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Ross Tucker · Feb 6, 2026

Tucker picked the Seahawks to beat the Patriots 20-17 in a low-scoring Super Bowl, calling Seattle the better team.

I got Seahawks twenty and seventeen.

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  • I do think see a better team, and I would think that they would win.

    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

    Think this is wrong?

  • I got Seahawks twenty and seventeen. I think it's a low scoring game.

    Scored 69.05a naive guess scored 16.73+52.31 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    29-13
    skill:
    52.31
    they picked:
    SEA
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    69.05
    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:
    3

    Think this is wrong?

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