
Resampling NFL event outcomes, similar to @mlb_simulator for baseball. Created by @DerekGrifka Inspired by @MoneyPuckdotcom
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I built a simulator that re-prices luck in an NFL game. Every loose ball, field goal, and dropped pass is rerun 160K times.
Introducing the NFL Deserve-to-Win %
Built on data gathered via #nflverse
All code, models, and research can be found here:
github.com/dgrifka/nfl_simulโฆ
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๐ KC @ SEA, Week 7
Final: KC 3, SEA 20
Deserve-to-Win: KC 25% / SEA 75%
Data: nflverse #NFL #ChiefsKingdom #Seahawks
๐ LA @ LV, Week 7
Final: LA 35, LV 21
Deserve-to-Win: LA 87% / LV 13%
Data: nflverse #NFL #RamsHouse #RaiderNation
๐ DEN @ ARI, Week 7
Final: DEN 30, ARI 16
Deserve-to-Win: DEN 86% / ARI 14%
Data: nflverse #NFL #BroncosCountry #BirdGang
๐ CLE @ TEN, Week 7
Final: CLE 27, TEN 24
Deserve-to-Win: CLE 95% / TEN 5%
Data: nflverse #NFL #DawgPound #TitanUp
๐ IND @ MIN, Week 7
Final: IND 10, MIN 16
Deserve-to-Win: IND 27% / MIN 73%
Data: nflverse #NFL #ForTheShoe #Skol
๐ NYG @ HOU, Week 7
Final: NYG 27, HOU 21
Deserve-to-Win: NYG 86% / HOU 14%
Data: nflverse #NFL #BigBlue #HTownMade
๐ TB @ CAR, Week 7
Final: TB 43, CAR 13
Deserve-to-Win: TB 89% / CAR 11%
Data: nflverse #NFL #WeAreTheKrewe #KeepPounding
๐ CIN @ BAL, Week 7
Final: CIN 35, BAL 13
Deserve-to-Win: CIN 91% / BAL 9%
Data: nflverse #NFL #WhoDey #RavensFlock
๐จ ATL are luck merchants! ๐จ
๐ SF @ ATL, Week 7
Final: SF 20, ATL 29
Deserve-to-Win: SF 72% / ATL 28%
Data: nflverse #NFL #FTTB #DirtyBirds
Net lucky wins through wk 6. Measured using actual wins minus sum of each game's modeled win likelihood.
Luckiest: MIN +2.4, DEN +1.7, CLE +1.5
Unluckiest: HOU -1.8, NYJ -1.6, LA -1.6
Data: nflverse #NFL
๐ WAS @ SF, Week 6
Final: WAS 17, SF 23
Deserve-to-Win: WAS 30% / SF 70%
Data: nflverse #NFL #RaiseHail #FTTB
๐ DAL @ GB, Week 6
Final: DAL 13, GB 23
Deserve-to-Win: DAL 41% / GB 59%
Data: nflverse #NFL #DallasCowboys #GoPackGo
๐ BUF @ LV, Week 6
Final: BUF 33, LV 30
Deserve-to-Win: BUF 50% / LV 50%
Data: nflverse #NFL #BillsMafia #RaiderNation
๐ LAC @ KC, Week 6
Final: LAC 6, KC 22
Deserve-to-Win: LAC 0% / KC 100%
Data: nflverse #NFL #BoltUp #ChiefsKingdom
๐จ ARI are luck merchants! ๐จ
๐ ARI @ LA, Week 6
Final: ARI 18, LA 16
Deserve-to-Win: ARI 45% / LA 55%
Data: nflverse #NFL #BirdGang #RamsHouse
๐ PIT @ TB, Week 6
Final: PIT 26, TB 19
Deserve-to-Win: PIT 89% / TB 11%
Data: nflverse #NFL #HereWeGo #WeAreTheKrewe




























































