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Shanna McCarriston covers the NFL for CBS Sports, writing game previews, predictions and analysis across a wide swath of the league. Her work touches on everything from Josh Allen's early-season record to Travis Kelce's climb up the all-time receptions list.
Across 20 graded calls in 14 articles, Shanna McCarriston scores 71.26% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 50.5, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims.
That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution. That ranks #10 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 38 calls · one square per call
13hits65% of graded
4Close20%
3misses15%
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How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Shanna McCarriston covers the NFL for CBS Sports, writing game previews, predictions and analysis across a wide swath of the league. Her work touches on everything from Josh Allen's early-season record to Travis Kelce's climb up the all-time receptions list.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
20 graded calls in 14 articles, newest first — page 1 of 2. Every take from Shanna McCarriston, 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 Shanna McCarriston would be #17; the Score measures the lift over a naive guess on the same calls, and that puts this record at #10.
| # | Pundit | Score | Accuracy | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Pat Fitzmaurice | 54.16 | 67.53% | 129 |
| 9 | Jeremy Pargo | 53.36 | 70.97% | 38 |
| 10 | Shanna McCarriston | 50.5 | 71.26% | 20 |
| 11 | Lance Zierlein | 48.28 | 64.33% | 45 |
| 12 | Derek Brown | 48.03 | 69.56% | 115 |
Kansas City Chiefs 30 — Broncos 27
“I think the Chiefs will sweep the divisional series, but I think it will be close. I expect Rice to be a factor in his first game back. Pick: Chiefs, 30-27”
Closing line (Nov 1): Broncos by 1.5, total 41.5 · this 30–27 calls a Chiefs win (by 3; the line gave the Chiefs 50%) and more points (57).
Buffalo Bills 33 — Ravens 30
“I expect the Bills to win this one in a tough battle that comes down to the end... Pick: Bills, 33-30”
Closing line (Nov 1): Bills by 3, total 54.5 · this 33–30 calls the line’s margin (Bills by 3) and more points (63).
New England Patriots to beat Dolphins
“Will the Patriots lose to the Dolphins? Most likely not, but it could get closer than people think; divisional games tend to do that.”
Closing line (Nov 1): Patriots by 7 · favorite pick, Patriots about 3 in 4 (74%).
Josh Downs to move — “could be involved in a trade soon”
“Running back Jonathan Taylor and wide receiver Josh Downs are two more Colts players who could be involved in a trade soon.”
Jacksonville Jaguars 30 — Texans 13
“This one should go to the Jaguars... Jaguars: 30-13”
Closing line (Oct 18): Jaguars by 2.5, total 42.5 · this 30–13 calls a bigger Jaguars win (by 17) and more points (43).
Buffalo Bills 31 — Raiders 24
“I'm picking the Bills here, but I think the Raiders will have a good fight in them. Pick: Bills 31, Raiders 24”
Closing line (Oct 18): Bills by 5.5, total 53.5 · this 31–24 calls a bigger Bills win (by 7) and more points (55).
Carolina Panthers to beat Eagles
“A team coming off a bye has never lost to a team coming off an international game, so based on that, the Panthers have the edge. From quarterback to schedule to trajectory, these teams appear headed in opposite directions.”
Closing line (Oct 18): Panthers by 3 · favorite pick, Panthers 59%.
New England Patriots 27 — Raiders 24
“Pick: Patriots 27-24”
Closing line (Oct 11): Patriots by 3.5, total 45.5 · this 27–24 calls a closer game (Patriots by 3) and more points (51).
New England Patriots to beat Raiders
“The home team wins a close battle behind Maye's improved play”
Closing line (Oct 11): Patriots by 3.5 · favorite pick, Patriots 62%.