Randy Gurzi#74 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 27, 2026
Gurzi expects Dallas to win its next two games, hosting the 2-5 Cardinals in Week 8 and visiting the 2-5 Colts in Week 9, calling it the best stretch of the season for the Cowboys to turn things around.
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What Randy Gurzi said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromDallas has two more games coming up that they should be able to win.
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- SaidOct 27
- PlayedNov 1–8
- GradedNov 1–8
- 1Dallas Cowboys to beat Indianapolis Colts“Dallas has two more games coming up that they should be able to win... and in Week 9, they visit the 2-5 Indianapolis Colts.”
- 2Dallas Cowboys to beat Arizona Cardinals“Dallas has two more games coming up that they should be able to win. In Week 8, they host the 2-5 Arizona Cardinals”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys to beat Indianapolis Colts1 | Game Outcome Picks | Cowboys 27–23 | 100 | 0 | +161 | |
| Dallas Cowboys to beat Arizona Cardinals2 | Game Outcome Picks | Cardinals 33–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled | 50 | 0 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 2 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 2 have settled, averaging 50 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
1Game Outcome PicksDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to beat Indianapolis Colts
What happenedCowboys 27–23Cowboys at Colts100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.61difficulty=+161skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- DAL
- score:
- 27-23
- skill:
- 161
- they picked:
- DAL
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- IND
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 11
2Game Outcome PicksDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to beat Arizona Cardinals
What happenedCardinals 33–30Cardinals at Cowboys0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.61difficulty=0skillClosing line (Nov 1): Cowboys by 7 · favorite pick, Cowboys about 3 in 4 (74%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- ARI
- score:
- 33-30
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- DAL
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DAL
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
50naive 0
The games in this take
every pundit’s pick on eachWho this take is about
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