Alain Poupart· Oct 24, 2026
Picks the Dolphins to upset the Jets 24-20, citing New York's run-defense problems against a Miami ground game led by Ollie Gordon II and Malik Willis.
“Prediction: Dolphins 24, Jets 20”
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The call scored 97.6 out of 100, against 42.2 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsMiami DolphinsOct 24, 2026
Miami Dolphins 24 — Jets 20
“The Sporting News ... Prediction: Dolphins 24, Jets 20”
Hit · 98Scored 97.62a naive guess scored 42.18+92.58 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 28-25
- skill:
- 92.58
- they picked:
- MIA
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 97.62
- baseline:
- 42.18
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 12
- naive home margin:
- −0.28
- predicted margin:
- 4
Closing line (Oct 25): Jets by 3.5, total 39.5 · this 24–20 calls a Dolphins win (by 4; the line gave the Dolphins about 1 in 3 (34%)) and more points (44).
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