The Sports Innovation Institute has partnered with the Center for Sports Transformation since January 2022 on a wide variety of initiatives to support and build the sports leadership capacity in communities at all levels of youth sports using the long-term program development model (LTPD) framework. One of our first projects was to examine the durability... Read more ..read more

By Brady Kas, IUPUI Sport Management and Analytics Undergraduate Student For this article, I’ll be talking about one free agent each team should sign this offseason. One unique aspect about the MLB compared to other professional leagues is that there is no salary cap in the sport. While there are penalties for going into the... Read more ..read more

By Brady Kas, IUPUI Sport Management and Analytics Undergraduate Student The 2022 MLB season has officially wrapped up, as the Houston Astros have defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to claim their second title in six years. As it is with every season, there were highs and lows for every team. For example, the Phillies were seven... Read more ..read more

By Anshuman Dixit Indy Eleven had a difficult season last year where it managed to finish 6th in their Eastern Central Division despite a good start to the season early on. Out of the 31 teams in USL championship, Indy Eleven came 25th with a record of 9-8-15 in their 32 match season. As the... Read more ..read more

My name is Austin Anderson and I’m a data science intern for Upper Hand. This is my first real foray into the industry and it has already taught me so many valuable pieces of information that it’s really hard to condense them all into one coherent blog post. However, there has been a persistent thread... Read more ..read more

Authors: Dallas Hutchinson, Andrew Marion We are interested in predicting the number of wins for each NBA team after the All-Star Break. The post-All-Star stretch is arguably one of the most important parts of an NBA Season. This is the time that each team has its final roster after the NBA trade deadline. Each team... Read more ..read more

Written by: Aydan Koyles After an exciting few weeks of playoff football, we have two teams ready to fight for the Lombardi Trophy. The Rams and Bengals may not have been the most predictable matchup, but it should be a good one. If you had told me 5 months ago that the Cincinnati Bengals and... Read more ..read more

Written by Aydan Koyles After the longest regular season in NFL history, we have finally reached the best time of the NFL season: the playoffs. We spend most of the season discussing who deserves to make the postseason and now we finally know exactly which teams are in. There are a few surprises but also... Read more ..read more

Written by Aydan Koyles After the longest regular season in NFL history, we have finally reached the best time of the NFL season: the playoffs. We spend most of the season discussing who deserves to make the postseason and now we finally know exactly which teams are in. There are a few surprises but also... Read more ..read more