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.

Atlanta

7

8

1

83.93

.481

40.36

San Diego

8

9

1

50.04

.524

26.22

Dallas

9

7

-2

49.86

.476

23.73

Green Bay

10

11

1

46.52

.462

21.47

New England

11

13

2

36.08

.457

16.48

NY Jets

13

15

2

26.08

.495

12.92

Carolina

15

10

-5

8.62

.490

4.23

Jacksonville

17

18

1

-12.40

.514

-6.02

Chicago

18

17

-1

-15.31

.514

-7.43

Oakland

19

20

1

-20.82

.510

-10.21

Seattle

20

21

1

-24.51

.519

-11.79

Buffalo

21

19

-2

-33.97

.510

-16.66

NY Giants

23

24

1

-37.72

.539

-17.41

Kansas City

24

23

-1

-45.03

.514

-21.86

Minnesota

25

26

1

-51.86

.529

-24.44

Tennessee

26

25

-1

-59.83

.486

-30.77

Denver

27

28

1

-68.70

.529

-32.37

Arizona

28

29

1

-84.24

.471

-44.55

Cleveland

29

27

-2

-89.98

.495

-45.42

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!