Cynthia Frelund· Feb 3, 2026
Freeland's model picked the Seattle Seahawks to win Super Bowl 60, by roughly six points, citing the Patriots' offensive line (especially Will Campbell's health at left tackle) as the biggest mismatch.
“Now the model feels that the Seattle Seahawks win.”
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- Super Bowl PicksSeattle SeahawksFeb 3, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl
“I have the Seahawks winning by more than four and a half points... Now the model feels that the Seattle Seahawks win.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- champion:
- SEA
- runner up:
- NE
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
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