Dylan Sanders· Sep 17, 2026
Dylan Sanders picked the Saints to upset the Ravens 23-17 in a low-scoring game.
“So I'm going Saints 23, Ravens 17.”
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The call scored 97.6 out of 100, against 32.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsNew Orleans SaintsSep 17, 2026
New Orleans Saints 23 — Ravens 17
“So I'm going Saints 23, Ravens 17”
Hit · 98Scored 97.62a naive guess scored 32.1+127.1 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-17
- skill:
- 127.1
- they picked:
- NO
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 97.62
- baseline:
- 32.1
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 7
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- naive home margin:
- -0.52
- predicted margin:
- 6
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