The 2023 Premier Lacrosse League MVP race came to a thrilling finish in the final week of the PLL regular season—and there’s still uncertainty around who will ultimately receive the regular season award. The current MVP favorites are Archers midfielder Tom Schreiber and Cannons attackman...
2022 NLL Division Finals Preview: How to Bet Each NLL Playoff Series
The NLL Division Finals are here with matchups between the Buffalo Bandits and Toronto Rock and San Diego Seals and Colorado Mammoth! For the first time since 2017, the NLL Division Finals will feature three-game series. Of the eight division series that occurred between 2014 and 2017, half lasted...
NLL Playoff Series Sneak Peek: How Have Teams Faired in Consecutive Matchups?
At the beginning of the season, the National Lacrosse League announced that for the 2021-22 season, the playoffs would feature three-game series starting in the second round. While the NLL Finals have featured a best-of-three series for the past several seasons, this will be the first time that an...
PLL Weekend Wraparound: Waterdogs Win Battle for One Seed, Fields Scores OT Winner in Return to Albany
The last week of the regular season featured the most games in a single weekend this season, the latest #PLLAfterDark ever, a contest directly for the top seed and first round bye, the first playoff (read: elimination) game of the season a week early and a hometown hero overtime game-winning goal...
Lacrosse Science: Ben Reeves Curves the Bullet
Step aside Angelina Jolie, there’s a new bullet bender and his name is Ben Reeves. In Minneapolis, Ben Reeves pulled off a “Wanted”-esque shot that appeared to curve upon hitting the turf. Reeves may be studying to become a medical doctor, but in my recap article of PLL Week 5, I...
Lacrosse Analytics: What Do PLL Offenses Need to Do to Win?
Despite five weeks of play, there is still no clear favorite to win the 2021 Premier Lacrosse League championship, and the parity in the league is as clear as ever. The Archers, for example, have scored as many as 18 and as little as seven goals in a game. The latter score was in a game in...
