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JP Acosta · Feb 5, 2026

Acosta picks the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl over the Patriots by a score of 27-17, saying Seattle pulls away late because its defense is too good.

I actually think the Seahawks win. I think they pull away late twenty seven seventeen.

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  • Seattle Seahawks 27 — Patriots 17

    I think they pull away late twenty seven seventeen. I do think it's sort of close going into the second half.

    Hit · 86Scored 85.71a naive guess scored 16.73+68.98 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    29-13
    skill:
    68.98
    they picked:
    SEA
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    85.71
    baseline:
    16.73
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    16
    weeks left when called:
    0
    naive home margin:
    2.03
    predicted margin:
    10

    Think this is wrong?

  • Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl

    I actually think the Seahawks win. I think they pull away late twenty seven seventeen.

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    100
    they picked:
    SEA
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    champion:
    SEA
    runner up:
    NE
    naive pick:
    PHI
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

    Think this is wrong?

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