WaltAug 26, 2026
A 2026 futures column backing the Bills to win 13-plus games with a healthy Josh Allen, and the Bengals to win 12 or more games and take their division behind an improved defense and soft schedule.
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What Walt said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBarring injury, they should easily win 12 or more games.
- Where it was published
- Walter Football
- The piece
- 2026 NFL Betting Futures: Super Bowl Winners, Season Win Totals
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- 1Buffalo Bills to finish with 13 wins“As long as Josh Allen is healthy, they'll be in a position to win 13-plus games.”
- 2Cincinnati Bengals to win the division“I think there's a really good chance the Bengals win the division, especially considering how soft their schedule is.”
- 3Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 12 wins“Barring injury, they should easily win 12 or more games. So, I like the over 11.5.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills to finish with 13 wins1 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 12 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 season win totals and 1 division winner — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Buffalo Bills · 2026 season · wins25 calls from 12 pundits between 10 wins and 14 wins. Walt said 13 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
winsTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Season Win TotalsBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to finish with 13 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 12 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Prisco picked the Bills to win 21-14 at Minnesota.John Breech · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17.Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 62
Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 74
Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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