PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Sunday, February 12, 2023

Home	Visitor	Spread
Canisius	Quinnipiac	-5.4
Cleveland St.	Youngstown St.	-1.8
Evansville	Missouri St.	-9.9
Fairfield	Mount St. Mary’s	5.0
Manhattan	Saint Peter’s	1.6
Memphis	Temple	10.6
Minnesota	Iowa	-11.7
Niagara	Iona	-7.7
Northern Kentucky	IUPUI	17.6
Northwestern	Purdue	-4.4
Ohio St.	Michigan St.	3.5
Purdue Fort Wayne	Robert Morris	5.8
Siena	Marist	10.3
UNC Greensboro	Wofford	9.0
Wichita St.	SMU	7.1

PiRate Ratings NFL Football Week 17–Dec. 29-Jan. 2

This Week’s Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Tennessee	Dallas	-8.7	-8.3	-8.9
Atlanta	Arizona	1.8	2.5	2.6
Baltimore	Pittsburgh	7.8	7.1	6.5
Detroit	Chicago	7.1	7.4	8.0
Houston	Jacksonville	-6.2	-6.1	-6.4
Kansas City	Denver	16.1	15.0	16.0
New England	Miami	6.4	6.3	6.8
N.Y. Giants	Indianapolis	3.8	5.0	5.3
Philadelphia	New Orleans	10.8	11.2	10.9
Tampa Bay	Carolina	5.4	4.2	3.9
Washington	Cleveland	0.6	0.7	0.9
Las Vegas	San Francisco	-2.7	-3.0	-3.7
Seattle	N.Y. Jets	0.9	0.3	1.3
Green Bay	Minnesota	3.2	2.7	2.9
LA Chargers	LA Rams	-1.8	-0.5	-0.5
Cincinnati	Buffalo	-1.8	-1.4	-0.7

This Week’s Totals

Home	Visitor	Total
Tennessee	Dallas	45
Atlanta	Arizona	47.5
Baltimore	Pittsburgh	36.5
Detroit	Chicago	48
Houston	Jacksonville	43.5
Kansas City	Denver	44.5
New England	Miami	43
N.Y. Giants	Indianapolis	39.5
Philadelphia	New Orleans	46
Tampa Bay	Carolina	42
Washington	Cleveland	40
Las Vegas	San Francisco	43.5
Seattle	N.Y. Jets	41.5
Green Bay	Minnesota	49.5
LA Chargers	LA Rams	45
Cincinnati	Buffalo	48.5

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Buffalo	111.3	111.0	110.8	111.0	23	12-3
New England	103.4	103.2	103.4	103.3	19.5	7-8
N.Y. Jets	100.0	100.5	100.1	100.2	18.5	7-8
Miami	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.9	23.5	8-7
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Cincinnati	106.4	106.6	107.1	106.7	25.5	11-4
Baltimore	103.4	102.9	102.7	103.0	17.5	10-5
Pittsburgh	98.6	98.8	99.2	98.9	19	7-8
Cleveland	98.9	98.3	98.5	98.6	21.5	6-9
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Jacksonville	100.0	101.0	101.0	100.7	23.5	7-8
Tennessee	95.3	95.4	95.2	95.3	18.5	7-8
Indianapolis	94.5	94.3	94.2	94.3	19.5	4-10-1
Houston	91.3	92.5	92.1	91.9	20	2-12-1
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	109.6	109.1	108.8	109.2	28.5	12-3
LA Chargers	99.3	100.1	99.9	99.8	24.5	9-6
Las Vegas	99.4	99.4	99.2	99.3	24.5	6-9
Denver	96.5	97.1	95.8	96.5	16	4-11
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Philadelphia	107.8	107.2	107.3	107.4	26.5	13-2
Dallas	106.5	106.2	106.5	106.4	26.5	11-4
Washington	97.0	96.5	96.8	96.8	18.5	7-7-1
N.Y. Giants	95.4	96.3	96.5	96.1	20	8-6-1
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Green Bay	101.7	101.1	101.5	101.4	22.5	7-8
Minnesota	101.0	100.9	101.2	101.0	27	12-3
Detroit	97.4	98.0	98.3	97.9	26.5	7-8
Chicago	92.8	93.1	92.7	92.9	21.5	3-12
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	100.1	99.3	99.2	99.5	20.5	7-8
New Orleans	100.0	99.0	99.4	99.5	19.5	6-9
Carolina	97.2	97.6	97.8	97.5	21.5	6-9
Atlanta	95.1	95.5	95.4	95.3	23.5	5-10
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
San Francisco	104.6	104.9	105.4	104.9	19	11-4
LA Rams	101.1	100.6	100.4	100.7	20.5	5-10
Seattle	97.8	97.8	98.4	98.0	23	7-8
Arizona	96.3	96.0	95.7	96.0	24	4-11

This Week’s Playoff Projections

AFC Seeding
1	Kansas City
2	Cincinnati
3	Buffalo
4	Jacksonville
5	Baltimore
6	LA Chargers
7	New England
NFC Seeding
1	Philadelphia
2	Minnesota
3	San Francisco
4	Tampa Bay
5	Dallas
6	New York Giants
7	Washington

Wildcard Round
Cincinnati over New England
Buffalo over LA Chargers
Jacksonville over Baltimore
Minnesota over Washington
San Francisco over N.Y. Giants
Dallas over Tampa Bay
Divisional Round
Kansas City over Jacksonville
Cincinnati over Buffalo
Philadelphia over Dallas
San Francisco over Minnesota
Conference Championship
Cincinnati over Kansas City
San Francisco over Philadelphia
Super Bowl 57 (Glendale, AZ)
Cincinnati over San Francisco

PiRate Ratings NFL For Week 15–December 15-19, 2022

This Week’s Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Seattle	San Francisco	1.1	1.0	1.6
Buffalo	Miami	14.1	13.6	13.9
Cleveland	Baltimore	-3.0	-3.3	-3.0
Minnesota	Indianapolis	10.5	10.9	11.6
New Orleans	Atlanta	7.7	6.2	6.8
Washington	N.Y. Giants	4.4	2.9	3.3
Carolina	Pittsburgh	0.1	0.3	0.1
Chicago	Philadelphia	-11.3	-10.7	-11.3
Houston	Kansas City	-18.9	-17.2	-18.2
Jacksonville	Dallas	-10.3	-8.9	-10.1
N.Y. Jets	Detroit	8.8	8.8	8.2
Denver	Arizona	5.2	5.6	4.4
LA Chargers	Tennessee	2.1	2.6	2.2
Tampa Bay	Cincinnati	1.3	0.3	-0.3
Las Vegas	New England	-1.4	-1.3	-2.1
Green Bay	LA Rams	5.0	4.6	5.0

This Week’s Totals

Home	Visitor	Total
Seattle	San Francisco	43
Buffalo	Miami	45.5
Cleveland	Baltimore	43.5
Minnesota	Indianapolis	45.5
New Orleans	Atlanta	44
Washington	N.Y. Giants	38.5
Carolina	Pittsburgh	41
Chicago	Philadelphia	47
Houston	Kansas City	48.5
Jacksonville	Dallas	47.5
N.Y. Jets	Detroit	46.5
Denver	Arizona	39.5
LA Chargers	Tennessee	46
Tampa Bay	Cincinnati	44.5
Las Vegas	New England	44
Green Bay	LA Rams	41.5

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Buffalo	111.3	111.0	110.8	111.0	22.5	10-3
New England	103.8	103.8	104.2	103.9	19	7-6
N.Y. Jets	102.3	102.9	102.7	102.6	20	7-6
Miami	100.1	100.3	99.8	100.1	23	8-5
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Cincinnati	105.2	105.3	105.8	105.4	24.5	9-4
Baltimore	104.4	104.0	103.9	104.1	20	9-4
Cleveland	98.7	98.1	98.3	98.4	23.5	5-8
Pittsburgh	98.2	98.3	98.6	98.4	20	5-8
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Jacksonville	97.4	98.4	98.1	98.0	23	5-8
Tennessee	96.4	96.5	96.4	96.4	19.5	7-6
Indianapolis	95.6	95.3	95.2	95.4	19.5	4-8-1
Houston	89.5	90.7	90.0	90.0	19.5	1-11-1
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	110.3	109.8	109.7	109.9	29	10-3
Las Vegas	99.1	99.0	98.6	98.9	25	5-8
Denver	98.8	99.3	98.2	98.8	15	3-10
LA Chargers	97.9	98.7	98.3	98.3	26.5	7-6
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Philadelphia	108.3	107.9	108.2	108.1	25.5	12-1
Dallas	107.6	107.2	107.6	107.5	24.5	10-3
Washington	98.3	97.8	98.3	98.2	18.5	7-5-1
N.Y. Giants	94.5	95.4	95.4	95.1	20	7-5-1
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Minnesota	101.5	101.5	102.1	101.7	26	10-3
Green Bay	101.0	100.1	100.4	100.5	22.5	5-8
Detroit	97.3	97.9	98.3	97.8	26.5	6-7
Chicago	92.8	93.0	92.6	92.8	21.5	3-10
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	101.1	100.1	99.9	100.4	20	6-7
New Orleans	99.5	98.4	98.8	98.9	20	4-9
Carolina	96.7	97.1	97.2	97.0	21	5-8
Atlanta	94.8	95.2	95.0	95.0	24	5-8
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
San Francisco	103.6	103.8	104.1	103.8	18.5	9-4
LA Rams	98.9	98.5	98.4	98.6	19	4-9
Seattle	98.2	98.3	99.0	98.5	24.5	7-6
Arizona	96.6	96.6	96.4	96.5	24.5	4-9

This Week’s Playoff Projections

AFC Seeding
1	Buffalo
2	Kansas City
3	Cincinnati
4	Tennessee
5	Baltimore
6	Miami
7	LA Chargers
NFC Seeding
1	Philadelphia
2	Minnesota
3	San Francisco
4	Tampa Bay
5	Dallas
6	Washington
7	Detroit

Wildcard Round
Kansas City over LA Chargers
Cincinnati over Miami
Baltimore over Tennessee
Detroit over Minnesota
San Francisco over Washington
Dallas over Tampa Bay
Divisional Round
Buffalo over Baltimore
Cincinnati over Kansas City
Philadelphia over Detroit
Dallas over San Francisco
Conference Championship
Buffalo over Cincinnati
Philadelphia over Dallas
Super Bowl 57 (Glendale, AZ)
Philadelphia over Buffalo

PiRate Ratings NFL Week 14–December 8-12, 2022

This Week’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Las Vegas	LA Rams	3.6	4.3	4.0
Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	11.7	11.0	11.2
Cincinnati	Cleveland	7.9	8.4	8.5
Dallas	Houston	20.9	19.3	20.9
Detroit	Minnesota	-4.3	-3.9	-4.3
N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	-8.7	-7.3	-7.4
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	-4.6	-4.3	-4.1
Tennessee	Jacksonville	4.9	4.2	4.6
LA Chargers	Miami	0.2	0.6	0.5
San Francisco	Tampa Bay	1.0	2.3	2.8
Seattle	Carolina	6.7	6.7	7.6
Denver	Kansas City	-9.2	-8.2	-9.6
Arizona	New England	-2.0	-1.8	-2.1

This Week’s PiRate Ratings Margins

Home	Visitor	Total
Las Vegas	LA Rams	45.5
Buffalo	N.Y. Jets	44
Cincinnati	Cleveland	49.5
Dallas	Houston	43.5
Detroit	Minnesota	52
N.Y. Giants	Philadelphia	43
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	41
Tennessee	Jacksonville	41
LA Chargers	Miami	50.5
San Francisco	Tampa Bay	38.5
Seattle	Carolina	44.5
Denver	Kansas City	42
Arizona	New England	43.5

Week 14 Byes

Indianapolis

Washington

Chicago

Green Bay

Atlanta

New Orleans

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Buffalo	111.5	111.3	111.2	111.3	23	9-3
New England	102.7	102.6	102.9	102.7	19	6-6
N.Y. Jets	102.3	102.8	102.5	102.5	21	7-5
Miami	100.4	100.7	100.3	100.5	23.5	8-4
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Cincinnati	105.0	105.0	105.4	105.1	25	8-4
Baltimore	104.7	104.4	104.4	104.5	20.5	8-4
Cleveland	99.1	98.6	98.9	98.9	24.5	5-7
Pittsburgh	98.1	98.1	98.3	98.2	20.5	5-7
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tennessee	98.5	98.7	98.7	98.6	18.5	7-5
Jacksonville	95.6	96.5	96.1	96.1	22.5	4-8
Indianapolis	95.3	95.0	94.9	95.1	19.5	4-8-1
Houston	89.0	90.2	89.3	89.5	19.5	1-10-1
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	110.4	109.9	110.0	110.1	28	9-3
Las Vegas	99.4	99.5	99.1	99.3	25.5	5-7
Denver	98.7	99.2	97.9	98.6	14	3-9
LA Chargers	97.6	98.3	97.8	97.9	27	6-6
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Dallas	108.4	108.0	108.6	108.3	24	9-3
Philadelphia	106.8	106.4	106.6	106.6	24	11-1
Washington	98.0	97.5	98.0	97.9	18.5	7-5-1
N.Y. Giants	96.2	97.1	97.2	96.8	19	7-4-1
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Minnesota	102.8	102.9	103.6	103.1	26	10-2
Green Bay	100.7	99.8	100.1	100.2	22.5	5-8
Detroit	96.0	96.5	96.8	96.4	26	5-7
Chicago	92.5	92.7	92.3	92.5	21.5	3-10
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	103.3	102.3	102.1	102.6	20	6-6
New Orleans	99.2	98.1	98.5	98.6	20	4-9
Carolina	95.7	96.0	95.9	95.9	20.5	5-7
Atlanta	94.5	94.9	94.7	94.7	24	5-8
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
San Francisco	101.4	101.6	101.9	101.6	18.5	8-4
Seattle	99.4	99.6	100.5	99.9	24	7-5
LA Rams	98.8	98.2	98.1	98.4	20	3-9
Arizona	97.7	97.8	97.7	97.7	24.5	4-8

This Week’s Playoff Projections

AFC Seeding
1	Buffalo
2	Kansas City
3	Baltimore
4	Tennessee
5	Cincinnati
6	Miami
7	Las Vegas

NFC Seeding
1	Philadelphia
2	Minnesota
3	San Francisco
4	Tampa Bay
5	Dallas
6	Washington
7	New York Giants

Wildcard Round
Kansas City over Las Vegas
Miami over Baltimore
Cincinnati over Tennessee
Minnesota over N.Y. Giants
Washington over San Francisco
Dallas over Tampa Bay
Divisional Round
Buffalo over Miami
Kansas City over Cincinnati
Philadelphia over Washington
Dallas over Minnesota
Conference Championship
Buffalo over Kansas City
Philadelphia over Dallas
Super Bowl 57 (Glendale, AZ)
Philadelphia over Buffalo

PiRate Ratings Pro Football–Week 13: December 1-5, 2022

This Week’s Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
New England	Buffalo	-5.7	-5.3	-4.6
Atlanta	Pittsburgh	-0.4	-0.1	-0.4
Baltimore	Denver	9.5	8.9	10.5
Chicago	Green Bay	-5.3	-4.0	-4.5
Detroit	Jacksonville	0.8	0.1	0.7
Houston	Cleveland	-7.0	-5.0	-5.9
Minnesota	N.Y. Jets	3.3	2.7	3.5
N.Y. Giants	Washington	0.6	2.3	1.9
Philadelphia	Tennessee	8.6	7.7	7.7
LA Rams	Seattle	2.6	1.9	0.9
San Francisco	Miami	6.3	6.0	6.5
Cincinnati	Kansas City	-3.5	-3.2	-2.9
Las Vegas	LA Chargers	3.9	2.9	2.8
Dallas	Indianapolis	12.1	12.0	12.7
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	7.2	7.5	7.1

This Week’s Totals

Home	Visitor	Total
New England	Buffalo	43
Atlanta	Pittsburgh	45.5
Baltimore	Denver	36.5
Chicago	Green Bay	44
Detroit	Jacksonville	48
Houston	Cleveland	44
Minnesota	N.Y. Jets	47
N.Y. Giants	Washington	37.5
Philadelphia	Tennessee	42.5
LA Rams	Seattle	43
San Francisco	Miami	41.5
Cincinnati	Kansas City	53
Las Vegas	LA Chargers	53
Dallas	Indianapolis	41.5
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	41

Byes This Week

Arizona

Carolina

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Buffalo	111.1	110.8	110.5	110.8	23.5	8-3
New England	102.9	102.9	103.4	103.1	19.5	6-5
N.Y. Jets	102.3	102.9	102.7	102.6	21	7-4
Miami	100.9	101.3	101.0	101.1	23	8-3
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Baltimore	104.9	104.6	104.8	104.8	21.5	7-4
Cincinnati	104.6	104.5	104.9	104.7	25	7-4
Cleveland	98.8	98.1	98.3	98.4	24.5	4-7
Pittsburgh	97.9	97.9	98.1	98.0	21	4-7
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tennessee	99.9	100.2	100.3	100.1	18.5	7-4
Jacksonville	96.8	97.8	97.5	97.4	22.5	4-7
Indianapolis	97.2	96.9	96.8	97.0	18.5	4-7-1
Houston	89.3	90.7	89.9	89.9	19.5	1-9-1
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	110.6	110.2	110.3	110.4	28	9-2
Las Vegas	99.1	99.0	98.5	98.9	26	4-7
LA Chargers	97.7	98.6	98.2	98.2	27	6-5
Denver	98.3	98.8	97.3	98.1	15	3-8
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Dallas	106.3	105.9	106.5	106.2	23	8-3
Philadelphia	105.4	104.9	105.0	105.1	24	10-1
Washington	97.9	97.3	97.8	97.7	18.5	7-5
N.Y. Giants	96.1	97.1	97.2	96.8	19	7-4
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Minnesota	102.6	102.6	103.2	102.8	26	9-2
Green Bay	100.4	99.4	99.6	99.8	22.5	4-8
Detroit	94.6	95.0	95.2	94.9	25.5	4-7
Chicago	92.6	92.9	92.6	92.7	21.5	3-9
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	103.5	102.6	102.5	102.9	20.5	5-6
New Orleans	98.8	97.6	97.9	98.1	20.5	4-8
Carolina	95.3	95.6	95.5	95.5	20.5	5-7
Atlanta	94.5	94.9	94.7	94.7	24.5	5-7
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
San Francisco	104.2	104.3	104.5	104.3	18.5	7-4
Seattle	98.9	99.1	100.0	99.4	23.5	6-5
LA Rams	99.1	98.5	98.4	98.7	19.5	3-8
Arizona	97.2	97.3	97.2	97.2	24.5	4-8

This Week’s Playoff Projections

AFC Seeding
1	Kansas City
2	Miami
3	Cincinnati
4	Tennessee
5	Buffalo
6	Baltimore
7	New York Jets

NFC Seeding
1	Philadelphia
2	Minnesota
3	San Francisco
4	Carolina
5	Dallas
6	Washington
7	New York Giants

Wildcard Round
Miami over New York Jets
Cincinnati over Baltimore
Buffalo over Tennessee
Minnesota over New York Giants
San Francisco over Washington
Dallas over Carolina
Divisional Round
Kansas City over Buffalo
Miami over Cincinnati
Philadelphia over Dallas
San Francisco over Minnesota
Conference Championship
Miami over Kansas City
San Francisco over Philadelphia
Super Bowl 57 (Glendale, AZ)
Miami over San Francisco

PiRate Ratings–NFL for Week 11, November 17-21, 2022

This Week’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Green Bay	Tennessee	3.4	1.8	2.0
Atlanta	Chicago	4.2	4.2	4.1
Baltimore	Carolina	13.8	13.4	13.7
Buffalo	Cleveland	15.7	16.4	16.1
Houston	Washington	-6.1	-4.0	-5.4
Indianapolis	Philadelphia	-4.7	-4.5	-4.6
New England	N.Y. Jets	4.0	3.6	4.5
New Orleans	LA Rams	2.8	2.1	2.7
N.Y. Giants	Detroit	4.7	5.4	5.2
Denver	Las Vegas	3.7	4.4	3.6
LA Chargers	Kansas City	-10.0	-8.8	-9.4
Minnesota	Dallas	-1.1	-0.8	-1.2
Pittsburgh	Cincinnati	-5.1	-4.9	-5.2
Arizona	San Francisco	-6.6	-6.5	-6.5

This Week’s Totals

Home	Visitor	Total
Green Bay	Tennessee	40
Atlanta	Chicago	46.5
Baltimore	Carolina	44
Buffalo	Cleveland	48
Houston	Washington	38.5
Indianapolis	Philadelphia	42
New England	N.Y. Jets	42.5
New Orleans	LA Rams	42
N.Y. Giants	Detroit	44.5
Denver	Las Vegas	40
LA Chargers	Kansas City	55.5
Minnesota	Dallas	49
Pittsburgh	Cincinnati	43.5
Arizona	San Francisco	44.5

Arizona vs. San Francisco game scheduled for Mexico City.

Teams With Byes

Miami

Jacksonville

Tampa Bay

Seattle

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Buffalo	111.5	111.3	111.1	111.3	23.5	6-3
New England	103.1	103.2	103.8	103.4	20	5-4
N.Y. Jets	101.6	102.1	101.8	101.8	22.5	6-3
Miami	100.9	101.1	100.9	101.0	23	7-3
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Baltimore	105.3	105.0	105.4	105.2	22	6-3
Cincinnati	104.5	104.2	104.6	104.4	24	5-4
Cleveland	98.7	97.9	98.0	98.2	24.5	3-6
Pittsburgh	96.9	96.8	96.9	96.9	19.5	3-6
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tennessee	100.0	100.5	100.6	100.3	19	6-3
Indianapolis	98.2	98.0	98.0	98.1	19	4-5-1
Jacksonville	96.4	97.4	96.9	96.9	22	3-7
Houston	89.3	90.9	90.0	90.0	19.5	1-7-1
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	110.5	110.1	110.2	110.3	28.5	7-2
Denver	99.6	100.2	98.7	99.5	15	3-6
Las Vegas	98.9	98.8	98.1	98.6	25	2-7
LA Chargers	97.5	98.3	97.8	97.9	27	5-4
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Dallas	106.5	106.1	106.9	106.5	23	6-3
Philadelphia	105.4	105.0	105.1	105.2	23	8-1
Washington	97.9	97.3	97.8	97.7	19	5-5
N.Y. Giants	95.9	96.9	96.8	96.5	19	7-2
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Minnesota	102.4	102.3	102.8	102.5	26	8-1
Green Bay	100.4	99.3	99.5	99.7	21	4-6
Detroit	94.2	94.5	94.6	94.4	25.5	3-6
Chicago	93.3	93.7	93.5	93.5	21.5	3-7
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	103.6	102.8	102.8	103.1	20.5	5-5
New Orleans	99.0	97.8	98.2	98.3	22	3-7
Atlanta	94.5	94.9	94.7	94.7	25	4-6
Carolina	94.0	94.2	94.1	94.1	22	4-6
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
San Francisco	104.0	104.1	104.2	104.1	20	5-4
Seattle	99.1	99.3	100.4	99.6	22.5	6-4
LA Rams	99.2	98.6	98.5	98.8	20	3-6
Arizona	97.4	97.6	97.6	97.5	24.5	4-6

This Week’s Playoff Projections

AFC Seeding
1	Kansas City
2	Miami
3	Baltimore
4	Tennessee
5	New York Jets
6	Buffalo
7	Cincinnati
NFC Seeding
1	Minnesota
2	Philadelphia
3	San Francisco
4	Tampa Bay
5	New York Giants
6	Dallas
7	Seattle

Wildcard Round
Miami over Cincinnati
Baltimore over Buffalo
New York Jets over Tennessee
Philadelphia over Seattle
Dallas over San Francisco
New York Giants over Tampa Bay
Divisional Round
Kansas City over New York Jets
Miami over Baltimore
Minnesota over New York Giants
Philadelphia over Dallas
Conference Championship
Kansas City over Miami
Minnesota over Philadelphia
Super Bowl 57 (Glendale, AZ)
Kansas City over Minnesota

PiRate Ratings NFL For Week 10–November 10-14, 2022

This Week’s Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Carolina	Atlanta	0.8	0.4	0.4
Tampa Bay	Seattle	4.5	3.2	1.8
Buffalo	Minnesota	14.9	15.0	14.5
Chicago	Detroit	1.8	2.3	2.3
Kansas City	Jacksonville	17.5	16.1	16.9
Miami	Cleveland	0.5	1.6	1.2
N.Y. Giants	Houston	9.4	8.8	9.6
Pittsburgh	New Orleans	-1.4	-0.6	-1.0
Tennessee	Denver	2.9	2.7	4.3
Las Vegas	Indianapolis	6.2	6.5	6.0
Green Bay	Dallas	-3.4	-4.0	-4.7
LA Rams	Arizona	7.5	6.7	6.8
San Francisco	LA Chargers	9.9	9.4	10.3
Philadelphia	Washington	13.8	14.1	14.0

This Week’s Totals

Home	Visitor	Total
Carolina	Atlanta	48
Tampa Bay	Seattle	44
Buffalo	Minnesota	47.5
Chicago	Detroit	45
Kansas City	Jacksonville	51.5
Miami	Cleveland	45.5
N.Y. Giants	Houston	38.5
Pittsburgh	New Orleans	43.5
Tennessee	Denver	35
Las Vegas	Indianapolis	44
Green Bay	Dallas	42
LA Rams	Arizona	44.5
San Francisco	LA Chargers	48
Philadelphia	Washington	41

Tampa Bay vs/ Seattle game played in Munich, Germany

Teams With Byes

New England

N.Y.Jets

Baltimore

Cincinnati

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Buffalo	112.9	112.8	112.7	112.8	22.5	6-2
New England	102.8	102.9	103.5	103.1	20	5-4
N.Y. Jets	101.3	101.8	101.5	101.5	22.5	6-3
Miami	98.7	98.9	98.6	98.7	22	6-3
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Baltimore	105.0	104.7	105.1	104.9	22	6-3
Cincinnati	104.2	103.9	104.3	104.1	24	5-4
Cleveland	101.1	100.3	100.5	100.6	23.5	3-5
Pittsburgh	96.0	95.7	95.8	95.8	20.5	2-6
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tennessee	99.8	100.2	100.3	100.1	19.5	5-3
Indianapolis	97.1	96.8	96.7	96.9	19	3-5-1
Jacksonville	96.3	97.3	96.7	96.8	22.5	3-6
Houston	89.5	91.1	90.2	90.2	19.5	1-6-1
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	110.8	110.4	110.6	110.6	29	6-2
Las Vegas	100.3	100.3	99.7	100.1	25	2-6
Denver	99.8	100.5	99.0	99.8	15.5	3-5
LA Chargers	97.3	98.0	97.3	97.6	27.5	5-3
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Philadelphia	107.3	107.0	107.2	107.2	22.5	8-0
Dallas	106.5	106.1	106.9	106.5	22	6-2
N.Y. Giants	95.9	96.9	96.8	96.5	19	6-2
Washington	96.0	95.3	95.7	95.7	18.5	4-5
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Minnesota	101.0	100.8	101.2	101.0	25	7-1
Green Bay	100.1	99.0	99.2	99.4	20	3-6
Detroit	94.1	94.2	94.2	94.2	24.5	2-6
Chicago	93.4	94.0	93.9	93.8	20.5	3-6
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	103.6	102.7	102.5	102.9	21	4-5
New Orleans	100.4	99.4	99.8	99.9	23	3-6
Atlanta	95.0	95.5	95.4	95.3	25.5	4-5
Carolina	93.3	93.4	93.2	93.3	22.5	3-6
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
San Francisco	104.2	104.4	104.7	104.4	20.5	4-4
LA Rams	100.7	100.1	100.1	100.3	20	3-5
Seattle	99.1	99.4	100.7	99.8	23	6-3
Arizona	96.2	96.4	96.3	96.3	24.5	3-6

Playoff Projections

AFC Seeding
1	Kansas City
2	Buffalo
3	Baltimore
4	Tennessee
5	Miami
6	N.Y. Jets
7	LA Chargers
NFC Seeding
1	Philadelphia
2	Minnesota
3	Seattle
4	Tampa Bay
5	Dallas
6	N.Y. Giants
7	San Francisco

Wildcard Round
Buffalo over LA Chargers
Baltimore over N.Y. Jets
Miami over Tennessee
Minnesota over San Francisco
Seattle over N.Y. Giants
Dallas over Tampa Bay
Divisional Round
Miami over Kansas City
Baltimore over Buffalo
Philadelphia over Dallas
Seattle over Minnesota
Conference Championship
Miami over Baltimore
Philadelphia over Seattle
Super Bowl 57 (Glendale, AZ)
Philadelphia over Miami

PiRate Ratings Pro Football–Week 8, October 27-31, 2022

This Week’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Tampa Bay	Baltimore	3.9	3.1	3.1
Jacksonville	Denver	-4.3	-4.0	-3.2
Atlanta	Carolina	3.9	4.3	4.8
Dallas	Chicago	15.2	13.8	14.7
Detroit	Miami	-3.0	-2.7	-2.6
Minnesota	Arizona	5.8	4.9	5.3
New Orleans	Las Vegas	-1.6	-3.0	-2.0
N.Y. Jets	New England	1.3	1.8	0.8
Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	13.3	12.8	13.0
Houston	Tennessee	-6.5	-5.2	-6.2
Indianapolis	Washington	6.4	6.9	6.7
LA Rams	San Francisco	3.7	3.1	2.9
Seattle	N.Y. Giants	3.2	1.9	3.3
Buffalo	Green Bay	14.1	15.6	15.3
Cleveland	Cincinnati	-5.0	-5.5	-6.0

This Week’s Totals

Home	Visitor	Total
Tampa Bay	Baltimore	44
Jacksonville	Denver	38
Atlanta	Carolina	45
Dallas	Chicago	38
Detroit	Miami	45
Minnesota	Arizona	47.5
New Orleans	Las Vegas	51
N.Y. Jets	New England	45
Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	43
Houston	Tennessee	41.5
Indianapolis	Washington	40.5
LA Rams	San Francisco	41.5
Seattle	N.Y. Giants	42
Buffalo	Green Bay	44.5
Cleveland	Cincinnati	46.5

Note: Jacksonville vs. Denver game at Wembley Stadium in London.

Teams With Bye Weeks

Kansas City

LA Chargers

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Buffalo	114.2	114.3	114.5	114.3	23	5-1
New England	100.9	100.9	101.5	101.1	21.5	3-4
N.Y. Jets	100.2	100.8	100.3	100.4	23.5	5-2
Miami	98.6	98.7	98.4	98.6	20	4-3
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Cincinnati	106.1	105.7	106.2	106.0	23	4-3
Baltimore	103.4	103.1	103.3	103.3	22	4-3
Cleveland	98.6	97.7	97.7	98.0	23.5	2-5
Pittsburgh	96.2	96.0	96.2	96.1	20.5	2-5
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tennessee	99.2	99.6	99.5	99.4	21	4-2
Indianapolis	99.0	98.8	98.8	98.9	21	3-3-1
Jacksonville	95.2	96.2	95.5	95.6	22.5	2-5
Houston	89.7	91.4	90.3	90.4	20.5	1-4-1
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	110.8	110.4	110.8	110.7	29.5	5-2
Las Vegas	104.2	104.4	103.9	104.2	26.5	2-4
Denver	99.5	100.2	98.7	99.5	15.5	2-5
LA Chargers	96.8	97.5	96.6	97.0	28.5	4-3
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Philadelphia	106.9	106.4	106.7	106.7	22.5	6-0
Dallas	105.9	105.3	106.1	105.8	20.5	5-2
N.Y. Giants	96.8	98.0	97.9	97.6	19	6-1
Washington	95.6	94.8	95.1	95.2	19.5	3-4
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Green Bay	101.9	100.6	100.9	101.1	21.5	3-4
Minnesota	100.9	100.5	100.9	100.7	24	5-1
Chicago	93.7	94.5	94.4	94.2	17.5	3-4
Detroit	93.0	93.2	93.0	93.1	25	1-5
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	104.2	103.3	103.4	103.6	22	3-4
New Orleans	99.6	98.4	98.9	99.0	24.5	2-5
Atlanta	95.4	96.0	96.3	95.9	25	3-4
Carolina	94.0	94.2	93.9	94.0	20	3-4
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
LA Rams	102.6	102.1	102.0	102.2	21	3-3
San Francisco	101.9	102.0	102.2	102.0	20.5	3-4
Arizona	97.8	98.3	98.2	98.1	23.5	3-4
Seattle	96.9	96.9	98.2	97.4	23	4-3

This Week’s Playoff Projections

AFC Seeding
1	Buffalo
2	Kansas City
3	Cincinnati
4	Tennessee
5	Baltimore
6	N.Y. Jets
7	Miami
NFC Seeding
1	Philadelphia
2	Minnesota
3	Seattle
4	Atlanta
5	N.Y. Giants
6	Dallas
7	LA Rams

Wildcard Round
Kansas City over Miami
Cincinnati over N.Y. Jets
Baltimore over Tennessee
LA Rams over Minnesota
Seattle over Dallas
N.Y. Giants over Atlanta
Divisional Round
Buffalo over Baltimore
Kansas City over Cincinnati
LA Rams over Philadelphia
Seattle over N.Y. Giants
Conference Championship
Buffalo over Kansas City
Seattle over LA Rams
Super Bowl 57 (Glendale, AZ)
Buffalo over Seattle

PiRate Picks–October 20, 2022

A Fool’s Folly

As we always forewarn every week on this particular feature, do not use this entry as real money wagering reference material. This is purely for entertainment purposes, and this season has been a lot more entertaining to those that like comedies of errors. Last week’s picks went 3-3, which resulted in a minor loss. This week, we go with five selections, all against the spread, and a couple swimming against our normal current. Normally, we are more interested in the numbers than the names on our selections. This week, we are choosing five games where we think our pick has been undervalued. It is not our forte, but then our forte needs reinforcing.

Selection #1: Ball St. -2 1/2 over Eastern Michigan

This goes against everything we look for in making a selection. EMU has been playing hot and cold all season, and they are actually due to be hot this week. However, we think that Ball State is 7 to 10 points better, so we are taking the Cardinals as a short favorite. We considered bringing out the big 10-point teaser play with this game included to make it BSU +7 1/2, but there just weren’t two other games to combine it with to our liking.

Selection #2: Ohio +3 vs. Northern Illinois

We’d like this a lot more at +3 1/2, but we didn’t make the selection when it briefly was that number. Ohio has improved by 10 points since the start of the year, while NIU has been mediocre, and the Huskies are not playing up to their talent level. The MAC East is definitely up for grabs, and the Bobcats are in the mix. We believe Ohio will win this game outright.

Selection #3: Ole Miss + 1 1/2 vs. LSU

The Rebels have not had a lot of success in Baton Rouge, last winning there in 2008. Ole Miss has a chance to win the SEC West with Alabama coming to the Grove in November. LSU is coming off an impressive road win at Florida, and we believe the odds have been moved too many points in the Tigers’ favor based on these perceptions. Ole Miss has lapses in most of their games, but then they find their mark and go on big scoring runs, almost like a basketball team. Our belief here is that LSU might have the lead in the second half, before the Rebels score two or three times to win the game.

Selection #4: Purdue + 2 1/2 vs. Wisconsin

This was the game that had us wait to put our picks out, and it never went to 3 points during the time we isolated on it. This game may be a must-win game for the Badgers’ bowl hopes this year. Losing at Michigan State left UW with a thin margin in the hunt for a 6-6 record. On the other hand, Purdue is now squarely in the Big Ten West race with Illinois and can become bowl eligible with a win. As we said above, this game and pointspread goes against all we normally play, but maybe that’s a good thing in this strange year.

Selection #5: Penn St. -4 vs. Minnesota

Again, this is another against the current play. Normally, we would not consider a 4-point favorite coming off a deflating loss as a playable game. However, in this case, we believe the Nittany Lions might win this game by double digits. They had the third quarter lead at Michigan, and then the Wolverines proved too strong. Minnesota has not yet righted the ship after losing Tanner Morgan for the Purdue game. Morgan’s return didn’t propel the Gophers against surprising Illinois last week. Additionally, Morgan exited last week’s game with a blow to the head, and while we expect him to play this week, he won’t be 100% healthy. This looks like the perfect setting for a James Franklin-coached team to rebound with an impressive win to make next week’s very big game meaningful. Jimmy Frank will not led his team look ahead to the Buckeyes.

PiRate Ratings–NFL for Week 7, October 20-24, 2022

This Week’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

Home	Visitor	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Arizona	New Orleans	0.6	2.5	1.5
Baltimore	Cleveland	8.0	8.7	8.9
Carolina	Tampa Bay	-10.9	-9.8	-10.6
Cincinnati	Atlanta	13.0	11.7	11.6
Dallas	Detroit	15.4	14.2	15.3
Jacksonville	N.Y. Giants	2.1	2.1	1.5
Tennessee	Indianapolis	2.2	2.7	2.3
Washington	Green Bay	-4.4	-3.9	-4.3
Denver	N.Y. Jets	2.9	3.1	1.9
Las Vegas	Houston	17.5	15.6	16.2
LA Chargers	Seattle	6.9	8.0	5.6
San Francisco	Kansas City	-2.2	-1.7	-1.7
Miami	Pittsburgh	5.4	5.6	5.2
New England	Chicago	15.3	14.7	15.6

This Week’s PiRate Ratings Totals

Home	Visitor	Total
Arizona	New Orleans	45
Baltimore	Cleveland	45.5
Carolina	Tampa Bay	44
Cincinnati	Atlanta	47.5
Dallas	Detroit	47.5
Jacksonville	N.Y. Giants	41.5
Tennessee	Indianapolis	44
Washington	Green Bay	40.5
Denver	N.Y. Jets	41
Las Vegas	Houston	46
LA Chargers	Seattle	49.5
San Francisco	Kansas City	47.5
Miami	Pittsburgh	42.5
New England	Chicago	38

Teams With Byes This Week

Buffalo

Philadelphia

Minnesota

LA Rams

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

A F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Buffalo	113.9	114.0	114.2	114.0	23	5-1
New England	103.5	103.5	104.3	103.8	21	3-3
N.Y. Jets	99.7	100.2	99.8	99.9	24.5	4-2
Miami	98.6	98.7	98.4	98.6	21	3-3
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Cincinnati	105.6	105.0	105.4	105.3	23	3-3
Baltimore	103.7	103.4	103.6	103.6	22	3-3
Cleveland	98.6	97.7	97.7	98.0	23.5	2-4
Pittsburgh	96.2	96.0	96.2	96.1	21.5	2-4
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Indianapolis	99.6	99.5	99.6	99.6	22	3-2-1
Tennessee	98.9	99.2	99.0	99.0	22	3-2
Jacksonville	95.7	96.8	96.1	96.2	22.5	2-4
Houston	89.7	91.6	90.5	90.6	20	1-3-1
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Kansas City	108.8	108.4	108.7	108.6	28	4-2
Las Vegas	104.2	104.2	103.7	104.0	26	1-4
Denver	100.0	100.8	99.2	100.0	16.5	2-4
LA Chargers	98.9	99.8	98.8	99.2	27.5	4-2
N F C
East	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Philadelphia	106.6	106.1	106.4	106.4	22.5	6-0
Dallas	105.5	104.7	105.5	105.2	21.5	4-2
N.Y. Giants	96.6	97.7	97.6	97.3	19	5-1
Washington	95.3	94.5	94.6	94.8	19.5	2-4
North	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Green Bay	102.7	101.4	101.9	102.0	21	3-3
Minnesota	100.6	100.2	100.6	100.4	24	5-1
Detroit	93.1	93.5	93.3	93.3	26	1-4
Chicago	91.1	91.9	91.6	91.6	17	2-4
South	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
Tampa Bay	106.3	105.4	105.7	105.8	23	3-3
New Orleans	99.9	98.6	99.3	99.3	23	2-4
Atlanta	95.6	96.4	96.8	96.2	24.5	3-3
Carolina	92.9	93.1	92.6	92.9	21	2-4
West	PiRate	Mean	Bias	Avg	Totals	W-L
San Francisco	103.6	103.7	104.0	103.7	19.5	3-3
LA Rams	102.3	101.8	101.7	101.9	21	3-3
Arizona	97.5	98.1	97.8	97.8	22	2-4
Seattle	94.5	94.3	95.7	94.9	22	3-3

This Week’s Playoff Projections

AFC Seeding
1	Buffalo
2	Kansas City
3	Cincinnati
4	Indianapolis
5	LA Chargers
6	N.Y. Jets
7	New England
NFC Seeding
1	Philadelphia
2	Minnesota
3	LA Rams
4	Atlanta
5	N.Y. Giants
6	Dallas
7	Tampa Bay

Wildcard Round
New England over Kansas City
Cincinnati over N.Y. Jets
LA Chargers over Indianapolis
Tampa Bay over Minnesota
LA Rams over Dallas
N.Y. Giants over Atlanta
Divisional Round
Buffalo over New England
LA Chargers over Cincinnati
Philadelphia over Tampa Bay
LA Rams over N.Y. Giants
Conference Championship
Buffalo over LA Chargers
Philadelphia over LA Rams
Super Bowl 57 (Glendale, AZ)
Buffalo over Philadelphia