Russell Baxter· Nov 7, 2026
Predicts the Seahawks beat the Cardinals 26-21 in Week 9, with Seattle's pass rush making Gardner Minshew uncomfortable.
“Seattle makes it 11 in a row in the series but will struggle this time around compared to their 24-point victory in Week 2.”
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The call scored 78.6 out of 100, against 67 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Cardinals at Seahawks 50 calls
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- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksNov 7, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 26 — Cardinals 21
“Russell Baxter: Seahawks 26, Cardinals 21”
Close · 79Scored 78.57a naive guess scored 66.97+18.1 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 3-17
- skill:
- 18.1
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 78.57
- baseline:
- 66.97
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 14
- weeks left when called:
- 10
- naive home margin:
- 0.13
- predicted margin:
- 5
Closing line (Nov 8): Seahawks by 8.5, total 39.5 · this 26–21 calls a closer game (Seahawks by 5) and more points (47).
What others said about the same people
- Jeremy BrenerScore Predictions · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback.
- Albert BreerGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup.
- Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9.
- Dave RichardGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
- John PluymGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
- Pamela MaldonadoGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Maldonado picks the Seahawks in Week 9.
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