Wharton Moneyball

Wharton Moneyball

Bringing you timely sports analytics, covering your favorite teams, and interviewing the athletes. Wharton Moneyball is live every Wednesday at 8AM EST on SiriusXM Channel 132 and podcasted the same day. Join us for your daily dose of sports stats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

The Data Behind Tennis Greats with Craig O'Shannessy

July 23, 2025 • 60 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Shane Jensen speak with Craig O'Shannessy, Director of Brain Game Tennis and tennis strategy advisor, about Novak Djokovic’s narrowing window, Rafael Nadal’s head-to-head dominance in majors, and why Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz may define the next era of tennis through consistency, rivalry, and advanced analytics. They also discuss Scottie Scheffler winning The Open Championship, home r...

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The Physics of Baseball with Alan Nathan

July 16, 2025 • 70 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Adi Wyner, and Shane Jensen speak with Alan Nathan, Professor Emeritus of Physics at University of Illinois about baseball bat construction and the physical factors that impacted the Home Run Derby. They also discuss the possibility of juicing baseballs for the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game, Cal Raleigh's batting, MLB expectations post-All Star, and Wimbledon.

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Wharton Moneyball Highlight: Using Data to Model NBA Performance with Seth Partnow

July 9, 2025 • 5 mins
A highlight of Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner's conversation with Seth Partnow—Data Science Manager for the NBA at PENN Interactive, former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks, and author of The Midrange Theory—discussing what NBA work at PENN Interactive entails, expectations for draft picks and predicting player performance, and how talent distribution across NBA teams is changing.

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Using Data to Model NBA Performance with Seth Partnow

July 2, 2025 • 56 mins
Wharton's Eric Bradlow and Shane Jensen speak with Seth Partnow, Data Science Manager - NBA for PENN Interactive, Former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks and Author of the Midrange Theory, about what NBA for PENN Interactive does, expectations for NBA draft picks and predicting player performance, and the change in talent distribution on NBA teams. They also discuss Alcaraz's play at Wimbledon, the impressive...

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The New Science of Pitching and Hitting with Travis Sawchik

June 25, 2025 • 68 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey and Adi Wyner speak with Travis Sawchik, author of The MVP Machine and Big Data Baseball, about the change in dynamics in baseball data collection and analysis, pitchers implementing the sweeper pitch, modern use of pitchers and the pitch count, and how batters are improving their training to keep up with more skilled pitchers. They also discuss Oklahoma City winning the NBA Finals, the Florida Panthers winnin...

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Recapping the U.S. Open with Daniel Rapaport

June 18, 2025 • 50 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Shane Jensen speak with Dan Rapaport, golf writer and journalist, about golf shot accuracy, the US Open, expectations for the Ryder Cup, and the landscape of sports media. They also discuss NFL teams with uncertain QB situations, the value of learning vs winning, and Brad Marchand's play in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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6/11/25: Ben Alamar | NBA Finals | NHL Finals | MLB Pitching | French Open

June 11, 2025 • 60 mins
Wharton's Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with Ben Alamar, author of Sports Analytics: A Guide for Managers, Coaches, and Other Decision Makers, about the Oklahoma City Thunder's domination in the NBA Finals, shot quality in the NBA, and the role of clutch play. They also discuss the NHL Finals, pitching speed vs. velocity in the MLB, the struggling Colorado Rockies, expectations for Aaron Judge's batting, and the F...

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Moneyball Highlights: Tennis & Player Fatigue

June 4, 2025 • 14 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Shane Jensen discuss the statistical improbability and athletic significance of a potential Novak Djokovic win at the 2024 French Open as well as what data tells us about recovery and performance over the course of elite tournaments.

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6/4/25: French Open | Stanley Cup Finals | Women's College World Series | Scottie Scheffler's Future | NBA Finals | ChatGPT & Forecasting

June 4, 2025 • 57 mins

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5/28/25: Dean Oliver | NBA Playoffs | NHL Playoffs | NBA Comeback Wins | College Softball & Baseball | MLB

May 28, 2025 • 68 mins

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Moneyball Highlights: NBA Playoffs w/Dean Oliver

May 28, 2025 • 39 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with Dean Oliver, author of Basketball Beyond Paper, about the NBA Playoffs, the importance of turnovers, tracking help defense, and motion tracking data.

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Moneyball Highlights: Golf Analytics & Modeling w/Ron Yurko

May 21, 2025 • 17 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen, and Adi Wyner speak with Ron Yurko, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Stats & Data Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and Director of the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, about Scottie Scheffler's PGA win, golf analytics and modeling, and assessing long-term performance.

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5/21/25: Ron Yurko | NBA & NHL Playoffs | Steelers | Homerun Race | Golf

May 21, 2025 • 70 mins

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5/14/25: NIL | Blake Lawrence | MLB HOF | Aaron Judge Batting | NBA Playoffs | Struggling MLB Teams | PGA Championship

May 14, 2025 • 67 mins

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Moneyball Highlights: College Sports & NIL w/Blake Lawrence

May 14, 2025 • 36 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Adi Wyner speak with Blake Lawrence, co-founder of Opendorse, about college sports and the future of NIL.

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Moneyball Highlights: NBA Playoffs w/Seth Partnow

May 7, 2025 • 32 mins
Wharton's Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen and Adi Wyner speak with Seth Partnow, NBA Data Science Manager at theScore, about the NBA Playoffs, a surprising win probability, and the factors that can impact a team's success in the playoffs.

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5/7/25: Seth Partnow | NBA Playoffs | MLB | NHL Playoffs

May 7, 2025 • 59 mins

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4/30/25: Kevin Cole | NFL Draft | MLB HRs | NBA Playoffs | Madrid Open | NHL Playoffs

April 30, 2025 • 59 mins

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Moneyball Highlights: NFL Draft Strategy w/Kevin Cole

April 30, 2025 • 35 mins
Wharton's Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, Shane Jensen and Adi Wyner speak with Kevin Cole, sports analyst with Unexpected Points, about the NFL draft, draft and trade strategy, the importance of mock drafts, and team investment strategy.

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4/23/25: John Smoltz | MLB Pitching | NHL Playoffs | NBA Playoffs

April 23, 2025 • 51 mins

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