Manti Te'o#65 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 10, 2025
Manti Te'o picked the Chargers to beat the Houston Texans.
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What Manti Te'o said
I got the Chargers over the Houston Texans.
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- Move the Sticks (podcast)
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- GMFB Friday Hour 2: Eagles Concerns, NFL Honors Annoucement, and Bold Predictions
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- SaidJan 10, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
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Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Houston Texans
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1difficulty=−100skillClosing line (Jan 11): Chargers by 3 · favorite pick, Chargers 59%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- HOU
- score:
- 12-32
- skill:
- −100
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- HOU
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
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