We went 7-7 on winners, 50%, with an average margin error of 11.4 points.
Where we got it wrong
7 calls missed the winner outright. Worst first:
- TB @ CAR — we said CAR by 6.3. TB won by 30. We were 36.3 points out.
- CIN @ BAL — we said BAL by 3.9. CIN won by 22. We were 25.9 points out.
- SF @ ATL — we said SF by 1.9. ATL won by 9. We were 10.9 points out.
- NYG @ HOU — we said HOU by 2.4. NYG won by 6. We were 8.4 points out.
- NE @ CHI — we said NE by 2.0. CHI won by 6. We were 8.0 points out.
- PIT @ NO — we said NO by 0.3. PIT won by 6. We were 6.3 points out.
- MIA @ NYJ — we said NYJ by 2.2. MIA won by 3. We were 5.2 points out.
Where we were closest
- CLE @ TEN — we said CLE by 2.8, final margin 3. 0.2 points out.
- GB @ DET — we said DET by 4.5, final margin 3. 1.5 points out.
- IND @ MIN — we said MIN by 11.0, final margin 6. 5.0 points out.
Us against the market
We named a different winner from the betting market in 3 games and got 0 of 3 right. Those are the calls worth judging us on — agreeing with the odds every week would make the exercise pointless.
- NE @ CHI — we had NE by 2.0, the market had the other side. CHI won by 6. Theirs.
- PIT @ NO — we had NO by 0.3, the market had the other side. PIT won by 6. Theirs.
- CIN @ BAL — we had BAL by 3.9, the market had the other side. CIN won by 22. Theirs.
For Science and the love of the game!!! What you do with this data is up to you!!!