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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
20185NYG @ CAR3133-6.5-7.0-2.04.5 (model closer than the closing line)
20185LV @ LAC1026-6.2-5.5-16.09.8 (model closer than the closing line)
20185TEN @ BUF1213+4.6+6.0-1.05.6 (model closer than the closing line)
20185WAS @ NO1943-2.7-5.5-24.021.3
20184BAL @ PIT2614-2.3-3.0+12.014.3 (model closer than the closing line)
20184BUF @ GB022-0.2-8.5-22.021.8
20184CIN @ ATL3736-1.9-3.5+1.02.9 (model closer than the closing line)
20184CLE @ LV4245-0.7-2.5-3.02.3
20184DET @ DAL2426-2.1-2.5-2.00.1 (model closer than the closing line)
20184HOU @ IND3734-0.9+1.0+3.03.9
20184KC @ DEN2723+7.9+3.5+4.03.9
20184MIA @ NE738-1.1-6.5-31.029.9
20184MIN @ LA3138-14.1-7.5-7.07.1
20184NO @ NYG3318+1.5+3.5+15.013.5
20184NYJ @ JAX1231-7.6-7.5-19.011.4 (model closer than the closing line)
20184PHI @ TEN2326+1.8+3.0-3.04.8 (model closer than the closing line)
20184SEA @ ARI2017+9.4+3.5+3.06.4
20184SF @ LAC2729-16.2-10.0-2.014.2
20184TB @ CHI1048-1.2-3.0-38.036.8
20183BUF @ MIN276-16.1-16.5+21.037.1 (model closer than the closing line)
20183CHI @ ARI1614+11.1+6.0+2.09.1
20183CIN @ CAR2131-0.9-2.5-10.09.1
20183DAL @ SEA1324-0.1-1.0-11.010.9
20183DEN @ BAL1427-5.8-5.5-13.07.2 (model closer than the closing line)
20183GB @ WAS1731-2.0+2.5-14.012.0 (model closer than the closing line)
20183IND @ PHI1620-8.5-6.5-4.04.5
20183LAC @ LA2335-6.7-7.5-12.05.3
20183NE @ DET1026+4.9+7.0-16.020.9 (model closer than the closing line)
20183NO @ ATL4337-3.9-1.5+6.09.9
20183NYG @ HOU2722-5.2-6.5+5.010.2 (model closer than the closing line)
20183NYJ @ CLE1721-1.9-3.0-4.02.1
20183LV @ MIA2028-4.5-3.0-8.03.5 (model closer than the closing line)
20183PIT @ TB3027-3.8-1.0+3.06.8
20183SF @ KC2738-9.7-6.0-11.01.3 (model closer than the closing line)
20183TEN @ JAX96-7.9-10.0+3.010.9 (model closer than the closing line)
20182ARI @ LA034-16.1-13.5-34.017.9 (model closer than the closing line)
20182BAL @ CIN2334+1.4-1.0-11.012.4
20182CAR @ ATL2431-2.9-5.5-7.04.1
20182CLE @ NO1821-7.5-10.0-3.04.5 (model closer than the closing line)
20182DET @ SF2730-4.9-6.0-3.01.9 (model closer than the closing line)
20182HOU @ TEN1720+0.5+3.5-3.03.5 (model closer than the closing line)
20182IND @ WAS219-10.0-6.0+12.022.0
20182KC @ PIT4237-0.8-4.5+5.05.8 (model closer than the closing line)
20182LAC @ BUF3120+4.2+7.5+11.06.8
20182MIA @ NYJ2012-4.6-3.0+8.012.6
20182MIN @ GB2929+2.3+2.00.02.3
20182NE @ JAX2031+0.7+2.0-11.011.7 (model closer than the closing line)
20182NYG @ DAL1320-3.4-3.0-7.03.6 (model closer than the closing line)
20182LV @ DEN1920-5.2-5.5-1.04.2 (model closer than the closing line)
20182PHI @ TB2127-0.1+3.0-6.05.9 (model closer than the closing line)

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.