By Brady Kas, IUPUI Sport Management and Analytics Undergraduate Student For this article, I’ll be talking about one free agent each team should sign this offseason. One unique aspect about the MLB compared to other professional leagues is that there is no salary cap in the sport. While there are penalties for going into the… Read more »
Sports Analytics
Students share their research in data analytics and projects with industry partners.
2022 MLB Offseason Analysis: What’s Coming in 2023?
By Brady Kas, IUPUI Sport Management and Analytics Undergraduate Student The 2022 MLB season has officially wrapped up, as the Houston Astros have defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to claim their second title in six years. As it is with every season, there were highs and lows for every team. For example, the Phillies were seven… Read more »
Indy Eleven – An Overview of the 2021 Season
By Anshuman Dixit, IUPUI Informatics graduate student Indy Eleven had a difficult season last year where it managed to finish 6th in their Eastern Central Division despite a good start to the season early on. Out of the 31 teams in USL championship, Indy Eleven came 25th with a record of 9-8-15 in their 32 match… Read more »
Real World Experience at Upper Hand
My name is Austin Anderson and I’m a data science intern for Upper Hand. This is my first real foray into the industry and it has already taught me so many valuable pieces of information that it’s really hard to condense them all into one coherent blog post.
Predicting NBA Post All-Star Break Wins
by Dallas Hutchinson and Andrew Marion, IUPUI Informatics graduate students We are interested in predicting the number of wins for each NBA team after the All-Star Break. The post-All-Star stretch is arguably one of the most important parts of an NBA Season. This is the time that each team has its final roster after the… Read more »
Super Bowl LVI Preview
by Aydan Koyles, IUPUI Informatics graduate student After an exciting few weeks of playoff football, we have two teams ready to fight for the Lombardi Trophy. The Rams and Bengals may not have been the most predictable matchup, but it should be a good one. If you had told me 5 months ago that… Read more »
2002 NFC Playoffs Preview
by Aydan Koyles, IUPUI Informatics graduate student After the longest regular season in NFL history, we have finally reached the best time of the NFL season: the playoffs. We spend most of the season discussing who deserves to make the postseason and now we finally know exactly which teams are in. There are a few… Read more »
2022 AFC Playoffs Preview
by Aydan Koyles, IUPUI Informatics graduate student After the longest regular season in NFL history, we have finally reached the best time of the NFL season: the playoffs. We spend most of the season discussing who deserves to make the postseason and now we finally know exactly which teams are in. There are a few… Read more »
Shouldn’t they be better at football? A look at college football teams that consistently underperform their expectations
by Aydan Koyles, IUPUI Informatics graduate student At every level of football, having the most talented players is often the quickest way to ensure success, and college football is no different. But yet, year after year, some teams diverge from expectations created by the level of talent on their roster. In this two part series,… Read more »
How do they keep doing this? A look at college football teams that consistently overperform expectations
by Aydan Koyles, IUPUI Informatics graduate student At every level of football, having the most talented players is often the quickest way to ensure success, and college football is no different. But yet, year after year, some teams diverge from expectations created by the level of talent on their roster. In this two part series,… Read more »