NFL Predictions for Week 9
Team Ratings for Week 9
The basic method is described on my Department home page.
Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season.
| Current Rating | Rating at Season Start | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguars | 7.40 | 4.17 | 3.20 |
| Bills | 7.23 | 4.81 | 2.40 |
| Seahawks | 6.95 | 12.03 | -5.10 |
| Bears | 5.49 | 1.18 | 4.30 |
| Patriots | 5.15 | 8.11 | -3.00 |
| Rams | 5.15 | 6.16 | -1.00 |
| Broncos | 4.78 | 4.07 | 0.70 |
| 49ers | 3.89 | 0.63 | 3.30 |
| Lions | 3.57 | 5.20 | -1.60 |
| Vikings | 3.10 | 2.79 | 0.30 |
| Steelers | 2.71 | -0.43 | 3.10 |
| Bengals | 2.67 | 0.39 | 2.30 |
| Texans | 1.91 | 5.51 | -3.60 |
| Chiefs | 1.64 | -1.34 | 3.00 |
| Packers | 1.24 | 1.72 | -0.50 |
| Buccaneers | 0.66 | -3.95 | 4.60 |
| Falcons | -2.30 | -1.39 | -0.90 |
| Giants | -2.40 | -2.38 | -0.00 |
| Commanders | -2.51 | -4.65 | 2.10 |
| Ravens | -2.72 | 2.53 | -5.20 |
| Raiders | -3.08 | -5.72 | 2.60 |
| Cowboys | -3.35 | -3.42 | 0.10 |
| Saints | -3.57 | -3.38 | -0.20 |
| Chargers | -3.85 | 1.16 | -5.00 |
| Browns | -4.36 | -2.50 | -1.90 |
| Panthers | -4.47 | -4.66 | 0.20 |
| Colts | -4.70 | -0.74 | -4.00 |
| Dolphins | -4.84 | -3.99 | -0.90 |
| Eagles | -5.36 | 0.73 | -6.10 |
| Jets | -5.84 | -9.84 | 4.00 |
| Cardinals | -6.42 | -7.49 | 1.10 |
| Titans | -7.27 | -8.81 | 1.50 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 121 matches played, 73 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 60.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packers vs. Panthers | Oct 30 | 27 – 19 | 4.80 | TRUE |
| 2 | Bills vs. Ravens | Nov 02 | 36 – 10 | 6.40 | TRUE |
| 3 | Bengals vs. Titans | Nov 02 | 43 – 36 | 11.10 | TRUE |
| 4 | Cowboys vs. Cardinals | Nov 02 | 30 – 33 | 5.40 | FALSE |
| 5 | Lions vs. Vikings | Nov 02 | 19 – 15 | -0.90 | FALSE |
| 6 | Jaguars vs. Colts | Nov 02 | 42 – 7 | 7.40 | TRUE |
| 7 | Jets vs. Raiders | Nov 02 | 33 – 38 | -1.90 | TRUE |
| 8 | Steelers vs. Browns | Nov 02 | 27 – 6 | 3.90 | TRUE |
| 9 | Buccaneers vs. Falcons | Nov 02 | 16 – 0 | 0.00 | TRUE |
| 10 | Rams vs. Chargers | Nov 02 | 24 – 9 | 6.70 | TRUE |
| 11 | Broncos vs. Chiefs | Nov 02 | 28 – 24 | 2.80 | TRUE |
| 12 | Dolphins vs. Patriots | Nov 02 | 19 – 24 | -11.90 | TRUE |
| 13 | Commanders vs. Eagles | Nov 02 | 27 – 10 | -0.30 | FALSE |
| 14 | Seahawks vs. Bears | Nov 03 | 17 – 34 | 5.40 | FALSE |
Predictions for Week 9
Here are the predictions for Week 9. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.
| Game | Date | Winner | Prediction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravens vs. Jaguars | Nov 06 | Jaguars | -10.10 |
| 2 | Falcons vs. Bengals | Nov 09 | Bengals | -5.00 |
| 3 | Panthers vs. Broncos | Nov 09 | Broncos | -9.20 |
| 4 | Colts vs. Cowboys | Nov 09 | Cowboys | -1.40 |
| 5 | Chiefs vs. Jets | Nov 09 | Chiefs | 7.50 |
| 6 | Dolphins vs. Lions | Nov 09 | Lions | -8.40 |
| 7 | Saints vs. Browns | Nov 09 | Saints | 0.80 |
| 8 | Eagles vs. Giants | Nov 09 | Giants | -3.00 |
| 9 | Commanders vs. Rams | Nov 09 | Rams | -7.70 |
| 10 | Chargers vs. Texans | Nov 09 | Texans | -5.80 |
| 11 | 49ers vs. Raiders | Nov 09 | 49ers | 7.00 |
| 12 | Patriots vs. Packers | Nov 09 | Patriots | 3.90 |
| 13 | Seahawks vs. Cardinals | Nov 09 | Seahawks | 13.40 |
| 14 | Bears vs. Buccaneers | Nov 09 | Bears | 4.80 |
| 15 | Vikings vs. Bills | Nov 10 | Bills | -4.10 |
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