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Neil Paine

Neil Paine

Neil Paine was the acting sports editor at FiveThirtyEight. He previously wrote for ESPN Insider, The New York Times and Sports-Reference.com and consulted for the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks.

We Finally Have Some Playoff Teams … And We Don’t Believe In Any Of Them

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

Filed under NFL

We Crunched The Numbers On 2021’s Best (And Worst) Teams

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Filed under 2021 In Review

The NFL Keeps Chugging Along Through The Chaos, On And Off The Field

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

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Andrew Wiggins Isn’t An Albatross Anymore

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Cincinnati Stands On The Shoulders Of Past Mid-Major Giants

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Filed under College Football

The Cavs Are Finally Winning Without LeBron

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We Remain Baffled By The NFL’s So-Called Contenders

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

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Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs plays the puck against Christopher Tane and Mikael Backlund of the Calgary Flames

Why Canada’s Stanley Cup Drought Can (But Probably Won’t) End This Season

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How MLB’s Economics Set The Owners And Players On A Collision Course

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The Lions Won A Game, The Ravens Lost A Close Call, And The Chiefs Made A Deal With The Devil

A FiveThirtyEight Chat

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