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Darius Hayes

Writes at Sports Illustrated

Every take from Darius Hayes, including the ones still waiting →

Is Darius Hayes accurate? Across 1 graded call in 1 article, Darius Hayes scores 57.14% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 101.71, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.

57.14%

Accuracy

How often they were right.

101.71

MissedTakes Score

Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.

Graded calls

across 1 article.

Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.

Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.

Graded calls · 1

Predicts the Falcons grind out a close road win, 20-17, behind the running game and late defensive stops.Oct 5, 2026
- Atlanta Falcons 20 — Saints 17
  “Prediction: Falcons 20, Saints 17”
  Close · 57Scored 57.14a naive guess scored 1.56+101.71 skill
  How this was scored
  score:
  45-24
  skill:
  101.71
  they picked:
  ATL
  season:
  2026
  accuracy:
  57.14
  baseline:
  1.56
  difficulty:
  1.83
  weeks in the season:
  18
  actual margin:
  21
  weeks left when called:
  15
  naive home margin:

We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong — a misattributed quote, a claim we misread, a grade you disagree with — tell us and we will look at it.

0.66

predicted margin:

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