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
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
