# Shanna McCarriston: She picks the Bills to beat the Ravens in a close game at Highmark Stadium, with a final score of 33-30. **Claimed:** Oct 31, 2026 **Pundit:** Shanna McCarriston — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/shanna-mccarriston **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-ravens-where-to-watch-prediction-lamar-jackson-josh-allen/ One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. The call scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I expect the Bills to win this one in a tough battle that comes down to the end, and it may just be a playoff preview. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Buffalo Bills 33 — Ravens 30** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Bills by 3, total 54.5 · this 33–30 calls the line’s margin (Bills by 3) and more points (63). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. ## Who this take is about - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills ## What others said about the same people - Randy Gurzi on Taylor Rapp: Gurzi argues that, given Brandon Beane's fondness for reunions, recently released safety Taylor Rapp is a realistic option to return to Buffalo for safety depth — though only if the Bills fail to land a starting-caliber safety at the trade deadline. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5fa74f1d-69bf-4aee-999a-17fe4b2b5175 (scored 0) - Joe Marino on Taylor Rapp: Marino argues the Bills should and almost certainly will release safety Taylor Rapp to save cap space, saying he'd be stunned if Buffalo kept him. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6293af64-318f-43ba-b5be-7b2d42fabe29 (scored 100) - Ryan Wormeli on Buffalo Bills: Wormley expected the Bills to beat the Ravens and predicted the Jaguars would blow out a demoralized Colts team. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cc226632-db5c-46b5-87cb-f22ef2ccfe54 (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Buffalo Bills: Wright picked Buffalo to beat Baltimore in Lamar Jackson's return game, argued the Bills' much-maligned defense will climb to roughly 24th in the league rather than finishing 30th, expects Jacksonville to beat the Ravens four days later, and said a win in Denver would make 12 wins Kansas City's floor. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c597cd66-46e9-4cd1-b562-93b413d2c20b (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on Buffalo Bills: Rogers picked straight-up winners across the Week 8 slate, siding with the Bills over the Ravens, the Lions, Steelers, Jaguars, Bengals, Falcons, Raiders, Broncos, Rams, Patriots, Commanders and the Bears in Seattle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/14b3a81b-ba4d-4270-b122-8cfe7fc959b0 (scored 100) - Eric Cohen on Buffalo Bills: Cohen projected a high-scoring Bills win over the Ravens with Lamar Jackson back, forecasting a 31-25 Buffalo victory. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d7907378-acb1-4baf-9e85-cf96103f858b (scored 52.38) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jeremy Brener on Seattle Seahawks: Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eb2d245-63d0-4be0-80ba-3f60197e2b16 (scored 100) - Randy Gurzi on Seattle Seahawks: Gurzi expects Seattle to win comfortably again with Drew Lock starting, predicting a 27-10 Seahawks victory. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2aa76291-5bd8-4cc0-a321-36bded67c408 (scored 92.86) - Pete Prisco on Houston Texans: Prisco gives score predictions for every Week 9 NFL game, picking the Bengals to rout the Falcons in Madrid, the Cowboys to rebound at Indianapolis, and the Jaguars to win in Baltimore without Lamar Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc43909b-bc7f-47aa-b208-5cf7c95844bc (scored 54.76) - Bryan DeArdo on Chicago Bears: DeArdo picks the Bears to beat the Buccaneers on Sunday night in a defensive game, predicting a 20-16 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7b882443-b481-48fb-b19b-e7f989d85e46 (scored 97.62) - Randy Gurzi on Seattle Seahawks: Predicts Seattle runs away with the game, 27-10 over Arizona. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c5d07f67-8755-451d-a76f-ac40ec60aeec (scored 92.86) - Russell Baxter on Seattle Seahawks: Predicts the Seahawks beat the Cardinals 26-21 in Week 9, with Seattle's pass rush making Gardner Minshew uncomfortable. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4c6d407f-7cff-470d-8ce9-616b3d353715 (scored 78.57) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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