2021 NFL Forecast

21 Aug 2022: Average model rankings (NFL) (average rank over entire season)

21 Aug 2022: Current model rankings (NFL) (rank at current week in the season)

2021 Model Performance:

All games                     forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         93     134      26      32       0       0     285
number right:        46      69      19      25       0       0     159
number expected:   52.1    84.0    19.5    26.7     0.0     0.0   182.3
right/expected:    0.88    0.82    0.97    0.94    0.00    0.00    0.87

Breakdown by Division and Conference:
Division games                forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         37      36      14      12       0       0      99
number right:        18      20      11       9       0       0      58
number expected:   20.8    22.5    10.4    10.0     0.0     0.0    63.8
right/expected:    0.86    0.89    1.05    0.90    0.00    0.00    0.91

Non-Division games            forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         26      59       9      11       0       0     105
number right:        12      26       6       8       0       0      52
number expected:   14.5    36.9     6.9     9.1     0.0     0.0    67.3
right/expected:    0.83    0.70    0.88    0.88    0.00    0.00    0.77

Non-Conference games          forecast probabilities
                 50-59%  60-69%  70-79%  80-89%  90-99%    100%     all
total games:         30      39       3       9       0       0      81
number right:        16      23       2       8       0       0      49
number expected:   16.8    24.6     2.2     7.6     0.0     0.0    51.2
right/expected:    0.95    0.94    0.89    1.06    0.00    0.00    0.96

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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