Isaiah Stanback· May 7, 2025
Stanback predicted the Cowboys will make the playoffs and win a playoff game before the Steelers, and said Dallas will have a top-five defense.
“But this defense, I truly believe this is gonna be a top five defense in the league.”
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3 checkable claims — 1 game outcome pick, 1 playoff pick and 1 position group ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 61.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysMay 7, 2025
Dallas Cowboys to beat Pittsburgh Steelers
“Yes, Dallas Cowboys, And I know Mike Tomlin his history”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 22.92-45.84 skillHow this was scored
- note:
- these two never played, so the pick is graded on the parts of it that happened
- skill:
- -45.84
- they picked:
- DAL
- season:
- 2025
- ceiling:
- 66.67
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 22.92
- opponent:
- PIT
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- 14 of 32 clubs reached the postseason, 8 won a game there
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- right opponent:
- no
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- picked won aplayoff game:
- no
- picked reached the playoffs:
- no
- opponent reached the playoffs:
- yes
- Playoff PicksDallas CowboysMay 7, 2025
Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs
“yeah they're gonna be in the playoffs.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- DAL
- skill:
- -200
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive guess said:
- no
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- no
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Position Group RankingsMay 7, 2025
“But this defense, I truly believe this is gonna be a top five defense in the league.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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