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Joe Marino#2 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 16, 2026

Marino predicts the Bills beat the Lions in the Thursday night home opener to go 2-0, and expects a shootout with Goff and Allen combining for over 600 passing yards (each with a good chance at 300+).

Said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On Bills (podcast)Hear the original

100Hit · out of 100
Bills 41–31What happenedLions at Bills
100A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
100This callout of 100
#2Joe Marino’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Joe Marino said

No. I think the Bills win it.
Our reading: Buffalo Bills to beat Lions
Where it was said
Locked On Bills (podcast)
The episode
HYPE: Buffalo Bills vs. Lions Prediction—Can Josh Allen & James Cook DOMINATE on Historic Night?
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  1. SaidSep 16
  2. PlayedSep 17
  3. GradedSep 18

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The call scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  1. Game Outcome PicksBuffalo Bills

    Buffalo Bills to beat Lions

    What happenedBills 41–31Lions at Bills
    100Hit · naive 100
    100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1.94difficulty0skill

    Closing line (Sep 17): Bills by 5.5 · favorite pick, Bills about 2 in 3 (68%).

    How this was scored
    won:
    BUF
    score:
    31-41
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    BUF
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    BUF
    difficulty:
    1.94
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    17
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