Shanna McCarriston#10 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 17, 2026
They pick the Jaguars to beat the Texans in their London matchup, forecasting a comfortable 30-13 win even though they expect Houston to make the divisional game competitive.
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What Shanna McCarriston said
This one should go to the Jaguars, who have proven to be one of the top AFC teams this season.
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- Texans vs. Jaguars prediction: Marvin Harrison Jr. makes Houston debut in London
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- SaidOct 17
- PlayedOct 18
- GradedOct 18
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The call scored 16.7 out of 100, against 42.9 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Score PredictionsJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars 30 — Texans 13
What happenedTexans 34–31called Jaguars by 17 · lost by 316.67Miss · naive 42.8616.67this call−42.86a naive guess=−26.19worse than naive×1.72difficulty=−45.05skillClosing line (Oct 18): Jaguars by 2.5, total 42.5 · this 30–13 calls a bigger Jaguars win (by 17) and more points (43).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 34-31
- skill:
- −45.05
- they picked:
- JAX
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 16.67
- baseline:
- 42.86
- difficulty:
- 1.72
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 13
- naive home margin:
- 0
- predicted margin:
- 17
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