Colin Cowherd· Oct 24, 2025
Cowherd's weekly "Blazing Five" slate: he picks the Ravens (his favorite play) to beat the Bears, the Patriots to beat the Browns by ten, a high-scoring Falcons win over Miami, the Texans over the 49ers, and the Broncos over the Cowboys at home. He also says he bet Baltimore to make the playoffs and believes they will.
“Lamar Jackson's gonna eat favorite pick of the weekend Ravens minus six. They win twenty eight to twenty one, and it won't feel that close.”
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6 checkable claims — 5 score predictions and 1 playoff pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 6 have settled, averaging 52.8 out of 100, against 44.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensOct 24, 2025
Baltimore Ravens 28 — Bears 21
“Lamar Jackson's gonna eat favorite pick of the weekend Ravens minus six. They win twenty eight to twenty one, and it won't feel that close.”
Hit · 83Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 71.5+19.06 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 16-30
- skill:
- 19.06
- they picked:
- BAL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 71.5
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 14
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 7
- Score PredictionsDenver BroncosOct 24, 2025
Denver Broncos 28 — Cowboys 24
“So I like Denver to win, and I like Denver to cover the spread. Twenty eight twenty four Broncos win.”
Close · 62Scored 61.9a naive guess scored 57.21+7.56 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-44
- skill:
- 7.56
- they picked:
- DEN
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 61.9
- baseline:
- 57.21
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 20
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 4
- Score PredictionsHouston TexansOct 24, 2025
Houston Texans 27 — 49ers 23
“I think it's a choppie game. I'm gonna take the Texans twenty seven to twenty three.”
Hit · 83Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 78.64+7.56 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 15-26
- skill:
- 7.56
- they picked:
- HOU
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 78.64
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 11
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 4
- Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsOct 24, 2025
New England Patriots 28 — Browns 17
“I like the Patriots to win by ten, twenty eight to seventeen.”
Hit · 81Scored 80.95a naive guess scored 59.59+34.39 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 13-32
- skill:
- 34.39
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 80.95
- baseline:
- 59.59
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 19
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 11
- Score PredictionsAtlanta FalconsOct 24, 2025
Atlanta Falcons 30 — Dolphins 24
“Atlanta's offense at home very good. Take the over forty four and a half points, twenty eight, twenty one thirty twenty four. My bad of Falcons win”
Miss · 7Scored 7.14a naive guess scored 0+11.5 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 34-10
- skill:
- 11.5
- they picked:
- ATL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 7.14
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 24
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 6
- Playoff PicksBaltimore RavensOct 24, 2025
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“You could get Baltimore plus one ten to make the playoffs plus money. / I did take that. I think they're going to the playoffs.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- BAL
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive guess said:
- yes
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- no
- weeks left when called:
- 11
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Baltimore RavensHit · 98Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · New England PatriotsHit · 100Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro.
- Tracy SandlerGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100Sandler predicted Caleb Williams would miss two to three weeks with his hamstring injury, and in the picks segment took the Broncos, Ravens, Vikings, Bills and Bears (switching off an earlier Tampa pick).
- Carmen VitaliGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosHit · 100In the show's weekly picks segment Vitali took the Broncos over the Rams, the Ravens over the Cowboys in Rio, Tampa at home over Minnesota, the Bills over the Chargers and the Eagles on the road in Chicago. She also agreed that Caleb Williams would be out roughly two to three weeks.
More score predictions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 10Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle.
- Jake ArthurScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Arthur expects a close Chiefs win on Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead, predicting a final score of 27-23 for Kansas City.
- Zach HicksScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Hicks predicts a lower-scoring, field-goal-heavy game with the Chiefs beating the Colts 23-19, citing Indianapolis' red-zone success against Kansas City historically.
- Nate TiceScore Predictions · Cincinnati BengalsClose · 74Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro.
- Matt HarmonScore Predictions · Philadelphia EaglesHit · 100Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver.