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Football Winner Guesser Results – 2019

It is time once again to update Some Blog Site readers on the results of my Some Fun Site project to create a more accurate football prediction method.
The 2019 NFL season is over, and here are the most accurate methods for predicting regular-season game results (wins-losses):

  • MPW: 66%
  • YPP: 65%
  • ITP: 62%

No new prediction methods this year – and the second time that MPWHFA was not in the top 3 methods.

If you think you have a formula that can predict the winner of an NFL game better than 63.2% of the time, let me know and I’ll add it to the list.
(For the ideas behind the methods, please visit the Some Fun Site page.)

Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed.

Proverbs 15:22

All-Haiku Bowl Predictions, 2019

Based on the popularity existence of last year’s article predicting bowl games in haiku form, I present to you this year’s all-haiku bowl game predictions. Still America’s only all-haiku college football bowl game predictions.

These are listed in order of date (earliest first). Some picks are whom I think will win, and some picks are whom I want to win. I’ll leave it to you, the reader, to decide which is which.
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Helmet Suggestions

One of the things I like about hockey is that the goalies get to choose whatever graphics they want for their helmets. The rest of the uniform is fairly standard, so it’s fun to have something interesting.

What I’d like to see is that translate over to other sports.

Like baseball, for instance. Let the catchers have something other than monochrome. I realize baseball is a bit stodgier than hockey, so that may take a while.

In the meantime, maybe the NFL would let kickers paint their helmets.

Or maybe the NBA would let … nevermind. They probably don’t want anyone there to wear helmets. But they already embrace this spirit by letting the players customize their shoes.

What’s left as far as sports in America? They could let NASCAR drivers put whatever they want on their cars.

Sorry, I’m trying to stick to team sports. But no one else wears helmets for their sport. Only thing left is letting the soccer goalie wear a different shirt than the others.

Then Saul clothed David with his garments and put a bronze helmet on his head, and he clothed him with armor.

1 Samuel 17:38

NFL in April, 2019

In the last month or three, we had the announcement of the 2019 NFL schedule. Now that we know who will play whom and when, we can start predicting wins and losses.

I keep my predictions over at Some Fun Site. View results of previous football seasons.

2018 Summary

Last year, I predicted that

  • Chicago Bears = 8-8
  • Tennessee Titans = 8-8

How they actually did was

  • Chicago Bears = 12-4
  • Tennessee Titans = 9-7

The Titans prediction was close, but the Bears was not. So that’s not worth much.

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All-Haiku Bowl Results, 2018

Okay, okay, it is 2019 at this point, but the results are headlines as 2018 because they match with the 2018 predictions made in 2018 for the 2018 season. Also, the results are not all-haiku, just the predictions were. A more accurate title would be “Results for the All-Haiku Predictions made in 2018”.

Before the bowl games commenced for this past college football season, I made some predictions. Here, for your reading enjoyment, is the tally of those predictions. Note that the results are not in haiku form, in contrast to the predictions.
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Football Winner Guesser Results – 2018

It is time once again to update Some Blog Site readers on the results of my Some Fun Site project to create a more accurate football prediction method.

The 2018 NFL season is over, and here are the most accurate methods for predicting regular-season game results (wins-losses):

  • MPWHFA: 63%
  • MPW: 61%
  • HTW/ITP/DP: 60%

No new prediction methods this year. Either no one could find a better method, or they did but they have moved to Vegas instead of commenting on this blog.

And if you think you have a formula that can predict the winner of an NFL game better than 63.3% of the time, let me know and I’ll add it to the list.

(For the ideas behind the methods, please visit the Some Fun Site page.)

How long? Is there anything in the hearts of the prophets who prophesy falsehood, even these prophets of the deception of their own heart,

Jeremiah 23:26

All-Haiku Bowl Predictions, 2018

Based on the popularity existence of last year’s article predicting bowl games in haiku form, I present to you this year’s all-haiku bowl game predictions. Still America’s only all-haiku college football bowl game predictions.

These are listed in order of date (earliest first). Some picks are whom I think will win, and some picks are whom I want to win. I’ll leave it to you, the reader, to decide which is which.
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