Beatpaths

Massive changes this week! Check out Philadelphia.
As we have more data, some of the longer beatloops got shrunk – and there are some unwitting beneficiaries like Denver – the JAC->DEN->TB segment is a pretty key part of the graph right now. As a Denver fan, it’s easy to be down on Denver right [...]

Beatpaths was 10-4 last week, a much better week, for a total record of 60-42. My “personal picks” that conflict with the Beatpaths picks were 1-2, so I’m back to even for the year at 7-7.
BUFFALO at Miami: Buffalo has a beatpath to Miami through the AFC South. If Miami wins, it would [...]

The biggest movers of the week – Chicago (up), Green Bay (up), Denver (down), the NY Jets (down), and San Diego (down).

Rank
Team
Notes
Last Week
BeatPower

1

(Beat CLE) I’m starting to believe Clinton Portis is some sort of biological freak. That he’s able to perform at a high level after being as beaten up as he has over [...]

Interesting week – a better pick record at 10-4, and the graph looks a little more orderly to me now, pretty much for the first time all season. I was 1-2 on my personal picks, so I’m back to even for the year.
Games and beatpaths removed from the graph due to beatloops: OAK->NYJ->ARI->BUF->OAK, [...]

Travel and bad wi-fi conspired against this being successfully posted before now, but the picks are all consistent with the beatpaths rankings posted earlier this week – the higher-ranked team favored over the lower-ranked team.
Beatpaths was 6-8 last week, for a total record of 50-38. My “personal picks” that conflict with the Beatpaths picks [...]

As always, the picks can be derived from the beatpaths rankings, depending on which teams are ranked ahead.

Rank
Team
Notes
Last Week
BeatPower

1

(Lost to STL) Washington was able to hold on to their stronger beatpaths this week despite losing to St. Louis, which they still have an alternate beatpath to. However, as MOOSE points out in the comments, [...]

Man, what a crazy week. Beatpaths picks were 6-8 this week. I was 2-1 for my personal picks.
New beatloops: STL->WAS gets beatlooped away due to WAS->PHI->STL, and actually, this game is only the second game other than KC->DEN that would be considered a fluke.
There’s also a DAL->CLE->NYG->WAS->DAL, and a crazy JAC->DEN->TB->CHI->PHI->PIT->JAC loop.
Here’s the [...]

Beatpaths was 9-5 last week, for a total record of 44-30. My “personal picks” that conflict with the Beatpaths picks were 0-1 due to Washington going away to defeat Philadelphia. So I’m 4-4 so far this year.
Detroit at MINNESOTA: Both teams are playing for a beatwin – Minnesota is favored.
CHICAGO at Atlanta: This [...]

Rank
Team
Notes
Last Week
BeatPower

1

(Beat SEA) The NY Giants are able to hold on to the top spot despite beating Seattle. (Seattle, I love you, but good grief.)

1

100.0
(20/20 – 0/20)

2

(Beat TB) The Tampa Bay victory is seen as a high quality beatwin, so Denver is able to climb to the second spot.

3

100.0
(19/19 – 0/19)

3

(Beat PHI) [...]

Beatpaths picks were 9-5 this week. One of the variants that absorbs more graph data correctly picked Atlanta over Green Bay this week. I was 0-1 for my personal picks this week, which puts me at 4-4 overall.
A couple of interesting beatloops this week. The NY Jets earlier victory over Miami is [...]