Scott Kacsmar

Scott is a historian, writer, and data analyst from Pittsburgh, PA who has studied NFL and NBA statistics since 2003. He standardized the fourth-quarter comeback and game-winning drive stats for the NFL at Pro Football Reference. His work has been featured at Sports Illustrated, ESPN, FiveThirtyEight, and Bookmakers Review. He has also watched over 7,500 films and 1,000 TV series and keeps statistics on those as well.

NFL

Scott KacsmarNovember 29, 2023
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The 10 Greatest Field Goals in NFL History: Where Does Jake Elliott Rank?

By Scott Kacsmar It would be easy to say the best game of the NFL’s 2023 regular season just happened between the Bills and Eagles, a 37-34 overtime classic won by Philadelphia. But the play that sent the game to overtime and really allowed it to be a memorable finish…
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Scott KacsmarNovember 24, 2023
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Scott’s Seven NFL Picks: Week 12

By Scott Kacsmar The NFL has a Week 12 schedule that’s already been under way with three games on Thanksgiving. We had our special NFL picks for that and were able to nail the Dallas game (+280) after Detroit failed to close our first parlay. Unfortunately, George Kittle sold the…
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Scott KacsmarNovember 22, 2023
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Scott’s Four NFL Picks: Week 12 Thanksgiving Special

By Scott Kacsmar The NFL has a special Week 12 schedule for the holidays, so we will do something different too with NFL picks just for the four games on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Every game is a divisional matchup, so these teams should know each other well to help…
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Scott KacsmarNovember 17, 2023
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Scott’s Seven NFL Picks: Week 11

By Scott Kacsmar The NFL has a Week 11 schedule that will build with anticipation for Monday night when the Eagles and Chiefs meet in an epic Super Bowl rematch. But there are also some good games before that for NFL picks with Steelers-Browns, Chargers-Packers, Cardinals-Texans, and we will see…
NBA

Scott KacsmarNovember 16, 2023
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Pacers and Clippers Among NBA’s Most Surprising and Disappointing Teams in 2023-24 Season

By Scott Kacsmar The NBA has been in full swing for over three weeks now as most teams have played 11 games of the 2023-24 season. We have already seen LeBron James defy his age with some great performances, Victor Wembanyama improve his odds for Rookie of the Year, and…
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Scott KacsmarNovember 15, 2023
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Will Chiefs-Eagles Be the NFL’s Rare Super Bowl Rematch in February?

By Scott Kacsmar Arguably the biggest game of the NFL’s 2023 regular season is happening Monday night when the Kansas City Chiefs (7-2) host the Philadelphia Eagles (8-1) in a Super Bowl rematch of last year’s 38-35 classic. The 35 points scored by the Eagles are the most ever by…