MS34: Mathematical Modelling in Sport (Wednesday 10:30-12:30)

P. Scarf (Centre for OR and Applied Statistics, Salford Business School, University of Salford)

10:30 - Comparing league formats with respect to match importance: a case study in Belgian soccer

D. Goossens (Faculty of Business and Economics, K.U.Leuven) and J. Belien (Faculty of Business and Economics, K.U.Leuven)

11:00 - The Mathematics of Soccer Spread Betting

A. Fitt (School of Mathematics, University of Southampton)

12:00 - Batting strategy and the distribution of runs scored in test cricket

P. Scarf (Centre for OR and Applied Statistics, Salford Business School, University of Salford)

12:30 - Scheduling English Football over the Christmas Period

G. Kendall (School of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Nottingham, UK)