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Patricia Traina covers the New York Giants for Sports Illustrated and the Locked On Giants and Locked On Saints podcasts. The predictions touch roster moves, trade speculation, game outcomes and draft positioning, naming players such as Jonathan Taylor, Malik Nabers and John Michael Schmitz.
Across 68 graded calls in 13 articles, Patricia Traina scores 43.1% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -36.23, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims.
That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution. That ranks #84 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard.
How accurate are NFL experts overall? →
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below opens to its own arithmetic.
All 122 calls · one square per call
55hits81% of graded
1Close1%
12misses18%
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How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Patricia Traina covers the New York Giants for Sports Illustrated and the Locked On Giants and Locked On Saints podcasts. The predictions touch roster moves, trade speculation, game outcomes and draft positioning, naming players such as Jonathan Taylor, Malik Nabers and John Michael Schmitz.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
68 graded calls in 13 articles, newest first — page 1 of 3. Every take from Patricia Traina, including the ones still waiting →
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.
The same 87, by how often their calls landed, with no credit for difficulty.
Why the ranks differ: a naive guess scores very differently depending on which calls were made, from 15.25% on the hardest record here to 85.71% on the easiest. Accuracy alone flatters easy calls, so by accuracy Patricia Traina would be #75; the Score measures the lift over a naive guess on the same calls, and that puts this record at #84.
| # | Pundit | Score | Accuracy | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | John Pluym | -31.7 | 19.32% | 39 |
| 83 | Matt Verderame | -35.45 | 20.74% | 42 |
| 84 | Patricia Traina | -36.23 | 43.1% | 68 |
| 85 | Brady Quinn | -39.33 | 52.59% | 110 |
| 86 | Eric Mangini | -42.82 | 30.3% | 27 |
J.J. McCarthy to move — “flip McCarthy to a quarterback-needy team next winter”
“the Giants could be in a position next winter, when the trading period opens up again, to flip McCarthy to a quarterback-needy team that's not happy with the way the current college crop at the position is taking shape.”
Jalin Hyatt to land on the practice squad
“He has two more practice squad elevations to go, and with receiver Charlie Jones ailing due to a hand injury, I could certainly see Hyatt getting the call-up from the practice squad.”
Darius Slayton to move — “not coming back to Big Blue (chances probably zero)”
“What are the chances we see Darius Slayton back with Big Blue? Probably zero.”
New York Giants 28 — Saints 17
“Giants 28, Saints 17”
Closing line (Oct 18): Saints by 1.5, total 46.5 · this 28–17 calls a Giants win (by 11) and fewer points (45).
Arizona Cardinals 23 — Giants 17
“Cardinals 23, Giants 17”
Closing line (Oct 4): Cardinals by 2.5, total 44.5 · this 23–17 calls a bigger Cardinals win (by 6) and fewer points (40).
New York Giants to beat Rams
“The narrative is that the Giants have to bring their A-game. What happens if the Rams don't bring theirs? — The Giants will win.”
Closing line (Sep 21): Rams by 6.5 · underdog pick, Giants 28%.
Braxton Berrios to land on the practice squad
“Because we project that receiver Braxton Berrios will be elevated from the practice squad, the Giants would only need to have six players inactive.”