Data mining the ‘07 divisional matchups

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Pacifist Viking found this 1/10/2008 on www.pro-football-reference.com [flag]
Last year I whipped up a fun method for predicting playoff games. The idea is this. Let’s say you’re trying to figure the Chargers/Colts game this weekend. One way to go would be to try to find previous playoff games where the two teams had characteristics that look similar to those of the Chargers and Colts, then see how those games turned out. I don’t have much to add, so ... [link]

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Math Folks Preview the Divisional Round
Published 1/10/2008 by Pacifist Viking at Pacifist Viking
Here are some trends, comparisons, and probabilities for this weekend's football games. Pro-football-reference.com tries to find comparable matchups in recent years to find probability for each game's outcome. The Football Professor examines each team's trends for the season to assess where each team is headed this weekend. NFL Stats uses a model based on team efficiency to give probability for this weekend. The math isn't all, of course: human beings are not "sprigs on a barrel organ." But analysis that relies on interpretation of ...

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