# Patricia Traina — prediction record 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. ## Is Patricia Traina accurate? 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. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 43.1% - **MissedTakes Score:** -36.23 - **Graded articles:** 13 - **Graded individual calls:** 68 - **Clarity:** 100% - **Hedged:** 57.82% of claims - **Right when hedging:** 40.63% (14 graded) - **Right when committing:** 44.31% (54 graded) LIMITED SAMPLE: between 10 and 29 graded articles. Treat with caution. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology ## Graded articles (13) ### Nov 10, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Traina expects defensive tackle to be a top need for the Giants in next year's draft, and suggests the Giants could trade J.J. McCarthy next offseason — or keep both them and Jaxson Dart if the return isn't good enough. They also expect Dart to make a full recovery. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b638ed13-01ca-4ea6-9384-ec7130f912c1 ### Nov 7, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Traina expects wide receiver Jalin Hyatt to be elevated from the Giants' practice squad, citing their remaining elevations and Charlie Jones's hand injury. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/772bfd02-e7a7-436b-bea1-f71336fb9819 ### Oct 24, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Traina says there is essentially no chance Darius Slayton returns to the Giants, and they expect the team to move on from center John Michael Schmitz after this season. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/aa976a80-638e-4859-9373-dd8f41b9c5bd ### Oct 18, 2026 — scored 40.48 across 1 call Traina picks the Giants to beat the Saints at home, predicting a 28-17 final score. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/963cf788-d8e5-4f35-8c0d-83404b382a96 ### Oct 4, 2026 — scored 35.71 across 1 call Traina picks the Cardinals to beat the Giants 23-17, citing New York's red-zone drought and the loss of the RPO game with Jameis Winston replacing the injured Jaxson Dart. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dcc389e4-80cd-46c5-bb11-20326d8c1a28 ### Sep 19, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call In their weekly Giants mailbag, Traina said the Giants would beat the Rams if Los Angeles didn't play its best, predicted Aaron Donald wouldn't play a full game Monday night, and said they don't expect Paulson Adebo to still be with the Giants in 2027. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ed7864bb-8795-4c1b-9517-fd7164fefb20 ### Sep 5, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Traina projects the Giants' Week 1 inactive list: Darius Slayton, Thomas Fidone II, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Elijah Campbell, J.C. Davis and Bobby Jamison-Travis, with Braxton Berrios elevated from the practice squad. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b611d711-e898-4a2c-b27d-3ac154727828 ### Aug 29, 2026 — scored 92.45 across 53 calls Traina projects the Giants' initial 53-man roster position by position, naming who makes the team and who lands on the practice squad, including keeping Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Evan Neal (with a possible trade), Dalen Cambre over Braxton Berrios, Lucas Patrick as backup center, and Dominic Zvada as the kicker. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8bb1a183-b45b-44db-8a61-23bdd2238a6b ### Aug 28, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls Previewing the Giants' preseason finale, Traina says John Michael Schmitz is locked in as the starting center and identifies Malik Nabers, Malachi Fields and Darius Slayton as receivers certain to make the 53-man roster. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c2b2d4aa-7b73-40ab-adb7-c2a90507e498 ### Aug 26, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls Traina expects Odell Beckham Jr. to make the Giants' 53-man roster, and believes Jalin Hyatt will not make the roster and is headed to injured reserve. They also suggest one or both of Theo Johnson and Tanner Conner may miss the preseason finale. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1a504458-86b9-4b1a-8432-5da87bd1ecb3 ### Aug 24, 2026 — scored 0 across 2 calls Traina writes that the Giants may make more trades before the roster cutdown and names the players they see as the most likely candidates to be dealt: kicker Ben Sauls, one of receivers Darius Slayton or Darnell Mooney, offensive lineman Jake Kubas, and linebacker Darius Muasau. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/970d968f-3133-436c-a8a6-114412a9f178 ### Aug 15, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Traina expects tight end Thomas Fidone II to land on the Giants' practice squad rather than the 53-man roster unless they outplay veteran Chris Manhertz in the preseason. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fdae3c2f-62bf-465e-8f4f-281e02761f3d ### Apr 16, 2026 — scored 91.7 across 1 call Traina had the Giants draft Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles at No. 5 overall. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a871e11c-53ed-42e1-8096-ba39c2d48eb2 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. 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