A game-predicting expert system using big data and machine learning

W Gu, K Foster, J Shang, L Wei - Expert Systems with Applications, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Hockey League (NHL) is a major North American sports organization
that earns $3.3 billion in annual revenue, and its stakeholders—team management …

Streakiness is not a theory: On “momentums”(hot hands) and their underlying mechanisms

E Morgulev - Journal of Economic Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
The term momentum (or hot hand) is widely used by researchers from various disciplines
when addressing streakiness. Indeed, stock prices, presidential approval ratings, students' …

Moneyball revisited: Effort and team performance in professional soccer

D Weimar, P Wicker - Journal of Sports Economics, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In Moneyball, the assumption was made that the baseball labor market undervalues specific
player skills. This study investigates whether this is also the case for player effort in …

[PDF][PDF] El efecto de marcar primero y la ventaja de jugar en casa en la liga de fútbol y en la liga de fútbol sala de España

JS Molinuevo, JP Bermejo - Revista de psicología del deporte, 2012 - redalyc.org
El propósito de esta investigación fue estudiar el efecto de marcar primero y su relación con
la ventaja de jugar en casa en la Liga de Fútbol Profesional y en la Liga Nacional de Fútbol …

No crowd, no roar, no home advantage: evidence from ice hockey

C Thrane - European Sport Management Quarterly, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Research question The COVID-19 pandemic entailed a period where no spectators were
allowed to attend arena events. This provided a unique opportunity to study how the non …

Coming back to Edmonton: Competing with former employers and colleagues

T Grohsjean, P Kober, L Zucchini - Academy of Management …, 2016 - journals.aom.org
Drawing on human and social capital theory, research on employee mobility has discussed
the benefits and drawbacks of hiring employees from rival firms. To explain the performance …

Do not bet on your favourite football team: the influence of fan identity-based biases and sport context knowledge on game prediction accuracy

S Na, Y Su, T Kunkel - European Sport Management Quarterly, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Research question: While the influence of sport context knowledge, such as home
advantage and team ranking, on prediction accuracy has been discussed in the previous …

An investigation identifying which key performance indicators influence the chances of promotion to the elite leagues in professional European football

M Jamil, H Liu, A Phatak, D Memmert - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Technical performances of teams competing in the professional second divisions of
England, Germany and France were analysed over five seasons in order to determine which …

Weather conditions, travel distance, rest, and running performance: The 2014 FIFA World Cup and implications for the future

N Watanabe, P Wicker, G Yan - Journal of Sport …, 2017 - journals.humankinetics.com
The awarding of the hosting of the Football World Cup to Russia and Qatar initiated
discussions about temperature and travel distances related to the game. This study …

[HTML][HTML] The absence of fans removes the home advantage associated with penalties called by National Hockey League referees

J Guérette, C Blais, D Fiset - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on professional sports, notably, forcing the
National Hockey League to hold its 2020 playoffs in empty arenas. This provided an …