Cynthia Frelund is an NFL Network on-air predictive analytics expert hails out of Culver City, California. She is well known as the network's first-ever analytics expert and appears regularly on NFL Network shows including N.F.L. Fantasy Live and NFL GameDay Morning. ^[28]

Cynthia Frelund is a native of Okemos, Michigan, and is a graduate of Okemos High School. From a young age, she has had a love of numbers and football. Growing up, her favorite Football player was NFL running back, Barry Sanders. ^[28]

In 2005, Cynthia Frelund graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She also graduated from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management with a Master of Business Administration in Finance, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. While at the Kellogg School of Management, Cynthia was the VP of the Marketing Club. Cynthia continued at Northwestern University and also graduated with a Master of Science in Predictive Analytics. ^{[31] [32]}

Cynthia Frelund has run 20 marathons in 20 different states, almost halfway to her goal of running a Marathon in every state in the United States. Cynthia has taught pilates and group fitness classes at several gyms since 2001, an avocation that led to her first algorithm-based business, a recommendation engine for group fitness classes. ^[32]

Cynthia Frelund is a supporter of Bright Pink, the only national non-profit organization focused on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women. ^[32]

In August 2016, Cynthia Frelund joined the NFL Network as an on-air predictive analytics expert becoming the network's first-ever analytics expert. Cynthia repeatedly appears on NFL Network shows including NFL GameDay Morning and NFL Fantasy Live, as well as the NFL Network's coverage of the Super Bowl, NFL Scouting Combine and NFL Draft. ^[32]

Cynthia Frelund also hosts the podcast NFL: Game Theory and Money with Matt "Money" Smith. In the show, they focus on compelling matchups and unique statistical information while projecting how players and teams will perform based on advanced analytics. ^[33]

After the hiring of Cynthia Frelund, Michael Mandt, NFL Media's Executive Producer of Original Content said,

As part of her job, Cynthia Frelund builds computer simulations using tools including Python, R, Tableau, Hive, and Pig. She runs around 10,000 simulations for each NFL game. ^[28]

Before joining the NFL Network, Cynthia Frelund worked for ESPN as a SportsCenter's Predictive Analytics Analyst and a Producer II focusing on next generation content and strategy. She has also worked as an Associate Director of Technology Development at ESPN Innovation. ^{[32] [31]}

Prior to joining ESPN, Cynthia Frelund was manager of business development for Disney–ABC Television Group. She has also worked as a finance/strategy analyst for the NFL's CFO, and as a senior analyst for Fusion Finance. ^[32]