NFL Point Spread Picks - Week 7

Pick 1: Atlanta -6 incorrect NFL point spread pick
Pick 2: Buffalo +7.5 incorrect NFL point spread pick
Pick 3: Kansas City -5.5 correct NFL point spread pick
Pick 4: Arizona +2 incorrect NFL point spread pick

Great week last week. Put me in check with my betting rules and emotions after being overly excited about the initial 3-0. TNF was an easy win with Philadelphia and then up 2 more games after the 12pm CST games, the next two games bombed and finished 3-2 for the week. The model did well at finding visiting teams that were undervalued (e.g. Philadelphia), but when the spread is more than a TD we should be more careful.

This week we have 3 home teams and one visiting, including one homedog. KC on SNF to continue it's ATS winning streak to 7 this week (see ATS Standings), Arizona homedog on TNF will be a crazy one and win outright. Atlanta's offense and ability to score is undervalued and the spread against a Giants team that is horrible should be at least 7.  Finally, we double dip on Buffalo against a bad team for which they aren't that different. Here is the rest of the machine learning NFL spread npicks for week 7, 2018:

GameVegas LineEstimatePrediction-VegasConfidence
NY GIANTS @ ATLANTA -6.0 -13.90 -7.94 63.13
BUFFALO @ INDIANAPOLIS -7.5 -3.00 4.50 60.55
CINCINNATI @ KANSAS CITY -6.0 -7.20 -1.18 59.10
DENVER @ ARIZONA 2.5 -7.50 -9.50 58.56
TENNESSEE @ LA CHARGERS -6.5 -3 3.51 56.79
CAROLINA @ PHILADELPHIA -4.5 -3.40 1.11 55.00
HOUSTON @ JACKSONVILLE -5.0 -6.00 -1.00 52.10
CLEVELAND @ TAMPA BAY -3.0 -1.70 2.71 50.54
LA RAMS @ SAN FRANCISCO 9.5 11.50 2.00 50.00
NEW ORLEANS @ BALTIMORE -2.0 0.40 2.38 49.29
DALLAS @ WASHINGTON -2.0 -3.90 -1.91 49.29
NEW ENGLAND @ CHICAGO 3.5 0.60 -2.88 48.66
MINNESOTA @ NY JETS 3.0 7.30 4.30 44.82
DETROIT @ MIAMI 1.0 6.20 5.15 NA

How to read the table:
  • Vegas Line: A NEGATIVE number implies the point spread favors the HOME team
  • Estimate: NFL Pickles' point spread prediction
  • Pred-Vegas: Subtraction: POSITIVE implies VISITING team will cover point spread.
  • Confidence: The probability that the point spread pick is on the correct side.

Comments

Unknown said…
Ugh, should've stayed away from Arizona. Hate betting on one of the worst teams in the NFL at any given moment. Like betting Browns last year, ugh. Looking forward to the ATL pick against the Giants another worst teams in NFL at the moment.