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The Wharton Sports Analytics & Business Initiative Partners with PFF FC on Trailblazing Sports Analytics Research

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We are thrilled to announce that the Wharton AI & Analytics Initiative (WAIAI) and the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI) are entering into a new partnership with PFF FC, a soccer-based spinoff of the best-in-class sports analytics group PFF. During this research project, WAIAI, WSABI, and PFF FC will examine extensive player tracking ...Read More

2025 Race and Sports

The 2024 Race and Sports event returned on April 25, 2024 thanks to a partnership between the Wharton Coalition for Equity and Opportunity, the Center for Africana Studies, and the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (WSABI). Read More

Optimal Substitution Time

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Research Note SOCCERWORLD CUP Optimal Substitution Time Authors: Kaishu Mason, WG'25 Paul Sabin, Senior Sports Analytics Fellow, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative Published: October 31, 2024 The Greatest Game In the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina, France was down two goals as their hope of repeating as World...Read More

Fourth Down Conversion Frequencies Are Higher Than You Think

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Research Note FOOTBALL Fourth Down Conversion Frequencies Are Higher Than You Think Authors: Ryan S. Brill, Ph.D. Candidate, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative Research Team Abraham J. Wyner, Faculty Co-Director, Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative Published: September 20, 2024 During the Monday Night Football game on September 16,...Read More