John Breech#34 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 12, 2026
Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson.
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What John Breech said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromJohn Breech's pick: Commanders 24-17 over Giants
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- The piece
- Pick Six: What to know about the NFL after the trade deadline, ahead of Week 10
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- SaidNov 12
- PlayedNov 12
- GradedNov 13
- 1Washington Commanders 24 — Giants 17“John Breech's pick: Commanders 24-17 over Giants”
- 2Houston Texans 24 — Browns 16“John Breech — Texans (-4.5) 24-16 over Browns.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Commanders 24 — Giants 171 | Score Predictions | Commanders 24–21 | 90.48 | 42.81 | +71.51 | |
| Houston Texans 24 — Browns 162 | Score Predictions | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 90.5 | 42.8 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 2 score predictions — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 90.5 out of 100, against 42.8 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.
1Score PredictionsWashington Commanders
Washington Commanders 24 — Giants 17
What happenedCommanders 24–21called Commanders by 7 · won by 390.48Hit · naive 42.8190.48this call−42.81a naive guess=47.67better than naive×1.5difficulty=+71.51skillClosing line (Nov 12): Giants by 1.5, total 40.5 · this 24–17 calls a Commanders win (by 7; the line gave the Commanders 47%) and more points (41).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 24-21
- skill:
- 71.51
- they picked:
- WAS
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 90.48
- baseline:
- 42.81
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 9
- naive home margin:
- −0.02
- predicted margin:
- 7
2Score PredictionsHouston Texans
Houston Texans 24 — Browns 16
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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