Fanalytics With Mike Lewis Podcast

As the World Series approaches Game 6, Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle discuss how Tampa Bay and Los Angeles are fighting for the title of "Title Town" in 2020. Discussion of Tampa leads to a continued discussion surrounding Tom Brady - which leads to a conversation regarding the use of analytics in Fantasy Football. In the show's final segment, Professor Mike Lewis floats the possibility of Dallas drafting Trevor Lawerence by Doug. The two observe how each NFC East team is 1-2 games from the playoffs and number 1 pick before Mike wraps up the show with a tribute to the Washington Football Team (WFT). Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTi

Following a weekend which involved the Atlanta Braves blowing a 3-1 series lead as well as the Georgia Bulldogs blowing a lead for the third time in a row against Alabama, Mike and Doug dive into the "Georgia Sports Curse." What variables cause teams and entire markets to reap the same results consistently? We discuss in this one. Then, following Tom Brady's route of the previously undefeated Green Bay Packers as well as the Rays' game 7 victory over Houston, Mike questions if the Tampa Bay Lightning's Stanley Cup magic will carry over into the World Series and Super Bowl. This episode also features an NFL update and a look ahead to the NBA offseason. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fa

After LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to win a title with 3 different franchises, Professor Mike Lewis and show co-host Doug Battle discuss how LeBron's team-hopping approach impacts his legacy. Then, the two discuss the NFL's injury problem this season, how the college football playoff picture is taking shape, and how the MLB could benefit from the Astros scandal. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

Fanalytics recently partnered with the Emory Marketing Analytics Center to continue our 2020 Webinar Speaker Series. In this installment, VESSOL founder and former NFL wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi joined us for a discussion titled "Using Disruption to Create Desired Outcomes. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

For the first time ever, the NBA Finals are taking place amidst the NFL, MLB, and college football regular seasons. In this episode, Emory Marketing Professor Mike Lewis breaks down how an oversaturated sports schedule has affected these leagues. Mike and co-host Doug Battle observe the storylines that the NFL has created and contrast the league's compelling storylines with what feels like an anti-climactic NBA Finals. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

We conclude the first iteration of the Fanalytics University course on sports and fandom analytics with a class on league design. League design is a topic of critical importance that receives little attention. It receives little attention because it is a topic for unions, lawyers, and maybe economists. The core of the class is a discussion of how leagues manage competition. The discussion starts with the role of collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) between leagues and players. These agreements, increasingly, dictate how teams choose to operate and compete. Of course, how teams choose to compete ultimately creates the product that attracts (or repels) fans. Within this discussion, we consider the role of amateur drafts, free agency, salary caps, and revenue sharing. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomana

Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle discuss how a late start may benefit the Big 10 come Playoff time, how the NBA Bubble has been favorable to upsets, why the 2020 MLB Playoffs feel like a toss-up, and how Tuesday's Trump/Biden debate will intersect with the world of sports. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @FanalyticsMike, and read more of our fandom analytics research on fanalyticswithmikelewis.com. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

Fanalytics partners with Emory's Marketing Analytics Center to launch our 2020 Webinar Speaker Series with Skillshot Media CEO Todd Harris. This speaker series is designed for industry and academic thought leaders charged with driving analytical business transformation in a season of change. Todd kicks off the series with a discussion on Esports and its place in filling the entertainment void amidst COVID-19. Other upcoming presenters and moderators include Coca-Cola President Jim Dinkins and VESSOL Founder / Former NFL Wide Receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. Session times and titles are as follows: September 29 – 11 am – Mohamed Massaquoi, VESSOL (Former NFL Player) - Using Disruption to Create Desired Outcomes October 14 – 11 am - Jim Dinkins, President, Coca-Cola - A Conversation with Jim Dinkins The Marketing Analytics Center's Speaker Series is free to the public, but capacity is limited. Register to claim your spot at the following link: https://emory.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kyBKfG01R7iOLEmMLNVBlQ Send in

Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle discuss the statistical anomalies that shook the sports world this weekend - from the Cowboys' improbable comeback to Seattle's stand against Cam Newton and the Patriots. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

In this episode, we talk about the measurement of brand equity in the world of sports. Over the previous 7 classes, we have talked about the nature of fandom, the importance of narratives, player analytics, and decision making. These are the ingredients to running a successful team (on the field and at the turnstile). As a capstone to this series of topics, this class is about measuring the organization’s ultimate success in developing a loyal following of valuable customers. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

In this podcast episode, Professor Mike Lewis assesses the inevitable Tom Brady - Cam Newton comparisons as well as Bill Belichick's willingness to run Cam Newton into the mouth of an NFL defense. As is always the case in Fanalytics, Mike approaches these topics from a unique analytics-focused angle that helps sports fans to understand how sports analysts make in-game decisions. Then, Mike and co-host Doug Battle discuss the common in-game decision that played an integral role in determining outcomes of the Rams-Cowboys, Seahawks-Falcons, and Chiefs-Texans games this week. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

Analytics and advanced statistics(whatever that means)are used in front offices and in the media. However, while these new statistics are frequently mentioned, it is rare that anyone explains how these metrics are developed, what they really mean and what their shortcomings might be. As a starting point for considering advanced basketball analytics, we investigate a variety of basketball efficiency statistics. We start with the NBA Efficiency Stat, then we discuss the Player Impact Estimate (PIE) and we finish with John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating (PER). Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

COVID-induced chaos has seemingly awakened NBA and college football players to the power they possess. In a two-day NBA players strike that threatened to end the 2020 Playoffs, LeBron James and his fellow player representatives pushed team owners to retool their arenas as polling sites for the upcoming election. This occurred after players had already secured $300 million in donations to black communities from team owners as well as league-sponsored ads promoting social justice. While the players' boycott did not last long, it set a precedent that will likely change professional sports forever. Players hold the power in professional sports, and they're harnessing it toward their goals for society whether fans like it or not. The power structure varies in a college sports system where student-athletes drive profits for their schools, athletic departments, and coaches… at least traditionally. But now that LSU star Ja'Marr Chase has opted out of his junior season with the reigning National Champions, NFL-ready u

MIke Lewis opens the podcast with a discussion of WWE and how scripted sports can serve as a case study in sports marketing. Then conversation between Mike and co-host Doug Battle turns to this week's NBA headlines. Mike and Doug observe Luka Doncic's place among the NBA's elite amidst his historic playoff debut before predicting what's next for the recently eliminated Philadelphia 76ers. In a brief segment toward the end of the episode, Mike and Doug discuss how a saturated sports season has limited hype for the NFL's rapidly approaching season before briefly previewing the upcoming Fanalytics Speaker Series. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyt

In today’s class we focus on the realities of decision making. In Classes 4 and 5 we discussed advanced statistics for player evaluation and decision support for choices of in-game tactics. But, sports decisions are made by executives rather than computer programs. Today we discuss the relationship between statistical models and human decision makers. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

In this episode, Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle discuss how a lack of community has impacted viewership for professional sports this Summer. Then, the two discuss Justin Fields's petition to play, the Big 10's stance, and concerns surrounding college football as camps begin. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

Following a rumor-filled weekend in the college football world and a resilient stand by high profile athletes, Mike Lewis and Doug Battle discuss all sides of the rumored college football shut down. Then, the two break down how various potential outcomes could affect college football, college basketball, the NFL, and the NBA G League. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

Can we use statistics to make better in-game decisions? In class 5 of Fanalytics University, Professor Mike Lewis breaks down how analytics can impact situational decision making for 2 point conversions in football, subbing players in basketball, and bunting in baseball. This class features teaching on the Markov Decision Process (MDP)and dynamic optimization models. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle discuss broadcasts of fanless NBA/MLB games and how they affect fandom. Then, Mike breaks down why recent Pac 12 player demands have major implications for the future of college athletics. In the show's final segment, Doug updates listeners on conference schedule adjustments for the upcoming college football season. Mike discusses the importance of rivalry in sports and which rivalries will suffer the consequences of exclusively inner-conference play. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast

We're less than one week into Major League Baseball's return to play, and the league has already delayed multiple contests due to the Marlins' COVID-19 cases. Professor Mike Lewis and co-host Doug Battle discuss the situation and contrast MLB's disastrous return with the NBA Bubble's promising start. Mike and Doug also discuss implications for the NFL and NCAA as teams approach their targeted Fall camp start dates. In the show's final segment, Mike and Doug talk Edgar Berlanga's 14 straight first round KOs and the challenges Top Rank Boxing faces in legitimizing its rising star's accomplishment. Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fanalyticsmike/message Fanalytics is a part of the Professors.fm podcast network - making sense of the world with top scholars. Check out more Fanalytics content at fandomanalytics.com.  And make sure to follow us on social! Instagram: @fanalyticsmikelewisTwitter: @fanalyticsmikeYouTube: @fanalyticsmikeTikTok: @fanalyticspodcast