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Mitchell Eisenstein· Sep 9, 2026

Mitchell picked the Lions to beat the Saints at home, 34-24.

“But I got the Detroit Lions winning 34 to 24 over the New Orleans Saints.”

said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →

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The call scored 78.6 out of 100, against 96.4 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  • Score PredictionsDetroit LionsSep 9, 2026

    Detroit Lions 34 — New Orleans Saints 24

    “I think they'll put up 34 points, and I got them giving up 24 points. ... But I got the Detroit Lions winning 34 to 24 over the New Orleans Saints.”

    Close · 79Scored 78.57a naive guess scored 96.35-35.56 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    30-31
    skill:
    -35.56
    they picked:
    DET
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    78.57
    baseline:
    96.35
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    18
    naive home margin:
    -0.53
    predicted margin:
    10

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