JP Acosta#40 of 87 NFL pundits · May 20, 2026
Acosta takes the Texans to beat the Bills in Week 1 and also likes the Rams over the 49ers, backs the Jaguars over 8.5 wins, picks Denver to win the AFC West and reach the Super Bowl, the Rams as NFC champs and Super Bowl winners, the Packers as a sleeper, and goes Dak Prescott for MVP, Makai Limon for OROY and Sonny Styles for DROY.
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What JP Acosta said
But I do have the Rams winning the Super Bowl.
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- EARLY NFL WAGERS: Win Totals | Division Picks | Player Awards | Super Bowl LXI 🏈
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Surprise Team Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Conference Champions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Award Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Season Win Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Super Bowl Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
How each call scored
11 checkable claims — 3 award picks, 3 season win totals, 2 conference champions, 1 division winner, 1 super bowl pick and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 11 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 2.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Cleveland Browns · 2026 season · wins6 calls from 4 pundits between 6 wins and 10 wins. JP Acosta said 7 wins. the room's median is 6 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Division Winners1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Denver Broncos to win the division
“I'm I'm leaning heavy on the Broncos to win the AFC West.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Surprise Team Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Green Bay Packers to beat expectations
“I'm gonna say the Green Bay Packers... So I think they're really they're a nice sleeper to win the Super Bowl”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Conference Champions2 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
“I'm gonna be sort of basic with my answer, and I'm gonna say the Rams... I think this is going to be the year that they, finally, they get back to the Super Bowl.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Denver Broncos to reach the Super Bowl
“I went with the Broncos here... this team should not only win the AFC, but they could win the Super Bowl.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Award Picks3 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Dak Prescott to win MVP
“I'm going Dak Prescott... he's one of my favorite odds, my early pick to win MVP.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Makai Lemon to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“I went with Eagles wide receiver, Makai Limon... So I think Lemon will win here”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Sonny Styles to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
“I'm going Sonny Styles here... So I'm gonna pick Sonny Styles here because he is the most talented player among all rookie defenders.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Jacksonville Jaguars to finish with 10 wins
“I just feel like eight and a half is really selling this Jaguars team short, and I still think this team can win double digit games.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jacksonville Jaguars to finish with 8.5 wins
“I mean, the Jaguar sitting at eight and a half, I'm gonna take that over.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Cleveland Browns to finish with 7 wins
“If you could just rotate these guys, like, quarter by quarter... I think you could probably pull off, like, seven wins.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Super Bowl Picks1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl
“But I do have the Rams winning the Super Bowl... So they're my early pick.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More award picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Willie Colon · Award Picks · Sam Darnold · Miss 0
Colon picked the Seahawks to win 24-14 with Sam Darnold as Super Bowl MVP.Danny Parkins · Award Picks · Jaxon Smith-Njigba · Miss 0
Parkins picked Seattle to win 27-16 with Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Super Bowl MVP.