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Trends
The following table shows how teams have responded to playing a close game in their season opener, broken out for favorite/underdog status in week two:
Week 2 results 1983-2000
| 1st Game |
Spread Record |
As Favorite |
As Underdog |
| Won by 1-3 pts |
37 - 26 |
19 - 13 |
18 - 13 |
| Lost by 1-3 pts |
36 - 28 |
18 - 10 |
18 - 18 |
Retest using 2001-2003:
Week 2 results 2001-2003
| 1st Game |
Spread Record |
As Favorite |
As Underdog |
| Won by 1-3 pts |
5 - 9 |
2 - 6 |
3 - 3 |
| Lost by 1-3 pts |
8 - 6 |
5 - 2 |
3 - 4 |
The only category that continued the trend was "favorites off a 1 to 3 point loss" with a 5-2 record in the retest. Not that this constitutes a great deal of meaningful data, but based on this table, a few teams might be worth closer scrutiny here in 2004:
- Oakland - lost first game by three points, a favorite in the return.
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