Opponent-draw forensics

The schedule
had favorites.

Actual regular-season records compared with the result each scoring profile would expect against every team, every week.

2017–2025Regular-season comparisonsPublic-safe snapshot
Snapshot 2026-07-13T21:25:16-04:00
Schedule luck is conditional on scoring. Positive means the opponent draw produced more wins than weekly all-play expected wins. It does not prove randomness, skill, or destiny.
Career board

Who the schedule helped—and hurt

Ranked by opponent-draw wins per season; percentages remain weighted by games.

Career merchant
Ethan

+1.13 wins/season

96 regular-season games
Career snakebitten
Carter

-0.79 wins/season

109 regular-season games
Single-season high
Baylor

+3.44 wins

2017 · Michael Bennet Is My Hero
Single-season low
Cloudy

-5.33 wins

2022 · My Digg Hurts
Career schedule luck
RankBossGamesActual W%All-play W%Luck / yearExpected record
1stEthan
9650%41.8%+1.13 wins/yr40.1–55.9
2ndBaylor
5257.7%50.2%+0.97 wins/yr26.1–25.9
3rdsamuel
5255.8%50%+0.75 wins/yr26–26
4thChris
12258.2%53.6%+0.63 wins/yr65.3–56.7
5thMikey
7052.9%50.5%+0.33 wins/yr35.3–34.7
6thJustin
12261.5%59.1%+0.32 wins/yr72.1–49.9
7thEli
12248.4%49.6%-0.17 wins/yr60.6–61.4
8thCloudy
7057.1%58.4%-0.18 wins/yr40.9–29.1
9thConnor
2646.2%47.9%-0.22 wins/yr12.4–13.6
10thRussell
12249.2%51.4%-0.3 wins/yr62.7–59.3
11thNolan
12239.3%43.7%-0.59 wins/yr53.3–68.7
12thWills
12240.2%45.4%-0.72 wins/yr55.4–66.6
13thCarter
10942.2%48%-0.79 wins/yr52.3–56.7
14thWade
1346.2%56.4%-1.33 wins/yr7.3–5.7
Season extremes

The loudest schedule effects

The 24 biggest absolute gaps between actual wins and all-play expected wins.

Largest single-season schedule effects
YearBoss / teamW–LPF rankAll-playLuck winsFinish
2022Cloudy
My Digg Hurts
5–91st73.8%-5.339th
2023Eli
BOOMINATI
1–139th34.9%-3.8910th
2017Baylor
Michael Bennet Is My Hero
12–11st65.8%+3.441st
2020Carter
Virginity Steelers
4–92nd57.3%-3.449th
2025Carter
9Ball
2–128th38.9%-3.4410th
2022Justin
Dahenquon
12–22nd61.9%+3.334th
2020Ethan
Baby Chark
6–710th23.1%+310th
2024Russell
Coopa Troopas
4–105th49.2%-2.899th
2022Chris
Comeback Season
8–610th37.3%+2.781st
2021Cloudy
Smokin Herb
9–56th46%+2.565th
2017Justin
BBQ Chicken
4–97th49.6%-2.447th
2019Chris
Chubba Gump Shrimp
6–72nd65%-2.448th
2024Mikey
HASAGI
9–58th47.6%+2.333rd
2024Ethan
Motion Men Mafia
9–56th47.6%+2.336th
2024Wills
Comeback Season
1–1310th23.8%-2.338th
2017Chris
Dilly Dilly
9–42nd52.1%+2.224th
2024Eli
RENAISSANCE
7–73rd65.9%-2.225th
2020Eli
Legion of Doom
8–59th45.3%+2.112nd
2020samuel
The Camdalorian
9–43rd53%+2.115th
2020Wills
Comeback Season
4–96th47%-2.117th
2024Chris
Comeback Season
9–54th49.2%+2.114th
2025Eli
EMEKATRON
8–69th42.1%+2.116th
2020Nolan
Cook and Ball Torture
5–85th53%-1.898th
2021Russell
Bubby on Bubby
7–73rd63.5%-1.892nd