Between the Pipes

Trends I'm tracking in the second half of the MLB season

Checking in on the stats and storylines I'm watching as we head into the final couple months of the 2026 MLB season

Aug 7 • Stephan Teodosescu

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A night of proper fish-gutting with Timbers fans in Portland

The Portland Timbers beat Cascadia rival Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 in front of an electric, sold-out home crowd Saturday night

Aug 5 • Stephan Teodosescu

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July 2026

2026 MLS Projections and Standings

Tracking all 30 teams' odds of winning their conference, the Supporters' Shield and reaching the MLS Cup Playoffs

Jul 30 • Stephan Teodosescu

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June 2026

New York and Raleigh are latest cities to win trophies and move up the Titles Above Expected list

The Carolina Hurricanes' win marked Raleigh's second in two decades and the Knicks championship was New York's ninth title in the past 35 years.

Jun 25 • Stephan Teodosescu

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2026 FIFA World Cup Forecast

BTP's odds for every match and all 48 teams' chances to win this year's expanded tournament

Jun 7 • Stephan Teodosescu

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May 2026

Introducing a new tool for MLB Box Scores and Standings

A simple website designed to efficiently fetch the latest MLB scores and standings

May 25 • Stephan Teodosescu

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April 2026

Padres sale raises questions of when San Diego will win its first championship

San Diego is the largest American city without a title in the "Big Four" major professional sports leagues

Apr 23 • Stephan Teodosescu

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Can Macklin Celebrini actually win the Hart?

The 19-year old superstar would join Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby as the only teenagers to ever win the NHL's MVP award

Apr 5 • Stephan Teodosescu

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March 2026

This is the Big Ten's best chance to win the NCAAM Tournament in more than 25 years

Michigan State was the last Big Ten men's team to win March Madness back in 2000. Can the conference end its championship drought in 2026?

Mar 25 • Stephan Teodosescu

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Tourney Hub: 2026 March Madness Title Odds

My latest tournament forecasts, plus market-based odds and implied championship probabilities for all NCAA men's tournament teams

Mar 17 • Stephan Teodosescu

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February 2026

What would the standings look like if the NHL used the Olympic points format?

More points to go around, but the playoff race wouldn't change as much as you might think

Feb 24 • Stephan Teodosescu

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Seahawks win Seattle's second sports title in past 4 decades with Super Bowl LX victory

Seattle beat New England 29-13 Sunday night, but the city remains among the most snakebitten sports towns in North America

Feb 10 • Stephan Teodosescu

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