Jeremy Mitchell Losak

Education

• Ph.D., John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, Area of Emphasis: Industrial Organization
• B.S., Summa cum laude, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, . Major: Sport Management

Teaching

Notable Courses

Sport Data Analysis (SAL 213), SAL 358 (Sport Analytics Arizona Immersion), Sport Economics (SPM 365), Sport Economics II (SAL 366), SAL 495 (Sport Analytics Thesis Seminar I),

Currently Teaching

• SAL 358 - Sport Analytics Arizona Immersion
• SAL 213 - Sport Data Analysis I

Published Scholarship

Publications

• Baris, D. & Losak, J.M., 2024. Hot Hand Effects: Analyzing MLB Starting Pitchers in Daily Fantasy Sports and Betting Markets.. International Journal of Sport Finance.
• Meissner, C. and Losak, J., 2024. The Bradley-Terry Model in Binary Outcome Driven Rankings: An Application in Amateur Hockey. Journal of Amateur Sport, [online] 10(1). https://doi.org/10.17161/jas.v10i1.19541.
• Losak, J.M., Posmanick, B.J. and Sauer, R.D., 2024. On the Value of a Premium College Football Player: Evaluating the Literature. Journal of Sports Economics, [online] 25(4), pp.472–506. https://doi.org/10.1177/15270025241233553.
• Zhao, S. and Losak, J., 2023. Two-tiered stochastic frontier models: a Bayesian perspective. Journal of Productivity Analysis, [online] 61(2), pp.85–106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-023-00706-y.
• Losak, J.M. and Halpin, S.A., 2024. Does every game matter? A new perspective on the league standing effect in major league baseball. Sports Economics Review, [online] 5, p.100028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.serev.2024.100028.
• Losak, J.M., Weinbach, A.P. and Paul, R.J., 2024. Does Smart Money Believe in the Hot Hand? Evidence From Daily Fantasy Baseball. American Behavioral Scientist, [online] 70(1), pp.93–110. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642241235828.
• Losak, J.M., Weinbach, A.P. & Paul, R., 2023. Further Analysis of the Hot Hand in Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Decisions: Streaks and Slumps and the Gambler's Fallacy. In Essays on Sports Economics.
• Losak, J.M., Marteka, S. and Mangos, M., 2023. College Football Television and Attendance: The Problem With Selection Bias. International Journal of Sport Finance, [online] 18(4), pp.179–194. https://doi.org/10.32731/ijsf/184.112023.01.
• Losak, J.M., Weinbach, A.P. and Paul, R.J., 2022. Behavioral Biases in Daily Fantasy Baseball: The Case of the Hot Hand. Journal of Sports Economics, [online] 24(3), pp.374–401. https://doi.org/10.1177/15270025221128955.
• Losak, J.M., Marteka, S. & Mangos, M., 2022. The Impact Of College Conference TV Networks On College Football Attendance. Academy of Economics and Finance Journal, 12, pp.24–32. Available at: https://economics-finance.org/aefj/issues/AEFJ_2022_V12.pdf.

Presentations

• Losak, J.M., 2025. The Marginal Return of a Win: A Cross-Collegiate Sport Comparison. In New York State Economic Association.
• Simion, A.M. & Losak, J.M., 2025. The Marginal Return of a Win: A Cross-Collegiate Sport Comparison.. In Western Economic Association International 100th Conference.
• Losak, J.M., 2025. Simulation For The Win: A Better Way To Test For Betting Strategy Profitability.. In Western Economic Association International 100th Conference.
• Losak, J.M. & Kalamvokis, J., 2025. Simulation For The Win: A Better Way To Test For Betting Strategy Profitability. In International Association of Sports Economists 20th Conference. International Association of Sports Economists.
• Losak, J.M., 2025. Earned, Not Chosen: Creating a Conferences-on-Conferences Competition for Guaranteeing NCAA Tournament Bids. In UMBC 2nd Annual Sports Conference.
• Losak, J.M., 2025. Umpires Under Surveillance—Analyzing Triple-A Umpire Performance Under The Challenge System. In Eastern Economic Association Conference. Eastern Economic Association.
• Losak, J.M., 2024. Tourney or Bust? How In-Conference Achievements Impact College Basketball Attendance. In Southern Economic Association Conference.
• Losak, J.M., 2024. College Basketball Attendance and Television Coverage, Analyzing Substitution Effects. In New York State Economic Association.
• Losak, J.M., 2024. Pay-For-Play: The Future of Research in College Athletic Markets. In New York State Economic Association.
• Losak, J.M. & Baris, D., 2024. Hot Hand Effects: Analyzing MLB Starting Pitchers in Daily Fantasy Sports and Betting Markets. In European Sport Economic Association.

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

• Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award, Missouri Valley Economic Association
• Junior Researcher Award, Sports, Data, and Journalism Conference at the University of Zurich
• Falk College Class Marshall, Falk College Scholar, Syracuse University

Memberships

• European Sport Economic Association (ESEA)
• North American Association of Sport Economists (NAASE)
• Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)

Recent Media Mentions:

• Chiefs remain reliable TV draw despite subpar season, but latest setbacks spur questions (15 December 2025)
• Women finding space in the growing field of sports analytics (28 December 2023)
• 'Information drives everything': How betting lines are posted in N.Y. (1 November 2023)
• Syracuse University assistant professor of Sports Economics Jeremy Losak (22 September 2023)
• NBA championship likely game-changing for the Denver Nuggets' value (8 June 2023)
• MLB seeks ‘best form of baseball’ by picking up the pace (26 April 2023)
• Anon, 2023. The Clock is Ticking.