2020 NFL Forecast

25 Jan 2021: Average model rankings (NFL) (average rank over entire season)

25 Jan 2021: Current model rankings (NFL) (rank at final week in the season)

2020 Model Performance:

All games                     forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         39     173      31      25       0       0     268
number right:        22     106      17      23       0       0     168
number expected:   21.5   107.2    23.1    20.8     0.0     0.0   172.6
right/expected:    1.02    0.99    0.74    1.11    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:         13      66      11       9       0       0      99
number right:         8      39       5       9       0       0      61
number expected:    7.2    41.0     8.2     7.5     0.0     0.0    63.8
right/expected:    1.12    0.95    0.61    1.21    0.00    0.00    0.96

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         13      68      18       6       0       0     105
number right:         6      44      11       6       0       0      67
number expected:    7.2    42.0    13.5     5.0     0.0     0.0    67.7
right/expected:    0.84    1.05    0.82    1.20    0.00    0.00    0.99

Non-Conference games          forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         13      39       2      10       0       0      64
number right:         8      23       1       8       0       0      40
number expected:    7.2    24.1     1.4     8.3     0.0     0.0    41.1
right/expected:    1.11    0.95    0.71    0.96    0.00    0.00    0.97

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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