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Each week the person in charge of a subscriber feature can submit a 'best bet' selection. These have proved to be very potent since the introduction of this concept three years ago, and we will present a best bet freebie on this page each week to showcase the range of our various handicapping tools.


Week 16: Game Pages

Carolina at Atlanta

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Drive Chart Stats

OFFENSE
Play
Dyds
TOP
TD
FG
Punt
T/O
Pts
CAR
5.0
26
2:24
13%
13%
53%
15%
15.9
ATL
5.1
30
2:44
18%
13%
43%
11%
20.5
DEFENSE
Play
Dyds
TOP
TD
FG
Punt
T/O
Pts
CAR
4.7
26
2:35
17%
13%
53%
10%
19.6
ATL
5.3
31
2:44
20%
14%
44%
15%
21.8


Projected Scores (Drive Charts)
Team
DC*
DCTO*
Carolina
Atlanta
17
20
22
16



Play By Play Stats

Carolina
Rush
PSR
Rush
Big
Rush
Yds
Rush
EFR
Pass
PSR
Pass
Big
Pass
Yds
Pass
EFR
CAR - Offense
45%
11%
4.1
82
43%
7%
5.7
87
ATL - Defense
-2%
+1%
-.3
-1
+2%
-1%
+.6
+10
CAR - Projection
43%
12%
3.8
81
45%
6%
6.3
97
Atlanta
Rush
PSR
Rush
Big
Rush
Yds
Rush
EFR
Pass
PSR
Pass
Big
Pass
Yds
Pass
EFR
ATL - Offense
44%
15%
5.0
88
39%
9%
5.3
83
CAR - Defense
-6%
+2%
-.1
-6
-5%
-1%
-.7
-12
ATL - Projection
38%
17%
4.9
82
34%
8%
4.6
71


Projected Score (Play by Play)
Team
SCORE
Carolina
Atlanta
23
16


Ultimate Prediction Machine

Matchup
Line
Pick
Cover %
Carolina at Atlanta
-6
Carolina
56 %


Turnovers

Away
Line
Home
Net
INT
Net
FUM
Net
T/O
INT
Pick
FUM
Pick
T/O
Pick
Carolina
-6
Atlanta
-6
-11
-17
-
CAR
CAR

Team
Def. Int
Def. Fum
Off. Int
Off. Fum
Net T/O
Carolina
11
7
17
10
-9
Atlanta
12
13
12
5
+8



Carolina at Atlanta (-6)
Summary:
Component
Outlook
Drive Charts
DC/TO
Play-By-Play
U.P.M.
Turnovers
Carolina 17-20
Carolina 22-16
Carolina 23-16
Carolina 56 %
Carolina



Analysis:
The game pages show a variety of different TMW tools (but not all of them) for a given game. It's not necessarily a case of looking for the super consensus where everything points the same way, but it's hard to ignore the rare game where that is the case. Is it crazy to back a downtrodden, backup-QB starting, barely clinging to playoff hopes team on the road facing a side with a more legitimate playoff chance? We'll find out.

The best bet freebie this week is Carolina +6.5

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Best Bet Performance Records
The "Best Bet" column was introduced for the 2002 coverage, allowing feature editors to highlight one play as the best option of the week (editors can elect not to provide a best bet if none seem worthy of the honor).

Feature
2002-2005
4-Yr W%
Trends
43-26
62%
DC/TO
35-24
59%
Injury Report
37-26
59%
Drive Charts
36-25
59%
Inside the 20
34-24
59%
Turnovers
33-24
58%
Regressor
17-13
57%
Full Story
30-25
55%
CSM
18-16
53%
Last 5 UPM
25-24
51%
Play-By-Play
27-33
45%
UPM
27-37
42%

2006 Season Archive
Week One: Angles
Week Two: Trends
Week Three: Tim's Smorgasboard
Week Four: Bet Tracker
Week Five: Inside the 20
Week Six: Turnovers
Week Seven: Falcon PP's
Week Eight: Last 5 UPM
Week Nine: Drive Stats
Week Ten: DC/TO
Week Eleven: CSM
Week Twelve: Play-by-Play
Week Thirteen: UPM
Week Fourteen: Coach Stats
Week Fifteen: Regressor

2005 Season Archive
Week One: CSM
Week Two: Angles
Week Three: Week That Was
Week Four: Stats Force
Week Five: DC/TO
Week Six: Inside the 20
Week Seven: Play by Play
Week Eight: UPM
Week Nine: Trends
Week Ten: Turnovers
Week Eleven: Last 5 Weeks UPM
Week Twelve: Drive Charts
Week Thirteen: Bet Tracker
Week Fourteen: Money-Line
Week Fifteen: Injury Report
Week Sixteen: Red Zone Totals
Week Seventeen: Regressor

2004 Season Archive
Week One: Trends
Week Two: Week That Was
Week Three: Angles
Week Four: Drive Chart Dogs
Week Five: Inside the 20
Week Six: Square Money
Week Seven: DC/TO
Week Eight: Turnover Difference
Week Nine: CSM
Week Ten: Stats Force
Week Eleven: UPM
Week Twelve: O/U Regressor
Week Thirteen: Regressor
Week Fourteen: Injury Report
Week Fifteen: Play-By-Play Ratings
Week Sixteen: Player/Team Connection
Week Seventeen: Last 5 UPM

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