Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 7, 2025
Rosenthal picks the Buccaneers to beat the Patriots, the Steelers to win outright at the Chargers, the Rams to blow out the 49ers, and jokes/claims the Ravens beat the Vikings by 25.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the Bucks are a complete team. I don't think the Patriots offensive line is as good.
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- Week 9 NFL Picks with Cynthia Frelund
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- SaidNov 7, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Los Angeles Rams to beat forty nine ers“I think the Rams are gonna blow them out this week... So I'm going Rams minus four and a half”
- 2Baltimore Ravens to beat Vikings“And when I heard all that and he's like growling in the locker room and he's an alter ego, I'm like Raven's by twenty five.”
- 3Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Chargers“I love this pick. I'm with you. I think the Steelers went straight up. Me and you are on the same side... But I have them winning straight up.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to beat forty nine ers1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +150 | |
| Baltimore Ravens to beat Vikings2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +150 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Chargers3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 100 | −150 | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 66.7 | 33.3 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 3 have settled, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 33.3 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.
1Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat forty nine ers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.5difficulty=+150skillClosing line (Nov 9): Rams by 5.5 · favorite pick, Rams about 2 in 3 (69%). Graded on who won, not on the spread.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 42-26
- skill:
- 150
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- SF
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 9
2Game Outcome PicksBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to beat Vikings
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.5difficulty=+150skillClosing line (Nov 9): Ravens by 4.5 · favorite pick, Ravens about 2 in 3 (67%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- BAL
- score:
- 27-19
- skill:
- 150
- they picked:
- BAL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- MIN
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 9
3Game Outcome PicksPittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Chargers
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.5difficulty=−150skillClosing line (Nov 9): Chargers by 3 · underdog pick, Steelers 41%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAC
- score:
- 10-25
- skill:
- −150
- they picked:
- PIT
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- LAC
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 9
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
66.7naive 33.3
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