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The NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award is given to the player who has shown "perseverance in overcoming adversity, in the form of not being in the NFL the previous year, a sever injury, or simply poor performance." With this definition in mind, we can look at the top contenders this year as well as their accompanying odds and analysis: Top Contenders for 2020 Comeback Player of the Year This year's odds for comeback player of the year have been released by FanDuel Sportsbook. The players with the best odds of winning are: QB Ben Roethlisberger (+260 / 28% ...
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The Dallas Cowboys 2020 season is nearly here. Thanks to PointsBet Sportsbook, we have point spreads for (nearly) every 2020 NFL regular season game, as well as playoff, divisional, and Super Bowl odds. There is a lot to analyze here, so let's dive in: 2019 Dallas Cowboys Season Recap: What Could Have Been The Cowboys finished the season 8-8 after being in the hunt for the NFC East until late in the season. A Week 16 loss to the Eagles essentially ended their season, and Jason Garrett did not have his contract renewed. The 8-8 finish was especially disappointing when ...
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The Houston Texans 2020 season is nearly here. Thanks to PointsBet Sportsbook, we have point spreads for (nearly) every 2020 NFL regular season game, as well as divisional and playoff odds. There is a lot to analyze here, so let's dive in: 2019 Houston Texans Season Recap Coming off a 10-6 record and an AFC South division title, the Houston Texans claimed their 4th division title in the past five years. A 51-31 loss in the AFC Divisional round to the Kansas City Chiefs was more devastating than the final score shows. The Texans held a 24-0 lead in the ...
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The NFL offseason has it all: trades, free agent signings, retirements, the draft, and even new cities and stadiums. With so many things changing, it is difficult to tell (outside of the obvious) which teams got better and which got worse. Building on the previous work done to calculate NFL power rankings, we can use the Simple Rating System (SRS) to put a number on how teams have changed in the offseason. The SRS simply looks at points for and against while adjusting for strength of schedule. If we compare how teams finished the 2019 regular season against their implied ...
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PointsBet Sportsbook has released point spreads on (almost) every single 2020 NFL regular season game. Using the point spreads from each game, we can use the Simple Rating System (SRS) to calculate power rankings for each team. The power rankings ("Rating" above) represents the point differential each team would have if they faced an average NFL team ...
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The 2019 college football regular season has come and gone. We know who the top teams are according to the College Football Playoff committee, but which teams over and under performed relative to expectations? To answer this question, we can look at closing spreads from the betting markets. Closing lines are considered to be the best representation of a team's true odds to win a given game. Using this data as a baseline, we can see who (and by how much) outperformed relative to expectations. Teams that cover the closing spread by a wide margin are considered "under rated" by ...
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