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The CANA Connection


Predicting the Unpredictable: The Challenges of Analytics in the NFL
The 2025 NFL season marks 106 years of thrilling gridiron action. With 32 teams playing a grueling 17-game schedule, the league generates a staggering amount of data. Yet, despite this abundance, the NFL presents a unique challenge for data analysts: predicting the unpredictable. Football, unlike many other sports, is inherently unpredictable. Every play is a new opportunity for momentum to shift, and the outcome can be drastically influenced by a single errant pass or a luck
Sep 3, 20253 min read


Predicting the Unpredictable: The Challenges of Analytics in the NFL
The 2024 NFL season marks 105 years of thrilling gridiron action. With 32 teams playing a grueling 17-game schedule, the league generates a staggering amount of data. Yet, despite this abundance, the NFL presents a unique challenge for data analysts: predicting the unpredictable. Football, unlike many other sports, is inherently unpredictable. Every play is a new opportunity for momentum to shift, and the outcome can be drastically influenced by a single errant pass or a luck
Aug 28, 20243 min read


Spring, NCAA Basketball, and Sports Analytics Podcasts are in the Air!
The episode also has tips on winning your NCAA Tournament pool with analytics and creating the Major League Baseball schedule with optimizat
Mar 21, 20191 min read


CANA at SportCon!
The worlds of analytics and statistical analysis in sport are increasingly merging. This fact was celebrated by MinneAnalytics this past Fr
Feb 9, 20183 min read
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