John Granato· May 19, 2026
Walking through the Texans' schedule, Granato predicted wins in nearly every game — 7-0 before the bye and a 16-1 finish, with the only loss he'd concede being the road game against Lamar Jackson's Ravens.
“I honestly don't see a loss.”
said on air, transcribed by us · John and Lance — ESPN Houston (podcast) · read the original →
12 checkable claims — 11 game outcome picks and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
3 of 12 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 33.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
Where this call stands in the room
Houston Texans · 2026 season · wins23 calls from 16 pundits between 1 wins and 16 wins. John Granato said 16 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Bills at Texans 46 calls
- Bengals at Texans 26 calls
- Texans at Colts 11 calls
- Cowboys at Texans 9 calls
- Texans at Jaguars 5 calls
- Texans at Chargers 4 calls
12 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Colts
“At the Colts, Danny Dimes? You okay? Nice. You got no shot against this defense.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- IND
- score:
- 17-19
- skill:
- -200
- they picked:
- HOU
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- IND
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Bengals
“Bengals offensive line blows. Texans two and o.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- CIN
- score:
- 20-6
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- HOU
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- HOU
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Bills
“The Bills game. They win for sure... Bills win. I mean, Josh Allen's got no chance here.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 36-31
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- HOU
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- HOU
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Commanders
“At the Commanders, no worries.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat jags
“At versus the jags in England, you know what? I don't see a loss before the buy.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Cowboys
“Cowboys goes without saying. The Texans are four and o”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Steelers
“At the Steelers, forget about it.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Chargers
“At the Chargers, I mean, Justin Herbert, he always fares well against the Texans, doesn't he?... We're gonna destroy him.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat titans
“At the titans come on. That's that's stupid.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Titans
“And then the Titans to finish up, and they're pitiful.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Giants
“The Giants, stop. The Jags, the Giants, bye week seven and o.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsHouston TexansMay 19, 2026
Houston Texans to finish with 16 wins
“And then the Titans to finish up, and they're pitiful. I mean, I don't I sixteen and one? Maybe?”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Houston TexansClose · 48Simms 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.
- Gregg RosenthalGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0Outside of his spread picks, Rosenthal referenced his season-long pick of the Texans to win the Super Bowl and said he expects Houston to beat the Colts on Sunday.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Houston TexansClose · 40Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Houston TexansClose · 45Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles.
- Richard ShermanScore Predictions · Houston TexansClose · 48Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Cincinnati BengalsMiss · 0Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Las Vegas RaidersHit · 100Previewing 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.
- Sam MonsonGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South.
- 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.