Tag: Basketball

Close-up of a man's hand holding US dollars against the background of the stadium. The concept of sports betting, making a profit from betting, gambling. American football.

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Peter Biles
Date
July 9, 2025

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
addiction, Basketball, Debt, gambling, Games, Indiana Pacers, money, OKC Thunder, Sports, sports betting}

Sports Gambling is a Big, New Problem

_{Common sense says sports betting isn't worth it. But once you start, it can be hard to stop.} _{Peter Biles
July 9, 2025

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Arts & Culture}

While millionaires can manage major cash hemorrhages, the average American faces devastation by just a single bet gone awry. Read More ›

Scoring the winning points at a basketball game

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Gary Smith
Date
July 28, 2023

Categorized
Probability

Tagged
Basketball, data, Gary Smith, NBA, prediction, Probability, Psychology, Statistics}

Sabrina Ionescu’s Hot Hand

_{When basketball players hit a "streak," does that elevate the probability of success?} _{Gary Smith
July 28, 2023

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Probability}

Athletes do sometimes get hot—not that their chance of success is 100% but that it is temporarily elevated above their normal probability. Read More ›

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Gary Smith
Date
February 14, 2020

Categorized
Sports

Tagged
Basketball, National Basketball Association (NBA), Statistical fallacies, Statistics}

Is “Hot Hands” Just a Basketball Myth?

_{Not so fast…} _{Gary Smith
February 14, 2020

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Sports}

The paper that busted the myth of “hot hands” is justly famous. But statisticians are not prophets. Craig Hodges’ streak of 19 in a row in the 1991 contest is still too incredible to be explained by luck or cherry-picking. The numbers show that hot hands don’t happen every day, but they do happen.