Hot Takedown

By FiveThirtyEight, 538, ESPN, Neil Paine, Geoff Foster, Sara Ziegler

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 Jan 14, 2020

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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.

Episode Date
Football Is Weird, Part Infinity
Nov 09, 2021
Analytics, But From The Gut
Nov 02, 2021
It's Anybody's World Series
Oct 26, 2021
Why Our Model (Still) Hates The Lakers
Oct 19, 2021
Championships, Random-ships
Oct 12, 2021
The Dodgers Need A Reseed
Oct 05, 2021
Brady vs. Belichick: Round Whatever
Sep 28, 2021
Math Nerds (And The Ravens) Win
Sep 21, 2021
Actually, Week 1 Does Matter
Sep 14, 2021
How We See The NFL Season
Sep 07, 2021
Nebraska’s Frost Is Melting
Aug 31, 2021
Turns Out 500 Is A Lot Of Home Runs
Aug 24, 2021
Our Expectations Aren’t Being Met By The Mets
Aug 17, 2021
A Messi Situation
Aug 10, 2021
Simone Biles Beams Back
Aug 03, 2021
Big Trouble For The Big 12
Jul 27, 2021
So The Olympics Are Still Happening?
Jul 20, 2021
All NBA Finals Takes Are Possible
Jul 13, 2021
The Suns vs. The Bucks vs. Injuries
Jul 06, 2021
MLB Tries To Get A Grip
Jun 29, 2021
SCOTUS 9, NCAA 0
Jun 22, 2021
The Enemy Of My Enemy Roots For The Islanders
Jun 15, 2021
A Fair Trade For Julio Jones
Jun 08, 2021
Everyone Lost In The French Open Fracas
Jun 01, 2021
Can You Have Too Many No-Hitters?
May 25, 2021
Playoffs And Play-Ins
May 18, 2021
It's Hard To Leave MLB Gracefully
May 11, 2021
Draft Grades Are Meaningless But Also A+ Fun
May 04, 2021
This NFL Draft Class Still Has Some QB Questions
Apr 27, 2021
A Super League Super Fight
Apr 20, 2021
Can We Keep Our Early Baseball Takes Cool?
Apr 13, 2021
An End To The Madness
Apr 06, 2021
All Hype Is Good Hype
Mar 30, 2021
The NCAA Is Bad At Capitalism
Mar 23, 2021
Let’s Pick Our Brackets
Mar 16, 2021
A Year Of Pandemic Sports
Mar 09, 2021
Why's Everyone Writing Off The Jazz?
Mar 02, 2021
Osaka's Rise Doesn't Mean Serena Is Done
Feb 23, 2021
Grading The NHL's Start On And Off The Ice
Feb 16, 2021
How The Bucs Sunk The Chiefs
Feb 09, 2021
Baby GOAT vs. Grizzled GOAT
Feb 02, 2021
The Analytics On Being Aggressive
Jan 26, 2021
One Super Bowl Win Isn't Enough Anymore?
Jan 19, 2021
Alabama Was The Unstoppable Force AND The Immovable Object
Jan 12, 2021
Ohio State Made The Committee Look Good, And Bad
Jan 05, 2021
Let's Stuff 2020 Down A Rabbit Hole
Dec 29, 2020
New Year, New RAPTOR
Dec 22, 2020
Along Came A (Cleveland) Spider
Dec 15, 2020
The Jets' Tank Is Empty
Dec 08, 2020
Hard To Play Football Without A Quarterback
Dec 01, 2020
College Basketball Tries To Stay Positive (And COVID-Negative)
Nov 24, 2020
The NBA’s Not-Normal November
Nov 17, 2020
What's Wrong With The NFL's Best Teams?
Nov 10, 2020
All Podcasts Are Political
Nov 03, 2020
Belichick Is Fresh Out Of Magic
Oct 27, 2020
More Moneyball, More Problems?
Oct 20, 2020
The Lakers Burst The Heat's Bubble
Oct 13, 2020
Bill O'Brien Set His Own Hot Seat On Fire
Oct 06, 2020
MLB’s Sweet Sixteen
Sep 29, 2020
Week Two Of The NFL Hurt
Sep 22, 2020
From Wentz They Came
Sep 15, 2020
Are We Ready For Some Football?
Sep 08, 2020
The NBA Strike Was Personal
Sep 01, 2020
Emergency Podcast: Sports On Strike
Aug 27, 2020
"Processing" The Sixers' Loss
Aug 25, 2020
A Tale Of Two Bubbles
Aug 18, 2020
The Slow Fall Of Football
Aug 11, 2020
Will College Football Fail Its First Exam?
Aug 04, 2020
MLB's "Plan" Didn't Pan Out
Jul 28, 2020
Ready Or Not, Here Comes Baseball
Jul 21, 2020
College Football Makes A Conference Call
Jul 14, 2020
What's In A Team Name?
Jul 07, 2020
New(ton) England
Jun 30, 2020
Flattening The Curveball
Jun 23, 2020
NBA Players Hit Pause
Jun 16, 2020
Was Drew Brees's Fourth Apology The Charm?
Jun 09, 2020
What Can Sports Do?
Jun 02, 2020
Show Me The Money(ball)
May 26, 2020
Shall We Last Dance?
May 19, 2020
Live Sports? In This Economy?
May 12, 2020
U.S. Soccer's Big Day In Court
May 05, 2020
Jordan Love Is A Battlefield
Apr 28, 2020
Bringing Down The Krause
Apr 21, 2020
Time To Get Weird, Sports Leagues
Apr 14, 2020
Going The Social Distance
Apr 07, 2020
Reality TV Is Our Only Hope For Hoops
Mar 31, 2020
Olympic Flame-Out
Mar 24, 2020
2020: A Sports-Less Odyssey
Mar 17, 2020
Live from Sloan: How Has RAPTOR Done So Far?
Mar 10, 2020
"Anybody Can Make The Final Four"
Mar 03, 2020
"The Great 8 Is Better Than The Great One"
Feb 25, 2020
"They Fixed The NBA All-Star Game"
Feb 18, 2020
Kobe Bryant: On and Off The Court
Feb 11, 2020
"The Niners Choked"
Feb 04, 2020
"Will Jimmy Garoppolo Be The Hero?"
Jan 28, 2020
Sign Stealing: Worse Than Steroids!
Jan 21, 2020
"The Ravens Always Choke"
Jan 14, 2020
"No One Believed In Us, And Rightfully So"
Jan 07, 2020
A Decade In Sports
Dec 31, 2019
STAT SCHOOL: From Box Scores to RAPTOR
Dec 24, 2019
Bonus Episode: The Fullback Comeback
Dec 19, 2019
Cheating In Sports: What Really Matters?
Dec 17, 2019
"The Russia Ban Isn't Enough"
Dec 10, 2019
MLB Is A Soap Opera, NFL Is Game Of Thrones
Dec 03, 2019
"Baseball Needed A Villain"
Nov 26, 2019
"Kaepernick won't play in the NFL again"
Nov 19, 2019
Let's Blame Analytics: Load Management Edition
Nov 12, 2019
"Steph's Broken Hand Is A Blessing"
Nov 05, 2019
Our 2020 (Super Bowl) Draft
Oct 29, 2019
Jalen Rose Is Mad At Us
Oct 22, 2019
"Blame It On The Juice"
Oct 15, 2019
We're Unleashing Our New NBA Metric
Oct 08, 2019
"Lopsided Is MLB's New Normal"
Oct 01, 2019
"The NBA Missed The Point"
Sep 24, 2019
"The Saints Will Survive. The Steelers Are Done."
Sep 17, 2019
"Antonio Brown Orchestrated His Exit"
Sep 10, 2019
NFL Predictions: Truth Hurts For The Minnesota Vikings
Sep 03, 2019
Andrew Luck: Brave or Millennial?
Aug 27, 2019
"The Youths Have Taken Over Baseball"
Aug 20, 2019
"Nothing Says 'Fantasy' Like Risk Management"
Aug 13, 2019
The Whole Show's A Rabbit Hole
Aug 06, 2019
"Mets In Perpetual Chaos"
Jul 30, 2019
"Zeke Should Hold Out"
Jul 23, 2019
"Good Luck Betting On The 2019-20 NBA"
Jul 16, 2019
"We Want Infinite All-Star Rosters"
Jul 09, 2019
"The Knicks Need To Grow Up"
Jul 02, 2019
"Is The USWNT As Good As We Thought?"
Jun 25, 2019
"Survival Of The Takiest"
Jun 18, 2019
The Warriors' Incredible Win And Horrible Loss
Jun 11, 2019
"Serena Should Win Every Slam"
Jun 04, 2019
"#WarriorsIn4"
May 28, 2019
"Bottom Line: Pay Women The Same"
May 21, 2019
"The Raptors Need To Be Better"
May 14, 2019
"The Red Sox Should Be Fine"
May 07, 2019
"The Giants Drafted A Backup QB"
Apr 30, 2019
"The Rockets Can Beat The Warriors"
Apr 23, 2019
"Tiger Will Catch Jack"
Apr 16, 2019
"Giannis Is Clearly The MVP"
Apr 09, 2019
[AUDIO FIXED] Michigan State Beat The Best
Apr 03, 2019
"Michigan State Beat The Best"
Apr 02, 2019
"Get That Extension While You Can"
Mar 26, 2019
"Conference Tournaments Are Meaningless"
Mar 19, 2019
Episode Zero
Mar 13, 2019
"The Steelers Are Better Off Without AB"
Mar 12, 2019
WWJD (What Will James Do?)
Jun 11, 2018
Get Your Brooms Ready
Jun 07, 2018
These Are The Warriors At Their Curry-Fueled Best
Jun 04, 2018
About That Block
Jun 01, 2018
Run It Back...Again...And Again...
May 29, 2018
UPDATED: LeBron Is Tired. The Rockets May Soon Be Too.
May 24, 2018
LeBron Is Tired. The Rockets May Soon Be Too.
May 24, 2018
What Do All These Blowouts Mean?
May 21, 2018
Breaking Down Each Game 1
May 15, 2018
Previewing The Conference Finals
May 10, 2018
35: Rockets Grounded
May 03, 2018
34: Eight Teams Left
Apr 30, 2018
33: Thunder Fight On
Apr 26, 2018
32: Best Of Three
Apr 23, 2018
31: All Tied Up
Apr 19, 2018
30: Game 1s In The Books
Apr 16, 2018
29: Eastern Conference Playoffs Preview
Apr 13, 2018
28: Western Conference Playoffs Preview
Apr 12, 2018
27: We The North
Apr 05, 2018
26: Warrior Down
Mar 29, 2018
25: Is Utah A Small-Market Model?
Mar 21, 2018
24: Talking Cavs With David Griffin
Mar 14, 2018
23: Wild Wild West
Mar 08, 2018
Curling Special: Team USA Gold
Mar 05, 2018
22: The Great NBA Tank-Off
Mar 01, 2018
21: Restructuring The Playoffs With Brian Windhorst
Feb 22, 2018
20: All That Jazz
Feb 15, 2018
19: Cleveland Rocks The NBA Trade Deadline
Feb 08, 2018
18: Injuries, Injuries And More Injuries
Feb 01, 2018
17: Where Is The Love?
Jan 25, 2018
16: Talking Wizards with Candace Buckner
Jan 18, 2018
15: Are The Timberwolves For Real?
Jan 11, 2018
14: Stat Sheet Stuffing
Jan 04, 2018
13: Holiday Mailbag
Dec 27, 2017
12: The Progress Of The Process
Dec 21, 2017
11: When The Cat's Away, The Mice Will Play
Dec 12, 2017
10: Keeping Up With The Jameses
Dec 07, 2017
09: Memphis Blues
Nov 30, 2017
08: Everything OK In OKC?
Nov 22, 2017
07: The Return Of Al Horford
Nov 16, 2017
06: Mood...
Nov 08, 2017
05: Battle Of Power Forwards
Nov 02, 2017
And-1: Interview with Rich Cho
Oct 27, 2017
04: The Greek Freak
Oct 25, 2017
03: Boston Without Hayward
Oct 18, 2017
And-1: Interview with Jeanie Buss
Oct 17, 2017
02: Eastern Conference Previews
Oct 11, 2017
01: Western Conference Previews
Oct 04, 2017
The Hottest Takes
Sep 26, 2017
Historical Bias
Sep 19, 2017
September Streaks
Sep 12, 2017
Staying Power
Sep 05, 2017
The Cavs-Celtics Swap
Aug 30, 2017
A Tricky Deal
Aug 22, 2017
Hot And Cold
Aug 15, 2017
One Direction Or Another
Aug 08, 2017
Trading Places
Aug 01, 2017
The Rookie Dilemma
Jul 25, 2017
Stat School: Baseball
Jul 18, 2017
Stat School: Tennis
Jul 11, 2017
Free Agency Fireworks
Jul 03, 2017
The Most Statistically Accomplished Player
Jun 27, 2017
The Other Side Of The Ledger
Jun 20, 2017
Don't Use The Existing Model
Jun 13, 2017
Hot Take Ville
Jun 06, 2017
Championship Edition
May 30, 2017
Us Sabermetric Types
May 23, 2017
Prove It On The Field
May 16, 2017
Skeptically Impressed
May 09, 2017
Kate Fagan's new podcast: "Free Cookies"
May 04, 2017
Positions, Playoffs, and Paul Pierce
May 02, 2017
Rolling The Dice
Apr 25, 2017
Take That For Data
Apr 18, 2017
Hot Takedown's NBA MVP Smackdown
Apr 11, 2017
The Year of the Carolinas
Apr 04, 2017
In Pursuit of Rings
Mar 21, 2017
It's A Glitch!
Mar 14, 2017
Hot Takedown: Live from MIT Sloan
Mar 07, 2017
In A World Without Stats
Feb 28, 2017
An All-Basketball Bonanza
Feb 21, 2017
Deadlines, Dynasties, and Data
Feb 14, 2017
Hall of Famers
Feb 07, 2017
Superbowlie: Hot Takedown's Super Bowl Special
Jan 31, 2017
The Best Part About A Streak
Jan 24, 2017
The Pressure Factor
Jan 17, 2017
Come On, Man
Jan 10, 2017
The Other Side of the Coin
Jan 03, 2017
Bowls, Brock, and Bells That Go Jingle
Dec 20, 2016
Who's Your Rat King?
Dec 13, 2016
More Rising to Be Risen
Dec 06, 2016
We Need a New Eye Test
Nov 29, 2016
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Optimize It
Nov 22, 2016
Ahead Of Their Time - Randall Cunningham
Nov 17, 2016
A Downhill Slide For Humans
Nov 15, 2016
This Podcast Is Not About The Election
Nov 08, 2016
Emergency Pod: Cubs Win After 108 Years
Nov 03, 2016
Ahead Of Their Time - The Two-Handed Backhand
Nov 03, 2016
The Chicken Or The Egg
Nov 01, 2016
Ahead Of Their Time - Long Ball Soccer
Oct 27, 2016
A Team For October
Oct 25, 2016
Ahead Of Their Time - Russians In The NHL
Oct 19, 2016
Hot Takedown
Oct 18, 2016
A Face For The Stats
Oct 18, 2016
Ahead Of Their Time - The Shift
Oct 13, 2016
Soccer Stat School
Oct 11, 2016
Panic City: Wild Card Special
Oct 05, 2016
It's Playoff Baseball Time!
Oct 04, 2016
How To Be Both
Sep 27, 2016
The Leopard Vs The Elephant
Sep 20, 2016
Tom Brady Is A Fraud
Sep 13, 2016
Baseline: The Global Game
Sep 09, 2016
Baseline: Can Anyone Beat Serena?
Sep 08, 2016
Baseline: One In A Million
Sep 06, 2016
ELO Is A Liar
Sep 06, 2016
Baseline: Tennis In The Rain
Sep 01, 2016
A Season With The Algorithm
Aug 30, 2016
Baseline: The U.S. Open Begins
Aug 29, 2016
Stat School Summer Vacation Special
Aug 23, 2016
Make Olympic Medals Great Again
Aug 16, 2016
Subtle (And Not So Subtle) Dominance
Aug 09, 2016
The Ultimate Deodorizer
Aug 02, 2016
It's A Ropeswing, Not A Leap
Jul 26, 2016
They Call Him The Godslayer
Jul 19, 2016
Who Is John Q. Public?
Jul 12, 2016
He's Not Throwing Away His Shot
Jul 05, 2016
Because Pat Summitt Existed
Jun 28, 2016
There Is No Greatest Team Of All Time
Jun 21, 2016
The LeBrometer
Jun 14, 2016
Why Can't You Outrun A Cheetah?
Jun 07, 2016
The Thunder Really Did Blow It
May 31, 2016
The Game Is 48 Minutes Long
May 24, 2016
Bonus: Ben Lindbergh Takes Over A Team
May 20, 2016
The Ball Actually Does Lie
May 17, 2016
Is It History Or A Hot Streak?
May 10, 2016
Epidemic? What Epidemic?
May 03, 2016
NBA Seasons Should Last 16 Games
Apr 26, 2016
Analytics Has Killed Future Kobes
Apr 19, 2016
Emergency Pod! The Warriors Win 73
Apr 14, 2016
Nobody Can Outsmart The Draft
Apr 12, 2016
Emergency Pod! UConn Wins Four In A Row
Apr 06, 2016
It's The Narrative Not The Numbers
Apr 05, 2016
Syracuse Is A Spring Miracle
Mar 29, 2016
There's A Dearth Of Data In The WNBA
Mar 22, 2016
It's March Madness Everybody!
Mar 15, 2016
Live From Sloan w/ Morey And Battier
Mar 12, 2016
The Warriors' Haters Are Wrong
Mar 01, 2016
Canadian Hockey Is In The Doldrums
Feb 23, 2016
Hot Takedown - NCAA Parity, All Star Defense, Trading Trout
Feb 16, 2016
Hot Takedown - Denver Defense, Cam's Petulance, Leicester's Lead
Feb 09, 2016
Hot Takedown - Super Bowl Statistics Special
Feb 02, 2016
Hot Takedown - Brady's Kryptonite, Bye Bye Blatt, Fixing In Tennis
Jan 26, 2016
Hot Takedown - NFL Craziness, Dugout Decisions, Super Simmons
Jan 19, 2016
Hot Takedown - College Football Final, Wild Card Surprises, Outstanding Ovechkin
Jan 12, 2016
Hot Takedown - NFL Playoffs, Ultimate Frisbee Stats, Millennials Ruining Basketball
Jan 05, 2016
Hot Takedown - NBA Stat School
Dec 29, 2015
Hot Takedown - Adam Silver Discusses Sixers, Tanking, Draft and More
Dec 21, 2015
Hot Takedown - Dominant UConn, Prince Porzingis, NCAA Academics
Dec 15, 2015
Hot Takedown - Perfect Panthers, Wonderful Warriors, Little Leicester
Dec 08, 2015
Hot Takedown - Goodbye Kobe, Complicated College Football, MLS Playoffs
Dec 01, 2015
Hot Takedown - A Crash Course In RB Stats
Nov 24, 2015
Hot Takedown - Peyton's End Of The Road, Patriots' Age, Chelsea Sucks
Nov 17, 2015
Hot Takedown - College Football's Messy Rankings, Gold Glove Analytics, Julie Foudy
Nov 11, 2015
Hot Takedown - Mets' Blown Chances, Kobe Sucks, New Zealand's Rugby Prowess
Nov 03, 2015
Hot Takedown - World Series Super Sabermetrics Special
Oct 27, 2015
Hot Takedown - Hello CARMELO, Bunched NFL Wins, And A Startup Hockey League
Oct 20, 2015
Hot Takedown - QB Stat School Is In Session
Oct 13, 2015
Hot Takedown - MLB Playoff Preview, Maya Moore's Legacy, The Kick-pocalypse
Oct 06, 2015
Hot Takedown - Injured QBs; The Nationals Implode; A NWSL Finals Preview
Sep 29, 2015
Hot Takedown - Nate Silver Defends Elo
Sep 22, 2015
Hot Takedown - Pats' Cheating; Djoker The GoAT; Cespedes MVP?
Sep 15, 2015
Baseline #5 - A Final(s) Fifteen Minutes In Flushing
Sep 12, 2015
Baseline #4 - Fifteen Minutes In Flushing
Sep 10, 2015
Hot Takedown - NFL Preview (Now With More Brady!); A Madden Challenge; U.S Open Update
Sep 08, 2015
Baseline #2 - Fifteen Minutes In Flushing
Sep 05, 2015
Baseline - Fifteen Minutes In Flushing
Sep 03, 2015
Hot Takedown - Americans At The U.S. Open; Serena's Endorsements; Fantasy Football Meets Analytics
Sep 01, 2015
Hot Takedown - A Crash Course In Pitching Stats
Aug 25, 2015
Hot Takedown - A Statsy Premier League Preview; The NFL Gets Microchips
Aug 18, 2015
Hot Takedown - We Tell John Starks His Advanced Stats, Streaking Blue Jays
Aug 11, 2015
Hot Takedown - Rousey The Outlier, MLB Trades, Track Doping
Aug 04, 2015
Hot Takedown - Measuring Gender, Boston Says No, Soccer Woes
Jul 28, 2015
Hot Takedown - Unstoppable Greinke, The Greatest Basketball Season Ever, And Baseball Brain Data
Jul 21, 2015
Hot Takedown - A Special Stat-School Edition
Jul 14, 2015
Hot Takedown - The Greatest Dynasty Of All, NBA Free Agency, and All Star Baseball
Jul 07, 2015
Hot Takedown - Women's World Cup, Wimbledon, And Crazy Free Agency
Jun 30, 2015
What's The Point Teaser - Guest: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Jun 26, 2015
Hot Takedown - U.S. Women March On, NBA Draft, Is A-Rod A G.O.A.T.?
Jun 23, 2015
Hot Takedown - Hockey's Modern Dynasty, NBA Finals, And A Baseball Hacking Scandal!
Jun 16, 2015
Hot Takedown - LeBron Goes It Alone, Serena's Dominance, WWC Update And Nate vs. A 12-Year-Old
Jun 09, 2015
Hot Takedown - WWC Bonus: Allison McCann with Julie Foudy, Christen Press, and Kelley O'Hara
Jun 04, 2015
Hot Takedown - Blatter's Out, WWC, NBA Finals, And The Astros' Turnaround
Jun 02, 2015
Hot Takedown - Nadal's Decline, Every NBA Team Ranked, Do Stars Matter?
May 26, 2015
Hot Takedown - Clippers' Collapse, Nate Silver on Rangers' Squeakers, MLB Embraces Statcast
May 19, 2015
Hot Takedown - Deflategate, We Announce The NBA Draft Fix Winner!
May 12, 2015
Hot Takedown - Boring Boxing, NBA Round 2, Why The World Needs A New Baseball Stat
May 05, 2015
Hot Takedown - NFL Draft, Mayweather's Past and Boxing's Future, Athletes Going Broke
Apr 28, 2015
Hot Takedown - NBA Playoffs By The Numbers; Tanking; Tim Tebow, Take Magnet
Apr 21, 2015
Hot Takedown - Spieth's Dominance; NBA MVP; Nate Silver Talks to a Stats Skeptic
Apr 14, 2015
Hot Takedown - Emergency Pod! UConn's Win, Auriemma vs. Wooden, Will Anyone Catch the Huskies?
Apr 08, 2015
Hot Takedown - Duke Does It Again; Opening Day; Hedging Hockey
Apr 07, 2015
Hot Takedown - Emergency Final Four Pod!
Apr 05, 2015
Hot Takedown - Finally, Four; The Cubs Sit Their Spring Star; Fixing the PAT
Mar 31, 2015
Hot Takedown - Vintage Michigan State, Fixing the Women's Tournament, Trade Durant?
Mar 24, 2015
Hot Takedown - Bracketology, Chip Kelly, and Chris Borland
Mar 17, 2015
Hot Takedown - Episode Zero
Mar 13, 2015
Hot Takedown - Episode Zero
Mar 13, 2015
Hot Takedown - Episode Zero
Mar 13, 2015