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Ryan Wormeli · Feb 5, 2026

Ryan picks the Seahawks to cover -4.5 and to beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl, likely by a touchdown, believing Seattle is the better team. For props he likes Drake May over 37.5 rushing yards and Jaxon Smith-Njigba over 6.5 receptions, and thinks JSN probably scores a touchdown.

So I think that the Seahawks have a better chance of winning this game by a touchdown than the Patriots do, and that is the direction I'm leaning.

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

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  • my number one choice that I ended up settling on. Jackson Smith and Jigba over six and a half receptions

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 7.27-7.27 skill
    How this was scored
    naive:
    63.83
    skill:
    -7.27
    what happened:
    119
    player:
    Jaxon Smith-Njigba
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    7.27
    predicted:
    7
    statistic:
    receptions
    difficulty:
    1
    last season:
    100
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0
    position average:
    27.65
    zero at percent out:
    50

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  • Ultimately, I am still going with it... I think the Seahawks are the better team... I'll be rooting for Seattle on Sunday

    Scored 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

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  • So I think that the Seahawks have a better chance of winning this game by a touchdown than the Patriots do, and that is the direction I'm leaning.

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    SEA
    score:
    29-13
    skill:
    100
    they picked:
    SEA
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive pick:
    NE
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

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  • It's the rush rushing yardage of thirty seven and a half that I like... on hard rock bet is thirty seven and a half... I like the overrun that

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 25.8-25.8 skill
    How this was scored
    naive:
    283.05
    skill:
    -25.8
    what happened:
    450
    player:
    Drake Maye
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    25.8
    predicted:
    37.5
    statistic:
    rushing_yards
    difficulty:
    1
    last season:
    421
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0
    position average:
    145.1
    zero at percent out:
    50

    Think this is wrong?

  • But if I had to bet, I do. I do think he probably scores a touchdown in this game

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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