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Jordan Dajani#23 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 22, 2026

Dajani picked the Bears to beat the Patriots 28-24 on Thursday night and took the Steelers to beat the Saints 23-20 in Week 7's international game.

Published in writing · CBS SportsRead the original

2 of 2calls landed2 hits · all settled
94.1Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls
60.7A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
2Games calledeveryone’s picks below
#23Jordan Dajani’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Jordan Dajani said

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Jordan Dajani — Steelers 23-20 over Saints (+3.5).
Jordan Dajani, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below
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The piece
Pick Six: Patriots-Bears predictions for Thursday night, plus NFL Week 7 picks and possible upsets
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  1. SaidOct 22
  2. PlayedOct 22–25
  3. GradedOct 23–25
  1. 1Pittsburgh Steelers 23 — Saints 20“Jordan Dajani — Steelers 23-20 over Saints (+3.5).”
  2. 2Chicago Bears 28 — Patriots 24“Jordan Dajani's pick: Bears 28-24 over Patriots”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Pittsburgh Steelers 23 — Saints 201Score PredictionsSteelers 16–1092.8635.04+96.56
Chicago Bears 28 — Patriots 242Score PredictionsBears 30–2495.2486.37+14.8
2 calls · 2 hits · all settled94.160.7

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

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 94.1 out of 100, against 60.7 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.

  1. 1Score PredictionsPittsburgh Steelers

    Pittsburgh Steelers 23 — Saints 20

    What happenedSteelers 16–10called Steelers by 3 · won by 6
    92.86Hit · naive 35.04
    92.86this call35.04a naive guess57.82better than naive1.67difficulty+96.56skill

    Closing line (Oct 25): Steelers by 3, total 43.5 · this 23–20 calls the line’s margin (Steelers by 3) and fewer points (43). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread.

    How this was scored
    score:
    16-10
    skill:
    96.56
    they picked:
    PIT
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    92.86
    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:
    3
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  2. 2Score PredictionsChicago Bears

    Chicago Bears 28 — Patriots 24

    What happenedBears 30–24called Bears by 4 · won by 6
    95.24Hit · naive 86.37
    95.24this call86.37a naive guess8.87better than naive1.67difficulty+14.8skill

    Closing line (Oct 22): Bears by 3, total 50.5 · this 28–24 calls a bigger Bears win (by 4) and more points (52).

    How this was scored
    score:
    24-30
    skill:
    14.8
    they picked:
    CHI
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    95.24
    baseline:
    86.37
    difficulty:
    1.67
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    6
    weeks left when called:
    12
    naive home margin:
    0.28
    predicted margin:
    4
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  3. All

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    the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once

    94.1naive 60.7

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