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Cynthia Frelund · Sep 5, 2025

Frelund's Week 1 picks: the Bears upset the Vikings outright at Soldier Field, the Bills beat the Ravens as home underdogs, Tampa Bay beats Atlanta by more than two, and her model has the Lions beating the Packers. She also called Alvin Kamara badly undervalued in fantasy drafts.

I think we get an upset.

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  • I think Buffalo wins... it's one and a half for the Ravens right now

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    BUF
    score:
    40-41
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    BUF
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    naive pick:
    BUF
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • Sleeper CallsSep 5, 2025

    I think everyone has slept on Alvin Kamara a lot. This passed up, like when I was doing some fantasy drafts, he was available to me in a round that felt ridiculously lowly

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  • it is played at Soldier Field and Minnesota comes to town... I think we get an upset... Outright winners straight up.

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  • my model has my model says the Lions win

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  • where are you on Tampa Bay in Atlantic? Because I have Tampa Bay winning this one... by more than two

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