Doug Joubert· Nov 8, 2026
Joubert picks the Browns to win 28-17, saying the Saints haven't improved over the first half of the season despite Cleveland starting Shedeur Sanders.
“And I'd love to see the Saints win Sunday. I just don't see it.”
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2 checkable claims — 1 availability call and 1 score prediction — 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.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 26.2 out of 100, against 98 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Browns at Saints 16 calls
2 checkable claims in this take
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- Score PredictionsCleveland BrownsNov 8, 2026
Cleveland Browns 28 — Saints 17
“Doug Joubert , Publisher: L 28-17 ... Browns 28 Saints 17”
Miss · 26Scored 26.19a naive guess scored 97.97-111.97 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 22-23
- skill:
- −111.97
- they picked:
- CLE
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 26.19
- baseline:
- 97.97
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 10
- naive home margin:
- 0.15
- predicted margin:
- 11
Closing line (Nov 8): Saints by 4.5, total 43.5 · this 28–17 calls a Browns win (by 11; the line gave the Browns about 1 in 3 (34%)) and more points (45).
“Add to that first-round pick Jordyn Tyson makes his debut in a Saints regular-season uniform this weekend.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Randy GurziScore Predictions · Seattle SeahawksHit · 93Predicts Seattle runs away with the game, 27-10 over Arizona.
- Russell BaxterScore Predictions · Seattle SeahawksClose · 79Predicts the Seahawks beat the Cardinals 26-21 in Week 9, with Seattle's pass rush making Gardner Minshew uncomfortable.