2006 NFL Forecast

4 Sep 2007: Average model rankings (NFL) (average rank over entire season)

4 Sep 2007: Current model rankings (NFL) (rank at current week in the season)

2006 Model Performance:

All games                     forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:        141     103      14       8       0       0     266
number right:        79      61       9       6       0       0     155
number expected:   77.4    65.4    10.7     6.7     0.0     0.0   160.2
right/expected:    1.02    0.93    0.84    0.90    0.00    0.00    0.97

Breakdown by Division and Conference:
Division games                forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         54      35       5       4       0       0      98
number right:        24      21       3       3       0       0      51
number expected:   29.9    22.4     3.8     3.4     0.0     0.0    59.4
right/expected:    0.80    0.94    0.80    0.90    0.00    0.00    0.86

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         53      43       7       1       0       0     104
number right:        33      26       5       0       0       0      64
number expected:   29.2    27.1     5.4     0.8     0.0     0.0    62.5
right/expected:    1.13    0.96    0.93    0.00    0.00    0.00    1.02

Non-Conference games          forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         34      25       2       3       0       0      64
number right:        22      14       1       3       0       0      40
number expected:   18.3    15.9     1.6     2.5     0.0     0.0    38.3
right/expected:    1.20    0.88    0.63    1.19    0.00    0.00    1.04

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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