Bill Huber· Oct 24, 2026
Huber predicts Josh Jacobs will play in Week 7 and picks the Lions to beat the Packers 31-24 in Detroit.
“I'll go Lions, 31-24.”
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3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 game outcome pick and 1 score prediction — 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.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 95.2 out of 100, against 96 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Packers at Lions 21 calls
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- Score PredictionsDetroit LionsOct 24, 2026
Detroit Lions 31 — Green Bay Packers 24
“I'll go Lions, 31-24.”
Hit · 90Scored 90.48a naive guess scored 92.03-2.59 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 17-20
- skill:
- −2.59
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 90.48
- baseline:
- 92.03
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 12
- naive home margin:
- −0.35
- predicted margin:
- 7
Closing line (Oct 25): Lions by 3.5, total 55.5 · this 31–24 calls a bigger Lions win (by 7) and fewer points (55).
- Game Outcome PicksDetroit LionsOct 24, 2026
Detroit Lions to beat Green Bay Packers
“I'm leaning toward Detroit... I'll go Lions, 31-24.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- DET
- score:
- 17-20
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- DET
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 12
Closing line (Oct 25): Lions by 3.5 · favorite pick, Lions 63%.
- Availability CallsJosh JacobsGreen Bay PackersOct 24, 2026
“Josh Jacobs is going to play, I was told on Thursday. (Week 7 vs. Detroit)”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100Parkins named the seven AFC teams he believes are already set as the playoff field, expects Chicago, Buffalo and Kansas City to win this week, took Green Bay over New England and Atlanta over Cincinnati outright, and kept Bills–Bears as his Super Bowl matchup with the Giants still winning the NFC East.
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More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Jeremy BrenerGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Brener 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.
- Albert BreerGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup.
- Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9.
- Dave RichardGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
- John PluymGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
- Pamela MaldonadoGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Maldonado picks the Seahawks in Week 9.