Chad Ochocinco Johnson#63 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 11, 2026
Ochocinco predicted the Bengals would score about 42 points and overwhelm Tampa Bay, and said not to be surprised if Odell posts over 100 receiving yards and a touchdown while filling the void left by Malik Nabers' absence.
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What Chad Ochocinco Johnson said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromAnd Bango going to put up about 42 points... Tampa ain't going to know what hit them.
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- SaidSep 10
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- GradedSep 15
- 1Cincinnati Bengals to score 42 against Tampa“And Bango going to put up about 42 points. I'm telling you that.”
- 2Cincinnati Bengals to beat Tampa“I know so. Tampa ain't going to know what hit them.”
- 3Odell Beckham Jr. to record 100 receiving yards“Now, don't be surprised Odell have 100 and some change and a touchdown now. I said it first.”
- 4Odell Beckham Jr. to record 1 receiving tds“Now, don't be surprised Odell have 100 and some change and a touchdown now.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals to score 42 against Tampa1 | Score Predictions | Bengals 33–27 | 100 | 84.44 | +31.11 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to beat Tampa2 | Game Outcome Picks | Bengals 33–27 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Odell Beckham Jr. to record 100 receiving yards3 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Odell Beckham Jr. to record 1 receiving tds4 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 waiting | 100 | 92.2 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 player season numbers, 1 game outcome pick and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 92.2 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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1Score PredictionsCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to score 42 against Tampa
What happenedBengals 33–27Buccaneers at Bengals100Hit · naive 84.44100this call−84.44a naive guess=15.56better than naive×2difficulty=+31.11skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 27-33
- skill:
- 31.11
- they picked:
- CIN
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 84.44
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- naive home margin:
- −0.53
2Game Outcome PicksCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Tampa
What happenedBengals 33–27Buccaneers at Bengals100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillClosing line (Sep 13): Bengals by 3.5 · favorite pick, Bengals about 2 in 3 (64%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- CIN
- score:
- 27-33
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- CIN
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- CIN
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
3Player Season NumbersOdell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr. to record 100 receiving yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Player Season NumbersOdell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr. to record 1 receiving tds
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 92.2
The game in this take
every pundit’s pick on eachWho this take is about
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