Week 12 NFL Picks- MAN VS MACHINE

Machine made up for some lost space in week 11- still down by 1.

We will post the rest of the picks on Saturday. Game to watch this thanksgiving is the PHI @ DET.

Score:  MAN  78 (64%)  MACHINE  77 (64%)

Game Machine Pick Probability  Strength Man PICK PHI @ DET PHI 54.50% Very Low DET CAR @ DAL CAR 66.0% Low CAR CHI @ GB GB 74.4% Very Strong GB

WEEK 11 NFL Power Rankings

As usual we will compare to the current "expert" rankings on ESPN. 

Week 11 Power Rankings:
 Note: Disagree is denoted by a disagreement of >5 spots between ranking systems.

	Rankings	Sprockets Ranking	Disagree	ESPN Ranking
	1	NE		NE
	2	CAR		CAR
	3	GB		DEN
	4	PIT		ARI
	5	NYG	***	CIN
	6	ATL	***	GB
	7	BUF	***	MIN
	8	SEA		SEA
	9	SF	***	PIT
	10	KC		IND
	11	NYJ		ATL
	12	CIN	***	TB
	13	HOU		KC
	14	DEN	***	BUF
	15	DAL	***	NYG
	16	WAS		NYJ
	17	IND	***	HOU
	18	TB	***	OAK
	19	ARI	***	CHI
	20	MIN	***	WAS
	21	PHI		DAL
	22	TEN	***	STL
	23	JAX	***	MIA
	24	BAL	***	DET
	25	DET		PHI
	26	MIA		NO
	27	CHI	***	JAX
	28	STL	***	SD
	29	CLE		SF
	30	NO		BAL
	31	OAK	***	TEN
	32	SD		CLE

Take home message:  Broncos, Cardinals, and Vikings may be over rated. Giants and Steelers are likely underrated! One thing we all agree on- the Chargers and Browns are bad!

Week 11 NFL Picks- MAN VS MACHINE

Machine made up for some lost space in week 10- still down by 2.

This week's games to watch are the OAK@DET and WAS @ CAR (surprisingly). These two are pretty much a coin toss.

Score:  MAN  71 (66%)  MACHINE  69 (65%)

Game	Machine Pick	Probability	Strength	Man Pick
STL @ BAL	STL	53.1%	Low	STL
WAS @ CAR	CAR	50.5%	Very Low	CAR
DEN @ CHI	DEN	61.8%	Medium	DEN
DAL @ MIA	MIA	52.4%	Low	MIA
OAK @ DET	DET	56.0%	Very Low	OAK
NYJ @ HOU	NYJ	66.8%	Medium	NYJ
IND @ ATL	ATL	69.5%	High	ATL
TB @ PHI	PHI	66.4%	High	PHI
KC @ SD	KC	62.1%	Medium	KC
GB @ MIN	GB	66.0%	High	MIN
SF @ SEA	SEA	57.1%	Medium	SEA
CIN @ ARI	CIN	58.9%	Low	ARI
BUF @ NE	NE	66.1%	High	NE

Week 10 NFL Picks- MAN VS MACHINE

Man continues there lead going into week 10.

This week's games to watch are the NE@NYG and CAR@TEN These two are pretty much a coin toss.

Score:  MAN  62 (67%)  MACHINE  66 (71%)

Game	Machine Pick	Probability (Home)	Strength	Man PICK
BUF @ NYJ	BUF	55.1%	Very Weak	NYJ
DET @ GB	GB	95.1%	Very Strong	GB
JAX @ BAL	BAL	53.7%	Medium	BAL
MIA @ PHI	MIA	70.2%	Medium	PHI
CLE @ PIT	PIT	93.2%	Very Strong	PIT
CHI @ STL	STL	81.2%	Very Strong	STL
DAL @ TB	DAL	51.9%	Very Weak	DAL
CAR @ TEN	CAR	56.7%	Medium	CAR
NO @ WAS	WAS	92.6%	Strong	NO
MIN @ OAK	MIN	52.1%	Medium	MIN
KC @ DEN	KC	51.5%	Strong	DEN
NE @ NYG	NE	67.0%	Very Weak	NE
ARI @ SEA	SEA	72.1%	Strong	ARI
HOU @ CIN	CIN	79.2%	Strong	CIN

Week 9 NFL Picks- MAN VS MACHINE

Man takes a commanding lead going into week 8. Not an exciting week for differences in picks with only one difference.

This week's games to watch are the STL@MIN and ATL@SF These two are pretty much a coin toss.

Score:  MAN  58 (72%)  MACHINE  54 (68%)

Game	Machine Pick	Probability (Home)	Strength	Man PICK
CLE @ CIN	CIN	76.9%	Strong	CIN
GB @ CAR	GB	66.1%	Weak	GB
JAX @ NYJ	NYJ	71.7%	Medium	NYJ
MIA @ BUF	BUF	61.5%	Weak	BUF
OAK @ PIT	PIT	65.9%	Medium	PIT
STL @ MIN	STL	58.2%	Very Weak	MIN
TEN @ NO	NO	57.2%	Weak	NO
WAS @ NE	NE	76.6%	Strong	NE
ATL @ SF	ATL	51.5%	Very Weak	ATL
NYG @ TB	NYG	69.9%	Medium	NYG
DEN @ IND	DEN	65.4%	Weak	DEN
PHI @ DAL	PHI	54.6%	Very Weak	PHI
CHI @ SD	SD	52.4%	Very Weak	SD

WEEK 9 NFL Power Rankings

As usual we will compare to the current "expert" rankings on ESPN. 

Week 8 Power Rankings:
 Note: Disagree is denoted by a disagreement of >5 spots between ranking systems.

	Rankings	Sprockets Ranking	Disagree	ESPN Ranking
	1	NE		NE
	2	GB		DEN
	3	SEA		CIN
	4	CIN		GB
	5	NYJ	***	CAR
	6	PIT	***	ARI
	7	CAR		ATL
	8	ATL		SEA
	9	KC	***	OAK
	10	NYG		STL
	11	SF	***	MIN
	12	DEN	***	NYJ
	13	BUF		PIT
	14	PHI		NYG
	15	STL		NO
	16	DAL	***	BUF
	17	WAS	***	MIA
	18	ARI	***	PHI
	19	NO		SD
	20	BAL	***	KC
	21	MIN	***	TB
	22	OAK	***	IND
	23	HOU		CLE
	24	MIA	***	WAS
	25	IND		HOU
	26	SD	***	DAL
	27	JAX		BAL
	28	TEN		CHI
	29	CHI		JAX
	30	TB		DET
	31	CLE		SF
	32	DET		TEN

Take home message:  Broncos, Cardinals, and Vikings may be over rated. Jets and Steelers are likely underrated! One thing we all agree on- the Lions are bad!

Week 8 NFL Picks- MAN VS MACHINE

This week's games to watch are the SD@BAL and CIN@PIT These two are pretty much a coin toss.

Score:  MAN  48 (71%)  MACHINE  46 (67%)

Game	Machine Pick	Probability (Home)	Strength	Man PICK
MIA @ NE	NE	78.8%	Strong	NE
CIN @ PIT	CIN	54.2%	Weak	CIN
DET @ KC	KC	64.5%	Weak	KC
SF @ STL	SF	54.3%	Very Weak	STL
TB @ ATL	ATL	71.0%	Medium	ATL
NYJ @ OAK	NYJ	69.6%	Weak	NYJ
SD @ BAL	BAL	52.4%	Very Weak	SD
SEA @ DAL	SEA	69.9%	Weak	SEA
MIN @ CHI	MIN	61.8%	Very Weak	MIN
GB @ DEN	GB	66.6%	Weak	GB
ARI @ CLE	ARI	57.5%	Weak	ARI
TEN @ HOU	TEN	58.3%	Weak	HOU
IND @ CAR	CAR	65.9%	Weak	CAR
NYG @ NO	NYG	66.0%	Medium	NO

Week 8 Power Rankings

As usual we will compare to the current "expert" rankings on ESPN. 

Week 8 Power Rankings:
 Note: Disagree is denoted by a disagreement of >5 spots between ranking systems.

	Rankings	Sprockets Ranking	Disagree	ESPN Ranking
	1	NE		NE
	2	GB		GB
	3	SEA	***	CIN
	4	CIN		DEN
	5	NYJ		CAR
	6	NYG	***	ARI
	7	PIT		ATL
	8	ATL		NYJ
	9	CAR		SEA
	10	SF	***	PIT
	11	DEN	***	MIN
	12	BUF	***	STL
	13	PHI		MIA
	14	KC	***	NYG
	15	STL		PHI
	16	DAL		OAK
	17	WAS	***	NO
	18	MIN	***	IND
	19	ARI	***	BUF
	20	TEN	***	DAL
	21	NO		SD
	22	MIA	***	KC
	23	BAL		WAS
	24	OAK	***	CLE
	25	SD		CHI
	26	IND	***	BAL
	27	JAX		SF
	28	CLE		TB
	29	DET		HOU
	30	HOU		TEN
	31	TB		DET
	32	CHI		JAX

Take home message:  49ers and Bills may be over rated. Seahawks and Giants are likely underrated! Also too early to get high on the 'phins! 

Week 7 NFL Picks- MAN VS MACHINE

Week 6 had Machine take the lead by 1.

This week's games to watch are the NYJ @NE and CLE @ STL. These two are pretty much a coin toss.

Score:  MAN  40 (71%)  MACHINE  39 (71%)

Game Machine Pick Probability (Home) Strength Man PICK BUF @ JAX BUF 71.3% Medium BUF TB @ WAS WAS 70.9% Medium WAS ATL @ TEN ATL 68.6% Strong ATL NO @ IND IND 52.8% Very Weak IND MIN @ DET MIN 63.8% Medium MIN PIT @ KC PIT 72.6% Strong PIT CLE @ STL CLE 53.1% Very Weak STL HOU @ MIA MIA 58.9% Weak MIA NYJ @ NE NE 53.1% Very Weak NE OAK @ SD SD 55.8% Weak SD DAL @ NYG NYG 57.3% Weak NYG PHI @ CAR PHI 60.2% Weak CAR BAL @ ARI BAL 59.6% Weak ARI

Week 7 NFL Power Rankings

As usual we will compare to the current "expert" rankings on ESPN. 

Week 7 Power Rankings:
 Note: Disagree is denoted by a disagreement of >5 spots between ranking systems.

	Rankings	Sprockets Ranking	Disagree	ESPN Ranking
	1	NE		NE
	2	NYJ	***	GB
	3	PIT	***	DEN
	4	GB		ARI
	5	CIN		CIN
	6	PHI		CAR
	7	SF	***	ATL
	8	ATL		NYJ
	9	SEA		PHI
	10	NYG		PIT
	11	DEN	***	IND
	12	BUF		SEA
	13	CAR	***	SD
	14	WAS	***	NYG
	15	MIN		MIN
	16	BAL	***	DAL
	17	MIA		BUF
	18	DAL		STL
	19	SD	***	SF
	20	CLE	***	NO
	21	IND	***	MIA
	22	KC		WAS
	23	STL		OAK
	24	OAK		DET
	25	NO	***	CHI
	26	ARI	***	HOU
	27	HOU		CLE
	28	TEN		BAL
	29	DET		KC
	30	JAX		TEN
	31	TB		TB
	32	CHI		JAX

Take home message:  Cardinals and Saints are over rated. Jets and Steelers are underrated!