Chris Sherman

Articles written by: Chris Sherman

Chris is a data scientist who was a mediocre left back and center back for the Upper Dublin High School..... JV team. He then got a Computer Science & Business degree from Lehigh University and a Master's' degree from Northwestern University in Predictive Analytics. He likes data and building programs to do his thinking for him.

SEBA Projections

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through May 21

by Chris Sherman × on May 24, 2017 at 9:30 am × 0 comments

Philadelphia moves up to 7th in SEBA’s power rankings. NYCFC takes the top spot overall. USOC second round is complete with the fourth round draw decided.

SEBA Projections

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through May 14

by Chris Sherman × on May 16, 2017 at 10:00 am × 2 comments

Philadelphia jumps up to 10th in Power Rankings. Toronto takes 1st. U.S. Open Cup 1st round is finished and the 3rd round draw is complete.

SEBA Projections

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through May 7

by Chris Sherman × on May 10, 2017 at 9:45 am × 0 comments

Philadelphia climbs out of last in the power rankings and moves in the right direction towards improving playoff odds.

SEBA Projections

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through April 30

by Chris Sherman × on May 3, 2017 at 9:30 am × 1 comment

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through April 30. Orlando takes over 1st place in power rankings. Philly needs to bank a win before it can move out of the cellar.

SEBA Projections

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through April 23

by Chris Sherman × on April 26, 2017 at 9:30 am × 0 comments

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through April 23

Analysis / Statistics

Investigating home field advantage in MLS, Part 1: Traveling distance

by Chris Sherman × on April 25, 2017 at 10:00 am × 17 comments

Chris Sherman investigates potential causes for home field advantage in MLS using statistical analysis. The first article demonstrates home field advantage and studies the effect of distance traveled on said advantage.