Jordan Dajani· Sep 18, 2026
Dajani has New England edging Pittsburgh 16-13 and the Rams beating the Giants 30-21 on a late field goal.
“I have the Rams bouncing back and covering with a late field goal.”
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2 checkable claims — 2 score predictions — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 2 have settled, averaging 67.9 out of 100, against 54.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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The games in this take
- Steelers at Patriots 20 calls
- Giants at Rams 31 calls
2 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Score PredictionsLos Angeles RamsSep 18, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 30 — Giants 21
“Jordan Dajani on why he has the Rams covering, 30-21.”
Close · 69Scored 69.05a naive guess scored 50+36.95 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 6-28
- skill:
- 36.95
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 69.05
- baseline:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 22
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- naive home margin:
- 0.19
- predicted margin:
- 9
- Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsSep 18, 2026
New England Patriots 16 — Steelers 13
“Jordan Dajani on why he likes the Steelers to cover against the Patriots but has New England pulling out the 16-13 victory.”
Close · 67Scored 66.67a naive guess scored 58.29+16.24 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 3-20
- skill:
- 16.24
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 66.67
- baseline:
- 58.29
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- naive home margin:
- -0.52
- predicted margin:
- 3
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- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 43Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles.
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- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 10Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle.
- Jake ArthurScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Arthur expects a close Chiefs win on Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead, predicting a final score of 27-23 for Kansas City.
- Zach HicksScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Hicks predicts a lower-scoring, field-goal-heavy game with the Chiefs beating the Colts 23-19, citing Indianapolis' red-zone success against Kansas City historically.
- Nate TiceScore Predictions · Cincinnati BengalsClose · 74Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro.
- Matt HarmonScore Predictions · Philadelphia EaglesHit · 100Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver.