So far this year, through 8 of 17 weeks (121 of 267 games) (i.e. less than half of the season), there have been EIGHT games in the NFL where the spread was 15 points or greater (and TWO(!!!) with spreads greater than 20): Vikings (16.5) vs Washington Football Team (October 24, 2019) Bills (-17) vs…

So I’m way behind on updating these.  I blame my kids.  Go Bears. You can view my predictions here.  Go Bears. Season: SU: 38-24-1, Spread: 34-29, O/U: 31-29-3 Week 1: SU: 10-5-1, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 8-8 Week 2: SU: 9-7, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 6-10 Week 3: SU: 11-5, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 11-2-3 Week 4: SU: 8-6,…

You can view my predictions here.  Go Bears. Season: SU: 38-24-1, Spread: 34-29, O/U: 31-29-3 Week 1: SU: 10-5-1, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 8-8 Week 2: SU: 9-7, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 6-10 Week 3: SU: 11-5, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 11-2-3 Week 4: SU: 8-6, Spread: 6-8, O/U: 6-8 Week 5: SU: 1-0, Spread: 0-1, O/U: 1-0 Prediction:…

These are a week late.  But before you accuse me of cheating, see how I did. #notgood You can view my predictions here.  Go Bears. Season: SU: 44-31-1, Spread: 40-37, O/U: 37-36-3 Week 1: SU: 10-5-1, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 8-8 Week 2: SU: 9-7, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 6-10 Week 3: SU: 11-5, Spread: 9-7, O/U:…

The 3-0 New England Patriots will play the 3-0 Buffalo Bills this week.  However, in spite of the fact that both teams are undefeated, the Patriots are favored by 7.5 points.  So this got me wondering: Has there ever been a biggest spread in a game that featured two undefeated teams?  So I went back and…

You can view my predictions here.  Go Bears. Season: SU: 39-24-1, Spread: 34-30, O/U: 31-30-3 Week 1: SU: 10-5-1, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 8-8 Week 2: SU: 9-7, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 6-10 Week 3: SU: 11-5, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 11-2-3 Week 4: SU: 9-6, Spread: 6-9, O/U: 6-9 Prediction: Packers 24-21 Pick: Eagles +4 Over/Under: Under…

You can view my predictions here.  Go Bears. Season: SU: 30-17-1, Spread: 27-21, O/U: 25-20-3 Week 1: SU: 10-5-1, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 8-8 Week 2: SU: 9-7, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 6-10 Week 3: SU: 11-5, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 11-2-3 Prediction: Jaguars 23-14 Pick: Jaguars + 1.5 Over/Under: Under 38 Prediction: Bengals 22-19 Pick: Bengals +6…

You can view my predictions here.  Go Bears. Season: SU: 19-12-1, Spread: 18-14, O/U: 14-18 Week 1: SU: 10-5-1, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 8-8 Week 2: SU: 9-7, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 6-10 Prediction: Panthers 23-18 Pick: Buccaneers +7 Over/Under: Under 49 Prediction: 49ers 21-19 Pick: 49ers +2 Over/Under: Under 45 Prediction: Chargers 30-23 Pick: Chargers -2.5…

You can view my predictions here.  Go Bears. Season: SU: 10-5-1, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 8-8 Week 1: SU: 10-5-1, Spread: 9-7, O/U: 8-8 Prediction: Bears 23-18 Pick: Bears -3 Over/Under: Under 46.5 Prediction: Rams 22-21 Pick: Panthers +2 Over/Under: Under 50 Prediction: Browns 21-16 Pick: Titans +6 Over/Under: Under 45 Prediction: Chiefs 26-19 Pick: Chiefs…

It took me a while to make the switch over to ggplot2 because I learned how to do things in R mostly with base R.  But I’m glad I finally made the switch.  ggplot2 is so much better in so many ways, and here is an example of how much easier it is to code…