Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 16, 2025
Brooks matched Jeremiah's divisional-round picks except they took the Ravens over the Bills, arguing Baltimore has more talent and Buffalo lacks an elite perimeter playmaker.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe only change that we have is I had the Ravens over the Buffalo Bills.
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- SaidJan 16, 2025
- GradedAug 7–17, 2026
- 1Baltimore Ravens to beat Buffalo Bills“I had the Ravens over the Buffalo Bills. Everything it says to me, DJ the Ravens over the Bills.”
- 2Kansas City Chiefs to beat Texans“In the end, though, to me, this is all about Kansas City and Kansas City being able to do what they typically do... Kansas City knows what they're doing when they get to this point.”
- 3Philadelphia Eagles to beat Rams“If they commit to running the ball and they play the physical brand of football that they have started to embrace and play. Yeah, it's gonna be a hard one for the Rams... The only change that we have is I had the Ravens over the Buffalo Bills.”
- 4Detroit Lions to beat Commanders“The only change that we have is I had the Ravens over the Buffalo Bills. (otherwise same as Chiefs, Lions, Eagles)”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens to beat Buffalo Bills1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 100 | −100 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to beat Texans2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles to beat Rams3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions to beat Commanders4 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 misses · all settled | 50 | 75 | ||||
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 4 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 50 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
1Game Outcome PicksBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to beat Buffalo Bills
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1difficulty=−100skillClosing line (Jan 19): Ravens by 1.5 · a toss-up, Ravens 52%, Bills 48%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 25-27
- skill:
- −100
- they picked:
- BAL
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- BUF
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Game Outcome PicksKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Texans
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillClosing line (Jan 18): Chiefs by 9.5 · favorite pick, Chiefs about 4 in 5 (81%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- KC
- score:
- 14-23
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Game Outcome PicksPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Rams
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillClosing line (Jan 19): Eagles by 7 · favorite pick, Eagles about 3 in 4 (73%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- PHI
- score:
- 22-28
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
4Game Outcome PicksDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to beat Commanders
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillClosing line (Jan 18): Lions by 8.5 · favorite pick, Lions about 4 in 5 (80%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- WAS
- score:
- 45-31
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DET
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
50naive 75
Who this take is about
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More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Sam Monson · Game Outcome Picks · New York Giants · Miss 0
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