NFL Power Rankings

Standings only tell part of the story for fans who like to bet on the NFL. A first-place team may have a lousy defense, but lucked into a 3-0 record by playing three teams even worse than themselves. However, beating the point spread requires the whole story - what are the stat strengths and weaknesses of each team and how can you exploit that data to find edges for your NFL bets? Check out the NFL Power Rankings here at OddsShark.com to get the REAL standings as you handicap the NFL football odds. See below the ratings chart for details on how we create the power ranks.

Team
Rank
Last Week
Change
Power
Str. Schedule
Adj. Power
1
1
-
177.17
.481
85.18
2
2
-
135.85
.486
65.97
3
3
-
124.48
.466
58.05
4
4
-
114.90
.471
54.14
5
5
-
115.24
.447
51.52
6
6
-
98.06
.495
48.56
7
8
1
83.93
.481
40.36
8
9
1
50.04
.524
26.22
9
7
-2
49.86
.476
23.73
10
11
1
46.52
.462
21.47
11
13
2
36.08
.457
16.48
12
12
-
31.70
.471
14.94
13
15
2
26.08
.495
12.92
14
14
-
8.02
.534
4.28
15
10
-5
8.62
.490
4.23
16
16
-
3.61
.490
1.77
17
18
1
-12.40
.514
-6.02
18
17
-1
-15.31
.514
-7.43
19
20
1
-20.82
.510
-10.21
20
21
1
-24.51
.519
-11.79
21
19
-2
-33.97
.510
-16.66
22
22
-
-31.80
.466
-16.97
23
24
1
-37.72
.539
-17.41
24
23
-1
-45.03
.514
-21.86
25
26
1
-51.86
.529
-24.44
26
25
-1
-59.83
.486
-30.77
27
28
1
-68.70
.529
-32.37
28
29
1
-84.24
.471
-44.55
29
27
-2
-89.98
.495
-45.42
30
30
-
-146.62
.591
-59.92
31
31
-
-162.78
.539
-75.12
32
32
-
-180.70
.548
-81.66

Last Updated: 2012-01-02 05:34:43

How are NFL Power Rankings compiled?

If you are a regular OddsShark.com visitor, you know how many different types of stats and comparative numbers are crunched on a daily basis to help you make sense of the NFL stats and odds. There are sortable stats for team offense, time of possession, most ATS wins, points per game, how each National Football League team ranks in home and road scoring and more. We include home and road rushing and passing yards data, along with important indicators of offensive success like how many yards they generate per play. We weave in turnover ratio, penalties-per-game and more stats to calculate an overall NFL offensive power number.

We run the same math on the relevant defensive stats: yards per play allowed, each team's rank against the run and defending the passing game. This helps create an overall power number, which we then calibrate against a strength-of-schedule multiplier. If Buffalo has played four 0-4 teams, their NFL power rank is unlikely to be as high as the 0-4 Chiefs who have played four stronger teams.

Of note, the numbers may appear strange early in the year as teams kick off their seasons. One bad game or great game will temporarily throw the standings off kilter. But stay with the program - as the games continue, the value of NFL power rankings here at OddsShark.com will emerge and you will find yourself checking in weekly before making your football bets. The goal is to find legitimate comparisons between teams and then to find line value associated with stat edges you discover.

Good luck with your NFL handicapping!

 

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Teams
Line
Votes
Score
Votes
Arizona
New Orleans
 
 
59.1%
40.9%
 
 
 
 
Fawcett Stadium
Aug 5@
8:00 PM
 
Washington
Buffalo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ralph Wilson Stadium
Aug 9@
7:00 PM
 
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lincoln Financial Field
Aug 9@
7:30 PM
 
New Orleans
New England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gillette Stadium
Aug 9@
7:30 PM
 
Baltimore
Atlanta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia Dome
Aug 9@
7:30 PM
 
Green Bay
San Diego
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qualcomm Stadium
Aug 9@
8:00 PM
 
Denver
Chicago
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Soldier Field
Aug 9@
8:30 PM
 
Tampa Bay
Miami
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sun Life Stadium
Aug 10@
7:30 PM
 
NY Giants
Jacksonville
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EverBank Field
Aug 10@
7:30 PM
 
Cleveland
Detroit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ford Field
Aug 10@
7:30 PM
 
NY Jets
Cincinnati
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Paul Brown Stadium
Aug 10@
7:30 PM
 
Arizona
Kansas City
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arrowhead Stadium
Aug 10@
8:00 PM
 
Minnesota
San Francisco
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Candlestick Park
Aug 10@
9:00 PM
 
Houston
Carolina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank of America Stadium
Aug 11@
7:00 PM
 
Tennessee
Seattle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CenturyLink Field
Aug 11@
10:00 PM
 
St. Louis
Indianapolis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lucas Oil Stadium
Aug 12@
1:30 PM
 

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