2017 NFL Forecast

10 Mar 2018: Average model rankings (NFL) (average rank over entire season)

10 Mar 2018: Current model rankings (NFL) (rank at final week in the season)

2017 Model Performance:

All games                     forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         39     165      36      27       0       0     267
number right:        22     101      27      23       0       0     173
number expected:   21.4   103.2    26.7    22.6     0.0     0.0   173.9
right/expected:    1.03    0.98    1.01    1.02    0.00    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:         16      55      16      10       0       0      97
number right:         9      38      11       9       0       0      67
number expected:    8.6    34.6    11.8     8.4     0.0     0.0    63.4
right/expected:    1.04    1.10    0.93    1.07    0.00    0.00    1.06

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         11      75       8      11       0       0     105
number right:         7      44       6       9       0       0      66
number expected:    6.1    46.8     6.0     9.2     0.0     0.0    68.1
right/expected:    1.15    0.94    1.00    0.98    0.00    0.00    0.97

Non-Conference games          forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         12      35      12       6       0       0      65
number right:         6      19      10       5       0       0      40
number expected:    6.7    21.8     9.0     5.0     0.0     0.0    42.4
right/expected:    0.90    0.87    1.12    1.00    0.00    0.00    0.94

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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