Jared Dubin#60 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 8, 2026
Dubin bets the Bills, Ravens, Texans, Broncos, Cowboys, Bears, Buccaneers and Seahawks to win their divisions, and expects Houston to reach double-digit wins.
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What Jared Dubin said
I feel good about them taking the AFC East back.
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- CBS Sports
- The piece
- CBS Sports predicts every NFL division winner: Experts high on Cowboys, fading Chiefs, and split on NFC North
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Season Win Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
How each call scored
9 checkable claims — 8 division winners and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
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Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Chicago Bears to win the division
“Getting three-to-one on the Bears to win the division feels like good value compared to the odds offered for the Lions or Packers.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“Combine those two things, and you have the recipe for a division winner.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
“I think the Rams will probably win the division, but getting this price on the Seahawks compared with having to lay the juice for the Rams feels wrong. This is the better bet.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Denver Broncos to win the division
“I think this is the best roster in the division, so getting plus money feels good here.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
“I don't think any of these teams are very good, so I'm just going with the one I think is the least bad.”
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Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Houston Texans to win the division
“The odds aren't the best for the Texans here, but that's because they're pretty clearly the best team in the division.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Houston Texans to finish with 10–17 wins
“If their offense can even approach average, they should win double-digit games with ease and could get into the teens if it's better than that.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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