Cynthia Frelund#45 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 21, 2025
Frelund picks the 49ers to beat the Panthers by a touchdown on Monday night, the Packers to beat the Vikings, and agrees Atlanta wins outright at New Orleans; they also think the Raiders can beat the Browns by about two points.
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What Cynthia Frelund said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think that on Monday Night football, the San Francisco forty nine Ers win by a touchdown.
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- SaidNov 21, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Atlanta Falcons to beat Saints“I'm actually aligned with you on Atlanta winning straight up.”
- 2San Francisco 49ers to beat Panthers“I think that on Monday Night football, the San Francisco forty nine Ers win by a touchdown.”
- 3Las Vegas Raiders to beat Browns“But ultimately I do think the Raiders can pull this one out ... here's the one stat I can point to for why I only think it's by two points.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons to beat Saints1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +139 | |
| San Francisco 49ers to beat Panthers2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Las Vegas Raiders to beat Browns3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 66.7 | 33.3 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks — 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.
All 3 have settled, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 33.3 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.
1Game Outcome PicksAtlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons to beat Saints
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.39difficulty=+139skillClosing line (Nov 23): Saints by 1.5 · a toss-up, Falcons 47%, Saints 53%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- ATL
- score:
- 24-10
- skill:
- 139
- they picked:
- ATL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- NO
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
2Game Outcome PicksSan Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers to beat Panthers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.39difficulty=0skillClosing line (Nov 24): 49ers by 7.5 · favorite pick, 49ers about 3 in 4 (77%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- SF
- score:
- 9-20
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- SF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- SF
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
3Game Outcome PicksLas Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders to beat Browns
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.39difficulty=0skillClosing line (Nov 23): Raiders by 3 · favorite pick, Raiders 59%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- CLE
- score:
- 24-10
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LV
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LV
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
66.7naive 33.3
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