2013 NFL Forecast

9 Feb 2014: Average model rankings (NFL) (average rank over entire season)

9 Feb 2014: Current model rankings (NFL) (rank at final week in the season)

2013 Model Performance:

All games                     forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         59     162      24      20       2       0     267
number right:        29     105      19      16       2       0     171
number expected:   32.8   102.0    18.0    17.1     1.8     0.0   171.7
right/expected:    0.88    1.03    1.05    0.94    1.09    0.00    1.00

Breakdown by Division and Conference:
Division games                forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         19      61       8      10       0       0      98
number right:         8      42       6       8       0       0      64
number expected:   10.6    38.5     6.0     8.5     0.0     0.0    63.6
right/expected:    0.76    1.09    1.00    0.94    0.00    0.00    1.01

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         27      61      10       5       1       0     104
number right:        13      35      10       4       1       0      63
number expected:   15.0    38.3     7.6     4.2     0.9     0.0    66.0
right/expected:    0.87    0.91    1.32    0.95    1.09    0.00    0.96

Non-Conference games          forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         13      40       6       5       1       0      65
number right:         8      28       3       4       1       0      44
number expected:    7.3    25.2     4.5     4.4     0.9     0.0    42.2
right/expected:    1.10    1.11    0.67    0.92    1.10    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)

Please email comments or questions to bfm@BassettFootball.net