PECOTA, which stands for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm, is BP’s proprietary system that projects player and team performance PECOTA is a system that takes a player’s past ...

Editor’s note: Previous versions of the simulation were incorrectly calculating each team’s odds of reaching the conference finals and beyond. That error has been ...

The 12-team College Football Playoff is no longer new, but there are some different elements to consider when beginning the intrepid task of predicting every postseason game the day the pairings are ...

Player to watch for point, goal and/or assist: Juraj Slafkovsky, F, MTL (at FLA); 7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, TSN2, RDS) -Ranks second on the Canadiens in goals (13) and fifth in points (28 in 38 games). -Has ...

The 2025-26 college football bowl season has already seen 25 games completed, in addition to four playoff matchups. But some bowl confidence pools remain open for entries or modifications as there are ...

Over the last few years, rising home prices have disillusioned many aspiring homebuyers. According to a report by Realtor.com, the cost of financing a home increased by almost $630 a month between ...

World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results adopts the analytical framework of the demographic transition—the historic shift towards longer lives and smaller families—approximated here by the ...