Sports Analytics by Scott Hanna-Riggs
The below table contains correlation data for Minutes, DraftKings points and FanDuel points from the 2020-21 NBA season. Correlation for the 2021-22 season can be found here. An overview of the correlation statistic is found here. Glossary: MP.Ply: Player’s minutes played in games the Teammate also appeared in MP.Tmm: Teammate’s minutes played in games the …
NBA correlation trios look at the relationship between three teammates, specifically their Minutes per game, DraftKings points per game, and FanDuel points per game for the 2024-25 NBA Season. 2023-24 data is here. This data will soon go behind a paywall. Get sent a discount code when that happens by entering your email below. This …
The Inactive Teammate tool, available here, compares how a player performs in games with a certain teammate against games without that same teammate. Note the below examples are from the 2020-21 NBA season, but the logic still applies. Using this tool, DFS players can quickly identify the players most impacted by late-breaking news, or analyze …
Below is an explanation of the Teammate Correlation stats, what they show, and some examples from the 2019-20 NBA season. What is Teammate Correlation? The Teammmate Correlation tool looks at the relationship between two teammates’ performances (minutes per game, DraftKings points per game and FanDuel points per game), measured by correlation. Correlation measures how two …
NBA player stats comparing performance with and without a specific inactive teammate for the 2024-25 NBA season, specifically minutes, DraftKings points, and FanDuel points. This tool is useful for identifying the impact of a specific player being inactive. Filter the Teammate column for the player that is out, and you can quickly see how the …
NBA DFS (daily fantasy sports) players are often concerned with the risk of a blowout. Particularly for star players, the idea is stars can’t hit value if they’re only playing 3 quarters. I used the complete 2017-18 season, spread data from OddsShark.com and box score data from Basketball-Reference.com. The scoring is based on DraftKings (DK) …
As part of a review of the impact of Vegas spreads on daily fantasy performance, I put together a basic summary of NBA overtime rate based on spread. Having a game go to overtime can obviously be a big bonus in DFS, especially if you have stacked multiple players on both teams. However, the numbers …
Pace Control is a statistic measuring the variance in a team’s pace, adjusting for expected pace of each game. Expected pace is based off of the pace of both teams. Two teams that play at an above average pace will typically play at an even faster pace – faster than both team’s season average pace. …
Strength of Stats is similar to strength of schedule, however it is weighted differently. Instead of taking the average of a team’s opponent’s offensive, defensive and net ratings (as strength of schedule does), strength of stats uses the number of possessions played against each team to calculate the values. Playoffs Last modified EST Regular Season …
A brief look at current NBA trends, with a focus on daily fantasy sports. The Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies have collapsed offensively Both teams have opponent-adjusted offensive ratings below -9.00 over the last 10 games, more than 3 points worse than the 3rd place New York Knicks. The Lakers have looked lost without …