30 skills for sports analytics
Claude Code skills that teach Claude how to build prediction models, analyze odds, and track performance. Install in one command. Data via Sports Data HQ.
# Install the plugin
$ claude plugin add noahowsh/claude-sports-analytics
# Then ask Claude anything
$ claude "Build me an Elo rating system for the NHL"Data Exploration
Find games, compare teams, scout players, check odds.
Find games by date, team, season. Scores and schedule.
Standings, stats, strength of schedule, rankings.
Player search, stats, comparison, NHLe translation.
GSAA, xSV%, high-danger save%, workload tracking.
Multi-book odds comparison, line movement detection.
Natural language to structured data queries.
Full game preview: matchup, goalie, trends, odds.
Hockey Analytics
Understand and build the metrics that matter.
Corsi, Fenwick, xG, PDO, RAPM, WAR definitions and context.
Build an expected goals model from play-by-play shot data.
Methodology
Feature engineering, model training, validation, calibration.
Rolling windows, shift(1) leakage detection, feature catalogs.
Temporal cross-validation. Refuses k-fold on time series.
LR to RF to XGBoost ladder. Hard-vote ensemble.
5 Elo variants with per-sport tuning configs.
Platt scaling, isotonic regression, Brier score decomposition.
4 devigging methods (power, multiplicative, Shin, worst-case).
GitHub Actions automation, SQLite schema, credit budgeting.
Betting
Find edges, size bets, track performance honestly.
EV calculation, Kelly criterion sizing, CLV tracking.
Walk-forward historical strategy simulation.
Full slate analysis with edge rankings. Requires your model.
Log predictions, track CLV, test statistical significance.
Calibration plots, edge charts, player cards, correlation matrices.
Sport-Specific Models
Specialized prediction models for specific bet types.
Over/under prediction. Pace metrics, Poisson, under bias.
Player prop projections. TOI-first architecture, SGP correlation.
RAPM ridge regression, component GAR, contract surplus.
Monte Carlo season and bracket simulation.
NFL Analytics
EPA, play-by-play, fourth down decisions. Free data via nflfastR.
nflfastR play-by-play queries. 372 columns, free data.
EV framework with conversion and field goal tables.
Workflow
Prompt patterns, hypothesis testing, skill routing.
4 workflow patterns for hypothesis testing with Claude.
Routes requests to the right 2-3 skills automatically.
Infrastructure
MCP tool routing, credit tracking, data source management.
Routes all MCP tool calls. 12 endpoints, credit tracking, BYOD support.
Open source methodology. Production-ready data.
The skills are free forever. When you need real data, Sports Data HQ is ready. Start with 500 credits on us.