2012 NFL Forecast

4 Feb 2013: Average model rankings (NFL) (average rank over entire season)

4 Feb 2013: Current model rankings (NFL) (rank at final week in the season)

2012 Model Performance:

All games                     forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:        166      52      34      13       2       0     267
number right:        96      32      24      13       2       0     167
number expected:   93.5    33.6    25.4    10.8     1.8     0.0   165.0
right/expected:    1.03    0.95    0.94    1.20    1.10    0.00    1.01

Breakdown by Division and Conference:
Division games                forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         56      19      16       5       1       0      97
number right:        33      12      12       5       1       0      63
number expected:   31.4    12.2    12.1     4.1     0.9     0.0    60.7
right/expected:    1.05    0.98    0.99    1.21    1.11    0.00    1.04

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         71      17      10       6       1       0     105
number right:        41      11       8       6       1       0      67
number expected:   40.1    10.9     7.4     5.0     0.9     0.0    64.3
right/expected:    1.02    1.01    1.08    1.21    1.10    0.00    1.04

Non-Conference games          forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         39      16       8       2       0       0      65
number right:        22       9       4       2       0       0      37
number expected:   22.1    10.4     6.0     1.7     0.0     0.0    40.1
right/expected:    1.00    0.86    0.67    1.19    0.00    0.00    0.92

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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