Wharton Moneyball: When Analytics Meet Chaos in Football Playoffs

Neil Payne, sports analytics writer and creator of a leading sports Substack, discusses playoff parity, coaching impact, home-field advantage, and how analytics can—and can’t—explain who ultimately wins in today’s NFL and college football postseason. Cade, Eric, Shane & Adi also analyze hockey plus-minus limitations, Grand Slam betting dominance, Baseball Hall of Fame probabilities, and how NIL deals and the transfer portal are transforming competitive balance in college football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Wharton Moneyball: When Analytics Meet Chaos in Football Playoffs is an episode from Knowledge@Wharton by Knowledge at Wharton.

This episode is 1:11:02 long.

This episode was published on Jan 14, 2026.

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