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Nfl Situation Spotlight - #22: Play Book Execution Penalties
There is little doubt that rushing and passing stats are the predominant tool of choice for handicappers looking to evaluate team strength and the accuracy of the point spread for any given game. My analysis is no different in some respects--many of my situations rely on fundamental ratings such as ROF and PDE that use yards-per-play stats to reveal situations that have been profitable versus the line.
What gets lost in all the attention directed to how well teams rush and pass the ball; however, is the fact that there are other equally important aspects of team play which can be just as predictive in nature as some of the more commonly used measurements of team skill.
One such area that frequently flies under the radar of handicappers involves statistics related to team penalties and as we will explore here, certain types of penalties can be a particularly powerful handicapping tool in the right situations.
I have always found penalties to be an intriguing aspect of the NFL game and their effect is undeniable--who hasn't felt the sting of a mistimed penalty that suddenly breathes new life into a drive that seemed to be over just moments before with a spread victory all but sown up. Inopportune penalties can cost a team a game in the blink of an eye and turn a spread winner into a loser faster than T.O. can autograph a ball (in the end zone of course).
I have actually tracked penalty yardage stats since the 1994 season and penalty yardage differential (a per-game average that takes penalties called on Opponents minus penalties called on the team in question) is the basis for another successful trend that is 78-14 ATS in the past 13 seasons.
While it's good to know how many yards of penalties a team averages per game, or had in a previous game, this type of analysis does not tell us anything about what particular KINDS of penalties a team is being assessed and the actual manner in which the final penalty yardage total listed in the box score was arrived at.
Is the team in question taking a large number of offensive holding calls because of a lack of size on the line? Or, are they getting hit with an abundance of pass interference calls because of a second-string CB forced into duty due to an injury? By separating penalties into more detailed categories and looking at them based on the number of calls, as opposed to yards, we can start to have better answers for questions like those posed above.
Ultimately, the majority of penalties called in the modern NFL game can be assigned to one of the following 6 categories:
1) False Start Penalties (FSP)
2) Offensive Holding Penalties (OHP)
3) Play Book Execution Penalties (PBEP)
4) Defensive Line Penalties (DLP)
5) Defensive Secondary Penalties (DSP)
6) Dumb Penalties (DMP)
The category that is the focus of this article is the 3rd one listed: Play Book Execution Penalties. This group includes any infraction related to the breakdown of play calls. Examples of these include: Illegal formations, shifts, motion, snaps, participation, substitutions and procedures; Delay of game (in certain cases); Illegal forward passes; 12 men on the field; Ineligible receivers and so on. For a full breakdown on the other categories, please consult page 11 of the 2007 NFL Game Sheets Guide .
The league average for PBEP is usually around 0.7 calls per game (on each team). Arizona was worst in the league in 2006 for PBEP's against with a per-game average of 1.5 while Pittsburgh and Denver were 1-2 in the league with a PBEP against average of 0.2 and 0.4 per game respectively.
As a stand-alone statistic, PBEP is a good yardstick for measuring the quality of a team's coaching staff and also provides an indication if players are being used in schemes where they are comfortable and have the necessary skills to succeed. It's no accident that teams like the Steelers and Patriots have a low PBEPA average year after year while others, such as the Cardinals, rank near the bottom.
When it comes to handicapping versus the point spread, PBEPA becomes a useful tool when teams with an extremely high PBEPA are examined.
Since the 2002 season, teams with a PBEPA average more than double the league average of 0.7 (> +1.5 to be exact) are a dismal 168-213 ATS (44.1%) against the number. In just the past 5 seasons, placing bets based on this simple strategy alone would have netted you a tidy profit of $2,820 with a wager of $110 to win back $100 on each game.
There is actually a second 'Building Block', or, Primary condition that I like to use for this situation and that is: to only include games where the opponent has a higher Defensive Secondary Penalty Against Avg (DSPA). When this condition is added, the situation's record is reduced to 55-110 ATS (33.3%) and profits in the past 5 years jump to $4,950.
DSP penalties involve flags thrown mostly on Cornerbacks and Safeties, usually for Defensive Pass Interference and Illegal Contact. The complex relationship between PBE and DS penalties is something that requires further study on my part, but, suffice it to say that for whatever reasons, they are firmly intertwined and the drastic improvement that this situation gains when only teams with a higher DSPA average are included is proof of their correlation.
Rounding out this situation, are two Secondary conditions. The first specifies that games with an Over/Under less than 38 are not to be included and the 2nd removes teams coming off their Bye week (teams having issues with PBEPA's do perform better versus the spread when provided with an extra week of practice).
Here are all the details.
(Notes: ASM stands for Average Spread Margin and TDIS% is the percentage of teams in the league that have been involved in this situation at one time or another. WT% is the percentage of teams that are .500 or better and SPR is the average Spread for teams in this situation.)
Situational Trend #22 Summary (Last Updated: Jan 15th, 2008)
Primary Conditions (Building Blocks)
1) Play Book Execution Penalty Against (PBEPA) Average of > +1.5 Per Game.
2) Opponent has a higher Defensive Secondary Penalty Average (DSPA).
Secondary Conditions (Tighteners)
1) Team not coming off a Bye Week.
2) Exclude Over/Under (OU) of
Situation Stats
ASM: -6.3
Home%: 56.3
Dog%: 52.4
TDIS%: 87.5
WT%: 38.8
SPR: +0.12
Top Teams: ARI(13); CLE(10); PHI(9); SEA(9)
Situation Records
Overall (Since '01): 21-82 ATS
2007 Season: 2-5 ATS
2006 Season: 0-7 ATS
2005 Season: 5-20 ATS
2004 Season: 10-30 ATS
Last 3 Results. Pick in Brackets.
2007 WK15-MIA 22 BAL 16 (BAL +3.5) L
2007 WK13-NYJ 40 MIA 13 (NYJ -1) W
2007 WK11-PHI 17 MIA 7 (PHI -9.5) W
About the Author
Dennis Arthur, a self-professed statistics junkie and American Football fanatic, has been providing innovative NFL analysis based against the Vegas point spread since 1999. For more wagering orientated articles like this one along with specialized team ratings and situational trend analysis, visit his site at http://www.armchairanalysis.com.
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