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NFL Week 7 Power Rankings

There’s an interesting article over at Harvard Sports Analysis looking at if the NFL is experiencing an unusual amount of parity this year.  I thought we’d take some looks at that this week to help spice up the power rankings.

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NFL Week 7 Recap

It was a relatively depressing sports weekend overall.  While the Tigers have been patiently waiting for their World Series to start and the Wolverines beat the Spartans in a surprisingly defensive game, the Lions looked like poo against the Bears … Continue reading

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NFL Week 7 Picks

It looks like a potentially weird week in the NFL.  First we had the 49ers decline a safety, and now it looks like we have three games sharing the closest win probabilities I’ve ever seen from the gambling lines.  Let’s … Continue reading

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NFL Week 6 Power Ranking and 49ers-Seahawks Pick

Thanks to all the rain in the midwest yesterday, I spent much more time on a plane than I had planned to.  So we’ll fire through the power rankings as well as get in the pick for tonight’s game.

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NFL Week 7 Power Rankings

There were a couple of potentially big games this past weekend, in terms of notable performances that might change your mind about a team.  For example, Baltimore threw a dud against the Jaguars and lost on Monday night.  The Saints … Continue reading

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Luigi Knows How the Colts Feel

A quick note before I get into the results from the weekend.  I haven’t made fun of TMQ in a while, mostly because I don’t remember to read it when it isn’t plastered all over the ESPN front page.  So … Continue reading

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Rushed Week 7 Predictions

I’m running a little behind, so I’ll jump right into the predictions for today.  Hopefully the model runs more true to form than it did last week.

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Back in the Saddle

Coming off of the Madden Curse I was hopeful that the model would rebound, and it certainly did.  It was also an exciting weekend if  you enjoyed scoring; it was the second-highest scoring weekend in 20 years, highlighted by 76 … Continue reading

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NFL Week 7 Predictions

There are a couple of interesting games this week in terms of the ‘major’ storylines.  Brett Favre returns to Green Bay, Dallas tries to save their season (again) against the Giants, the Eagles and Titans have a good game.  I … Continue reading

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The Curious Case of the Chargers

The Chargers, despite being considered one of the best teams in the league both by myself and others, lost again this weekend and moved to 2-4 on the season.  This highlights a conundrum that often comes up in sports: how … Continue reading

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