Sports Analytics by Scott Hanna-Riggs
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) …
NBA correlation for teammate’s minutes and DraftKings points for the 2024-25 season. This data will soon go behind a paywall. Get sent a discount code when that happens by entering your email below. This data can be used to determine if two players are worth putting in the same daily fantasy lineup in either cash …
NBA preseason DFS can be tough to predict due to the erratic distribution of minutes. While there will always be randomness, we can at least use some numbers to give us context. This can be useful for daily fantasy basketball lineup building. The below stats look at two different factors: the coach, and the number …
NBA defense vs position ratings, adjusted for quality of opponent. Rate is DFS points per minute allowed versus expected for DraftKings and FanDuel. This statistic controls for the quality of the opposing players a team has faced. Containing a player like Kevin Durant is more impressive than containing a low-scoring role player, and this statistic …