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Scheduletron: Updated strength of schedule
Buffalo and Kansas City are generally considered to be the big favorites in the AFC – destined to meet in the conference championship game. But I’m wondering if the Ravens can’t crash that party. They’ve looked very good on the road the last two weeks, winning comfortably at Tampa Bay and New Orleans, and they’ve got an awfully favorable remaining schedule – arguably the easiest in the league. more »
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Scheduletron: Remaining strength of schedule
If you want to work the strength of schedule angle, how about Jimmy Garoppolo? The numbers suggest San Francisco will see the worst defenses for the remainder of the fantasy slate. A quartet of good quarterbacks, meanwhile, will play the hardest schedules. more »
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Scheduletron: Strength of schedule
If you’re looking for an offense that will start the season strong, how about the Eagles and Chargers? They’ve got favorable schedules for the first month of the year. more »
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Scheduletron: Strength of schedule
One of the problems with strength of schedule is that it’s based on last year. Teams change, so it doesn’t really make sense to calculate schedule difficulty over what they used to be. more »
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Scheduletron: Updated strength of schedule
The Raiders, Ravens and Saints are looking like playoff teams, and they’ve been able to be successful despite playing difficult schedules. That’s impressive. more »
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Scheduletron: Murderer's row
The 49ers are sitting at 2-3, and if they’re going to make the playoffs, it’s going to take a hell of a turnaround. Their upcoming schedule is by far the hardest in the league. more »
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Scheduletron: Strength of schedule
Last time I addressed Strength of Schedule there was a request for defensive information. That is, what defenses project to play the easiest schedules (offenses that didn’t score many points in 2019)? more »
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Scheduletron: Strength of schedule
If specialized strength of schedule means anything, then the Bears and Panthers should get some advantage this year for passing production. more »
Scheduletron: Strength of schedule
The Ravens not only have a really good team, they also project to play the league’s easiest schedule. Using last year’s win-loss records, anyway. more »
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Scheduletron: Updated strength of schedule
For the remainder of the season, it looks like most of the teams that will benefit from having easier schedules tend to have lesser offenses. (Washington and Miami, anyone?) While some of the better teams close with difficult schedules. more »
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Scheduletron: Strength of schedule, rushing
Baltimore and Seattle had the league’s two best rushing offenses at the end of last year. They also, as luck would have it, project to play the easiest schedules against the run in the upcoming season. more »
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Scheduletron: Strength of schedule
I’m not a big fan of strength of schedule. It’s fun to speculate about beating up on a string of cupcake defenses, but in reality it’s hard to tap into any meaningful sort of meaningful advantage. more »
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Scheduletron: Strength of schedule
A sportsbook in Las Vegas has released projected win totals for 2018 – the first on-the-record indication of how teams might perform in the upcoming season. And we can then engineer those numbers into the schedule, getting an idea of which offenses might benefit from easy schedule. more »
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Scheduletron: Updated strength of schedule
“Strength of Victory” shows up in the NFL’s tiebreaking procedures. It’s like Strength of Schedule but is designed to better paint a picture of how good a team might be. It’s a measure of strength of schedule, but looking at only games that teams won. more »
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Scheduletron: Remaining strength of schedule
Week 13 is in the books, so time for a quick check-in with strength of schedule. Giving it to you two ways this week – once with the traditional wins and losses, and once with touchdowns allowed by defenses. more »
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