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Jordan Dajani· Sep 17, 2026

Dajani picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and the Texans to beat the Bengals 27-23 in Houston.

I think DeMeco Ryans is going to have this defense ready to roll and rebound in their second straight home game.

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2 checkable claims — 2 score predictions — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 90.5 out of 100, against 79.4 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  • Buffalo Bills 36 — Lions 30

    Jordan Dajani's pick: Bills 36-30 over Lions

    Hit · 90Scored 90.48a naive guess scored 79.41+21.46 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    31-41
    skill:
    21.46
    they picked:
    BUF
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    90.48
    baseline:
    79.41
    difficulty:
    1.94
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    10
    weeks left when called:
    17
    naive home margin:
    1.35
    predicted margin:
    6

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  • Houston Texans 27 — Bengals 23

    Jordan Dajani -- Texans (-2.5) 27-23 over Bengals.

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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