Akbar Gbaja-BiamilaJan 10, 2025
Akbar predicted the Eagles would beat the Packers, that Josh Allen would outplay Denver and the Bills would win, and jokingly predicted Saquon Barkley would rush for 210.5 yards against Green Bay.
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What Akbar Gbaja-Biamila said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm looking at Jalen Hurts. I'm going Jalen Hurts is going to take care of business. The truth is they're gonna win this game.
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- SaidJan 10, 2025
- GradedAug 7–17, 2026
- 1Philadelphia Eagles to beat Green Bay Packers“I'm going Jalen Hurts is going to take care of business. The truth is they're gonna win this game.”
- 2Buffalo Bills to beat Denver Broncos“I think Josh Allen goes out here and he just outplays, he outplays the Denver Broncos. They don't put up enough point to actually win this game.”
- 3Saquon Barkley to record 210.5 rushing yards“He's gonna rush for two hundred and ten point five.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles to beat Green Bay Packers1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills to beat Denver Broncos2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Saquon Barkley to record 210.5 rushing yards3 | Player Season Numbers | 2,005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 66.7 | 66.7 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 2 game outcome picks and 1 player season number — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 3 have settled, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 66.7 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 PicksPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Green Bay Packers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillClosing line (Jan 12): Eagles by 5.5 · favorite pick, Eagles about 2 in 3 (69%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- PHI
- score:
- 10-22
- 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
2Game Outcome PicksBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to beat Denver Broncos
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillClosing line (Jan 12): Bills by 7.5 · favorite pick, Bills 78%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 7-31
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- BUF
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Player Season NumbersSaquon BarkleyPhiladelphia Eagles
Saquon Barkley to record 210.5 rushing yards
What happened2,005called 210.50Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- 676.32
- skill:
- 0
- what happened:
- 2005
- player:
- Saquon Barkley
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- they said:
- 210.5
- statistic:
- rushing_yards
- difficulty:
- 1
- last season:
- 962
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- position average:
- 390.64
- zero at percent out:
- 50
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
66.7naive 66.7
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