Nick Wright#49 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 12, 2025
The host of the Week 2 gambling segment (unnamed in the transcript) laid out five picks, predicting New England beats Miami, Jacksonville wins outright at Cincinnati 27-21, Arizona handles Carolina, Kansas City beats Philadelphia 27-24 at home, and Atlanta wins at Minnesota.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think Jacksonville wins this game twenty seven, twenty one.
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- 1Kansas City Chiefs 27 — Philly 24“my game pick for Casey Philly is twenty seven to twenty four Kansas City... the Chiefs plus one in a game, I expect them to win, outright”
- 2Atlanta Falcons to beat Minnesota“It would not shock me at all if Atlanta wins this game... And so I like Atlanta in this spot indoors, short week”
- 3Jacksonville Jaguars 27 — Cincinnati 21“I think Jacksonville wins this game outright... I think Jacksonville wins this game twenty seven, twenty one. I will take the Jags getting three points.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs 27 — Philly 241 | Score Predictions | — | 50 | 47.69 | +4.49 | |
| Atlanta Falcons to beat Minnesota2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +194 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars 27 — Cincinnati 213 | Score Predictions | — | 45.24 | 95.3 | −97.13 | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 close calls · all settled | 65.1 | 47.7 | ||||
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 naive3 checkable claims — 2 score predictions and 1 game outcome pick — 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 65.1 out of 100, against 47.7 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.
1Score PredictionsKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs 27 — Philly 24
VerdictClose50Close · naive 47.6950this call−47.69a naive guess=2.31better than naive×1.94difficulty=+4.49skillClosing line (Sep 14): Eagles by 1.5, total 46.5 · this 27–24 calls a Chiefs win (by 3; the line gave the Chiefs 47%) and more points (51). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 20-17
- skill:
- 4.49
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 47.69
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 3
2Game Outcome PicksAtlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons to beat Minnesota
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.94difficulty=+194skillClosing line (Sep 14): Vikings by 3.5 · underdog pick, Falcons 38%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- ATL
- score:
- 22-6
- skill:
- 194
- they picked:
- ATL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- MIN
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 17
3Score PredictionsJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars 27 — Cincinnati 21
VerdictClose45.24Close · naive 95.345.24this call−95.3a naive guess=−50.06worse than naive×1.94difficulty=−97.13skillClosing line (Sep 14): Bengals by 3.5, total 49.5 · this 27–21 calls a Jaguars win (by 6; the line gave the Jaguars 37%) and fewer points (48). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 27-31
- skill:
- −97.13
- they picked:
- JAX
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 45.24
- baseline:
- 95.3
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 6
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
65.1naive 47.7
Who this take is about
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More score predictions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 100
Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich.John Breech · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 90
Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score.