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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction

Everyone would benefit from seeing further into the future, whether buying stocks, crafting policy, launching a new product, or simply planning the week’s meals. Unfortunately, people tend to be terrible forecasters. As Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed in a landmark 2005 study, even experts’ predictions are only slightly better than chance. However, an important and underreported conclusion of that study …

How to Bet on NBA Games Online

Looking for a fun, entertaining, and data-driven way of sports wagering? Bet on NBA: We explain what tools and data resources you can make use of. When it comes to placing wagers, basketball data is one of the main tools from a vast array of impacting factors. It can also be quite fun and profitable. Winning the bets is a …

Everything You Need to Know About Betting on NBA

Betting on sports is as exciting and promising as any other activity that concerns gambling. There might be risks associated with sports betting, but the returns on the same, when you have luck and awareness on your side, are amazing. Betting on NBA games can provide you with lucrative results if you get the fundamentals right. It might seem a …

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The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks

For decades, statisticians, social scientists, psychologists, and economists (among them Nobel Prize winners) have spent massive amounts of precious time thinking about whether streaks actually exist. After all, a substantial number of decisions that we make in our everyday lives are quietly rooted in this one question: If something happened before, will it happen again? Is there such a thing …

Recent news on Cancelled and Postponed Sporting Events

Latest Sports News: The worldwide spread of coronavirus is impacting sports occasions across martial arts disciplines and throughout the planet. Various sports bodies worldwide are postponing, canceling or altering matches as well as tournaments one after the other person. With the new disease not moving away anytime soon, organizers and sports leagues are weighing on what choices they’re left with …

NBA Most Important Games in Basketball History

The last decade had the most impactful games in the history of the NBA, featuring top NBA stars that have always created thrilling moments. However, as much as live games are incredibly entertaining, it pays to go down the memory lane and remind ourselves of the beautiful moments in the past. Here are some of the most significant NBA matches …

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Statistical Sports Models in Excel

What does it take to create a winning sports betting model? Many people are interested in learning how to make smarter sports betting wagers. Not many of those same people are excited at the prospect of learning applied statistics to better inform their choices. You can’t entirely blame them. Statistics has a well-earned reputation for being somewhat inaccessible by non-academics. …

NBA Games Are Still Not Being Played – What Is Next? 

The NBA is still on hold, and there is no precise information about what will happen in the future with the best basketball league in the world. Since March, and the moment when all stopped, many things happened, but neither of them gave some hints about the league’s next steps. Recently we saw that the draft lottery and the combine …

Why You Should Always Question NBA Odds

Here’s a question most bettors never really consider: How do sportsbooks set the odds for a particular event? As most are aware, it’s a combination of things. For a start, it will involve the engagement of actuaries, who will crunch the numbers on everything from a team’s historical data sets to the injury risk of a star player. Money moves …

Ranking Five of the Best NBA Games of the 2010s

For the staunchest NBA fans out there, the 2010s presented us with some unforgettable encounters. We witnessed some epic duels featuring NBA heavyweights, and for the light-hearted, there were heartbreaks. It was a big decade in one of America’s most popular sport. As the interest in betting on NBA with Betway88, continues to increase, we have compiled a list of …

Top 10 Highest Paid NBA Players of 2020

The top NBA players are earning millions of dollars annually from lucrative endorsements and their generous salaries. From supermax contracts to short-term deals and other sponsorships, basketball stars are living the dream of any athlete. For the current season, the average NBA player salary is estimated to be around $7.7 million, which is higher than the previous year, where the …

The Richest NBA Team Owners 2020

Sports tournaments are money-spinner and players and team owners are making fortune out of it. NBA is obviously one of the most valued sports associations in the world. Many NBA players earn millions every year from the seasons but the owners of the NBA teams are super-rich. Well, NBA isn’t the only source of their income but it really adds …

NBA Schedule Density

R shiny app to explore the schedule density for NBA teams accounting for multiple factors. Team-by-team or league-wide analysis made available.

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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh”, illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. Bill Gates named Shoe Dog one of …

Updates on Canceled and Postponed Basketball Events 2020

With the number of COVID-19 cases having surged past a million cases in recent days, there is no doubt that the pandemic is wreaking havoc on virtually every aspect of life including sports. Most sporting calendars have been widely affected leading in postponement and even cancellation of some major events. If you are an avid sports fan, then here is …

The Three Best Dunks of Corey Maggette’s Duke Career

Watch any Corey Maggette highlight tape, and there are bound to be a lot of dunks. The 6’6” wing had the perfect body to throw down any dunk imaginable during his prime. In a game dominated by amazing athletes, Corey Maggette stood out amongst his peers at every level. He was a man amongst boys in high school, came into …

Clippers Boost Title Hopes With New Arrival

The competition is hotting up in the NBA Western Conference, with loads of action and players starting to show their true form. This has not only been reflected in the audience numbers going up but by a growing interest in the NBA odds and betting at William Hill and other renowned sportsbook operators covering the sport. Teams are, of course, …

How Corey Maggette Helped Introduce a New Era at Duke

Coming out of high school, Corey Maggette was one of the most highly recruited players in the nation. He had his choice of schools, and he made it known early on that he would be looking nationwide. Home states schools such as Illinois and Depaul came after him hard, but he was also getting looks from schools with extremely high …

NBA Teams In The Western Conference Currently Competing For A Playoff Spot

Getting a spot in the playoffs is a big deal for any NBA team, but the members of the Western Conference that are in the running at the moment have more to gain than most if they make it through to the next stage. So which teams are currently in contention to secure a place in the playoffs and what …

Knicks reportedly targeting scoring guards in 2020

The New York Knickerbockers are a popular and victorious basketball team that is also referred to as the Knicks. They are an American basketball team that is popularly known for their expertise and professionalism in this ball game. This team is managed in New York Borough. They have over-time competed in many leagues together with the NBA, holding the Atlantic …

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Basketball Data Science: With Applications in R

Using NBA play-by-play data from one season of NBA games, Basketball Data Science: With Applications in R is the perfect book for anyone interested in learning and applying data analytics in basketball. Whether assessing the spatial performance of an NBA player’s shots or doing an analysis of the impact of high-pressure game situations on the probability of scoring, this book …

The NBA Prepares to Welcome the All-Star Game on Sunday

It was a dramatic night on Thursday when the Boston Celtics met the LA Clippers, ahead of the All-Star game. Both teams had come to play following mild personal losses and both teams knew that they would have to do better this time. Their NBA basketball scores were impressive and so evenly matched that it was a bit of challenge …

The Correlation Between Free-Throw Shooting and Success on the Court

The charity strike, or the free-throw line, is one of the most important facets in the game today. Allowing the opposition to shoot freely without any defender in their way can make or break a game. Teams that want to be considered a legitimate threat to win the NBA Championship often have great free-throw shooters. Granted, they have great shooters …

2019-2020 NBA Rest Days Stats

NBA rest days stats that can’t be found elsewhere! Team performances are rated under various rest days types such as 3rd game in 4th days, back-to-backs, 3+ days rest.

2019-2020 NBA Referee Stats

An NBAstuffer classic, keep track of NBA officiating! Referee stats include; games officiated, total experience, home team point differential, winning percentage, total points scored. Splits available main/crew referee.

2019-2020 NBA Power Rankings Chart

A snapshot of NBA team performances according to their offensive and defensive efficiency. Historical chart archive is available as you can go back to any month in the NBA season.

2019-2020 NBA Player Stats

NBA player aggregated statistics, all players on one page, exportable to Excel. Available metrics: Usage rate, offensive/defensive rating. versatility rating and much more.

2019-2020 NBA Advanced Team Stats

Tens of thousands rely on our NBA advanced team stats and visualizations every day. Strength of schedule for past games and remaining games. Available splits: Last 5 Games, Home/Away, Post All-Star, Postseason.