville safety (13:29)....
12.06.2023
Professor Edward Egros on football analytics and betting
Edward Egros, a professor at Pepperdine University and co-host of BetQL Daily, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Why NFL offenses suck this season (0:54). Defenses that play light boxes and what that...
11.29.2023
Ben Brown on college football championship week, NFL
Ben Brown, football analytics expert and contributor at Pinnacle sports book, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: A bet on San Francisco at Philadelphia, NFL Week 13 (2:25). Jalen Hurts as a passer...
11.22.2023
Ohio State at Michigan, 2023
The Game. Ohio State and Michigan are undefeated. Again. This episode previews the game based on what types of models are better at predicting college football outcomes. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted...
11.15.2023
Home and Rest Advantage in the NFL and College Football
What is home advantage for an NFL team in a division game? How does this change in an out of division game? This questions gets more difficult in college football, as out of conference games can feature teams of vastly...
11.09.2023
Kevin Cole on predicting the NFL in 2023
Kevin Cole, football analytics expert and founder of the Unexpected Points newsletter and podcast, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Adjusted game scores and future predictions (3:45). Will Levis (10:24). How Buffalo...
11.02.2023
Eddie Walls on betting college football, NBA
Eddie Walls, a professional sports bettor who also works with Right Angle Sports, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Explosive plays (4:38). Will Levis at Kentucky (7:40). Running clock changes in college...
10.26.2023
Connor Allen on NFL analytics, betting
Connor Allen, the sports betting manager at 4for4 and host of the Move The Line podcast, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How his NFL handicapping process involves analytics and watching games (6:34). ...
10.18.2023
3 insights into college football based on advanced analytics
After 7 weeks of the season, we now have some robust data with which to evaluate college football teams. This episode looks at whether to trust success rate or yards per play more and then digs into 3 teams. This...
10.12.2023
Rob Pizzola on betting the NFL in 2023
Rob Pizzola, a professional sports bettor that uses quantitative methods to bet the NFL, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: The new data Rob and his team work with in 2023 (5:20). NFL player...
10.05.2023
Fabian Sommer on betting the NFL in 2023
Fabian Sommer, a professional NFL bettor, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Fabian's process for handicapping the NFL (2:17). Evaluating coordinators, Detroit OC Ben Johnson in particular (9:08). A bet on Houston at...
09.29.2023
Do you make this mistake in predicting football?
As an analytics person, you know better than to judge based on a small sample size. But do you know why this is so difficult? This episode digs into the cognitive science behind your tenuous relationship with randomness. I hope...
09.21.2023
Tanner Buzick on betting the NFL in 2023
Tanner Buzick, the Director of Analytics at Dr. Bob Sports, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: His quantitative approach to betting the NFL (6:24). Carolina at Seattle (13:22). Nick Chubb, Tennessee at...
09.14.2023
Mike Craig on college football in 2023
Mike Craig, a professional sports bettor who also works with Right Angle Sports, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How to get into sports betting in 2023 (5:35). Handicapping college football (8:02). ...
09.08.2023
The secret to making accurate NFL predictions
Before the 2022 season, Dan Hanzus of NFL.com had Denver 8th in his power rankings. The Broncos finished the season 5-12. I used his opinion in my best NFL predictions last year. Even in hindsight, I don't regret it. Let...
09.06.2023
Buffalo Bills
How to bet the Buffalo Bills in 2023, courtesy of the brilliant software tools at Unabated. The concept of a no hold market plays a critical role in the analysis. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank,...
09.05.2023
Adam Chernoff on betting the NFL in 2023
Adam Chernoff of Right Angle Sports joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How the NFL preseason impacts his analysis (5:22). Houston Texans (9:00). Las Vegas Raiders (12:15). The Right Angle Sports...
09.01.2023
Dr. Eric Eager on predicting the NFL in 2023
Dr. Eric Eager, Vice President at Sumer Sports and football analytics expert, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Offensive line as a weak link system (5:00). Green Bay Packers (12:04). NFL preseason...
09.01.2023
Ohio State
Ohio State starts the season at #3 in the preseason AP poll. That might seem like a stretch after a 45-23 beat down to Michigan. Let's explore. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted...
08.31.2023
Michigan
It is easy for Michigan fans to dream this season. This episode look at their critical edge over Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State and whether it justifies their #2 rank in the preseason AP poll. The Football Analytics Show is...
08.30.2023
TCU
In 2022, Sonny Dykes led TCU to the national championship game in his first season as the coach. With high expectations for 2023, let's look at how good fortune might have the Horned Frogs overrated. The Football Analytics Show is...
08.25.2023
Bob Stoll on predicting college football in 2023
Bob Stoll, founder of Dr. Bob Sports and legendary pioneer in using college football analytics for betting, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: Math and art in his preseason model (2:35). What has...
08.25.2023
New York Jets
The New York Jets are riding the hype train heading into the 2023 season. However, there are some warning signs about this team. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics...
08.23.2023
How to predict NFL interceptions in 2023
Accurate predictions of interceptions require looking beyond only plays in which the defense catches the ball. This episode concludes with a bet on New York Giants QB Daniel Jones. The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a...
08.16.2023
Bud Elliott on college football in 2023
Bud Elliott, a college football betting expert that also works for CBS Sports and 247Sports, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How Bud uses recruiting in betting (3:50). Dealing with the transfer portal...
08.11.2023
JJ Zachariason on predicting the NFL in 2023
JJ Zachariason, NFL analytics expert and founder of Late Round Fantasy Football, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How his preseason player model works (2:38). The big NFL trend in...
08.09.2023
Bill Connelly on predicting college football in 2023
Bill Connelly, college football analytics expert and writer for ESPN, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: The transfer portal in his preseason model (5:00). USC's defense (9:50). Penn State (16:45). Colorado and...
07.27.2023
SharpClarke on betting the NFL
SharpClarke, an NFL originator, joins the show for a wide ranging conversation. Highlights include: How he goes from watching every snap to a betting model (8:57). What drives the NFL spread market (15:11). The benefits of...

What's The Football Analytics Show by The Power Rank and Ed Feng about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Football Analytics Show by The Power Rank and Ed Feng episodes:

Kevin Cole on predicting the 2024 NFL draft

Matt Waldman on predicting NFL quarterbacks

Ryan O'Hanlon on Champions League quarterfinals

Aaron Barzilai on women's Final Four, basketball analytics

Bracket Wisdom #7: The impact of transfers

Bracket Wisdom #6: NCAA tournament upsets

Bracket Wisdom #5: Do you make this mistake in filling out your bracket?

Bracket Wisdom #4: Do road warriors excel in the NCAA tournament?

Bracket Wisdom #3: Mountain West contenders

Bracket Wisdom #2: SEC Contenders

Bracket Wisdom #1: The secret edge in predicting NCAA tournament winners

Professor Edward Egros on college basketball analytics

Ed Miller on beating the modern sports book

Jordan Sperber on college basketball analytics

The making of an elite college basketball coach, Dan Hurley

Matt Freedman on Super Bowl props

Adam Levitan on NFL, Super Bowl props

Drew Dinsick on NFL Conference Championships

Evan Silva on NFL Divisional Playoffs

Clevta on NFL Wild Card Playoffs

Tej Seth on NFL analytics, Michigan vs Washington

Kelley Ford on college football analytics

Ryan Noonan on NFL tackle props

Professor Edward Egros on football analytics and betting

Ben Brown on college football championship week, NFL

Ohio State at Michigan, 2023

Home and Rest Advantage in the NFL and College Football

Kevin Cole on predicting the NFL in 2023

Eddie Walls on betting college football, NBA

Connor Allen on NFL analytics, betting

3 insights into college football based on advanced analytics

Rob Pizzola on betting the NFL in 2023

Fabian Sommer on betting the NFL in 2023

Do you make this mistake in predicting football?

Tanner Buzick on betting the NFL in 2023

Mike Craig on college football in 2023

The secret to making accurate NFL predictions

Buffalo Bills

Adam Chernoff on betting the NFL in 2023

Dr. Eric Eager on predicting the NFL in 2023

Ohio State

Michigan

TCU

Bob Stoll on predicting college football in 2023

New York Jets

How to predict NFL interceptions in 2023

Bud Elliott on college football in 2023

JJ Zachariason on predicting the NFL in 2023

Bill Connelly on predicting college football in 2023

SharpClarke on betting the NFL