Jared Dubin· Oct 1, 2026
Dubin picks the Steelers to beat the Browns 20-14 on Thursday night in Cleveland, saying he trusts Pittsburgh's offense slightly more than Cleveland's and doubts the Browns can move the ball consistently.
“Pick: Steelers 20, Browns 14”
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The call scored 42.9 out of 100, against 95 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsPittsburgh SteelersOct 1, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers 20 — Browns 14
“Pick: Steelers 20, Browns 14”
Close · 43Scored 42.86a naive guess scored 95.04-95.5 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-27
- skill:
- -95.5
- they picked:
- PIT
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 42.86
- baseline:
- 95.04
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- naive home margin:
- 0.92
- predicted margin:
- 6
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