Ross Jackson· Sep 24, 2026
Ross Jackson picked the Saints to beat the Raiders at home, projecting a 27-24 final score with the Raiders scoring 24 points.
“I think the Saints can walk away with this one. I give them the home field advantage.”
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The call scored 38.1 out of 100, against 33 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsNew Orleans SaintsSep 24, 2026
New Orleans Saints 27 — Raiders 24
“I think the Saints can walk away with this one... I'd say, like, 27, 24, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's 35, 31”
Miss · 38Scored 38.1a naive guess scored 33.04+9.56 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 35-27
- skill:
- 9.56
- they picked:
- NO
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 38.1
- baseline:
- 33.04
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.88
- predicted margin:
- 3
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- Darrion GrayScore Predictions · New Orleans SaintsClose · 45Predicted the Saints beat the Raiders 27-17 at home.
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- Lance MooreScore Predictions · New Orleans SaintsClose · 48Called for a Saints victory over the Raiders by a score of 27-20.
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