Reddit reviews Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics in Baseball, Basketball, and Football
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OK so my first really interesting read has been Mathletics by Wayne Winston and Basketball on Paper by Dean Oliver.
What I have learnt so far is that it really comes down to knowing your statistics, knowing how to apply them and building a spreadsheet from there, identifying patterns along the way.
Yup. Books have literally been written on this shit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moneyball
http://www.amazon.com/Mathletics-Gamblers-Enthusiasts-Mathematics-Basketball/dp/0691154589/
There's a reason people get paid a shitload of money to do the Brad Pitt thing, and figure out which players should play against which other players. Expecting PGI to put this much effort in (or any company) is slightly far fetched.
This undergrad book contains a lot of basic analytics which can be used to understand games and sports, and is likely a good place to start.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mathletics-Gamblers-Enthusiasts-Mathematics-Basketball/dp/0691154589
https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Basketball-Ben-Taylor/dp/1532968175
https://www.amazon.com/Basketball-Analytics-Objective-Strategies-Understanding/dp/1492923176
https://www.amazon.com/Basketball-Analytics-Tracking-Stephen-Shea/dp/1503236277
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https://www.amazon.com/Mathletics-Gamblers-Enthusiasts-Mathematics-Basketball/dp/0691154589