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Backtest History

267 graded games

Every graded prediction from the frozen walk-forward backtest, next to the closing spread and the final margin. Lines are quoted for the home team.

NFL backtest history
SeasonWkMatchupScoreModelCloseResultModel err
201721PHI vs NE4133-2.8-4.5+8.010.8 (model closer than the closing line)
201720JAX @ NE2024-5.9-7.5-4.01.9 (model closer than the closing line)
201720MIN @ PHI738+4.5+3.0-31.035.5
201719ATL @ PHI1015+3.4+2.5-5.08.4
201719JAX @ PIT4542-5.6-7.0+3.08.6 (model closer than the closing line)
201719NO @ MIN2429-5.3-5.5-5.00.3 (model closer than the closing line)
201719TEN @ NE1435-11.8-13.5-21.09.2
201718ATL @ LA2613-5.7-6.5+13.018.7 (model closer than the closing line)
201718BUF @ JAX310-10.1-8.5-7.03.1
201718CAR @ NO2631-6.3-6.5-5.01.3 (model closer than the closing line)
201718TEN @ KC2221-8.8-8.5+1.09.8
201717ARI @ SEA2624-5.8-8.0+2.07.8 (model closer than the closing line)
201717BUF @ MIA2216+0.7+2.5+6.05.3
201717CAR @ ATL1022-3.9-5.0-12.08.1
201717CHI @ MIN1023-12.7-13.5-13.00.3 (model closer than the closing line)
201717CIN @ BAL3127-10.0-8.0+4.014.0
201717CLE @ PIT2428-9.4-5.0-4.05.4
201717DAL @ PHI60-2.9+3.5+6.08.9
201717GB @ DET1135-7.8-7.5-24.016.2 (model closer than the closing line)
201717HOU @ IND1322-4.2-5.5-9.04.8
201717JAX @ TEN1015+2.9-2.5-5.07.9
201717KC @ DEN2724-1.5-3.0+3.04.5 (model closer than the closing line)
201717NO @ TB2431+4.3+6.0-7.011.3 (model closer than the closing line)
201717NYJ @ NE626-18.4-17.0-20.01.6 (model closer than the closing line)
201717LV @ LAC1030-11.0-7.0-20.09.0 (model closer than the closing line)
201717SF @ LA3413+5.2+6.5+21.015.8
201717WAS @ NYG1018+3.5+5.0-8.011.5 (model closer than the closing line)
201716ATL @ NO1323-4.5-5.5-10.05.5
201716BUF @ NE1637-14.0-11.0-21.07.0 (model closer than the closing line)
201716CLE @ CHI320-7.5-5.5-17.09.5 (model closer than the closing line)
201716DEN @ WAS1127-1.0-3.0-16.015.0
201716DET @ CIN1726+5.7+3.0-9.014.7
201716IND @ BAL1623-14.0-13.5-7.07.0
201716JAX @ SF3344+5.5+4.0-11.016.5
201716LA @ TEN2723+7.0+5.5+4.03.0
201716LAC @ NYJ147+11.2+7.5+7.04.2
201716MIA @ KC1329-11.5-11.0-16.04.5 (model closer than the closing line)
201716MIN @ GB160+9.5+8.5+16.06.5 (model closer than the closing line)
201716NYG @ ARI023-2.7-3.0-23.020.3
201716LV @ PHI1019-8.8-10.0-9.00.2 (model closer than the closing line)
201716PIT @ HOU346+7.3+8.0+28.020.7
201716SEA @ DAL2112-3.0-4.5+9.012.0 (model closer than the closing line)
201716TB @ CAR1922-8.8-10.0-3.05.8 (model closer than the closing line)
201715ARI @ WAS1520-2.4-4.0-5.02.6
201715ATL @ TB2421+5.6+7.0+3.02.6 (model closer than the closing line)
201715BAL @ CLE2710+7.7+6.5+17.09.3 (model closer than the closing line)
201715CHI @ DET1020-4.8-5.0-10.05.2
201715CIN @ MIN734-12.2-12.5-27.014.8
201715DAL @ LV2017+2.5+3.0+3.00.5
201715DEN @ IND2513+2.6+3.0+12.09.4

Model and Close are home lines; Result is the final margin on the same axis. Model err is the absolute miss of the model's margin, shown green when the model was closer than the closing line.