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Leaderboard / Mike Clay

Mike Clay

Writes at Locked On 49ers (podcast)

Not ranked yetBuilding a record: 9 graded articles

-22.78MissedTakes Scorevs a naive guess · 0 = no better

22.22%Accuracyhow often the calls landed

9Graded callsacross 9 articles

30Waitingnot graded yet

Every graded call, continued · page 2

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9 graded calls in 9 articles, newest first — page 2 of 2. Every take from Mike Clay, including the ones still waiting →

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Sep 25, 2026
Picked the Seahawks to beat the Commanders in Week 3.Game Outcome Picks · 1 call
1 miss
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- Seattle Seahawks to beat Commanders

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“ESPN Mike Clay: Seahawks”

Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-189 skill

How this was scored

won:: WAS
score:: 31-33
skill:: −189
they picked:: SEA
season:: 2026
accuracy:: 0
baseline:: 100
the naive pick:: WAS
difficulty:: 1.89
weeks in the season:: 18
weeks left when called:: 16

Closing line (Sep 27): Seahawks by 8.5 · favorite pick, Seahawks about 3 in 4 (77%).

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