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Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 28, 2025

Rosenthal's under picks and a few freebie leans: Colts under 7.5 (possibly the worst team), Commanders under 9.5, Saints under 5.5 (possibly 2-15), Bears under 8.5, plus stated likes on Dolphins under 8.5, Giants over 5.5 and Ravens over 11.5.

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2 of 6calls landed2 hits · 4 misses · all settled
30Average accuracyout of 100, across 6 calls
49.2A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
6 of 6Settlednone still waiting
#39Gregg Rosenthal’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Gregg Rosenthal said

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It is the Indianapolis Colt. Let's go under.
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Over/Unders with Nick Wright
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  1. SaidAug 28, 2025
  2. GradedAug 7–Oct 9, 2026
  1. 1New Orleans Saints to finish with 5 wins“I'm taking Saints under five and a half before anyone else does”
  2. 2Baltimore Ravens to finish with 12 wins“The Ravens over eleven and a half doesn't take a lot of guts, but I do think they'll they'll get there.”
  3. 3Washington Commanders to finish with 9 wins“I'll vote Commanders under nine and a half.”
  4. 4New York Giants to finish with 6 wins“The Giants over five and a half takes the little guts, but I do believe in it.”
  5. 5Chicago Bears to finish with 8 wins“going Bears under for the fourth straight year, even though I do think they will be better eight and a half”
  6. 6Indianapolis Colts to finish with 7 wins“It is the Indianapolis Colt. Let's go under.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
New Orleans Saints to finish with 5 wins1Season Win Totals60100−200
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 12 wins2Season Win Totals80100−200
Washington Commanders to finish with 9 wins3Season Win Totals51000+200
New York Giants to finish with 6 wins4Season Win Totals4000
Chicago Bears to finish with 8 wins5Season Win Totals11000
Indianapolis Colts to finish with 7 wins6Season Win Totals88095−30
6 calls · 2 hits · 4 misses · all settled3049.2

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

6 checkable claims — 6 season win totals — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 6 have settled, averaging 30 out of 100, against 49.2 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.

Their call against what happened

wins
under 5.5They said
6What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

  1. 1Season Win TotalsNew Orleans Saints

    New Orleans Saints to finish with 5 wins

    What happened6called under 5.5
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    NO
    naive:
    6.75
    skill:
    −200
    what happened:
    6
    scored:
    hit or miss on the line
    season:
    2025
    window:
    0 to 5
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    the naive guess said:
    over
    they said:
    under 5.5
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
    Think this is wrong?
  2. 2Season Win TotalsBaltimore Ravens

    Baltimore Ravens to finish with 12 wins

    What happened8called over 11.5
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    BAL
    naive:
    10.25
    skill:
    −200
    what happened:
    8
    scored:
    hit or miss on the line
    season:
    2025
    window:
    12 to 17
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    the naive guess said:
    under
    they said:
    over 11.5
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
    Think this is wrong?
  3. 3Season Win TotalsWashington Commanders

    Washington Commanders to finish with 9 wins

    What happened5called under 9.5
    100Hit · naive 0
    100this call0a naive guess100better than naive2difficulty+200skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    WAS
    naive:
    10.25
    skill:
    200
    what happened:
    5
    scored:
    hit or miss on the line
    season:
    2025
    window:
    0 to 9
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    the naive guess said:
    over
    they said:
    under 9.5
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
    Think this is wrong?
  4. 4Season Win TotalsNew York Giants

    New York Giants to finish with 6 wins

    What happened4called over 5.5
    0Miss · naive 0
    0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    NYG
    naive:
    5.75
    skill:
    0
    what happened:
    4
    scored:
    hit or miss on the line
    season:
    2025
    window:
    6 to 17
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    the naive guess said:
    over
    they said:
    over 5.5
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
    Think this is wrong?
  5. 5Season Win TotalsChicago Bears

    Chicago Bears to finish with 8 wins

    What happened11called under 8.5
    0Miss · naive 0
    0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    CHI
    naive:
    6.75
    skill:
    0
    what happened:
    11
    scored:
    hit or miss on the line
    season:
    2025
    window:
    0 to 8
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    the naive guess said:
    under
    they said:
    under 8.5
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
    Think this is wrong?
  6. 6Season Win TotalsIndianapolis Colts

    Indianapolis Colts to finish with 7 wins

    What happened8called 7
    80Hit · naive 95
    80this call95a naive guess−15worse than naive2difficulty−30skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    IND
    naive:
    8.25
    skill:
    −30
    what happened:
    8
    season:
    2025
    zero credit this far off:
    5
    accuracy:
    80
    baseline:
    95
    they said:
    7
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
    Think this is wrong?
  7. All

    The take as a whole

    the average of 6 settled calls, each counted once

    30naive 49.2

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