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Data-driven sports storytelling. The account for @OptaAnalyst's U.S. coverage. https://www.theanalyst.com
As top quarterbacks and talented teams abound, the 2026 FBS season should be outstanding. For an outlook, Alex Kirshner breaks down a Top 25 via TRACR, with projected win totals and playoff potential added in. theanalyst.com/articles/fbs...
Big Ten, SEC, Notre Dame Flex Their Muscle in the FBS Top 25 TRACR Rankings | Opta Analyst
The Opta supercomputer has run thousands of simulations to compile an FBS Top 25 with TRACR, projected win totals and playoff potential.
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The NFL's Hall of Fame Game kicks off the preseason schedule Thursday night. We’re ranking the entire league. theanalyst.com/nfl-predicti...
NFL Predictions | Opta Analyst
How did we get our NFL predictions? Our model analyzes every matchup and gives each team a predicted win percentage across its games.
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The best teams not to make the College Football Playoff. theanalyst.com/articles/bes...
What Might Have Been: The Best Teams to Miss Out on the College Football Playoff | Opta Analyst
With the help of our historical TRACR rankings, we’ve identified the best teams that have been left out of the College Football Playoff since its inception in 2014.
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The NL dominates up top, but the Red Sox have surged to No. 5 in our TRACR (Team Rating Adjusted for Competition and Roster). Throughout the season, follow all of the rankings, win projections and playoff probabilities. theanalyst.com/mlb-predicti...
MLB Predictions | Opta Analyst
How our projection model calculates an expected run differential per 27 outs, which is used to produce our MLB predictions for 2025.
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The Boston Red Sox just completed the best winning percentage (.840) over a full month in franchise history.
Baker Mayfield (2018 with Cleveland) is the most-recent quarterback drafted No. 1 overall who didn’t start the season’s first game. This year, Raiders top draft pick Fernando Mendoza seeks to be season-opening QB1 over Kirk Cousins. Five QB Battles: theanalyst.com/articles/nfl...
Follow all of the Opta WNBA rankings, win projections and playoff probabilities. theanalyst.com/wnba-predict...
WNBA Predictions | Opta Analyst
How did we get our WNBA predictions? Our model analyzes every matchup and gives each team a predicted win percentage.
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Little in an NFL preseason camp commands the same attention as a QB competition. Of course, who’s running the show on the field is tied to who’s doing the same off it. That’s why @tylergreenawalt.bsky.social is weighing a lot of factors with the 2026 preseason battles. theanalyst.com/articles/nfl...
NFL QB Battles: Who Has the Edge and Why Heading Into Training Camps | Opta Analyst
With NFL QB battles, who’s running the show on the field is tied to who’s doing the same off it. A lot of factors weigh into the decisions.
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There won't be a lack of offense with the Sixers this season, but do all of the pieces fit for a championship? We explore the roster. theanalyst.com/articles/leb...
The Brewers are ranked No. 1 in TRACR (Team Roster Adjusted for Competition and Roster). Throughout the season, follow all of the Opta MLB rankings, win projections and playoff probabilities. theanalyst.com/mlb-predicti...
MLB Predictions | Opta Analyst
How our projection model calculates an expected run differential per 27 outs, which is used to produce our MLB predictions for 2025.
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The MLB trade market is red hot leading into the deadline, with over two-thirds of teams probably considering themselves contenders for a playoff spot. @ryanfagan.bsky.social has six trade matches that make a lot of sense. So much so, they need to happen. theanalyst.com/articles/mlb...
Six MLB Trade Matches That Make So Much Sense, They Need to Happen | Opta Analyst
The MLB trade market is red hot leading into the deadline. We're wading through the suitors to find matches for a half-dozen key players.
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The Sixers' revamped roster is head-turning, but how well do the pieces fit together for an NBA championship run? Mat Issa breaks it down. theanalyst.com/articles/leb...
LeBron's Brotherly Love: How Well Do the Sixers' Pieces Fit for an NBA Championship? | Opta Analyst
After the Sixers signed LeBron James to punctuate an offseason roster makeover, here’s a breakdown of their potential championship fit.
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NFL camps will begin soon. See how the Opta supercomputer runs thousands of simulations and determines each team’s projected record and chances to make the playoffs, win its division and reach the Super Bowl. theanalyst.com/articles/202...
As LeBron James gets set to join the Sixers on a two-year contract, we look at the franchise-by-franchise breakdown of the NBA's all-time leader in, among various records, games played (1,622) and points (43,440).
Who the Opta supercomputer projections favor at the WNBA All-Star Game break. TRACR normalizes team performance and measures how many points per 100 possessions better or worse a team is than league average.
The Rams, behind QB Matthew Stafford, are the Opta supercomputer's Super Bowl favorite. Where's your team in the 2026 season simulation? Story: theanalyst.com/articles/202...
The best 25 NBA teams of the last 25 years? The 2025-26 Knicks are 15th. theanalyst.com/articles/ran...
Ranking the Top 25 NBA Teams of the Past 25 Years | Opta Analyst
We’ve asked our historical NBA TRACR to help determine which franchise had the best single season between 2000-01 and 2024-25.
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The Opta supercomputer has simulated the 2026 NFL season to determine projected records, playoff percentages and Super Bowl favorites. theanalyst.com/articles/202...
2026 NFL Season Predictions: How the Opta Supercomputer Ranks Super Bowl Favorites | Opta Analyst
The Opta supercomputer has simulated the 2026 NFL season to determine projected records, playoff percentages and Super Bowl favorites.
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Throughout the season, follow all of the Opta MLB rankings, win projections and playoff probabilities. theanalyst.com/mlb-predicti...
MLB Predictions | Opta Analyst
How our projection model calculates an expected run differential per 27 outs, which is used to produce our MLB predictions for 2025.
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Follow all of the Opta WNBA rankings, win projections and playoff probabilities. theanalyst.com/wnba-predict...
WNBA Predictions | Opta Analyst
How did we get our WNBA predictions? Our model analyzes every matchup and gives each team a predicted win percentage.
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The lows exceed the highs of the Deion Sanders coaching era at Colorado and through one season of Bill Belichick’s tenure at North Carolina. @alexkirshner.com writes that anything less than progress this season could lead to their departures afterward. theanalyst.com/articles/bil...
Style Without Enough Substance: Progress Desperately Needed at UNC Under Belichick, Colorado Under Prime | Opta Analyst
With North Carolina under Bill Belichick and Colorado under Deion Sanders, anything less than 2026 progress could lead to their departures.
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Who's going to win the Open Championship? We preview the year's final men's golf major: theanalyst.com/articles/the...
Following the AL's 4-0 win over the NL, Cody Bellinger became the fourth Yankees’ player to earn an All-Star Game MVP award, joining Derek Jeter (2000), Mariano Rivera (2013) and Giancarlo Stanton (2022).
Scottie Scheffler is favored at the Open Championship, but our FRACAS projection model identifies plenty of contenders as Royal Birkdale gets set to host the year’s final major. @alexkirshner.com takes a swing with the story line. theanalyst.com/articles/the...
The Open Championship Predictions: FRACAS Likes Scheffler, But Who Else? | Opta Analyst
Scottie Scheffler is favored at the Open Championship, but our FRACAS projection model identifies plenty of contenders at Royal Birkdale.
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As they seek a three-peat, the Dodgers have Opta's top World Series win percentage at the All-Star break. Full projections: theanalyst.com/mlb-predicti...
There's a bumper crop of QBs this year, from Arch Manning (Texas) to Dante Moore (Oregon) to Trinidad Chambliss (Ole Miss) to Julian Sayin (Ohio State). But there are plenty of others. Here are seven QBs to pay particular attention to this year. Story: theanalyst.com/articles/col...
Behind their standout defense, the Valkyries top our TRACR rankings. theanalyst.com/wnba-predict...
WNBA Predictions | Opta Analyst
How did we get our WNBA predictions? Our model analyzes every matchup and gives each team a predicted win percentage.
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