Football Confidence Pool Calculator

Start with the market definition

This page calculates Expected pool score from the visible Games ranked and Expected correct picks entries. The output applies only to the scenario and market boundaries stated on the form.

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• Keep Games ranked on the event basis defined here: number of games assigned confidence points.
• Expected correct picks records projected number of winning selections.
• Average points on correct picks records average confidence value assigned to projected winners.
• For the selected event, check the timestamp and unit for Bonus points because it supplies any pool-specific bonus.

As a practical check, do not copy a sample default into a live case without checking its source.

Calculation method and assumptions

For this comparison, supporting rows should reconcile with the same entries as the headline.

Checks the arithmetic cannot perform

For this market, quarterback news and movement around common scoring margins can quickly stale a saved case.

Keep the first-half football spread calculation on First-Half Football Spread; do not carry assumptions across unless their units and periods agree.

Following the calculation

Games ranked is set to 15 games for this worked case.

Expected correct picks is set to 11 picks for this worked case.

Average points on correct picks is set to 11.4 points for this worked case.

Bonus points is set to 0 points for this worked case.

Applying the Football Confidence Pool rule: expected score = correct picks × average confidence points + bonus.

For this comparison, near the market, input range and grading matter more than extra decimals.

Use the Football Turnovers Prop only after deciding that football turnovers prop belongs in the analysis.

Stress-testing the baseline

As a practical check, choose the least certain field and run one adverse case with other entries fixed.

In this model, a format, roster, participant, or settlement change calls for a new baseline.

Where the method can break

Actual points depend on which specific confidence selections win.

For this market, an event update can stale the input set before the arithmetic changes.

What deserves a second calculation

The source note for Games ranked should state participant, competition, period, and date. Give Expected correct picks the same treatment. Those details make Expected pool score reproducible and reveal when two apparently comparable figures actually refer to different market or performance definitions.

Check the direction of every adjustment before calculating. Decide whether a larger Expected correct picks should raise or lower Expected pool score, then repeat that reasoning for Average points on correct picks. If the displayed movement contradicts the intended interpretation, inspect the sign, scale, and field definition rather than forcing the answer.

Common interpretation questions