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Shannon Sharpe#42 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 9, 2025

Sharpe says they can see the Ravens getting Lamar Jackson to a Super Bowl this season, and in the NBA Finals they take Oklahoma City to close out Indiana in five games.

Said on air or in an interview · Nightcap (podcast)Hear the original

0Miss · out of 100

NE and SEA wonWhat happenedpicked BAL

0A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge

0This callout of 100

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What Shannon Sharpe said

Yeah, I got KC in five. They're gonna win. They're gonna win the next three games.

Our reading: Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl

Where it was said: Nightcap (podcast)
The episode: Nightcap - Hour 2: Unc, Ocho, Iso & Jermaine O’neal react to the ringers top 100 players!
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SaidJun 9, 2025
GradedAug 17, 2026

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One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

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Conference Champions Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked BAL
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
BAL
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
reached the Super Bowl:
no
lost the conference final:
no
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Baltimore Ravens

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