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Are analytics making pro sports less fun?

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Are analytics making pro sports less fun?


Some say they rob games of color, spontaneity, but others argue changes aren’t always for worse






Jacob Sweet

Harvard Staff Writer




October 9, 2026


5 min read










Today, sports analytics discussions from the 2011 movie “Moneyball” often seem quaint. The idea of a team using data to find players w

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