Chris Broussard#77 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 10, 2026
Broussard picked mostly favorites — Eagles 28-20 over San Francisco, Green Bay, the Rams and Houston — but talked themselves into one upset, the Chargers over the Patriots.
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What Chris Broussard said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo I I think I see Philly winning something like twenty eight twenty.
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- SaidJan 9
- GradedAug 13–17
- 1Los Angeles Rams to beat Panthers“I got the Rams. I'm sorry, coach.”
- 2Green Bay Packers to beat Chicago“Look. I got Green Bay over Chicago. I'm sticking with the Packers.”
- 3Houston Texans to beat Steelers“I got Philly. I got Houston.”
- 4Los Angeles Chargers to beat Patriots“Because I like to go big game, honey, I'm a take the chargers... I'm going with the charges.”
- 5Philadelphia Eagles 28 — San Francisco 20“So I I think I see Philly winning something like twenty eight twenty.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to beat Panthers1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +100 | |
| Green Bay Packers to beat Chicago2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 100 | −100 | |
| Houston Texans to beat Steelers3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +100 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers to beat Patriots4 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 100 | −100 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles 28 — San Francisco 205 | Score Predictions | — | 40.48 | 45.3 | −4.83 | |
| 5 calls · 2 hits · 1 close call · 2 misses · all settled | 48.1 | 49.1 | ||||
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive5 checkable claims — 4 game outcome picks and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 5 have settled, averaging 48.1 out of 100, against 49.1 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 Panthers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1difficulty=+100skillClosing line (Jan 10): Rams by 10 · favorite pick, Rams about 4 in 5 (81%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 34-31
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- CAR
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Game Outcome PicksGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Chicago
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1difficulty=−100skillClosing line (Jan 10): Packers by 2.5 · favorite pick, Packers 55%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- CHI
- score:
- 27-31
- skill:
- −100
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- CHI
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Game Outcome PicksHouston Texans
Houston Texans to beat Steelers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1difficulty=+100skillClosing line (Jan 12): Texans by 3 · favorite pick, Texans 58%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- HOU
- score:
- 30-6
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- HOU
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- PIT
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
4Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Patriots
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1difficulty=−100skillClosing line (Jan 11): Patriots by 3.5 · underdog pick, Chargers 36%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- NE
- score:
- 3-16
- skill:
- −100
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- NE
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
5Score PredictionsPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles 28 — San Francisco 20
VerdictClose40.48Close · naive 45.340.48this call−45.3a naive guess=−4.82worse than naive×1difficulty=−4.83skillClosing line (Jan 11): Eagles by 6, total 44.5 · this 28–20 calls a bigger Eagles win (by 8) and more points (48).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 23-19
- skill:
- −4.83
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 40.48
- baseline:
- 45.3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 8
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
48.1naive 49.1
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