Posts Tagged as ‘futures’

September 11, 2009

Underdog Theorem Futures

In a post now just over a year old, I commented that NFL futures are usually pretty impressive in their accuracy.  I listed the teams, according to NFL futures, that were most likely to chase perfection.  Most teams on the list ended up having seasons not at all like what was predicted.   So let’s try [...]

August 12, 2008

Teams We’re Likely to Love or Hate

I’m a big fan of futures. Every season I marvel at their accuracy. In some years certain teams really surprise. I recall Captain Kurt’s Rams crushing Vegas’ preseason wins prediction in 1999. If you took the Over on Vegas’ line of 7 wins for the team that became the Greatest Show [...]