2014 NFL Forecast

10 Sep 2015: Average model rankings (NFL) (average rank over entire season)

10 Sep 2015: Current model rankings (NFL) (rank at final week in the season)

2014 Model Performance:

All games                     forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         40     129      53      39       7       0     268
number right:        22      74      39      31       6       0     172
number expected:   22.6    81.8    39.5    32.9     6.4     0.0   183.1
right/expected:    0.98    0.90    0.99    0.94    0.94    0.00    0.94

Breakdown by Division and Conference:
Division games                forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         16      41      17      17       6       0      97
number right:        10      23      15      12       5       0      65
number expected:    9.1    25.9    12.6    14.3     5.5     0.0    67.2
right/expected:    1.10    0.89    1.19    0.84    0.91    0.00    0.97

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         15      53      23      13       1       0     105
number right:         8      30      17      12       1       0      68
number expected:    8.6    33.4    17.2    10.9     0.9     0.0    71.0
right/expected:    0.93    0.90    0.99    1.10    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:          9      34      13       9       0       0      65
number right:         4      20       7       7       0       0      38
number expected:    5.0    21.9     9.8     7.6     0.0     0.0    44.2
right/expected:    0.81    0.91    0.72    0.92    0.00    0.00    0.86

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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