The Psychology of a Fantasy Football Draft

Head Games Podcast: a sports & psych podcast

English - September 06, 2020 18:40 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB
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Previous Episode: From Walton to Kaepernick to the WNBA, we talk how athletes use their platform to combat social injustice with special guest "Cousin" TJ Void.

Next Episode: NFL Fantasy Football Fails, The Truth About The Madden Curse, and The Case for Mr. Irrelevant

Ahoy Ahoy, This week Professor Thomas Chan from Cal State University, Northridge fills in as Bret’s co-host to discuss Fantasy Football and how our biases affect our drafting decision. We dive inside the cognitive process to learn why Professor Chan could never quit Antonio Brown, how Le'veon Bell scorned him, why Melvin Gordon is a solid pick, and Bret’s hot take on why Christian McCaffrey may be overrated.

Episode Guide:

00:45 - Intro & Special Guest Thomas Chan

02:18 - Negativity Bias (Robert Woods, Todd Gurley, Jarad Goff)

09:30 - Recency Bias ( Adam Theilen, Melvin Gordan, Austin Ekeler, Lamar Jackson)

17:26 - Endowment Effect (Antonio Brown, Jimmy Graham, TJ Hockenson, Christian McCaffrey)

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