Brad "The Brain" FeinbergJan 10, 2026
The show's betting analyst, known as "the Brain," said they'd be stunned if Indiana lost to Miami, predicted the Rams would beat Carolina by 14-plus, and picked the Packers, Jaguars, Patriots and Texans on wild card weekend.
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What Brad "The Brain" Feinberg said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the Rams do win the game by fourteen plus.
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- GradedAug 13–17
- 1Los Angeles Rams to beat Panthers“I think the Rams there is a total mismatch in this game, and I think the Rams do win the game by fourteen plus.”
- 2Green Bay Packers to beat Bears“I'm not a believer in the Bears at all. I think Green Bay finds a way to win a close game.”
- 3Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Bills“Great game? I think Jags are the better to... think Jacks win”
- 4Houston Texans to beat Steelers“Yeah, I bet that. I like the stealer of the Texans. I like the Texans playing two and a half.”
- 5New England Patriots to beat Chargers“Chargers Patriots ween Patriots, but not a game I'm betting.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to beat Panthers1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +100 | |
| Green Bay Packers to beat Bears2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 100 | −100 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Bills3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Houston Texans to beat Steelers4 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +100 | |
| New England Patriots to beat Chargers5 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| 5 calls · 3 hits · 2 misses · all settled | 60 | 40 | ||||
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive5 checkable claims — 5 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 5 have settled, averaging 60 out of 100, against 40 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 PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat Panthers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1difficulty=+100skillClosing line (Jan 10): Rams by 10 · favorite pick, Rams about 4 in 5 (81%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 34-31
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- CAR
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Game Outcome PicksGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Bears
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1difficulty=−100skillClosing line (Jan 10): Packers by 2.5 · favorite pick, Packers 55%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- CHI
- score:
- 27-31
- skill:
- −100
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- CHI
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Game Outcome PicksJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Bills
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillClosing line (Jan 11): Jaguars by 1.5 · a toss-up, Bills 47%, Jaguars 53%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 27-24
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- JAX
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- JAX
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
4Game Outcome PicksHouston Texans
Houston Texans to beat Steelers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1difficulty=+100skillClosing line (Jan 12): Texans by 3 · favorite pick, Texans 58%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- HOU
- score:
- 30-6
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- HOU
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- PIT
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
5Game Outcome PicksNew England Patriots
New England Patriots to beat Chargers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillClosing line (Jan 11): Patriots by 3.5 · favorite pick, Patriots 64%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- NE
- score:
- 3-16
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- NE
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
60naive 40
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