Emmett Matasovsky· Oct 11, 2026
He predicted the Lions' offense would top 35 points against Arizona, forecasting 37 points for Detroit, and expected Jahmyr Gibbs to post a big game in the desert.
“My prediction has Detroit with 37 points, so I will stick with yes, they will.”
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- Score PredictionsDetroit LionsOct 11, 2026
Detroit Lions 37 — Cardinals ?
“My prediction has Detroit with 37 points, so I will stick with yes, they will.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+178 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 45-21
- skill:
- 178
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.78
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 24
- weeks left when called:
- 14
- naive home margin:
- 0.32
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