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Monthly Archives: September 2010
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings
Last week I put up my first power rankings; you should go take a look there to see how I put them together and where teams were at after two games. This is a quick reminder that week 4 means … Continue reading
NFL Week 3 Round-Up
Following up on Bill Simmons’ complaint about the NFC West, it went 3-1 this past weekend, moving it to 5-7 overall. That’s the same as the NFC East, and one game behind every other division except for the AFC’s North … Continue reading
NFL Week 3 Predictions
In the column that goes with Bill Simmons’ picks this week, he starts by complaining about the NFC West. Basically he thinks it’s really bad this year, and will take a playoff spot away from a more deserving team. The … Continue reading
Did The 2007 Pats Slow Down?
That’s the assumption in an article I saw today relating the upcoming Miami Heat team to the 2007 New England Patriots that went undefeated until losing the Super Bowl to the Giants. The claim is that the Patriots went so … Continue reading
NFL Week 3 Power Rankings
Everyone loves power rankings! Otherwise, how do you know who the best team is? So, here is my version of them (here are ESPN’s if you’d like a comparison). First, when I say week 3, I mean going into week … Continue reading
Joakim Noah Versus Carmelo Anthony
Two complaints about ESPN articles in one day! It must be Christmas. In today’s TrueHoop, Henry asks if you would trade Noah for Anthony. He lists both pros and cons as for why you would trade or keep Noah; one … Continue reading
TMQ Ignores the Percentages
In today’s article, TMQ talks about the fake field goal that Michigan State converted to beat Notre Dame in overtime. He writes, “The fake might have failed, but if it succeeded, victory was certain.” Well, yes. TMQ likes the play, … Continue reading
NFL Week 2 Round-Up
The first week is over for the model, so it’s time to see how we did. Recall that I expect Luigi (the less complex model) to do better at picking winners and the over/under, but Mario should do better at … Continue reading
NFL Week 2 Predictions
A quick note: I missed that the Cards-Rams game in week one was a push, so I updated that in my week one round-up post. Not that it matters much here because that was based on a different model, but … Continue reading
Comparative Studies: Winning in the NHL Playoffs
I figured I would give everyone a break from the NFL for a little bit by moving to the NHL. This post is basically following what I did previously with the NBA. So I’m taking the regular season goal differentials … Continue reading
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