Michael Lopez

Data & Analytics @NFL, with stops at Skidmore (Asst Prof), Brown (PhD), UMass (MS), and Bates (Math, 🏈)

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

Mean or median?

[Meghan Chayka @MeghanChayka]

Big Data Cup 2027 LAUNCH
https://t.co/TLlPBLZ4x6

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

@benbbaldwin @Stat_Ron 4th downs next?

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

@cthspowerrank A few conference on conference "upsets"... and then girls teams from FCIAC, CCC, and NVL ended up on both good and bad ends of surprise results. Can't imagine too many changes to our pre-tournament conference baselines so far.

In boys, CCCs are up, FCIAC down thru Rd. 1

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

@MeghanChayka 👑

[Meghan Chayka @MeghanChayka]

https://t.co/n2w5C8FhQE

[Ron Yurko @Stat_Ron]

Excited for this to be public now, many thanks to @StatsbyLopez @DataWithBliss and crew for the opportunity - Chenyan Xiong and a great group of students are driving the progress on this exciting research #NFL #ai #sportsanalytics

[Tom Bliss @DataWithBliss]

Luck dashboard thru week 8.

Most impactful plays:
- ARI missed XP at end of Q4 (+29.3% for DAL)
- GB dropped TD pass with 1:56 left in Q2 (+20.3% for CAR)
- PHI missed FG with 9:01 left in Q4 (+18.3% for WAS)

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

@RyanPaganetti Doesn't even count as a blocked punt!

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

Girls rankings https://t.co/79zEzEQ2AC

Boys rankings
https://t.co/COXj6yn3pd

Predictions for conference championship games, held today and tomorrow #ctgsoc #ctbsoc

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

High school soccer is wrapping up for the state of Connecticut. Seedings should be announced in the coming days, and our power rankings are live on the CT rankings site https://t.co/v9vGvpKjj1

[GametimeCT @GametimeCT]

NFL analytics executive helped create Connecticut's new CIAC soccer tournament formula https://t.co/xazt5r6dU0 #ctbsoc

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

@statsinthewild0 That's what you should've said about my college video

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

Are we tracking this as one 🥞 or 🥞 🥞?

[WeAreBigGuys @WeAreBigGuys]

Froholdt was literally dribbling Caleb Downs 💀

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

Lots of followers out there grinding NFL film today. Reminder: if you see a pancake, share the info with us, as we're building a complete list across Week 8 https://t.co/Y2b97m0vDf

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

The pancake block - when an offensive player flattens his opponent - has long lived as an unofficial football stat

With more granular data, our NFL group has begun measuring pancakes. This weekend, we'd like your help

Introducing: Pancake Week

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[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

Counts as a run play. Given St Brown's speed at moment of catch/handoff), 10 expected rush yards given the @NextGenStats / Big Data Bowl model

[Ryan Paganetti @RyanPaganetti]

Let’s go!!!

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

@swedenfork @UnderdogNFL Not currently tracking wrestling moves but maybe next week!!

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

ARZ LT on the board (h/t @connorlhughes) https://t.co/sBzVG4iIdj

[Connor Hughes @connorlhughes]

@StatsbyLopez @MBandNFL @KeeganAbdoo @NextGenStats DAL vs ARI. 1Q 08:15, ARI #66.

[LeCharles Bentley @64AMDG]

‼️ - @OrlandoPace_HOF 🌰

[Tom Bliss @DataWithBliss]

If any folks see any pancakes (blocker blocks a player to his back) during today’s games, send me a DM with game, player, quarter and time!

You would be contributing the the nfl league office’s statistical modeling efforts!

[Katherine Evans @CausalKathy]

Congratulations to the Valks and my girl, @TeganAshby_

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

👑 @TeganAshby_ has been in the WNBA for a fortnight and is already winning titles and celebrating on the court (photo cred, @CausalKathy)

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

"What has sports analytics ever won?"

[Michael Lopez @StatsbyLopez]

Still winning, this time in the PWHL

[Thibaud Chatel @Thibaud_Chatel]

@quarkyhockey @hunterofstats Nerds don't win cups apparently.......