Angel Aguilar

Founder and editor

Angel Aguilar builds and runs Vertize Sports and its sister site, Fut Simulator. He writes the data pieces on this blog: season projections, measured home advantage, and how the simulators are calibrated. Every number in his articles comes from public data, and each article says where it was counted; the scripts that count them are run again when a season ends.

Articles

• Manchester United 4-4 Aston Villa: Joshua Zirkzee and Patrick Dorgu Score in Stoppage Time as United Come Back From Two Down Twice10 November 2026
• Crystal Palace 1-3 Liverpool: Mac Allister, Wirtz and Isak Lift Liverpool to Fourth and Leave Palace Bottom10 November 2026
• Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea: Enzo Le Fée's Penalty Ends a Seven-Game League Winless Run and Takes Sunderland Off the Bottom10 November 2026
• Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Brentford: Igor Thiago Sent Off as Diego Gómez and Pascal Gross Take Brighton Up to Second10 November 2026
• Ipswich Town 1-2 AFC Bournemouth: Evanilson Scores for a Fifth Straight League Game as Bournemouth Move Up to Seventh10 November 2026
• Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City: Liam Delap Scores Twice as City Lose a Third Straight League Game7 November 2026
• Fulham 1-1 Newcastle United: Substitute Rodrigo Muniz Equalizes Three Minutes After Jacob Murphy's Opener7 November 2026
• Arsenal 1-0 Hull City: Martin Ødegaard Turns In a Rebound for a Fifth Straight League Win7 November 2026
• Leeds United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Noah Okafor Scores 97 Seconds After Coming On to End Leeds' Winless Run7 November 2026
• Everton 3-1 Coventry City: Thierno Barry Scores Twice and Sets Up Dewsbury-Hall After Gboho's Opener7 November 2026
• Ronaldo Has the Most Goals in Football History. At the Same Age, Messi Is Ahead4 November 2026
• An NFL Game Lasts 3 Hours and 4 Minutes: We Timed Every Play Since 20014 November 2026
• Alan Shearer's 260 Goals Still Lead the Premier League, but Without Penalties His Margin Is 184 November 2026
• Cam Little's 68 Yards Is the NFL Record, and a 61-Yard Try Is Now a Coin Flip4 November 2026
• LeBron James Leads the NBA's All-Time Scoring List, and Longevity Is Only Part of Why4 November 2026
• Barry Bonds Has the Most Home Runs, but He Trailed Hank Aaron at Every Age Until 424 November 2026
• Every F1 World Champion Since 1950, and How Late Each Title Was Decided4 November 2026
• Every British Open Champion Since 1860, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every US Open Singles Champion Since 1968, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every NBA Rookie of the Year, From Don Meineke in 1953 to Cooper Flagg3 November 2026
• Every World Series MVP Since 1955, From Johnny Podres to William Contreras3 November 2026
• Every Ligue 1 Champion Since 1932-33, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every FA Cup Winner Since 1872, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every French Open Singles Champion Since 1968, and Who Has Won the Most26 October 2026
• Every Bundesliga Champion Since 1963-64, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every NBA Finals MVP Since 1969, From Jerry West to Jalen Brunson26 October 2026
• Every Italian Champion Since 1898, and Who Has Won the Most Serie A Titles26 October 2026
• Every La Liga Champion Since 1929, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every Wimbledon Singles Champion Since 1877, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every Premier League Golden Boot Winner Since 1992-93, and What It Took to Win3 November 2026
• Every Masters Champion Since 1934, and Who Has Won the Most22 October 2026
• Every NFL MVP Since 1957, From Jim Brown to Matthew Stafford22 October 2026
• Every World Series Winner Since 1903, Led by the Yankees' 27 Titles3 November 2026
• Every Stanley Cup Winner Since 1927, and the Teams That Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every Premier League Champion Since 1992-93, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every NCAA Tournament Champion Since 1939, and Who Has Won March Madness the Most3 November 2026
• Every Ballon d'Or Winner Since 1956, and Who Has Won the Most3 November 2026
• Every World Cup Winner Since 1930, and Who Has Won the Most21 October 2026
• Every College Football National Champion Since 1936, and Who Has Won the Most21 October 2026
• Every European Cup and Champions League Winner Since 1956, and Who Has Won the Most21 October 2026
• The Celtics Have 18 NBA Titles and the Lakers 17: Every Champion Since 194721 October 2026
• Every Super Bowl Winner Since 1967, and the Teams With the Most Titles21 October 2026
• Every Las Vegas Grand Prix Winner, From Caesars Palace in 1981 to the Strip in 20253 November 2026
• Verstappen's 10, Red Bull's 15: The Longest Winning Streaks in F13 November 2026
• Hamilton's 2007 Is F1's Best Rookie Season; Antonelli's 2025 Ranks Sixth3 November 2026
• Novak Djokovic Has Won the Paris Masters Seven Times: Every Champion Since 198620 October 2026
• Novak Djokovic and Margaret Court Share the Grand Slam Record of 24 Singles Titles20 October 2026
• The US Has Won the Davis Cup 32 Times: Every Champion Since 190020 October 2026
• Winning the NBA Season Opener Is a Clue, Not a Verdict3 November 2026
• NBA Christmas Day Games by the Numbers: 287 Games Since 19473 November 2026
• Charlotte's 10-Season Wait Is the NBA's Longest Playoff Drought3 November 2026
• Four Games, Three or Two: How the NBA Builds Its 82-Game Schedule3 November 2026
• The Worst Records in NBA History, and What Happens to the Team That Finishes Last3 November 2026
• Every United States Grand Prix Winner, From Sebring in 1959 to Austin in 20263 November 2026
• Every Mexico City Grand Prix Winner, From Jim Clark in 1963 to Max Verstappen in 20263 November 2026
• Britain's 11 World Champions and 331 Wins: Formula 1 by Country3 November 2026
• NBA Close-Game Records Are Mostly Luck and Barely Carry Over to the Next Season3 November 2026
• The Better-Shooting Team Has Won 81 Percent of NBA Games Since 1996-973 November 2026
• The NBA Finals Most Often Go Six Games: 30 of 80 Since 19473 November 2026
• Tottenham vs Coventry City Preview: Spurs, Still Without a League Win, Host a Coventry Side That Has Won Its Last Two3 November 2026
• Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal: Forest, Without a Home League Goal This Season, Host Second-Placed Arsenal3 November 2026
• Newcastle United vs Aston Villa: Kickoff Time, TV and Team News, Three Days After Villa's 6-0 Win Over Fenerbahce3 November 2026
• Manchester City vs Ipswich Town: Leaders With Six Wins From Six Face Ipswich Three Days After Losing to PSG3 November 2026
• Leeds United vs Manchester United Preview: Winless-in-Five United Visit Seventh-Placed Leeds at Elland Road3 November 2026
• Fulham vs Hull City Preview: Fulham, Still Without a League Win, Host Eighth-Placed Hull3 November 2026
• Everton vs Chelsea: Unbeaten Everton Host Chelsea With Both Clubs on 10 Points3 November 2026
• Brighton vs Crystal Palace: Third-Placed Brighton Host 12th-Placed Palace After Pascal Struijk's Red Card Is Rescinded3 November 2026
• Brentford vs Liverpool: Unbeaten Brentford Host a Liverpool Side Without the Suspended Ryan Gravenberch3 November 2026
• Bournemouth vs Sunderland: Bottom-Three Bournemouth Host 17th-Placed Sunderland, One Point Apart3 November 2026
• Roma 3-4 Real Madrid: Espí, Endrick and Rüdiger Turn 3-1 Down Into a Win in Seven Minutes3 November 2026
• LASK Linz 3-6 Liverpool: Barcola Scores Three as Liverpool Make It Two Wins From Two3 November 2026
• Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 AEK Athens: Vinícius Tobias and Substitute Gleiker Mendoza Turn It Late in London3 November 2026
• Slovan Bratislava 0-3 VfB Stuttgart: Undav, a Cruz Own Goal and a Late Demirovic Header Make It Two Wins From Two3 November 2026
• Manchester City 2-4 Paris Saint-Germain: Haaland Passes Agüero, but PSG Win at the Etihad3 November 2026
• Real Betis 3-2 FC Porto: Cucho Hernández and a VAR Penalty Turn Porto's Lead Into Two Wins From Two3 November 2026
• Bodø/Glimt 1-0 Borussia Dortmund: Fredrik Sjøvold Scores the Only Goal and Niko Kovač Admits a Deserved Defeat14 October 2026
• Aston Villa 6-0 Fenerbahce: Jackson and Barkley Doubles Bring a First Home Win of the Season3 November 2026
• Feyenoord 3-2 Como: Feyenoord Get Off the Mark in This League Phase After the Barcelona Defeat3 November 2026
• WTA Finals History: Navratilova's Eight Titles and 10 First-Time Champions in a Row14 October 2026
• Sixteen Unseeded Players Have Won a Grand Slam Since 1968, and No Man Since 200414 October 2026
• American Men Have Gone 91 Grand Slams Without a Title Since Andy Roddick's 2003 US Open14 October 2026
• Novak Djokovic Leads the ATP Finals With Seven Titles: Every Champion Since 197014 October 2026
• Every Year-End No. 1 in Tennis Since 1973, and What It Took14 October 2026
• Home Field in the MLB Postseason Is Worth No More Than in the Regular Season3 November 2026
• F1 Teammate Head-to-Heads Since 2000: Whitewashes, Ties and Champions3 November 2026
• Red Bull 2023, McLaren 1988, Mercedes 2016: The Most Dominant Teams in F1 History3 November 2026
• Win the Turnover Battle and You Win 79 Percent of NFL Games. Just Don't Count on It Next Year3 November 2026
• NFL Teams That Win Time of Possession Win 67 Percent of Games. The Scoreboard Explains Most of It3 November 2026
• Thirty F1 Sprints: Who Won Them, and What They Decided on Sunday3 November 2026
• Villarreal 3-1 Napoli: Three Minutes Turn the Game After Rrahmani's Opener3 November 2026
• Atlético Madrid 2-0 Manchester United: Barrios Scores Inside a Minute, Lookman Seals It After Yoro's Red Card3 November 2026
• Viking 3-3 Bayern Munich: Ten-Man Bayern Lose a Lead as Herman Haugen Equalizes in the 90th Minute3 November 2026
• Sabah 2-0 Slavia Prague: Kaheem Parris and Joy-Lance Mickels Give Sabah Their First League-Phase Win3 November 2026
• Inter 3-4 Club Brugge: Tresoldi Scores Three as Brugge Win Seven-Goal Game in Milan3 November 2026
• Arsenal 3-0 Lille: Three Second-Half Goals Make It Two Wins From Two in the Champions League3 November 2026
• Coventry City 4-1 Newcastle United: Rudoni, Cherif and Two Substitutes Earn a First Premier League Home Win Since 200113 October 2026
• RB Leipzig 1-0 PSV Eindhoven: Vandevoordt's Penalty Save and Brajan Gruda's Strike Earn a First Win3 November 2026
• Lens 0-2 Sporting CP: Luis Suárez and Issa Doumbia Make It Two Wins From Two in the Champions League3 November 2026
• Galatasaray 1-4 Barcelona: Three Goals in 10 Minutes Turn the Game in Istanbul3 November 2026
• Better Power Plays, Fewer of Them: NHL Special Teams Since 2005-0613 October 2026
• NFL Passing by Season: Quarterbacks Got Far More Efficient, Not Busier3 November 2026
• About Six New Teams Make the NFL Playoffs Every Year, and Never Fewer Than Four3 November 2026
• NFL Penalties Per Game: 12.7 in 2025, and 15.1 Through Week 5 of 20263 November 2026
• Thursday Night Football Is Not the Problem: What Rest Really Does to NFL Results3 November 2026
• NBA Blowouts Hit a 30-Season High: More Than One Game in Five Was Decided by 203 November 2026
• The Longest Winning Streaks in NBA History, and What a Streak Says About a Team3 November 2026
• NBA Home-Court Advantage Is Worth Less Than It Used to Be3 November 2026
• Down 1-3 in the NBA Playoffs: 15 Comebacks in 304 Series3 November 2026
• The West Has Beaten the East in 24 of the Last 30 NBA Seasons3 November 2026
• NHL Teams Take 51 Percent of the Points on the Second Night of a Back-to-Back3 November 2026
• The Biggest Turnarounds in NBA History, and How Rarely Bad Teams Make One3 November 2026
• About One NBA Game in 17 Goes to Overtime, and Ties Are Getting Rarer3 November 2026
• NBA Teams Took 37 Threes a Game in 2025-26, Nearly Triple the 1997-98 Rate3 November 2026
• Home Field Has Won 45 of 80 League Championship Series Since 19853 November 2026
• Cleveland's 78-Season Wait Leads MLB's World Series Droughts3 November 2026
• Dome Teams Hold Up in the Cold. Wind, Not Temperature, Is What Slows NFL Offenses13 October 2026
• MLB Has 327 No-Hitters, From Nine in 2021 to None in 202513 October 2026
• MLB Starters Now Last About Five Innings, and Complete Games Are Nearly Gone13 October 2026
• More Steals, Fewer Outs: MLB Stolen Bases Before and After the 2023 Rules13 October 2026
• Outshooting the Other Team Wins Only 52 Percent of NHL Games13 October 2026
• Vegas and Everyone Else: How NHL Expansion Teams Fared in Year One13 October 2026
• NFL Two-Point Conversions Work Less Than Half the Time. Why Teams Try More of Them13 October 2026
• More Than a Quarter of MLB Games Are Decided by One Run, and Records in Them Are Mostly Luck13 October 2026
• MLB Games Now Last 2:42: Game Length Before and After the Pitch Clock13 October 2026
• Strikeouts Have Outnumbered Hits in Every MLB Season Since 201813 October 2026
• NHL Home Ice Has Never Been Worth Less: 0.13 Goals a Game13 October 2026
• Since 3-on-3, Two in Three Tied NHL Games End Before a Shootout13 October 2026
• How Often NFL Teams Go for It on Fourth Down, and How Often It Works13 October 2026
• How Each Seed Fares in the NBA Play-In Tournament13 October 2026
• Hull City 2-2 Everton: Substitute Belloumi Equalizes as Everton Stay Unbeaten3 November 2026
• Arsenal 2-1 Leeds United: Bruno Guimarães Off the Bench Ends Leeds' Unbeaten Start3 November 2026
• Sunderland 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion: De Cuyper and Hadjam Score as Ten-Man Brighton Stay Third3 November 2026
• Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Solanke Heads a Stoppage-Time Equalizer After Bentancur's Red Card3 November 2026
• Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City: Haaland, Doku and Cherki Punish 10-Man Liverpool at Anfield3 November 2026
• Ipswich Town Come From Behind to Beat Fulham 2-1 and Leave Them Bottom of the Premier League3 November 2026
• Crystal Palace Come From Behind to Beat Oliver Glasner's Nottingham Forest 3-1 at Selhurst Park3 November 2026
• Chelsea 5-1 AFC Bournemouth: Jordan Henderson Scores Twice as Chelsea Lead 2-0 Inside Three Minutes3 November 2026
• Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford: Kristoffer Ajer Cancels Out John McGinn as Villa Wait for a Home Win3 November 2026
• Champions League Matchday 2: Man City v PSG Heads 18 Games Over Two Nights3 November 2026
• The Last Unbeaten NFL Team Usually Falls by Week 10, and Almost Never Wins the Super Bowl3 November 2026
• Ten Games In, About Two Thirds of the NHL Playoff Field Is in Place3 November 2026
• How Often the NBA's Worst Team Wins the Draft Lottery3 November 2026
• FA Cup Giant-Killings: The Lower-Tier Club Wins About One Tie in Four3 November 2026
• Does Sacking the Manager Work? 34 Seasons of Premier League Sackings3 November 2026
• Who Wins the Championship Play-Offs? Every Final Since 19877 October 2026
• AFL Home Ground Advantage Is Mostly the Trip, and It Has Shrunk7 October 2026
• Six Nations Champions Since 2000: 27 Titles, 13 Grand Slams and Italy's 18 Wooden Spoons7 October 2026
• What Happens to NRL Wooden Spooners the Season After7 October 2026
• Verstappen at 18, Antonelli at 20: The Youngest Winners and Champions in F1 History3 November 2026
• The All Blacks' Test Record: 515 Wins in 673 Tests, and Who Beats Them3 November 2026
• Every Singapore Grand Prix Winner, From Alonso in 2008 to Verstappen in 20263 November 2026
• How Many Canadians Play in the NBA? The Count, Season by Season3 November 2026
• New Zealand in the A-League: Nine Phoenix Finals, One Auckland Title3 November 2026
• The Maple Leafs Since 1967: 36 Postseasons, 21 Series Wins and No Final3 November 2026
• Canada's Three MLS Clubs: One MLS Cup in 48 Seasons3 November 2026
• How Many Points Does It Take to Make the Premiership Rugby Play-offs?5 October 2026
• Super Rugby Champions: The Team Top of the Table Wins Three Times in Five5 October 2026
• The Warriors Since 1995: 11 Finals Series, Two Grand Finals, No Premiership Yet5 October 2026
• AFL Minor Premiers Win the Flag About One Year in Three4 October 2026
• NRL Minor Premiers Win the Grand Final About One Year in Three4 October 2026
• Every Australian Grand Prix Winner, From Adelaide 1985 to Melbourne 20263 November 2026
• The Socceroos at the World Cup: 24 Matches, 5 Wins, No Knockout Win Yet3 November 2026
• A-League Premiers and Champions: 11 Doubles in 21 Seasons3 November 2026
• Why No Canadian Team Has Won the Stanley Cup Since 19933 November 2026
• How NRL Golden Point Works, and How 182 Games Have Ended3 November 2026
• The Blue Jays in the Postseason: 11 Trips, Two Titles and 41-44 in Games4 October 2026
• Queensland Lead New South Wales 25-18 in State of Origin Series4 October 2026
• NBL Minor Premiers Have Won the Title 11 Times in 17 Seasons4 October 2026
• How Many Points Does an NRL Team Need to Make the Top Eight?4 October 2026
• How Many Wins It Takes to Make the AFL Finals, Eight or Ten4 October 2026
• The Brownlow Medallist's Club Rarely Wins the Flag4 October 2026
• The Typical AFL Grand Final Is Won by Almost Seven Goals4 October 2026
• Where Every NBL Next Star Has Landed in the NBA4 October 2026
• Australians at the Australian Open: A 50-Year Wait for the Men, One Title for the Women Since 19784 October 2026
• NFL Scoring Peaked at 24.8 Points a Game in 2020. In 2026 It Was 22.9 Through Oct. 13 November 2026
• Every Malaysian Grand Prix Winner, From Eddie Irvine to Max Verstappen3 November 2026
• How Often the NFL Team Leading at Halftime Wins3 November 2026
• NBA Teams Scored 115.6 Points a Game in 2025-26, the Most in 30 Seasons3 November 2026
• NBA Champions Repeat Less Than One Time in Three3 November 2026
• How Every NBA No. 1 Draft Pick Has Done Since 19663 November 2026
• Down 0-2 or 1-3 in the MLB Playoffs: 25 Comebacks in 193 Series3 November 2026
• NFL No. 1 Seeds Reach the Super Bowl Half the Time and Win It About One Time in Five3 October 2026
• The First Goal Wins Two NHL Games in Three, Until Overtime30 September 2026
• Six Goals a Game Again: Every NHL Season Since 1917-18, Counted30 September 2026
• Winning Game 1 Has Led to a World Series Title 77 Times in 1213 November 2026
• About 15 of the AP Preseason Top 25 Are Still Ranked When the Season Ends3 November 2026
• First-Fight Winners Have Won 59 Percent of UFC Rematches, 67 Percent for a Title3 November 2026
• F1 Overtaking by Circuit: Where the Grid Order Changes Most3 November 2026
• How Often F1 Cars Fail to Finish, Season by Season Since 19913 November 2026
• The AP No. 1 Lost 101 Times in 58 Seasons, and Every Loss Cost It the Top Spot3 November 2026
• How Every WNBA No. 1 Draft Pick Has Done Since 19973 November 2026
• Promoted to the Premier League: Just Over Half Stay Up30 September 2026
• Every WNBA MVP Since 1997, and How Often Their Team Won the Title3 November 2026
• What a Half-Time Lead Is Worth in the Premier League3 November 2026
• NFL Home-Field Advantage Has Shrunk Since 2019, and Empty Stadiums Are Not the Whole Story3 November 2026
• Half of NFL Games Are Decided by One Score, and 3 Points Is the Most Common Margin3 November 2026
• What Happens to Super Bowl Losers the Next Season3 November 2026
• Eleven Winners in 16 Races: The Most Open F1 Season, and the Most Dominant3 November 2026
• Younger Fighters Win 57 Percent of UFC Fights, 70 Percent With a 10-Year Edge3 November 2026
• Southpaws Win 53 Percent of UFC Fights Against Orthodox Opponents3 November 2026
• No. 1 Seeds Have Won 24 of 32 Women's NCAA Tournaments: Every Seed's Record3 November 2026
• Six Conferences, 82 Percent of the At-Large Bids: March Madness Bids by Conference3 November 2026
• Two Final Fours in 60 Tries: How Far First Four Teams Go in March Madness3 November 2026
• NBA Game 1 Winners Have Won 77 Percent of Playoff Series Since 19843 November 2026
• The First 20 Games Explain About 70 Percent of an NBA Team's Final Record3 November 2026
• The NBA MVP Wins the Championship About One Season in Three3 November 2026
• The Best Record in Baseball Now Wins the World Series About One Year in Four3 November 2026
• The First-Set Winner Wins 78 Percent of Men's Grand Slam Matches and 84 Percent of Women's30 September 2026
• One Major in Five Has Gone to a Playoff, but the U.S. Open Has Not Since 200830 September 2026
• From 3.38 to 5.55 Runs a Game: Every MLB Season Since 190130 September 2026
• 18 of 91 Heisman Trophy Winners Played for the National Champion30 September 2026
• More Than Half of Golf's Majors Since 2000 Went to a First-Time Winner30 September 2026
• Men Win Grand Slams at 27 on Average, Women at 25: Champions' Ages Since 200030 September 2026
• The Supporters' Shield Winner and MLS Cup: 8 Doubles in 30 Seasons30 September 2026
• Home Teams Have Won 15 of the Last 23 Ryder Cups30 September 2026
• All Four Majors Now End a 6-All Final Set With a 10-Point Tiebreak30 September 2026
• Down 3-1 in the NHL Playoffs: 32 Comebacks in 362 Series30 September 2026
• WNBA Scoring Reached a Record 87.1 Points a Game in 202630 September 2026
• The NHL Thanksgiving Rule, Counted: 221 of 288 Made the Playoffs3 November 2026
• Eight Wild Cards Have Won the World Series, About What a Coin Flip Would Give Them3 November 2026
• The AP Preseason No. 1 Has Won 14 of 64 NCAA Titles, and None Since 20093 November 2026
• How the WNBA Playoffs Work, and How Often the Higher Seed Wins3 November 2026
• A Major Takes About 9 Under Par to Win, Unless It Is the U.S. Open29 September 2026
• F1 Title Comebacks: How Often the Championship Leader Holds On3 November 2026
• The Playoff Has Taken Three-Loss Teams Twice, Both Since It Grew to 1229 September 2026
• The Longer Reach Wins 52 Percent of UFC Fights, and Big Gaps Win More3 November 2026
• Down Two Sets to Love at a Major, Men Win 6 Percent of the Time29 September 2026
• How Many Points Does It Take to Win the Premier League?3 November 2026
• How Often NFL Teams Go From Last Place to a Division Title3 November 2026
• NBA Teams Win 44 Percent of the Time on the Second Night of a Back-to-Back29 September 2026
• No. 1 Seeds Have Won 27 of 41 Tournaments: How Every Seed Fares in March Madness3 November 2026
• The AP Preseason No. 1 Has Won the Title 11 Times in 76 Seasons3 November 2026
• How Every WNBA Expansion Team Fared in Its First Season3 November 2026
• The Presidents' Trophy Curse, Counted: 8 Cups in 40 Seasons3 November 2026
• How Many Wins Is a Run Worth? Run Differential, Pythagoras and the 2026 Tigers3 November 2026
• Pole Position in F1: How Often the Driver Starting First Wins3 November 2026
• One in Three New UFC Champions Loses the Belt in the First Defense3 November 2026
• A 54-Hole Lead in a Major Holds About Six Times in Ten28 September 2026
• The No. 1 Seed Wins 40 Percent of Men's Majors and 24 Percent of Women's28 September 2026
• The NBA's Best Regular-Season Team Wins the Title Less Than Half the Time3 November 2026
• How NFL Overtime Works, and How Often It Ends in a Tie3 November 2026
• Does the Team Top of the Premier League at Christmas Win the Title?3 November 2026
• Can an 0-3 Team Still Make the NFL Playoffs? History, and Houston3 November 2026
• How Many Points Does It Take to Stay Up in the Premier League?3 November 2026
• The 2026 NBA Cup, Group by Group: Who Gets to Indianapolis3 November 2026
• Where Antonelli Clinched the 2026 Title: Mexico City, the Likeliest Place3 November 2026
• Does the Bye Help in the MLB Playoffs? What Five Octobers Say3 November 2026
• The 2026-27 NHL Season, Predicted Before Opening Night3 November 2026
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• The Point You Get for Losing, and Who It Saved17 September 2026
• The F1 Championship in Points: Margins, Leads and a Two-Point Year4 November 2026
• The NFL's Tiebreakers, and the Four Races They Settled17 September 2026
• Nearly a Thousand UFC Fights, Counted Round by Round17 September 2026
• Going Up: What Promotion Costs in Europe's Second Tiers28 September 2026
• How the MLS Playoffs Work, and What It Takes to Get In17 September 2026
• The Playoff Line: How Many Wins It Actually Takes17 September 2026
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