Ben Wylie
@plottheball.com
Using data to tell better stories about sport at Plot the Ball
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ben@plottheball.com
Data journalist at Insurance Insider in my day job
https://www.insuranceinsider.com
ben.wylie@insuranceinsider.com
https://www.plottheball.com
ben@plottheball.com
Data journalist at Insurance Insider in my day job
https://www.insuranceinsider.com
ben.wylie@insuranceinsider.com
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Putting dead balls into the box is free money
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Putting dead balls into the box is free money
Reposted by Ben Wylie
sports analytics is effectively a stress test on a game's rules and on its governance
analysis will find better ways to win, and then the leagues need to align their rules with what the game ought to be
the NFL model of regular rule tweaks in response to stress-testing is the right one
analysis will find better ways to win, and then the leagues need to align their rules with what the game ought to be
the NFL model of regular rule tweaks in response to stress-testing is the right one
October 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
sports analytics is effectively a stress test on a game's rules and on its governance
analysis will find better ways to win, and then the leagues need to align their rules with what the game ought to be
the NFL model of regular rule tweaks in response to stress-testing is the right one
analysis will find better ways to win, and then the leagues need to align their rules with what the game ought to be
the NFL model of regular rule tweaks in response to stress-testing is the right one
This is a cool overview of the trends in number of long-distance attempts and success rate! www.instagram.com/reel/DOjGBfO...
October 13, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This is a cool overview of the trends in number of long-distance attempts and success rate! www.instagram.com/reel/DOjGBfO...