About
Nick has been fascinated with sports since he was first taken to a Toronto Maple Leafs game in 1998, and he's been writing about them professionally since 2014.
Nick has covered baseball and hockey for outlets like The Athletic, Sportsnet, and Yahoo Sports while growing his expertise in sports data analysis and research.
Between 2022 and 2023, he worked for a betting startup called NorthStar Bets. In 2024, he contributed to Oddspedia before joining the RG team.
Articles by Nick Ashbourne
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Researches by Nick Ashbourne
02/26/2025
The Underrated Impact of NBA Bench Production
Basketball, whether at the NBA level or any other, is structured to highlight individual greatness. Some sports, like football or soccer, include significantly more participants active at once than basketball, diluting one player’s impact. In hockey, even the best players can play for approximately one-third of the game. In baseball, the stars may or may not come to the plate — or be available to pitch — in critical situations.
02/13/2025
The Fall of An Empire: How The NHL’s Player Base is Shifting Away From Canadian Dominance
When the 4 Nations Faceoff began on Wednesday, it was the first time since the 2016 World Cup that the NHL’s best players competed for their countries.
The tournament's limited field — just Canada, Sweden, Finland, and the United States — means plenty of the league’s top talents will be absent. Still, it is the first opportunity to evaluate the balance of power in the sport in almost a decade.
01/24/2025
How Victor Wembanyama's Year 2 Progress Compares to Great NBA Big Men
Victor Wembanyama turned 21 on January 4, but he’s already considered one of the great talents in the NBA, a possible face of the game, and a player with a legitimate chance to build a GOAT case.
01/10/2025
Saquon Barkley In the 2,000-Yard Club: Analyzing His Place Among NFL's Greatest Rushing Seasons
NFL fans missed out on witnessing a record chase in the final week of the 2024 regular season when the Philadelphia Eagles opted to rest Saquon Barkley when he was 101 yards away from breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record, which has stood since 1984.
12/23/2024
NHL Goaltender Volatility: How Goalies Replicate Elite Seasons
This research provides a definition for an elite goaltending season based on games played, save percentage (SV%), and goals saved above average (GSAA).
Even goaltenders who produce elite seasons are hard to count on to perform at an extremely high level over a longer period of time.
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06/10/2024
Yakubu Ayegbeni on Portsmouth, the EPL, and the Nigerian National National Team
In an exclusive interview with RG, Yakubu Ayegbeni spoke about his former club, Portsmouth, the state of the Premier League, and the Nigerian National Team.
