The NFL “Watchability Index” is based upon betting market point spreads and totals for the week and current wins of both teams in the 2020 season. This information can be combined to peer into the future and think about what games are the most “Watchable” for week 5 in the NFL. The visualization shows the absolute value of the point spread on the horizontal axis and the total (over/under) on the vertical axis. Additionally, the sum of the wins (home team plus road team) is noted by color with gold being the highest sums and red being the lowest sums. The shape reveals the day and time of the game. With the uncertainty around COVID and other factors, Buffalo-Tennessee, Miami-SF, and Denver-New England are currently unlined and are not shown here (I will update Sunday morning if/when determined all of these games will actually be played this weekend).
Based on this week’s numbers, what games are most “Watchable”? The most “watchable” games are typically in the upper-left hand quadrant, where games are expected to be close and high scoring. Minnesota-Seattle on Sunday Night is the prime matchup of this grouping. The lower-left quadrant features games that are expected to be close, but relatively lower scoring. Big matchups here in terms of surprising (to some) Indianapolis at Cleveland and the Thursday night game between Tampa and Chicago. Kansas City and Baltimore are both featured in games in the upper-right hand quadrant, as they are expected to handily win their expected high-scoring games respectively. As mentioned above, will update this index as the point spreads and totals become available for the currently off-the-board games.
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