Tyler Sullivan· Oct 30, 2026
Sullivan predicted the Jaguars to beat the Colts 33-20 and the Patriots to win at Miami 30-20.
“Conversely, you have Trevor Lawrence playing like an MVP candidate and should face little resistance from a Colts defense that has just two interceptions on the year.”
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The call scored 88.1 out of 100, against 39.8 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsOct 30, 2026
New England Patriots 30 — Dolphins 20
“that did not stop Sullivan from predicting a 30-20 triumph for Vrabel's crew”
Hit · 88Scored 88.1a naive guess scored 39.8+77.75 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-19
- skill:
- 77.75
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 88.1
- baseline:
- 39.8
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 5
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 0.72
- predicted margin:
- 10
Closing line (Nov 1): Patriots by 7, total 41.5 · this 30–20 calls a bigger Patriots win (by 10) and more points (50).
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