Jared Dubin· Sep 24, 2026
Dubin picks the Packers to beat the Falcons comfortably on Thursday Night Football, predicting a 23-13 Green Bay win.
“Pick: Packers 23, Falcons 13”
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The call scored 23.8 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsGreen Bay PackersSep 24, 2026
Green Bay Packers 23 — Falcons 13
“Pick: Packers 23, Falcons 13”
Miss · 24Scored 23.81a naive guess scored 0+45 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 35-14
- skill:
- 45
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 23.81
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 21
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- -0.45
- predicted margin:
- 10
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