Vito ChircoSep 13, 2026
Chirco predicts Saints receiver Chris Olave will beat Lions cornerback D.J. Reed in coverage and post six catches for 89 yards and a touchdown in the season opener.
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What Vito Chirco said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm predicting that Olave will end up amassing six catches for 89 yards and a score in the season-opening tilt.
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- 1Chris Olave to record 6 receptions“I'm predicting that Olave will end up amassing six catches for 89 yards and a score in the season-opening tilt.”
- 2Chris Olave to record 1 receiving tds“six catches for 89 yards and a score in the season-opening tilt”
- 3Chris Olave to record 89 receiving yards“I'm predicting that Olave will end up amassing six catches for 89 yards and a score in the season-opening tilt.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Olave to record 6 receptions1 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Chris Olave to record 1 receiving tds2 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Chris Olave to record 89 receiving yards3 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 3 player season numbers — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Chris Olave · 2026 season · receiving yards4 calls from 4 pundits between 89 receiving yards and 1,300 receiving yards. Vito Chirco said 89 receiving yards. the room's median is 1,120 receiving yards. not settled yet
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1Player Season NumbersChris OlaveNew Orleans Saints
Chris Olave to record 6 receptions
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Player Season NumbersChris OlaveNew Orleans Saints
Chris Olave to record 1 receiving tds
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Player Season NumbersChris OlaveNew Orleans Saints
Chris Olave to record 89 receiving yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More player season numbers
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