2003 NFL Forecast

20 Jan 2004: Average model rankings (NFL) (average rank over entire season)

20 Jan 2004: Current model rankings (NFL) (rank at current week in the season)

2003 Model Performance:

All games                     forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         50      99      92      24       1       0     266
number right:        21      59      66      17       1       0     164
number expected:   28.2    63.4    69.5    20.1     0.9     0.0   182.0
right/expected:    0.74    0.93    0.95    0.85    1.10    0.00    0.90

Breakdown by Division and Conference:
Division games                forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         15      34      37       9       1       0      96
number right:         6      16      27       8       1       0      58
number expected:    8.3    21.6    27.9     7.5     0.9     0.0    66.2
right/expected:    0.72    0.74    0.97    1.07    1.10    0.00    0.88

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         20      42      34      10       0       0     106
number right:        10      27      27       5       0       0      69
number expected:   11.3    26.9    25.8     8.4     0.0     0.0    72.4
right/expected:    0.88    1.00    1.04    0.60    0.00    0.00    0.95

Non-Conference games          forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         15      23      21       5       0       0      64
number right:         5      16      12       4       0       0      37
number expected:    8.5    14.9    15.7     4.3     0.0     0.0    43.4
right/expected:    0.59    1.07    0.76    0.94    0.00    0.00    0.85

actual/expected = 1 -- model right on
actual/expected > 1 -- model probabilities too low (more wins than expected)
actual/expected < 1 -- model probabilities too high (less wins than expected)

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