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Momentum

Trend-based

Weights recent performance heavily using EWMA-smoothed EPA. Catches trending teams early.

Momentum uses exponentially weighted moving averages (EWMA) to put more emphasis on the last 3-4 games rather than the full season. This lets it catch teams that are trending up or down before other forecasts adjust. It has the highest variance of any model. It can go on long correct streaks when it catches a trend early, but it's also more prone to overreacting to small samples. Best paired with a steadier model.

Forecast Accuracy

55.2%

Record

112-91-5

Total Forecasts

208

Best Streak

10

Season-by-Season Performance

Accuracy record across full regular seasons

SeasonAccuracyRecord
202552.5%42-38
202459.4%38-26-2
202360.6%20-13-3
202246.2%12-14

Team Performance

How this model performs when predicting games involving each team. Covers 2022-2025 regular season, weeks 5 and later.

Team Accuracy Record
IND60.0%39-26-0
KC58.7%37-26-2
LAC57.8%37-27-1
LV57.8%37-27-1
ATL55.6%35-28-2
ARI55.4%36-29-0
BAL54.7%35-29-1
MIA54.7%35-29-1
MIN54.1%33-28-4
WAS54.1%33-28-3
DET53.2%33-29-2
NYG52.4%33-30-1
DAL51.6%33-31-1
PHI50.8%32-31-2
TEN50.8%31-30-4
NYJ50.0%32-32-1
NO49.2%32-33-0
SF49.2%32-33-0
CAR48.4%31-33-1
JAX48.4%31-33-1
NE47.6%30-33-2
PIT47.6%30-33-1
BUF46.8%29-33-2
DEN46.2%30-35-0
CHI45.8%27-32-6
TB45.3%29-35-1
HOU44.6%29-36-0
CLE44.4%28-35-2
CIN43.5%27-35-2
SEA42.9%27-36-2
GB42.2%27-37-1
LA40.6%26-38-1

Forecast History

208 forecasts — 112 correct, 91 incorrect, 5 tie (55.2% accuracy)

WeekMatchupForecastResult
'25 Wk 18ARI@LALA14.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 18DAL@NYGNYG3.0pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 18DET@CHICHI3.5pt gapIncorrect
'25 Wk 18GB@MINMIN12.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 18IND@HOUHOU9.5pt gapIncorrect
'25 Wk 18NYJ@BUFBUF12.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 18TEN@JAXJAX12.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 18WAS@PHIPHI3.0pt gapIncorrect
'25 Wk 17DAL@WASWAS8.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 17DEN@KCKC13.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 17DET@MINMIN7.0pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 17HOU@LACLAC1.5pt gapIncorrect
'25 Wk 17SEA@CARSEA6.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 16CIN@MIAMIA3.5pt gapIncorrect
'25 Wk 16GB@CHICHI1.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 16LAC@DALLAC1.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 16LV@HOUHOU14.5pt gapIncorrect
'25 Wk 16MIN@NYGMIN2.5pt gapCorrect
'25 Wk 16NE@BALBAL3.5pt gapIncorrect
'25 Wk 16NYJ@NONO6.5pt gapCorrect

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