Sitemap - 2025 - Neil’s Substack
🏀 2025 WNBA Elo Team Power Rankings and Player Rankings 📈
⚾ 2025 MLB Elo Power Ratings, Playoff Odds & Wins Above Replacement (WAR) rankings 📈
The Week That Was (June 16-20, 2025)
🏀 2024-25 NBA Forecast and Estimated RAPTOR Ratings 📈
The Pacers Are 1 Win from the Greatest Upset in (Recent) Finals History
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Ohtani in Full
🏒 2024-25 NHL Team Elo Power Rankings & Goals Above Replacement Player Ratings 📉
The Florida Panthers Are a Dynasty That Rose From a Sweep
Would the Florida Panthers Be a Dynasty If They Win the Cup?
🏁 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Rankings 🚗
The Probability That Could Haunt Indiana
The Week That Was (June 9-13, 2025)
What The Pacers Have Done To OKC
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Did the Braves Miss Their Shot at a Dynasty?
Tiger at Pebble Is Still Untouchable
Is Jalen Williams Actually the Thunder’s Key to Winning?
The Panthers and Oilers Remain Hockey's Ultimate Toss-Up
The Week That Was (June 2-6, 2025)
Is the College Football Playoff Going to Recreate the BCS' Formulaic Approach?
The Astrology of the 2025 NBA Finals
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Depth and the Dodgers
The Pacers Have Always Been Just Good Enough to Fall Short. Could This Year Be Different?
Who Wins A Championship Rematch?
The Week That Was (May 26-30, 2025)
Be Afraid of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Be Very Afraid.
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Here Come The Phillies
Please Come Back Soon, Caitlin Clark — Signed, the WNBA
The Fascinating Legacy of Andrew McCutchen
Are We Headed for a Panthers-Oilers Stanley Cup Rematch?
The Week That Was (May 19-23, 2025)
The NBA's Era of Parity Goes Even Deeper Than You Think
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Cardinal Rules
This Might Be the NHL’s Most Competitive Final Four Ever
Nobody Has the Knicks’ Number Like the Pacers
📝 The Week That Was (May 12-16, 2025)
Caitlin Clark Has the Formula to Get Even Better This WNBA Season
The Leafs Are Blowing This. (Of Course They Are.)
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Are the '25 Rockies the Worst Ever?
Round 2 of the 2025 Playoffs Is Breaking the NBA
Rafael Devers Should Want To Play First Base
📝 The Week That Was (May 5-9, 2025)
The Celtics Are Having the Most Choke-Tastic Start to a Series in Modern NBA History
Which Games Matter Most in a Best-of-7 Series?
⚾ Baseball Bytes: The Redemption of Javy Báez
What Game 1 Upsets Did to the Thunder, Celtics and Cavs’ NBA Title Chances
The NHL Playoffs Are Down to Eight — Including (Somehow) the Jets. But the Cup Is Up for Grabs.
📝 The Week That Was (April 28-May 2, 2025)
Gregg Popovich Built the NBA’s Best Modern Defense. Then He Built One of Its Best Offenses.
These NBA Playoffs Still Belong to the Thunder, Celtics and Cavs
A Brief History of Toronto Maple Leaf Playoff Choke Jobs
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Aaron Judge Is an All-Timer in Our Midst
What’s a Home Playoff Game Worth Now?
Who Are the Unsung Heroes of the 2025 NBA Playoffs (So Far)?
📝 The Week That Was (April 21-25, 2025)
Can the L.A. Kings Finally Get Their Revenge on the Oilers?
How the NFL Draft Has Evolved — And What 2025 Tells Us About Football's Future
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Pete Alonso and the Mets Belong Together
Team Timelines: How the Oakland A's Played Moneyball
The Avs and Stars Meet Again — Just Like Old Times
📝 The Week That Was (April 14-18, 2025)
The Winnipeg Jets Ought To Be Stanley Cup Favorites. Vegas Disagrees.
⚾ Baseball Bytes: Busted O's and Killer B's
Why the NBA’s Play-In Lifeline Isn’t Working for 10-Seeds
Classic Post: Jackie Robinson Was An Analytics Superstar
Rory McIlroy’s Career Grand Slam Was Hard-Earned — And a Very Long Time Coming
📝 The Week That Was (April 7-11, 2025)
These Are the Best Detroit Pistons Since Their Shoulda-Been Dynasty Era
Is the NBA Going Through a Post-Parity Panic?
Florida Navigated the NCAA Tournament's Toughest Path to Win It All
When Will Alex Ovechkin Break Wayne Gretzky's NHL Goals Record?
Wayne Gretzky's Goals Record Was Unbreakable. Alex Ovechkin Broke It Anyway.
🏀2025 NCAA Tournament Forecast 📊
📝 The Week That Was (Mar. 31-Apr. 4, 2025)
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Had Damn Good Stats on Some Bad Damn Teams
Will the Dodgers Ever Lose? Are the Braves Screwed?
Can MLB’s Orphans Write a New Kind of Underdog Story?
The Yankees’ Torpedo Bats Are a Formula 1 Moment in MLB
Will the Most Overpowered Final Four Save the Most Boring NCAA Tournament?
📝 The Week That Was (March 24-28, 2025)
How the Flyers Fumbled a Rebuild... Then Fired the Coach Who Tried to Fix It
These Are Baseball’s Boom-or-Bust Squads For 2025
There Is No Ethical Hooping Under Basketball Capitalism
Handicapping the NHL’s Last Remaining Playoff Races
Madness Is Mostly Missing This March — For Now
📝 The Week That Was (March 17-21, 2025)
Rick Pitino and John Calipari’s Long, Strange Paths Cross Again
Nikola Jokić Is Losing the NBA MVP Race — But Probably Not Because of Voter Fatigue
Building the Perfect Men’s March Madness Lineup
Duke Is the Right Favorite — But These Underrated Teams Could Win Your Pool
These 2025 NCAA Men’s Tournament Teams Are Set Up to Impress — Or Disappoint
📝 The Week That Was (March 10-14, 2025)
Don’t Forget About These Good Baseball Players On (Possibly) Bad Baseball Teams
Duke Is Peaking at the Perfect Time — And the Numbers Back It Up
Interview: Out of the Park Baseball 26 with Rich Grisham
The Dallas Stars Have Leveled Up — Now It’s Time to Win the Cup 🏆
Is Winning the SEC Tournament Really Harder than Winning the National Championship?
A Trio of Goons: NHL Trade Deadline + Ovechkin/Gretzky Edition!
📝 The Week That Was (March 1-7, 2025)
The Cubs and Blue Jays "Won" the Offseason — But Will It Mean Anything?
The NHL Trade Deadline Has Made a Comeback in Recent Years
Katherine Legge’s NASCAR Cup Series Debut Shows How Far Women Have Come — And How Far There Is to Go
Yes, the Dodgers Are Going to Be Good. (Like, Really Good.)
2025 MLB Composite Preseason Projections
Does Pete Rose Belong in the Hall of Fame? Well, He Sure Was Famous.
📝 The Week That Was (February 24-28, 2025)
How the NHL Standings Would Change If Teams Stuck with Their Original Talent
The Sixers Are the NBA’s Loudest Circus — But the Pelicans Are the Real Sideshow
Which Sports Provide the Best Return on Your Time Investment?
Keith Tkachuk Was a Damn Good Power Forward
📝 The Week That Was (February 17-21, 2025)
My 🔥 Burning Questions 🔥 for the Second Half of the NHL Season
Atlanta Is Where Opponents Forget How to Miss
Once a Mismatch, the U.S. and Canada Finally Meet as Hockey Equals
William Byron Has Mastered the Art of the Opportunistic Win
📝 The Week That Was (February 10-14, 2025)
Who Rules Best-on-Best International Hockey?
Why is MLB "Likely" Headed For A Lockout?
The Eagles Rewrote Kansas City's Super Bowl Script
📈2024 NFL Elo Ratings and Projections🏈
The Chiefs Ran Out of Magic Against Philly
📝 The Week That Was (February 3-7, 2025)
Does the NBA Have More Great Teams Than Ever — Or Just More Bad Ones?
Interesting Super Bowl Logos Are Making a Comeback. (Finally.)
How Betting the Super Bowl Has Changed — And Why Closer Lines and Higher Totals Are Trending
The Lakers Keep Getting Away With This
📝 The Week That Was (January 27-31, 2025)
We’re Living in the Golden Age of Elite NHL Defensemen
Fans Don’t Want Money to Determine Sports Outcomes — But They Don’t Want Chance To, Either
It’s the Chiefs and Eagles All Over Again
The Commanders’ Journey Is Just Beginning. The Bills’ Might Be at a Crossroads.
📝 The Week That Was (January 20-24, 2025)
The Pittsburgh Penguins Are In Hockey Hell
Mailbag! LeBron's 3 HOF Careers, Planning For Ovechkin's Record, Hoosier Losses and Head-to-Head QBs
How Much Should We Really Worry About the Dodgers’ Megateam?
🏈 2024 College Football Quarterback Stats & Rankings 📈
Ohio State Survived More Tough Tests Than Any Other Champion
What We've Learned Before the NFL’s Conference Championships
📝 The Week That Was (January 13-17, 2025)
Can the Lions Keep Detroit’s Sports Renaissance Flourishing?
The Expanded College Football Playoff Made This Year’s Bowl Season Absurdly Long
Only One NFL Divisional Playoff Matchup Has Ever Been As Good As Bills-Ravens
It’s Cool That Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić Are the Two Best Players in Basketball
The NFL's Playoff Favorites Are Even Scarier Now
📝 The Week That Was (January 6-10, 2025)
The Knicks Are Riding Brunson and Towns — But Are They a One-Trick Pony?
Which Dark-Horse NFL Playoff Team Can Crash the Favorites' Super Bowl Party?
Can the New York Rangers Salvage Their Season?
Who’s Got the Best Chance to Win Super Bowl LIX?
📝 The Week That Was (Dec. 30-Jan. 3, 2024)
Nobody Wastes Their QBs Like the Bengals 🐅