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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
201812LV @ BAL1734-10.6-13.0-17.06.4
201812PIT @ DEN1724+3.6+3.0-7.010.6
201812SEA @ CAR3027-2.3-3.0+3.05.3 (model closer than the closing line)
201812SF @ TB927+2.5-1.5-18.020.5
201812TEN @ HOU1734-3.3-3.5-17.013.7
201812WAS @ DAL2331-8.5-7.0-8.00.5 (model closer than the closing line)
201811CAR @ DET1920+4.7+4.0-1.05.7
201811CIN @ BAL2124-7.3-6.5-3.04.3
201811DAL @ ATL2219-0.7-3.5+3.03.7 (model closer than the closing line)
201811DEN @ LAC2322-7.4-7.5+1.08.4 (model closer than the closing line)
201811GB @ SEA2427-3.1-3.0-3.00.1
201811HOU @ WAS2321+2.7+3.0+2.00.7 (model closer than the closing line)
201811KC @ LA5154-0.5-3.0-3.02.5
201811MIN @ CHI2025-6.4-2.5-5.01.4 (model closer than the closing line)
201811LV @ ARI2321-1.8-4.5+2.03.8 (model closer than the closing line)
201811PHI @ NO748-9.2-7.0-41.031.8 (model closer than the closing line)
201811PIT @ JAX2016+8.3+4.0+4.04.3
201811TB @ NYG3538-4.4-3.0-3.01.4
201811TEN @ IND1038-5.1-2.0-28.022.9 (model closer than the closing line)
201810ARI @ KC1426-23.7-16.5-12.011.7
201810ATL @ CLE1628+7.1+5.5-12.019.1
201810BUF @ NYJ4110-4.6-6.5+31.035.6 (model closer than the closing line)
201810CAR @ PIT2152-2.6-3.5-31.028.4
201810DAL @ PHI2720-5.9-7.5+7.012.9 (model closer than the closing line)
201810DET @ CHI2234-9.1-7.5-12.02.9 (model closer than the closing line)
201810JAX @ IND2629-6.3-3.0-3.03.3
201810LAC @ LV206+12.6+10.5+14.01.4 (model closer than the closing line)
201810MIA @ GB1231-10.9-13.0-19.08.1
201810NE @ TEN1034+5.0+6.0-24.029.0 (model closer than the closing line)
201810NO @ CIN5114+6.2+5.5+37.030.8 (model closer than the closing line)
201810NYG @ SF2723-5.4-3.0+4.09.4
201810SEA @ LA3136-7.9-10.0-5.02.9 (model closer than the closing line)
201810WAS @ TB163-1.9-3.5+13.014.9 (model closer than the closing line)
20189ATL @ WAS3814-1.9-1.5+24.025.9
20189CHI @ BUF419+13.9+10.5+32.018.1 (model closer than the closing line)
20189DET @ MIN924-2.0-4.5-15.013.0
20189GB @ NE1731-6.2-5.0-14.07.8 (model closer than the closing line)
20189HOU @ DEN1917-1.9-1.0+2.03.9
20189KC @ CLE3721+12.2+7.5+16.03.8 (model closer than the closing line)
20189LA @ NO3545+2.3+2.5-10.012.3 (model closer than the closing line)
20189LAC @ SEA2517-2.5-1.0+8.010.5
20189NYJ @ MIA613-1.4-3.0-7.05.6
20189LV @ SF334-1.0+1.5-31.030.0 (model closer than the closing line)
20189PIT @ BAL2316-0.6-1.5+7.07.6 (model closer than the closing line)
20189TB @ CAR2842-8.2-6.0-14.05.8 (model closer than the closing line)
20189TEN @ DAL2814-6.8-4.5+14.020.8
20188BAL @ CAR2136+2.8+2.5-15.017.8
20188CLE @ PIT1833-10.2-8.5-15.04.8 (model closer than the closing line)
20188DEN @ KC2330-10.6-8.5-7.03.6
20188GB @ LA2729-10.5-7.5-2.08.5

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.