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Danny Parkins#75 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 9, 2026

In the no-spread chips segment Parkins backed Denver over the Chargers, the Patriots over the Raiders and the Bills over the Rams; they also predicted the Bears win in Green Bay by double digits and leaned Seattle over San Francisco.

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0Miss · out of 100
Packers 31–7What happenedBears at Packers
100A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
0This callout of 100
#75Danny Parkins’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Danny Parkins said

Tyson Baden going to Lambeau and a double digit victory.
Our reading: Chicago Bears to beat Green Bay
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  1. SaidOct 9
  2. PlayedOct 11
  3. GradedOct 11

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The call scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  1. Game Outcome PicksChicago Bears

    Chicago Bears to beat Green Bay

    What happenedPackers 31–7Bears at Packers
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive1.78difficulty−178skill

    Closing line (Oct 11): Bears by 1.5 · a toss-up, Bears 53%, Packers 47%.

    How this was scored
    won:
    GB
    score:
    7-31
    skill:
    −178
    they picked:
    CHI
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    GB
    difficulty:
    1.78
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    14
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