Episode 391: Market Adjustments

The Hockey PDOcast

Rob Pizzola joins the show to discuss what we can learn from this weird season, how external factors like schedule and officiating can impact team performance, and the NHL's foray into the sports betting world. Topics include:

• Learning from this weird season
• What we can glean from matchup data
• Gap in talent between top teams and the rest
• Quantifying the effect of fatigue on teams
• Transparency and accountability for officiating
• Pros and cons of NHL embracing gambling
• Broadcasts trying to talk about betting props
• Difference between starters and backup goalies
• How quickly the lines adjust to new information
• Teams that are under and overvalued by market
• Stanley Cup contender odds

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