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Sports is a game of numbers. Wharton experts Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, Cade Massey, and Adi Wyner team up to tackle the world of sports, from current events to longstanding issues such as: What sports streaks are the most impressive? How do you rank the best players? Can athletes be compared across sports? Moneyball explains how decision-makers in the game can avoid the common mistakes and embrace the data. Episodes are recorded at the Wharton School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Signup to Generate a PitchSports is a game of numbers. Wharton experts Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, Cade Massey, and Adi Wyner team up to tackle the world of sports, from current events to longstanding issues such as: What sports streaks are the most impressive? How do you rank the best players? Can athletes be compared across sports?
Wharton Moneyball is hosted by The Wharton School. The show has published 639 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Social Power of Sports Fandom" (28 October 2026, 62 minutes), "The Analytics Behind Baseball's Small-Market Success" (14 October 2026, 53 minutes), and "The Data Behind College Football's New Era" (7 October 2026, 70 minutes).
Wharton Moneyball publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 64 minutes across 639 episodes.
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The Wharton School hosts Wharton Moneyball, a sports podcast with 639 episodes published.
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Watching a game can be more than entertainment. It can give people a reason to gather, a way to start a conversation, and a shared identity that lasts beyond the final score. Todd Rogers, Weatherhead Professor of Public...
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Baseball's biggest advantages are not always bought with the biggest payroll. Mike Petriello, Major League Baseball's Director of Stats and Research, explains how teams such as the Milwaukee Brewers use Statcast, plate...
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The transfer portal has changed how quickly a college football team can change. The data used to evaluate players, forecast seasons, and inform fans has to keep up. Ron Yurko, Director of the Carnegie Mellon Sports...
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The NHL's salary cap is set to rise dramatically. For front offices, that means a new set of decisions about contracts, free agency, draft picks, and where to find an edge. Samuel Ventura, Vice President of Hockey...
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In a league built around star quarterbacks, the ability to survive an injury can decide a season. Neil Paine, sports writer and data analyst, explores how NFL teams can build a more resilient formula when their starting...
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The first week of the NFL season creates more opinions than answers. Tej Seth, data scientist, breaks down how analysts can distinguish meaningful early-season signals from misleading results. He explains why offensive...
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Is this NFL season more wide open than it appears? Brian Burke, Sports Data Scientist at ESPN, and Kevin Cole, Data Scientist at PFF, use football analytics to examine the season ahead. Burke explains how tracking data...
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The road to the College Football Playoff is not as straightforward as a preseason ranking suggests. Bill Connelly, ESPN staff writer and creator of SP+, breaks down the analytics shaping the college football season. He...
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What happens when college football players can make more money by staying in school than by entering the NFL? Steven Godfrey, college football journalist and co-host of Yahoo's College Football Enquirer, examines the...
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Why are today's MLB pitchers harder to hit than ever? Adam Ottavino, former 15-year MLB reliever and current ESPN analyst, explains how pitch-tracking data, high-speed cameras, and personalized pitching labs reshaped...
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Which NFL teams are the numbers backing before the 2026 season begins? Aaron Schatz, National NFL Analyst at ESPN and Chief Analytics Officer at FTN Fantasy, explains why the Houston Texans stand out in the AFC and why...
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What if baseball’s most trusted pitching limit is more habit than science? Travis Sawchik, baseball analytics writer and author of Big Data Baseball and The MVP Machine , breaks down why pitch counts can miss the real...
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Can the Philadelphia 76ers turn a roster featuring LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Jaylen Brown, and VJ Edgecombe into a championship team? Basketball analytics pioneer and ESPN data scientist Dean Oliver joins...
If the best team does not always win, how much of sports success comes down to skill, strategy, or randomness? Eric Eager, Vice President of Football Analytics for the Carolina Panthers, joins the Wharton Moneyball team...
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What if one of soccer’s most important analytics metrics is missing some of the most dangerous moments in a match? Recorded live with students from the Wharton Moneyball Academy, Jonathan Pipping, Ph.D. student and...
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Ravi Ramineni, Head of Analytics for the LA Galaxy, joins the Wharton Moneyball team to break down the expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup, discuss how analytics shapes player evaluation and front-office decision-making...
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Neil Paine, sports data journalist and former FiveThirtyEight contributor, joins the Wharton Moneyball team to discuss the New York Knicks’ surprising title run, the Carolina Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup victory, the role of...
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Ryan O'Hanlon, ESPN staff writer, author of Net Gains , and Syracuse University instructor, joins the Wharton Moneyball team to analyze the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup, assess the favorites and dark horses, evaluate...
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Greg Bond, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Americas at Man Group, joins the Wharton Moneyball team to discuss research on skill, luck, competitive depth, and predictive analytics across professional sports leagues...
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Cade, Eric, Shane, and Adi discuss NHL playoff hockey, expected goals models, statistical limits in measuring player performance, and how sports like hockey, soccer, baseball, and football differ in the way win...
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