Sports Analytics by Scott Riggs
NBA correlation for teammate’s minutes, DraftKings points and FanDuel points for the 2025 NBA season are now available on Substack here. Below I have provided an example of the data. This data can be used to determine if two players are worth putting in the same daily fantasy lineup in either cash or tournament games. Note …
A brief look at current NBA trends, with a focus on daily fantasy sports. The Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs are dominating tough schedules The Rockets’ +6.67 net rating over the last 10 games rates 6th in the NBA, but they’ve faced the 2nd toughest schedule in that time (+2.85). That gives them the …
Opponent-adjusted NBA team ratings are team efficiency ratings for the 2018-19 NBA season, adjusted for opponent’s offensive and defensive efficiency ratings. The below statistics are all measured per 100 possessions. For example, an opponent-adjusted offensive efficiency rating (ADJ.ORTG) of 6.00 means that the offense would typically score 6.00 more points per 100 possessions than the …
NBA preseason DFS can be tough to predict due to the erratic distribution of minutes. 2025 UPDATE: This article will be updated shortly to include an analysis of all 2025 NBA coaches for the preseason. Our regular season NBA DFS stats will eventually go behind a paywall this season, but you can get a discount …
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 …
NBA Strength of Schedule data for the 2018-19 NBA season, split into defensive, offensive, and net strength of schedule. Each value represents the average efficiency of each team’s opponents. For example, an offensive rating (ORTG) of 110 means the team’s average opponent had an offensive rating of 110. This is different than Strength of Stats, which …
NBA team ratings for the 2018-19 season, last 10 games, and difference between the two. NBA team ratings are based on offensive and defensive ratings. These measure team performance per 100 possessions, and are explained further below. Glossary of Terms: ORTG: offensive rating. Points scored per 100 offensive possessions. DRTG: defensive rating. Points allowed per …
The below numbers use the NBA Pace formula Basketball-Reference.com uses, which is detailed here. Pace: Possessions per 48 minutes. Playoffs – NBA Pace Last modified EST Regular Season – NBA Pace Last modified EST SEA: Season-to-date L10: Last 10 games DIFF: Difference between season to date and last 10 games Rk: Rank Related: Triple-Double Per …
The NBA has seen a significant increase in 3-point shooting recently, specifically since 2011-12. Team 3-point attempts have increased from 18.4 per game to 29.0 per game, a 57.6% increase in just 6 seasons. For the past three seasons, teams have attempted more 3’s than free throws – the first three times in NBA history. …
Looking at triple-doubles per 100 possessions controls for pace of play and minutes played. This allows us to get a better idea of players true production. The traditional triple-double can be easily influenced. Oscar Robinson’s 1961-62 season is a great example – high minutes, high pace. We’ll see below that this season doesn’t look as …