The Ranker was on point last week, with a solid 50% (5 out of 10).
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The Ranker Slays in Week 7 – Prediction Results
The Ranker slayed ESPN’s FPI and Jeff Sagarin’s ratings in Week 7’s picks against the spread.
Last week’s results
- TheRankerPit: 33-26-1, 55.9%
- Jeff Sagarin: 23-35-1, 39.7%
- ESPN FPI: 26-33-1, 44.1%
The Ranker also did well with last week’s upset picks: 5-5, 50%.
The Ranker’s high confidence picks were not impressive (12-12, 50%), which led me to take a closer look at the data. I’ve found a better set of parameters to identify “high confidence” picks moving forward. These picks were 5-2 (71%) last week, 24-10 (71%) on the season.
Week 7 College Football Upset Alerts
As the season progresses, and The Ranker has more data to work with, the upset alerts should carry more weight. Nonetheless, here are the games The Ranker has identified as the most likely upsets this week.
Note: So far, The Ranker has predicted 47 upsets – only 9 have happened, although there’s been some close calls. This week looks promising…
Week 7 College Football High Confidence Picks
I have identified certain conditions where The Ranker’s picks are more accurate than normal. For the season, The Ranker is 54-30 (64%) for these “high confidence” picks.
Picks are Against the Spread. Odds are from teamrankings.com (as of 10/10/17).
Week 7 College Football Picks
Week 7 picks according to team ratings from the following computer models:
Picks are Against the Spread. Odds are from teamrankings.com (as of 10/10/17).
Note: Unanimous picks are 48-39 (55.2% correct) Continue reading
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