Lance Riesland· Oct 6, 2026
Riesland predicted Denzel Ward will earn All-Pro honors this season under coordinator Rutenberg, and said the Browns are the better team and should beat the Jets by at least 10 points.
“They should win by 10 points in my opinion, at least.”
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It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Browns at Jets 19 calls
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- Game Outcome PicksCleveland BrownsOct 6, 2026
Cleveland Browns to beat Jets
“This is a very winnable game. Should be methodical. You know, they should win by 10 points in my opinion, at least.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-178 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- NYJ
- score:
- 12-17
- skill:
- −178
- they picked:
- CLE
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- NYJ
- difficulty:
- 1.78
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 14
Closing line (Oct 11): Jets by 2.5 · underdog pick, Browns 44%.
Denzel Ward to make All-Pro
“We see now, in my opinion, what, Rutenberg is doing with Denzel Ward is gonna make them all pro this year because Daniel Denzel Ward is gonna continue to travel.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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