Scores
Week 9

This week's matchups

MethodProjected scores blend ESPN's lineup projection for the week (50%) with each team's season scoring, shrunk toward the league average. Win probability comes from the difference of two normal distributions using each team's observed weekly variance.

Through week 14

Rest of season

TeamRecExp WLikelyPlayoffs▼ByeNo. 1FinalTitleLast
WILSPimp Trick Gangsta ClickMourice Wilson6-29.910-4>99%78%56%50%28%0%
AABAlan Autry BubbasHunter Ansley6-29.39-599%48%22%35%16%0%
GARYLaces IN!! Laces IN!!Joshua Gary5-38.38-693%22%6%27%12%0%
LPBBone BanditsLance Black5-38.38-693%21%7%28%13%0%
BOOGBooger WolfWill Salzer4-47.98-693%21%7%37%21%<1%
NICASHINGS CHINESE RESTAURANTEric Nicaud5-37.98-686%10%2%17%7%<1%
BOLTTeam SportsTaylor Bolton3-55.96-826%<1%<1%5%2%1%
VALL6 Pack Big MacsNick Valluzzo3-55.25-96%<1%0%1%<1%11%
PROCJohnson, FlaccidJeffrey Proctor2-64.44-103%<1%0%<1%<1%16%
BMCBeast Mode CowboyJesse Landry1-73.13-11<1%0%0%<1%0%71%

MethodTeam strength μ/σ used: Mourice 125.4±22.5 · Hunter 119.8±27.8 · Josh 119±27.5 · Lance 120.3±29 · Will 127.3±23 · Eric 115.3±22.4 · Taylor 114±22.3 · Nick 104.5±25.5 · Jeff 109.5±29.4 · Jesse 103.8±21.8.

Playoff % by week

How the odds have moved

Forecasts are saved weekly from here
History starts with week 8 of 2026; earlier weeks are not reconstructed because the site did not exist then. A ten-line chart appears once two weeks are saved.
Is the model any good?

Model validation

Needs 10 forecast games
Games forecast, how often the favorite won, and the Brier score show up once ten forecast games are in the books. 0 so far.

Method10,000 simulations. Weekly scores ~ Normal(μ, σ) per team; μ = season ppg shrunk toward the league mean with a 4-game prior, blended 50/50 with ESPN's projection for week 9; σ pooled from the team's and league's weekly variance. Standings: wins, then points for. Bracket: ESPN's fixed format, top 2 seeds bye, no reseeding.