Jared Dubin· Oct 5, 2026
Dubin predicts the Saints beat the Falcons in a close Monday night game, 23-20, if New Orleans can avoid turnovers.
“Prediction: Saints 23, Falcons 20”
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The call scored 7.1 out of 100, against 1.6 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsNew Orleans SaintsOct 5, 2026
New Orleans Saints 23 — Falcons 20
“Prediction: Saints 23, Falcons 20”
Miss · 7Scored 7.14a naive guess scored 1.56+10.21 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 45-24
- skill:
- 10.21
- they picked:
- NO
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 7.14
- baseline:
- 1.56
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 21
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- naive home margin:
- 0.66
- predicted margin:
- 3
What others said about the same people
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 7Dajani picked the Saints to edge the Falcons 23-20.
- Jerry JonesScore Predictions · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 10Expects a shootout decided on the last possession, with the Saints beating the Falcons 31-27.
- Grant GordonGame Outcome Picks · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 0Predicts Tyler Shough throws for 400 yards and the Saints beat the Falcons on Monday night, with a blocked punt recovered for a touchdown.
- Bobby KownackGame Outcome Picks · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 0Predicts the Saints beat the Falcons on Monday night, sealing it with a blocked punt returned for a touchdown in the game's final minutes.
- Dan ParrScore Predictions · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 7Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, taking the 49ers to move to 4-0 over Denver, the Saints at home on Monday night and the Steelers in Cleveland.
- Bobby KownackScore Predictions · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 5Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including upsets by the Jets in Chicago and the Buccaneers over the Packers, plus the Jaguars at Cincinnati.
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- Scott KennedyScore Predictions · Atlanta FalconsClose · 67Believes the Falcons' play in the trenches decides the game and picks Atlanta 27-20.