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BOSTON -- Nate Silver has developed virtually a cult following for his use of statistical analysis in forecasting, with uncanny accuracy, political elections, which he now does on a regular basis in a blog for the New York Times, called Five Thirty E...

Nate Silver, a statistician known for his work on baseball and politics, took on a new challenge in The New York Times this week: figuring out which college football teams are the most popular in the country. In this article, Silver extrapolates d...

Using simulations powered by the Soccer Power Index, Albert Larcada explains why Arsenal's chances of winning the EPL are on the rise.

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Stat geeks are unanimous in very little. But one thing that they almost all agree on is that most of the time NBA coaches are being excessively timid when benching players with foul trouble. If you want to win, put your best players out there as much...

Nate Silver looks back to see how the Soccer Power Index fared compared with other systems.

Nate Silver's Soccer Power Index predicts the quarterfinal matchups.

Nate Silver's Soccer Power Index predicts each of the knockout-stage games and rates Ghana as a very slight favorite over the U.S.

Nate Silver updates the advancement odds for all 32 teams following the first round of games.

What are the chances of each team winning the World Cup? Nate Silver runs the tournament through his simulation to find out.

What are the chances of each team winning the World Cup? Nate Silver runs the tournament through his simulation to find out.

What are the chances of each team winning the World Cup? Nate Silver runs the tournament through his simulation to find out.

Spain is the big favorite, but Group H isn't the easiest of groups, with Chile a team that shouldn't be overlooked.

Group G was labeled the "Group of Death," but the Ivory Coast-Portugal match looms as the key game of the group.

Defending champion Italy drew the easiest group, with only Paraguay likely to give the Italians much of a fight.

Go around the globe with preview videos for all 32 teams.

The Netherlands is the heavy favorite in Group E, with the Denmark-Cameroon game likely the key game in the group.