Beating the Odds: The Hidden Mathematics of Sport

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“Beating The Odds” takes a novel and intriguing look at sport, by exploring the mathematics behind the action. Discover...

Beautiful Game Theory: How Soccer Can Help Economics

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A wealth of research in recent decades has seen the economic approach to human behavior extended over many areas...

Soccernomics

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Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey - and Even Iraq...

Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Sports Enthusiasts Use Mathematics...

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Mathletics is a remarkably entertaining book that shows readers how to use simple mathematics to analyze a range of...

Statistical Thinking in Sports

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Since the first athletic events found a fan base, sports and statistics have always maintained a tight and at...

Handbook of Football Business and Management

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Soccer is the world's most valuable sport, generating bigger revenues, as well as being watched and played by more...

Mathletics

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* How can sprinter Usain Bolt break his world record without running any faster? * Why do high-jumpers use the...

Analytic Methods in Sports

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One of the greatest changes in the sports world in the past 20 years has been the use of...

Sports Math: An Introductory Course in the Mathematics of...

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Can you really keep your eye on the ball? How is massive data collection changing sports? Sports science courses are...

Science meets sports: When Statistics Are More Than Numbers

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This book presents the field of sports statistics to two very distinct target audiences, namely academicians, in order to...