Eric Cohen· Oct 30, 2026
Cohen projected a high-scoring Bills win over the Ravens with Lamar Jackson back, forecasting a 31-25 Buffalo victory.
“BILLS 31, Ravens 25”
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The call scored 52.4 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Ravens at Bills 23 calls
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- Score PredictionsBuffalo BillsOct 30, 2026
Buffalo Bills 31 — Ravens 25
“With Lamar Jackson back in action for Baltimore, expect another shootout... BILLS 31, Ravens 25”
Close · 52Scored 52.38a naive guess scored 50+3.83 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 10-36
- skill:
- 3.83
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 52.38
- baseline:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 26
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 6
Closing line (Nov 1): Bills by 3, total 54.5 · this 31–25 calls a bigger Bills win (by 6) and more points (56).
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