Pete Prisco#51 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 30, 2026

Prisco predicted a lopsided 37-21 Cowboys win over the Cardinals and a close 23-20 Rams victory over the Chargers.

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0 of 2calls landed1 close call · 1 miss · all settled

45.2Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

55A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2Games calledeveryone’s picks below

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What Pete Prisco said

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Dallas big — even on a short week.

Pete Prisco, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

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SaidOct 30
PlayedNov 1
GradedNov 1–2

1Los Angeles Rams 23 — Chargers 20“Prisco thinks they will struggle to separate in a 23-20 win over the team with which they share their home stadium.”
2Dallas Cowboys 37 — Cardinals 21“Dallas big, Prisco says. How big? Three possessions. It's a 37-21 Cowboys win in his eyes.”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Los Angeles Rams 23 — Chargers 20¹	Score Predictions	Rams 24–9	71.43	65.99	+8.75
Dallas Cowboys 37 — Cardinals 21²	Score Predictions	Cardinals 33–30	19.05	43.99	−40.15
2 calls · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled			45.2	55

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How each call scored

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2 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.

All 2 have settled, averaging 45.2 out of 100, against 55 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 Predictions Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams 23 — Chargers 20
What happenedRams 24–9called Rams by 3 · won by 15
71.43Close · naive 65.99
71.43this call65.99a naive guess5.44better than naive1.61difficulty+8.75skill
Closing line (Nov 1): Rams by 6.5, total 46.5 · this 23–20 calls a closer game (Rams by 3) and fewer points (43).
How this was scored
score:
9-24
skill:
8.75
they picked:
LAR
season:
2026
accuracy:
71.43
baseline:
65.99
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
15
weeks left when called:
11
naive home margin:
0.72
predicted margin:
3
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2Score Predictions Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys 37 — Cardinals 21
What happenedCardinals 33–30called Cowboys by 16 · lost by 3
19.05Miss · naive 43.99
19.05this call43.99a naive guess−24.94worse than naive1.61difficulty−40.15skill
Closing line (Nov 1): Cowboys by 7, total 54.5 · this 37–21 calls a bigger Cowboys win (by 16) and more points (58).
How this was scored
score:
33-30
skill:
−40.15
they picked:
DAL
season:
2026
accuracy:
19.05
baseline:
43.99
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
3
weeks left when called:
11
naive home margin:
0.47
predicted margin:
16
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the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
45.2naive 55

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