John Hendricks· Sep 24, 2026
Predicted a lower-scoring Saints win over the Raiders, 24-19, with the defense carrying them.
“I think it'll be more like a 24, 19 game. I know. ... I think the Saints are gonna win.”
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The call scored 42.9 out of 100, against 32.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsNew Orleans SaintsSep 24, 2026
New Orleans Saints 24 — Raiders 19
“Maybe a little bit lower scoring, right, just because the Raiders defense... I think it'll be more like a 24, 19 game... I think the Saints are gonna win.”
Close · 43Scored 42.86a naive guess scored 32.07+20.39 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 35-27
- skill:
- 20.39
- they picked:
- NO
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 42.86
- baseline:
- 32.07
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 5
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