Chad Ochocinco Johnson· Oct 16, 2025
Johnson predicted Ja'Marr Chase would go over 74.5 receiving yards against the Steelers, said the Bengals can beat Pittsburgh in a close, low-scoring game, and forecast that George Pickens will leave Dallas in free agency and sign with the Raiders.
“I'm telling you Pickings to the Raiders.”
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George Pickens to move to Las Vegas Raiders
“pick going and pick going to the Raiders. I'm telling you, I'm putting that in the universe right now”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- George Pickens
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- LV
- was with:
- PIT
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- DAL
- weeks left when called:
- 12
- Game Outcome PicksCincinnati BengalsOct 16, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Steelers
“I think we have a good chance at competing and beating the Steelers.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- CIN
- score:
- 31-33
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- CIN
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- CIN
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 12
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