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Every Thursday, we’ll provide analysis and score predictions for every game on that week’s slate. This week, we start with the big one, as Kansas City hosts Detroit to kick off the 2023 season. Thursday Night Football Lions at Chiefs Spread: Chiefs -5 Total: 53.5 Chris Jones and Travis Kelce are unlikely to suit up […]
NFL Coaching Candidates: 11 Coaches Under 40 to Watch in 2023
There are many people involved in a football team who need to excel for the team to achieve success. It starts from the top with ownership and trickles down to front office members, the scouting department, training staff, equipment staff, coaching staff and, of course, the players. The coaching staff is responsible for getting the […]
2023 NFL Week 1 QB Power Rankings: Patrick Mahomes Still Reigns
There’s nothing like a fresh quarterback ranking series to kick off the NFL season. Every week between now and the end of the season, I’ll take stock of every starting quarterback around the league and stack them accordingly. This is the place to be if you want another person to yell at about your favorite […]
Fantasy Football: 2023 NFL Week 1 Projections Have Surprise QB1
Week 1 is so close you can taste it. I spent the offseason building a projection model using machine learning to better formulate opinions about which players to start in fantasy in a given week. The 2023 NFL season is sure to bring many surprises, and as we learn what’s new, these weekly projections will […]
2023 NFL Record Predictions: Win-Loss Projections For Every Team
Professional football is finally back. With opening night just days away, it’s time to solidify our stances for the 2023 NFL season. We began that process on Labor Day with our Week 1 power rankings, and we’ll follow that up today with our record predictions for all 32 teams, along with a few observations and […]
2023 NFL Week 1: Best 4th-Down Coaching Decision Matchups
We’re now solidly in a different era of fourth-down strategy than a handful of years ago. Teams are going for it on fourth-and-5 or shorter around 35 percent of the time in the last few years, compared to 21 percent as recently as 2017. The Philadelphia Eagles showed an extreme flavor of this lean with […]
NFL Week 1 Power Rankings: Where Every Team Stands Heading Into 2023
Football is finally back this week, so it’s time to take another look at power rankings before the games count. Every Tuesday, we’ll provide updated power rankings. The rankings will be driven by who the teams are at the moment. Those stances will be centered on every team’s talent, reliability and current level of success. […]
Fantasy Football 2023: NFC West Player Projections
An NFL projections model offers valuable insights, helping fantasy football enthusiasts analyze team outcomes based on data-driven analysis. You can think of these projections as a guide. Yes, Cooper Kupp is my WR8, but why? If you think Kupp is primed for a massive bounceback with 1,400 yards, he’s likely in WR1 territory for you. […]
Looking Back At Key Fourth-Down Decisions From 2022 NFL Season
A hot topic of conversation in football is coaches’ fourth-down decisions throughout a game. Throughout the season, we will dive into the most impactful fourth-down decisions made in the prior week and how they shifted the game’s outcome using Sports Info Solutions’ (SIS) win probability model. The SIS win probability model estimates how likely a […]
2023 NFL Betting: Divisional Bets To Place
The 2023 NFL season kicks off in less than a week, and betting analyst Daniel Racz looks at the league with an emphasis on analyzing divisions. Below, we’ll look at the markets where bettors can still make worthwhile wagers. NFL Division Bets to Consider AFC East Division Odds (from DraftKings): Bills +120 Jets +270 Dolphins […]