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Ranking the 2009 Yankees

Posted: 6th November 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in MLB
The New York Yankees are the best team in baseballùfor the 2009 season (as we predicted in our World Series Preview ). But is this one of the best teams in baseball history? Is it even one of the best teams in Yankees history? What about this decade? This is where WhatIfSports steps in with the answers. As the 2009 MLB season comes to its end, we set out to rank ...

Week 9 Fantasy Football Projections From WhatIfSports.com

Posted: 3rd November 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in NFL
This thorough analysis and statistical evaluation of every player and team in the NFL is part of a broader endeavor with FOXSports.com's Fantasy Football . Each regular season game is simulated 10,001 times. This allows us to account for every player and statistical interaction in an NFL game. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date and as accurate as possible as of Tuesday each week. Information on scoring appears at the ...

NFL Power Rankings: Week 9

Posted: 3rd November 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in NFL
WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NFL football simulation technology to present the most comprehensive, deterministic and unbiased ranking of all 32 teams. We have simulated every possible matchup in the NFL 100 times, and used the winning percentages from those nearly 50,000 games to evaluate every team. All 32 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date as of ...

NFL Week Nine Picks from WhatIfSports.com

Posted: 3rd November 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in NFL
Each Tuesday morning, we will preview every NFL game of the upcoming week. All of our NFL content, including our most recent power rankings and links to the preseason preview, are located here . The inputs to the 10,001 simulations of each upcoming game are based on a rigorous analysis of each team that considers strength-of-schedule-adjusted team and player ratings and then makes modifications for injuries and depth ...

Week Eight Fantasy Football Projections

Posted: 27th October 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in NFL
This thorough analysis and statistical evaluation of every player and team in the NFL is part of a broader endeavor with FOXSports.com's Fantasy Football . Each regular season game is simulated 10,001 times. This allows us to account for every player and statistical interaction in an NFL game. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date and as accurate as possible as of Tuesday each week. Information on scoring appears at the ...

Week Eight NFL Power Rankings

Posted: 27th October 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in NFL
WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NFL football simulation technology to present the most comprehensive, deterministic and unbiased ranking of all 32 teams. We have simulated every possible matchup in the NFL 100 times, and used the winning percentages from those nearly 50,000 games to evaluate every team. All 32 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date as of ...

Week Eight NFL Picks From WhatIfSports.com

Posted: 27th October 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in NFL
Each Tuesday morning, we will preview every NFL game of the upcoming week. All of our NFL content, including our most recent power rankings and links to the preseason preview are located here . The inputs to the 10,001 simulations of each upcoming game are based on a rigorous analysis of each team that considers strength-of-schedule-adjusted team and player ratings and then makes modifications for injuries and depth ...

World Series 2009 Prediction from WhatIfSports.com

Posted: 26th October 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in MLB
Our computer is on a roll.á It correctly picked North Carolina basketball to win it all in the 2009 NCAA tournament , the 2009 Stanley Cup champion, the Lakers over the Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals , and the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLIII , (by four points).á Now, we at WhatIfSports.com focus on baseball. Just as we did with those previews and our original MLB Playoff Preview ...

Week Seven Fantasy Football Projections

Posted: 20th October 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in NFL
This thorough analysis and statistical evaluation of every player and team in the NFL is part of a broader endeavor with FOXSports.com's Fantasy Football . Each regular season game is simulated 10,001 times. This allows us to account for every player and statistical interaction in an NFL game. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date and as accurate as possible as of Tuesday each week. Information on scoring appears at the bottom ...

NFL Power Rankings: Week 7

Posted: 20th October 2009 by WhatIfSports.com in NFL
WhatIfSports.com utilizes its NFL football simulation technology to present the most comprehensive, deterministic and unbiased ranking of all 32 teams. We have simulated every possible matchup in the NFL 100 times, and used the winning percentages from those nearly 50,000 games to evaluate every team. All 32 teams are ranked below with their average points for and against from the simulated games. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date as of ...