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Probability puzzle: A certain bet

Photo by Sandro Schuh on UnsplashFor fans of the England soccer team, this summer’s European…

Michael FletcherOctober 18, 2021

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The results are in from the Tokyo Olympics: Athletes 1, Covid 0

Photo by K. K. Yam Amot on UnsplashLeading up to the Tokyo Olympics, there was…

Ray StefaniSeptember 7, 2021

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College sports and Covid-19. It’s complicated

Photo by Riley McCullough on UnsplashUniversities around the United States are struggling to deliver their…

Sheldon H. JacobsonOctober 1, 2020

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The real winner of the last five Rugby World Cups

Photo by James Coleman on UnsplashNow that the dust has settled on the 2019 Rugby…

Ray StefaniNovember 14, 2019

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Six Nations rugby: increased predictability (despite England upsets)

With the Six Nations rugby championship kicking off this weekend, we have two years of…

Ray StefaniJanuary 28, 2019

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March Madness, and why too much basketball knowledge can be harmful

The college basketball tournament bracket pool is a cultural phenomenon in the United States. Each…

Tom AdamsJanuary 4, 2019

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6 Nations Rugby – who’s the biggest overachiever?

The 6 Nations Rugby championship kicks off in a little over three weeks. England is…

Ray StefaniJanuary 12, 2017

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A smashing return: Team GB’s Olympic host legacy

Team GB had a phenomenal Olympics in Rio and, in topping its London 2012 medal…

Ray StefaniSeptember 21, 2016

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Belgium to win Euro 2016? A Q&A on probabilistic predictions

England fans might have been disappointed to see their football team crash out of the…

Brian TarranJune 30, 2016

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Should Wayne Rooney play in Euro 2016?

Just as quickly as the English Premier League came and went, the European Championship in…

Ian McHaleJune 1, 2016

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Overachievers and underachievers at the last three Rugby World Cups

It doesn’t take a sophisticated analysis to conclude that the England team was a disappointment…

Ray StefaniFebruary 23, 2016

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Will England’s rugby team redeem itself at the Six Nations Championship?

This weekend sees the start of the 2016 Six Nations Championship, in which rugby teams…

Niven WinchesterFebruary 4, 2016

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Who will win the Rugby World Cup? The (semi) final reckoning

It’s the semi-final weekend in the Rugby World Cup (RWC), with South Africa, New Zealand,…

Niven WinchesterOctober 22, 2015

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Who will win the Rugby World Cup?

As Yogi Berra, once said: ‘It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future’. Like…

Niven WinchesterAugust 27, 2015

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Duckworth-Lewis has had a good innings in cricket, is it time for it to retire?

The second one day cricket international between England and New Zealand was heading towards an…

Ian PrestonJune 19, 2015

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Uber vs yellow cabs: how big and open data shows which is best

Over the last few months, we have been developing a mobile app called OpenStreetCab. The…

Anastasios NoulasApril 1, 2015

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Premier League managers: who deserved the sack and who didn’t?

Aston Villa's Paul Lambert is the latest English Premier League manager to be fired, and…

Oz FlanaganFebruary 16, 2015

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The World Cup group stage: predictions through the betting markets

The FIFA World Cup is just round the corner, kicking off in mid-June and ending…

Dominic CortisJune 2, 2014

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Looking ahead to the Winter Olympics (by looking back)

Fans of broken ankles rejoice! The Winter Olympics - that quadrennial celebration of people flinging…

Michael WallaceFebruary 6, 2014

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Will bonus points improve the Six Nations Championship?

As the 2013 edition of the Six Nations Championship wraps up this weekend with a…

Niven WinchesterMarch 14, 2013