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2021 Super Bowl Squares Odds
How historically weird scores and Chiefs-Bucs win probabilities impact your chances
FEB 2 2021
2020 Super Bowl Squares Odds
How historically weird scores and Chiefs-49ers win probabilities impact your chances
JAN 26 2020
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
FOR FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
The Preseason Favorite Is a Good Bet to Lose the Super Bowl

Analysis of preseason Super Bowl odds/results (2001 to present)
AUG 22 2018
FOR ESPN CHALK
What We Learned from 16 Years of NFL Win Total Over/Unders
Analysis of NFL win totals and over/under trends (2002 to present)
SEP 5 2018
FOR ESPN CHALK
Midseason NFL Betting Review: What We've Learned
First-half trends and noteworthy movement on the Super Bowl odds board
​NOV 9 2018
Your NFL Wins Pool Draft Order Needs Some Adjusting
How to improve the "Bill Simmons draft order"
AUG 29 2018 } UPDATED AUG 16 2019
​​Hard Knocks Affects NFL Teams Differently ​— Or Really Not At All
The Hard Knocks effect (2001 to present)
AUG 21 2018
​Now You Can Lose Money Betting on Sports Legally
The odds are stacked way the hell against you
​MAY 17 2018
NFL DRAFT AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL
HIGHLIGHTED BY FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS
​The Best Quarterback Draft Classes in NFL History
APR 25 2018
HIGHLIGHTED BY FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS
NFL Draft History: Fun QB Draft Class Facts and Figures
​APR 25 2018
FOR FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Which College Football Teams Are Always Overrated in August?
AUG 23 2017
NFL RUSHING
How Good Was O.J. Simpson at Football? - Introduction
And other musings on rushing in the NFL
​MAY 4 2016
How Good Was O.J. Simpson at Football? - Analysis 
And other musings on rushing in the NFL
​MAY 4 2016
Historical NFL Rushing Trends and Stat Adjustment Considerations
​MAY 4 2016
The Best Running Backs and Rushing Seasons in NFL History
​MAY 4 2016
ALSO APPEARED ON THE CAULDRON
​The 2016 49ers Had the 3rd-Worst Run Defense in NFL History
​JAN 12 2017
FOR FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
O.J. Simpson's Pro Football Fame Was Mostly Based on Two Great Seasons
JUN 15 2016
WEIRD NFL SCORES
HIGHLIGHTED BY FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS
Why 2015's NFL Scores Are the Weirdest in History
​NOV 23 2015
HIGHLIGHTED BY FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS
​Weird Score Redux: What's to Blame, Game by Game?
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DEC 8 2015
ALSO APPEARED ON THE CAULDRON
Not Your Granddaddy's Super Bowl Boxes
How 2015's Weird Scores Change the Odds
​JAN 15 2016
SUPER BOWL SQUARES
2019 Super Bowl Squares Odds
How historically weird scores and Patriots-Rams win probabilities impact your chances
JAN 24 2019
2018 Super Bowl Squares Odds
How historically weird scores and Patriots-Eagles win probabilities impact your chances
JAN 24 2018
HIGHLIGHTED BY FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS
2017 Super Bowl Squares Odds
How historically weird scores and Patriots-Falcons win probabilities impact your chances
JAN 24 2017
QUOTED ON FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
​2016 Super Bowl Squares Odds
How historically weird scores and Panthers-Broncos win probabilities impact your chances
JAN 30 2016
NFL TRENDS
FOR FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Wow, Week 1 of the NFL Was Terrible
SEP 12 2017
Margins of Victory through NFL History
Despite weird scores, 2015 had the most normal margins of victory in history
FEB 23 2016
A Complete History of NFL Points, Scores, and Scoring
(Super Bowl Box Redux: The Trends and Scores Behind the Story)
JAN 27 2016
NFL Points & Scoring in Four Charts
Lots of passing, lots of kicking, lots of points
​JAN 31 2017
NFL Margins of Victory in Four Charts
Games are close, scores are weird, common margins still reign
​JAN 31 2017
NFL Rushing & Passing in Four Charts
Teams have never passed more and run less
​JAN 31 2017
VEGAS
QUOTED ON ESPN CHALK
Why Did Vegas Books Struggle for Part of the NFL Season?
MAR 7 2017
FOR LINEUPS.COM
The Oddity and Accuracy of Week 1's NFL Betting Lines
​SEP 8 2017
ALSO APPEARED ON THE CAULDRON
Week 8's NFL Betting Lines Are the Lowest in at Least a Decade
​OCT 27 2016
THE OTHER FOOTBALL
Part I - France Closed Out Belgium with a Master Class in Wasting Time
JUL 10 2018
Part II - Time-Wasting Report Card: France Did It Best (Worst?), Then Brazil
JUL 14 2018
SEARCHING FOR VALUE
NFL Picks and Futures (2018)
Regular Season Against the Spread: 44-34-3 (+770) - Money Line: 26-54 (+1914, almost all dogs)
Net profit includes vigs  -  ATS picks "to win 100"  -  ML picks "risk 100"
Super Bowl LIII
FEB 1 2019
Conference Championships
JAN 19 2019
Week 16
DEC 19 2018
Week 15
DEC 15 2018
Week 14
DEC 6 2018
Week 13
DEC 1 2018
Week 12
NOV 21 2018
Week 11
NOV 18 2018
Week 10
NOV 11 2018
Week 9
OCT 31 2018
Week 8
OCT 27 2018
Week 7
OCT 18 2018
Week 6
OCT 11 2018
Week 5
OCT 6 2018
Week 4
SEP 27 2018
Week 3
SEP 22 2018
Week 2
SEP 16 2018
Week 1
SEP 9 2018
COIN VS. MACHINE
NFL Picks and Trends (2017)
Super Bowl LII
The models love the Eagles plus the points. Do you trust it?
FEB 2 2018
Conference Championships
The models have had a pretty good playoffs so far
JAN 19 2018
Divisional Playoffs
The models mostly like the underdogs against the spread
JAN 12 2018
Wild Card Playoffs
JAN 6 2018
Week 17
DEC 30 2017
Week 16
DEC 23 2017
Week 15
DEC 16 2017
​Week 14
DEC 10 2017
Week 13
Big test with six 5-model unanimous picks
DEC 3 2017
Week 12
High lines and heavy favorites
NOV 22 2017
Week 11
5-model unanimous picks have won 70% of games against the spread
NOV 18 2017
Week 10
5-model unanimous picks continue to separate from the pack
NOV 9 2017
Week 9
3-model and 5-model unanimous picks went undefeated in Week 8
NOV 3 2017
Week 8
Last week had the most low-scoring blowouts in NFL history 
OCT 27 2017
Week 7
Not a single team is favored by 6.5 points or more - first time in 15+ years if it holds
OCT 19 2017
Week 6
3-model and 5-model unanimous picks have performed very well so far
OCT 13 2017
Week 5
Plus the importance of your betting lines - down to the half-point
OCT 5 2017
Week 4
Last week had the most high-scoring close games in NFL history
​SEP 28 2017
Week 3
SEP 21 2017
Week 2
SEP 14 2017
Week 1
You can't beat Vegas against the spread

SEP 10 2017

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