1. Developing a New Metric for NBA Player Evaluation: Points Per Lost Possession Open Access Author: Gerberich, Derek C Title: Developing a New Metric for NBA Player Evaluation: Points Per Lost Possession Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: NBAbasketballmoneyballBill JamesBill Simmonsforecastingpoints per lost possessionPPLPpredictive modelssports File: Download points_per_lost_possession.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorMurali Haran, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Open Access Author: Grabowski, Connor Title: Beating the Vegas Spread: Using Multiple Regression to Predict the Outcome of College Basketball Games Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: actuarial sciencesportsgamblingstatisticsregressionactuarialactuarybasketball File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Steven L Putterman, Thesis SupervisorAndrew John Wiesner, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Optimizing Roster Composition in Major League Baseball Open Access Author: Kroboth, Kyle Title: Optimizing Roster Composition in Major League Baseball Area of Honors: Statistics Keywords: sportsanalyticsbaseballmarket sizeregressionstatisticslinear File: Download Honors_Thesis_-_Roster_Composition_-_KK.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Andrew John Wiesner, Thesis SupervisorMatthew D Beckman, Thesis Honors Advisor
