Hot Takedown

Hot Takedown is the weekly sports podcast from FiveThirtyEight. On it, the crew uses numbers to dissect the week in sports, taking down some silly hot takes in the process.

Latest Episodes:

Canadian Hockey Is In The Doldrums Feb 23, 2016

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The Hot Takedown crew discuss where it went wrong for Canadian hockey, how Daytona 500 races are getting closer and closer and why Anthony Davis's 59/20 game is so rare.

Hot Takedown - NCAA Parity, All Star Defense, Trading Trout Feb 16, 2016

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Chadwick Matlin, Neil Paine and Kate Fagan discuss whether fans want parity in NCAA basketball, NBA All Star defense and why trading Mike Trout might be good for the Angels.

Hot Takedown - Denver Defense, Cam's Petulance, Leicester's Lead Feb 09, 2016

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Chadwick Matlin, Neil Paine and Kate Fagan discuss the supremacy of Denver's defense, Cam Newton's post-Super Bowl antics and the meteoric rise of little Leicester City.

Hot Takedown - Super Bowl Statistics Special Feb 02, 2016

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Chadwick Matlin, Neil Paine and Kate Fagan discuss Cam Newton's confidence, Peyton Manning's terrible season and the hot takery of the Super Bowl's off week.

Hot Takedown - Brady's Kryptonite, Bye Bye Blatt, Fixing In Tennis Jan 26, 2016

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Chadwick Matlin and Neil Paine discuss whether the Patriots' loss was Stephen Gostkowski's fault, why the Cavs fired David Blatt and whether match fixing is rampant in tennis.

Hot Takedown - NFL Craziness, Dugout Decisions, Super Simmons Jan 19, 2016

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Neil Paine and Kate Fagan discuss why Mike McCarthy should have gone for 2, whether bad baseball plays are dying out and the potential of LSU's Ben Simmons.

Hot Takedown - College Football Final, Wild Card Surprises, Outstanding Ovechkin Jan 12, 2016

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Chadwick Matlin and Neil Paine discuss Alabama's onside kick magic, the unpredictability of this year's race to the Super Bowl, and rate just how good Alex Ovechkin really is.

Hot Takedown - NFL Playoffs, Ultimate Frisbee Stats, Millennials Ruining Basketball Jan 05, 2016

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Chadwick Matlin, Neil Paine, and Allison McCann discuss parity in the NFL playoffs, Ultimate Frisbee analytics, and conduct a statistical investigation into NBA Millennials.

Hot Takedown - NBA Stat School Dec 29, 2015

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Statman Neil Paine gives Kate Fagan and Chadwick Matlin a tour of basketball scoring stats, from points per game through usage percentage.

Hot Takedown - Adam Silver Discusses Sixers, Tanking, Draft and More Dec 21, 2015

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Special episode with NBA commissioner Adam Silver on the state of the draft, the Sixers tanking strategy, and whether he will ever ride a bear at the lottery.

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