WNBA
WNBA All-Star 2025: When the Fan Vote and the Analytics Stopped Agreeing
Caitlin Clark broke the WNBA fan vote record. Aliyah Boston rode the Clark bump to a top-three frontcourt finish. The gap with the impact...
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Marcus Whitfield
Marcus Whitfield is the SportsHighLight NFL beat lead and Methods desk lead. He has been writing about football analytics for the better part of a decade and signs off on any piece that uses an advanced metric like EPA, CPOE, success rate, or pressure-adjusted EPA. Covers route concepts, coverage charts, and the gap between what a play looked like and what it actually did.
NBA
OKC Thunder’s 2025 NBA Title: How the Underlying Numbers Were Right All Along
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the Paycom Center floor with the Bill Russell trophy in his hands at 11:47 PM local…
NBA
Nine Pacers Bench Players Beat Three Stars (Mostly)
Indiana built the deepest playoff rotation in twenty years. It got them to Game 7 vs OKC and stopped there. The depth model, audited.
NBA
OKC 114-88 Minnesota: The Conference Finals That Was Over by Q1
OKC scored 38 in the first quarter, held Edwards to 18 points, won 114-88. The structural defense that survived the regular season survived May.
WNBA
WNBA Draft 2025: Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings Through Analytics
Paige Bueckers walked across the stage at the WNBA Draft in New York on April 14, hugged commissioner Cathy Engelbert,…
NBA
NBA Play-In Tournament 2025: What the Format Actually Selects For
Heat became the first 10-seed ever to advance. The Play-In format does not select for the best teams. It selects for streakiness and closing...
NBA
NBA Trade Deadline 47 Days Later: What the Movers Actually Got
Luka Doncic to Lakers, Davis to Mavericks, Butler to Warriors, Fox to Spurs. The net rating impact 47 days later. The Lakers won. The...
NBA
NBA MVP Race 2024-25: SGA, Jokic and the Voter Drift
SGA will beat Jokic 71-29 in first-place votes. The advanced metrics had Jokic ahead. Voter drift is what fills the gap between the two...
NBA
NBA All-Star 2025: The New Format and What Analytics Could Salvage
Stephen Curry hit a half-court shot in the second quarter of the All-Star Game tournament final at Chase Center on…