espread_emp: Predict the expected value of a wager for either team beating...

In przybylee/NFLpredictions: A package for predicting the outcomes of NFL games

Predict the expected value of a wager for either team beating the spread assuming the empirical distribution

Description

Predict the expected value of a wager for either team beating the spread assuming the empirical distribution

Usage

espread_emp(
  design,
  home,
  away,
  hspread = 0,
  aspread = NULL,
  home_effect = TRUE,
  wager = 1,
  hBL = -110,
  aBL = -110
)

Arguments

design	List of season data as produced by get_design(), contains design matrix X, scores Y_diff, and a list of teams
home	Name of the home team, could be a substring
away	Name of the away team, could be a substring
hspread	Point spread for the home team
aspread	Point spread for the away team
home_effect	Logical, indicates if we consider home field advantage
wager	Amount of money being wagered in dollars
hBL	The betting line for the home team against the spread, American
aBL	The betting line for the away team against the spread, American

Value

A dataframe indicating the expected value of wagering on each team to beat the spread.

Examples

List <- get_design(regssn2021)
espread_emp(List, "Patriots", "Bills", hspread = -5, hBL = -115, aBL = -105)

przybylee/NFLpredictions documentation built on Feb. 9, 2025, 9:22 p.m.