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NFL prediction record

Every NFL prediction stays on this page once the game finishes, right or wrong. So far this season the model has named the winner in 25 of 42 games (60%). Its own figures said to expect about 27.8 correct, so it is running 2.8 behind what it forecast.

Calibration: when we said 70%, did it happen 70% of the time?

0%25%50%75%100%50%60%70%80%90%100% 50–55%: predicted 53%, happened 25% (8 games)55–60%: predicted 57%, happened 50% (6 games)60–65%: predicted 63%, happened 60% (5 games)65–70%: predicted 67%, happened 71% (7 games)70–80%: predicted 74%, happened 60% (10 games)80–100%: predicted 82%, happened 100% (6 games) Model's chance for the predicted winner How often it happened

Each dot groups games by the chance the model gave its predicted winner. A dot on the dashed diagonal means those chances came true exactly as often as stated; bigger dots hold more games. The accuracy score (average squared error, lower is better) is 0.217, against 0.250 for a coin flip.

Model chanceGamesAverage predictionActually won
50–55%853%25%
55–60%657%50%
60–65%563%60%
65–70%767%71%
70–80%1074%60%
80–100%682%100%

Early-season groups are small, so single results move the dots a lot. The chart fills in as the season goes on.

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Probabilities come from ProbaLab's own model. They are for entertainment, not advice.