Bill Huber#59 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 3, 2026
Huber argues the Packers will beat the Buccaneers on Sunday, citing the quarterback mismatch between Jordan Love and undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels, Green Bay's revamped interior offensive line, and a more manageable run-defense assignment in Bucky Irving. They also indicate newly signed veteran Laken Tomlinson is expected to start at left guard.
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What Bill Huber said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIf that’s the case, the Packers should win – and perhaps comfortably.
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- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Winning Welcome: Three Reasons Why Packers Will Beat Buccaneers
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- SaidOct 3
- PlayedOct 4
- GradedOct 5
- 1Green Bay Packers to beat Buccaneers“The Packers will win on Sunday – right? – and here’s why. ... If that’s the case, the Packers should win – and perhaps comfortably.”
- 2Laken Tomlinson to be 1st on the depth chart“Nonetheless, indications are Tomlinson would start at left guard and Zeitler seemed confident that he’d be ready to go at right guard.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers to beat Buccaneers1 | Game Outcome Picks | Packers 17–14 | 100 | 0 | +183 | |
| Laken Tomlinson to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
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a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 game outcome pick — 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.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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 PicksGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Buccaneers
What happenedPackers 17–14Packers at Buccaneers100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.83difficulty=+183skillClosing line (Oct 4): Packers by 3 · favorite pick, Packers 58%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- GB
- score:
- 17-14
- skill:
- 183
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- TB
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 15
2Depth Chart CallsLaken TomlinsonGreen Bay Packers
Laken Tomlinson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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