Bryan DeArdo#4 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 24, 2026
DeArdo picks the Steelers to beat the Saints in the first NFL game played in France, predicting a 27-20 Pittsburgh win.
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What Bryan DeArdo said
Score: Steelers 27, Saints 20
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- Saints vs. Steelers: Aaron Rodgers, Tyler Shough to duel in first-ever game in Paris
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- SaidOct 24
- PlayedOct 25
- GradedOct 25
How the call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 97.6 out of 100, against 35 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Score PredictionsPittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers 27 — Saints 20
What happenedSteelers 16–10called Steelers by 7 · won by 697.62Hit · naive 35.0497.62this call−35.04a naive guess=62.58better than naive×1.67difficulty=+104.51skillClosing line (Oct 25): Steelers by 3, total 43.5 · this 27–20 calls a bigger Steelers win (by 7) and more points (47).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 16-10
- skill:
- 104.51
- they picked:
- PIT
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 97.62
- baseline:
- 35.04
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 12
- naive home margin:
- −0.28
- predicted margin:
- 7
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