Articles by Ella Brockway



NSAG Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round Preview

The first round of action in the NHL playoffs included all the excitement and bitterness that fans expect come April. Fans were treated to brilliant performances by goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury, Jonathan Quick, Martin Jones and…


NSAG DFS Blog 6: Small Forward Selection

This article was originally published on March 12, 2018. We began our analysis by grouping small forwards into salary categories (rounding down to the nearest thousand), and graphing percentage of “good” performances (games in which…


Does Money Buy Happiness in the English Premier League?

Author: Enzo Profili (McCormick ’21) Over the last years, the Premier League has seen an unbelievable increase in spending on transfers and wages. Transfer expenditure in the summer window has risen almost sevenfold, from £215m to…



NSAG DFS Blog 5: Should you pay for DFS Advice?

This article was originally published on February 20, 2018. Fantasy basketball’s increasing popularity is not being disregarded. Having taken notice, the National Basketball Association (NBA) officially adopted a universal scoring system for fantasy leagues in…


NSAG DFS Blog 4: Shooting Guard Selection

This article was originally published on February 15, 2018. In this post, we investigate shooting guards and their performance during the 2016-17 season. For this analysis, we selected the 51 players who played at least…


NSAG DFS Blog 3: Point Guard Selection Feb 8

This article was originally published on February 8, 2018. In this blog post we analyze different tiers of point guards, and some interesting statistics surrounding various players from the 2016-17 season. The insights generated from…