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Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of applications of analytic techniques to a number of popular sports including baseball, basketball, hockey, Jai Alai, NFL football and horseracing. We focus on both the statistics of the sporting events and betting strategies on the events. The subject is fascinating as there are many twists and subtle complicated decisions.Sports analytics applies mathematical and statistical methods to important questions in the structure and performance of sporting activities using the same basic methods and approaches as data analysts in other disciplines.Sports games and events are a fruitful area for study and to evaluate betting strategies as there is extensive data and mean reversion. With prices changing continuously, risk arbitrage bets can be made. Moreover, little errors, like a penalty to a player or an error in a call by a referee, can change the score of a game and corresponding betting prices. The collection and analysis of in-game data can inform players, coaches and staff on effective decision making during sporting events.Novel features of the book include: an analysis of who were the greatest baseball batters; analyses of the players most important to team success (and they are not necessarily the best players) in basketball, NFL football and hockey; a tutorial on risk arbitrage and its applications to NFL football and NBA basketball; a discussion of many ad hoc decision rules by coaches and players and what was really optimal; in the racing section we discuss breeding, the analysis of various bets like the Rainbow and ordinary Pick 6, a discussion and betting on the most important races and a visit to the Breeders' Cup with Ed Thorp to demonstrate the place and show system in action.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of applications of analytic techniques to a number of popular sports including baseball, basketball, hockey, Jai Alai, NFL football and horseracing. We focus on both the statistics of the sporting events and betting strategies on the events. The subject is fascinating as there are many twists and subtle complicated decisions.Sports analytics applies mathematical and statistical methods to important questions in the structure and performance of sporting activities using the same basic methods and approaches as data analysts in other disciplines.Sports games and events are a fruitful area for study and to evaluate betting strategies as there is extensive data and mean reversion. With prices changing continuously, risk arbitrage bets can be made. Moreover, little errors, like a penalty to a player or an error in a call by a referee, can change the score of a game and corresponding betting prices. The collection and analysis of in-game data can inform players, coaches and staff on effective decision making during sporting events.Novel features of the book include: an analysis of who were the greatest baseball batters; analyses of the players most important to team success (and they are not necessarily the best players) in basketball, NFL football and hockey; a tutorial on risk arbitrage and its applications to NFL football and NBA basketball; a discussion of many ad hoc decision rules by coaches and players and what was really optimal; in the racing section we discuss breeding, the analysis of various bets like the Rainbow and ordinary Pick 6, a discussion and betting on the most important races and a visit to the Breeders' Cup with Ed Thorp to demonstrate the place and show system in action.

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Book SynopsisA delightful look at 20th- and 21st-century sports history through the archives of the Pirelli tire companyFounded in 1872 in Milan, the Pirelli tire company has a long history with athletics, especially with motorsports such as racing and cycling. Drawing from the legacy company's archives, this volume sheds light on Pirelli's historical engagement in a wide range of sports. A nonfiction section investigates the behind-the-scenes facets of the competitive sphere, encompassing construction sites and factories of sports products; the backstage of competitions; the voices, sounds and anthems; the staging and telling of sports in art, photography, theater, film and TV. The world of sports journalism, exemplified by noteworthy instances in the Pirelli Magazine, is also duly acknowledged. The volume ends with thematic fact sheets on the various sports in which Pirelli has featured throughout its history, ranging from Formula One, rally and motorcycling to cycling, sailing and soccer.

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Book SynopsisThe 2023 Baseball America Directory is a comprehensive reference that tells you who works where all around baseball.The 2023 Baseball America Directory is a comprehensive reference that tells you who works where all around baseball. Get front office directories for all MLB, MiLB and partner league teams as well as schedules and contact information. The Directory also contains information about college baseball programs, winter, foreign, summer college leagues and amateur baseball programs.

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