Comparing Football Predictions For NFL Week 7
October 23, 2015 by natew
Filed under NFL Football, Picks and Predictions

Every week football fans are bombarded with different experts and systems that will give the best chances of placing the right bet, so we are taking a look at the predictions several different experts and systems are making for the NFL Week 7 games. Simply take a look at their picks, and see which one has the best record so far.
Game | Around The NFL – Kevin Patra | CBS Sports – Dave Richard | Nate Silver ELO | Microsoft Cortana |
Seahawks at 49ers | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks | Seahawks |
Bills at Jaguars | Bills | Bills | Bills | Bills |
Saints at Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts | Colts |
Steelers at Chiefs | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers | Steelers |
Jets at Patriots | Jets | Patriots | Patriots | Patriots |
Falcons at Titans | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons | Falcons |
Texans at Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins | Dolphins |
Bucs at Redskins | Redskins | Buccaneers | Redskins | Redskins |
Vikings at Lions | Vikings | Vikings | EVEN | Vikings |
Browns at Rams | Rams | Rams | Rams | Rams |
Raiders at Chargers | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers | Chargers |
Cowboys at Giants | Giants | Cowboys | Giants | Giants |
Eagles at Panthers | Eagles | Panthers | Panthers | Panthers |
Ravens at Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cardinals |
It seems that for this week’s games, most of the experts and betting systems are in agreement, with a few that diverge and give better odds of winning to the underdogs. Each expert and system has a win-loss record which could help you decide which picks to use:
We can already tell that a regular, low-end type of handicapping system that uses basic information, as Microsoft Cortana uses is not as accurate. The two football experts and the very complex ELO system take a lot of information into account, and are much more accurate. What every sports fan should want to get out of this is getting 55% or more right picks; which all get, with Cortana having the lowest at 59% accuracy.