Pete Prisco· Nov 5, 2026
Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Eagles late in their NFC East rivalry game, 22-20, with Philadelphia's defense playing well against J.J. McCarthy.
“Pick: Giants 22, Eagles 20.”
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The call scored 85.7 out of 100, against 31.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsNew York GiantsNov 5, 2026
New York Giants 22 — Eagles 20
“But the Giants win it late. Pick: Giants 22, Eagles 20.”
Hit · 86Scored 85.71a naive guess scored 31.3+84.89 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 19-11
- skill:
- 84.89
- they picked:
- NYG
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 85.71
- baseline:
- 31.3
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 10
- naive home margin:
- 0.15
- predicted margin:
- 2
Closing line (Nov 8): Giants by 3, total 38.5 · this 22–20 calls a closer game (Giants by 2) and more points (42).
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