UTSPAN Hour – UTSPAN

March 23, 2024University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #18: MARCH MADNESS!

Wednesday, Mar 20th , 2024 8pm-9pm EDT
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:

http://beta.evanmiya.com/?team_ratings

https://lukebenz.com/post/hoops_methodology/

March 18, 2024University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #17 NEURAL NETWORKS

Wednesday, Mar 13th , 2024 8pm-9pm EST
Jaden Majumdar

Resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yq7y3LclUR4XB5uVnFfil82kXkTmLcl6/view?usp=sharing

and https://drive.google.com/file/d/17avHxCNfkjjt0e5XHkg6dGelmJ0uSNLc/view?usp=sharing

March 7, 2024University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #16: REINFORCEMENT LEARNING

Wednesday, Mar 6th , 2024 8pm-9pm EST
Daniel Hocevar

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1R-z16sabX1gOx24ieIZ9rLcSusl48rQp?usp=sharing

February 29, 2024University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #15 CLUSTERING NBA PLAYER STYLES

Wednesday, Feb 28th , 2024 8pm-9pm EST
Aaron White

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1SmQSABg5IDG269syL_2pwM86axClT8ty?usp=sharing

February 15, 2024University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #14 HOW TO CONSTRUCT AN DRAFT TRADE VALUE CHART?

Wednesday, Feb 14th , 2024 8pm-9pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:

https://github.com/hinayatali9/SSAC_2021/blob/main/Draft_Trades_Analysis.ipynb

February 8, 2024University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #13 EXPECTED VALUE MODELS

Wednesday, Feb 7th, 2024 8pm-9pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1E9OenzSHHRRNSDo7XSkxILLfOsASXSPTQzQNUDb7cGE/edit#slide=id.g2681ccbf9e5_0_6

January 31, 2024University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #12 ELO RATINGS

Wednesday, Jan 31st , 2024 8pm-9pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/13grnTJeeL9EMUaIiUr4yDUM0JvTzmnFf#scrollTo=92HJVFoTlU9J

January 24, 2024University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #11 HOW TO WORK WITH ICE HOCKEY EVENT DATA

Wednesday, Jan 24th , 2024 8pm-9pm EST
Jaden Majumdar

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1yJAGSbvaQAythlpC3HB5_ArA5YgOAzgJ?usp=sharing

December 4, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #9 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER VISION FOR SPORTS

Wednesday, Nov 29th, 2023 7pm-8pm EST
Daniel Hocevar

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/121tjjXLdGBrMdgylwzw9SERPTdcHICKl?usp=sharing

November 26, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR # 8 2022 BIG DATA CUP UTSPAN SUBMISSION OVERVIEW

Wednesday, Nov 22nd, 2023 7pm-8pm EST
Aaron White

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1EF6QS_6bYTwoXshz9qoF9hNE892zk8Ba?usp=sharing

November 2, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #6: INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING

Wednesday, Nov 1st, 2023 7pm-8pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/14fmLTMpqW-folgLbHeIKS2n5wH-mo3t7?usp=sharing

October 25, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #5: INTRODUCTION TO BINARY CLASSIFICATION MODELING

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 7pm-8pm EST
Jaden Majumdar

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1DHzqY96vTs8Pzotc9e6IHsP-x5PvzFPf?usp=sharing

October 18, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #4 What Makes a Good NFL Big Data Bowl Project?

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 7pm-8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1H0uo4px82diHFnsHKw5TgLC266PVjHDQ?usp=sharing

October 12, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #3: INTRODUCTION TO VISUALIZATIONS

Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 7pm-8pm EST
Aaron White

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1e4bFJvsifyuRMWVX_zBkFgf3cUABvONB#scrollTo=fyhy1FGO5_k4

October 4, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #2: INTRODUCTION TO PANDAS

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 7pm-8pm EST
Daniel Hocevar

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/19D6vSgy3wGsckDgb3xO8ds3kBT-6luKl?usp=sharing

September 27, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN HOUR #1: Retrieving Data in Python

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 7pm-8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1CmpLm4Od8K-arzpwnEr8uADHhCxzxUjr#scrollTo=6rLfqDPshwD5

March 29, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #28: Ridge Regression for Adjusted Plus-Minus

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1e9zAckbAeNOx8hNf7Kuq3NhIINOyyIMl?usp=sharing

March 23, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #27: Intro to Tableau

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 8pm EST
Bill Nguyen

March 15, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #26: Panel Data Regression to Project NBA Player Performance

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 8pm EST
Ismail Benchekroun

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1FcRWp3UiRshDK2stzT0u7QXXgdG7uwrB?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/185ATJdxkNjShxuB9HFt8KxKGuHFbBR1aqA01WnBDFno/edit#slide=id.p

March 15, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #25: ELO Ratings in Women’s Tennis

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/12qk8_PVBi-2O5CeTO272x_g4zKF_YNUQ

March 3, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #24: Vector Embeddings

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 8pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F-EP4zfTyAFkJOC6n-IKMYRIQ1YWlOPshK95NQQIW1M/edit#slide=id.p
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1sCxf_D6lhLC6heHYFE9xxav_5n8pkykZ?usp=sharing

February 8, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group 1 Comment

UTSPAN Hour #23: Web Scraping and Data Wrangling in R

Wednesday, February 8th, 2023, 8pm EST
David Awosoga

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ibgNYo_nKe0ABsrWZBYvyAXgoRuA8oOt?usp=sharing

February 1, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #22: Reinforcement Learning

Wednesday, February 1st, 2023, 8pm EST
Daniel Hocevar

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1mHuxS-AlppQbABf48jOFe1wkAVzzn8t2?usp=sharing#scrollTo=U1MWnZNId7ih

January 25, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #21: NHL Draft Valuation

Wednesday, January 25th, 2023, 8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1v3_FgHoGIPsMhuCoWAwCanKI6T9dgidv#scrollTo=tw9e0r6xCbZ-

January 18, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #20: Visualizing NBA Shots

Wednesday, January 18th, 2023, 8pm EST
Aaron White

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1a-K1h7u96D4tWBn4cAsmyJhDi_uddFK4#scrollTo=Mu8irflyT-4O

January 11, 2023University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #19: Winter Kickoff Meeting + World Cup Review

Wednesday, January 11th, 2023, 8pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cDyXG3LrNk8TpvqYCZplfog1VIkl2fQoyldLjhJR0Gk/edit#slide=id.g427dfcb35c_1_0
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-our-2022-world-cup-predictions-work/

December 2, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #18: Clustering

Wednesday, November 30th, 2022, 8pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1plJXSXOYpTYncIAU96ZSBM58mLSVJ6ts

November 16, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #17: Expected Goals

Wednesday, November 16th, 2022, 8pm EST
Aaron White

Resources:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Wk381kQ7qx3foaKaLADNbcHbOY7WD9QzKDZMOHaIXW8/edit?usp=sharing

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1zzE5e0HKmwnDA3meG5VdM4B2XZkZAbxa#scrollTo=HNevvyTSNqXW

November 2, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #16: Neural Networks for Computer Vision

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022, 8pm EST
Daniel Hocevar

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1CWfrYRrY9a-uFC7A7ZofPwNLXpbg-Et_?usp=sharing

October 26, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #15: Using Tracking Data to Create Animations

Wednesday, October 26th, 2022, 8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1CWfrYRrY9a-uFC7A7ZofPwNLXpbg-Et_?usp=sharing

October 19, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #14: Quick-Start Guide to Soccer Projects

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022, 8pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fb6IfC4pNILZAzA1CpBONff_243g7QRw/view?usp=sharing

October 6, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #13: Linear Regression

Wednesday, October 5th, 2022, 8pm EST
Aaron White

Resources
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PR7EVyHo_J8DpEB5C18V6kTkoH7jPbq9RkHwLuirhF4/edit#slide=id.p

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/12or4XzV0st_0KW4ihdKfQvDxDWrGqdo0#scrollTo=9VihxaUJb5ey

October 2, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #12: Retrieving Data in Python

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022, 8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Pu2vIc2pseb6t1AL9wKKn0uxftcxhahWIMXV6gKySJ4/edit#slide=id.p
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1CmpLm4Od8K-arzpwnEr8uADHhCxzxUjr?usp=sharing

September 21, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #11: Introduction to Pandas

Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, 8pm EST
Daniel Hocevar

Resources:
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1qZfMGL_801JUlD1zHd_3ODOsuVZdOzwU?usp=sharing

March 24, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #10: Analyzing Biomechanical Data with Computer Vision

Thursday, March 24th, 2022, 8pm EST
Daniel Hocevar

Resources:

NFL Next Gen Stats: https://nextgenstats.nfl.com
MLB statcast data: https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/visuals
MLB Pitcher Biomechanics: https://github.com/PitchingBot/PitcherMotion

March 17, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #9: Applications of Machine Learning in Cycling

Thursday, March 17th, 2022, 8pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:

March 10, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #8: March Madness Bracket: How Odds, Probabilities, and Machine Learning Can Be Used to Predict Game Winners

Thursday, March 10th, 2022, 8pm EST
Colin Conant

Resources:

https://www.activestate.com/blog/fantasy-march-madness-how-to-predict-winners/

March 3, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #7: Mini-Projects Choose Your Own Adventure With WTA Tennis

Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, 8pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pzA5ieU3Oz7R95Wiu3VQt4vArvf0LzVJzbEc8x4PQXQ/edit#slide=id.p

February 14, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #6: Intro to SQL Using Winter Olympics Data

Monday, Feburary 14th, 2022, 8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources:

February 7, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #5: Super Bowl: How Rating Models and Advanced Statistics Can Be Used to Predict Game Outcomes

Monday, Feburary 7th, 2022, 8pm EST
Colin Colant

January 31, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #4: Player Valuation in Team Sports

Monday, January 31st, 2022, 8pm EST
Ethan Baron

Resources:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HzVbyWzm1ik1-DhxIaMDFlFt-40tuaOJ-xO_uGPgKZk/edit?usp=sharing

January 24, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #3: Computer Vision for Sports Analytics

Monday, January 24th, 2022, 8pm EST
Daniel Hocevar

Resources:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/121tjjXLdGBrMdgylwzw9SERPTdcHICKl?usp=sharing

January 17, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #2: Visualizing Basketball Shots

Monday, January 17th, 2022, 8pm EST
Colin Conant

Resources:

https://github.com/jcasasn/ISSC-sports-analytics-workshop

January 10, 2022University of Toronto Sports Analytics Group No Comments

UTSPAN Hour #1: How Can I Get Data For Sports Analytics Projects?

Monday, January 10th, 2022, 8pm EST
Hassaan Inayatali

Resources: