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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 17: TMW PP's

TMW PP's: Jacksonville at Kansas City (-2.5 )

  • PSR: 'Play Success Rate' - every play is graded as either a success of failure
  • Big: Percentage of plays that went for big gains...10+ yards for a run, 20+ for a pass
  • Yds: Adjusted yards per play, including penalties and excluding non-plays
  • EFR: 'Effectiveness rating' - a one number overall summary
  • Stats: This is the projected score based on the stats. This column lets us know who 'should' have won.

  • Jacksonville Offense Defense
    Rushing Passing Rushing Passing
    Week
    Opp
    Line
    Score
    Stats
    PSR
    Big
    Yds
    EFR
    PSR
    Big
    Yds
    EFR
    PSR
    Big
    Yds
    EFR
    PSR
    Big
    Yds
    EFR
    16   NE -2.5  21-24 32-27 31% 9% 6.5  63   46% 12% 7.6  130   56% 4% 4.2  104   60% 4% 5.6  104  
    15   @TEN -3.5  17-24 21-3  51% 14% 4.6  94   43% 9% 5.0  60   20% 7% 2.8  33   33% 6% 3.1  55  
    14   IND +2  44-17 25-26 58% 33% 9.6  161   43% 0% 4.6  56   55% 0% 1.7  90   42% 9% 6.1  103  
    13   @MIA +1.5  24-10 38-13 50% 12% 5.0  92   48% 16% 6.6  122   52% 11% 3.1  100   42% 4% 5.2  68  
    12   @BUF -3  24-27 23-20 51% 24% 5.6  106   44% 7% 3.8  82   39% 9% 3.1  69   53% 7% 6.7  93  
    11   NYG -3.5  26-10 38-6  43% 8% 3.7  74   57% 9% 8.0  145   33% 0% 1.0  40   38% 7% 4.9  63  
    10   HOU -10.5  10-13 13-12 44% 17% 4.7  100   37% 13% 5.5  47   47% 8% 3.1  65   34% 7% 3.6  70  
    9   TEN -9  37-7  37-3  43% 23% 5.7  100   45% 17% 7.0  141   46% 3% 3.3  63   25% 5% 4.1  28  
    8   @PHI +6  13-6   8-15 45% 17% 4.3  82   22% 6% 4.2  44   29% 0% 3.0  41   39% 7% 4.2  75  
    7   @HOU -10   7-27  6-39 40% 12% 4.0  92   28% 0% 3.7  56   50% 9% 4.1  93   50% 6% 6.1  116  
    5   NYJ -7  41-0  31-0  47% 11% 4.5  89   47% 9% 6.4  126   51% 6% 3.6  70   33% 7% 2.1  6  
    Avg. -4  24-15 24-14 45% 16% 5.3  95   41% 8% 5.7  91   43% 5% 3.0  69   40% 6% 4.7  71  



    Kansas City Offense Defense
    Rushing Passing Rushing Passing
    Week
    Opp
    Line
    Score
    Stats
    PSR
    Big
    Yds
    EFR
    PSR
    Big
    Yds
    EFR
    PSR
    Big
    Yds
    EFR
    PSR
    Big
    Yds
    EFR
    16   @OAK -6.5  20-9  19-14 45% 16% 3.8  72   40% 4% 4.8  85   45% 25% 4.6  100   42% 2% 4.4  54  
    15   @SD +8.5   9-20 21-3  47% 10% 4.2  76   36% 2% 3.2  61   61% 15% 7.1  117   16% 4% 3.0  0  
    14   BAL -3  10-20 11-38 34% 7% 4.3  55   45% 9% 4.5  72   56% 6% 2.6  84   57% 14% 10.4  139  
    13   @CLE -5.5  28-31 34-47 51% 6% 4.0  80   68% 9% 8.3  148   55% 14% 5.1  113   60% 9% 8.2  148  
    12   DEN +1  19-10 38-7  56% 15% 5.3  112   48% 8% 6.7  100   35% 7% 2.0  50   50% 7% 4.7  86  
    11   OAK -9.5  17-13 35-16 66% 19% 5.5  133   38% 6% 5.1  88   44% 9% 3.4  61   48% 10% 6.7  100  
    10   @MIA -1.5  10-13 12-17 47% 11% 4.2  57   28% 7% 4.0  76   45% 3% 3.3  66   42% 5% 5.1  76  
    9   @STL +2.5  31-17 49-32 31% 19% 5.8  65   55% 11% 8.2  183   44% 11% 3.8  85   60% 15% 7.4  136  
    8   SEA -6  35-28 49-16 42% 10% 3.8  78   62% 11% 11.1  196   41% 6% 2.4  58   37% 9% 6.2  75  
    7   SD +5.5  30-27 38-17 46% 13% 4.4  96   41% 10% 7.0  120   39% 17% 4.2  86   42% 6% 5.0  93  
    6   @PIT +7   7-45 10-43 26% 0% 2.0  31   37% 7% 4.2  58   47% 15% 5.5  97   66% 14% 11.3  176  
    5   @ARI -3  23-20 12-27 30% 0% 0.8  17   45% 5% 6.3  109   29% 11% 2.4  51   51% 11% 6.5  110  
    Avg. -1  19-21 27-23 43% 10% 4.0  72   45% 7% 6.1  108   45% 11% 3.9  80   47% 8% 6.6  99  

    Analysis:
    As a newly developed tool in its first year of live publication, it's safe to say it's still a learning process as to how to use the TMW PP's to make sound handicapping decisions. One thing that has been noticeable though is when teams have back-to-back games where the stats score shows them as the "wrong team loser" (denoted by the red stats score highlight) they often respond with an excellent game next out. Jacksonville as it turns out has had four games this season where they were the wrong team loser, and two where they were the wrong team winner. That's saying that by the stats they should be 10-5 on the year, not 8-7.

    As it so happens, the two most recent games have been actual losses but "should have been wins" by the numbers. Again, it's a small sample trend to this point, but the "Double Wronged Team" angle looks promising.

    The best bet freebie this week is Jacksonville +2.5

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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
    Week Sixteen: Game Pages

    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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