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Colin Cowherd· Oct 24, 2025

Cowherd's weekly "Blazing Five" slate: he picks the Ravens (his favorite play) to beat the Bears, the Patriots to beat the Browns by ten, a high-scoring Falcons win over Miami, the Texans over the 49ers, and the Broncos over the Cowboys at home. He also says he bet Baltimore to make the playoffs and believes they will.

“Lamar Jackson's gonna eat favorite pick of the weekend Ravens minus six. They win twenty eight to twenty one, and it won't feel that close.”

said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →

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6 checkable claims — 5 score predictions and 1 playoff pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 6 have settled, averaging 52.8 out of 100, against 44.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  • Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensOct 24, 2025

    Baltimore Ravens 28 — Bears 21

    “Lamar Jackson's gonna eat favorite pick of the weekend Ravens minus six. They win twenty eight to twenty one, and it won't feel that close.”

    Hit · 83Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 71.5+19.06 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    16-30
    skill:
    19.06
    they picked:
    BAL
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    83.33
    baseline:
    71.5
    difficulty:
    1.61
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    14
    weeks left when called:
    11
    naive home margin:
    2.03
    predicted margin:
    7

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  • Score PredictionsDenver BroncosOct 24, 2025

    Denver Broncos 28 — Cowboys 24

    “So I like Denver to win, and I like Denver to cover the spread. Twenty eight twenty four Broncos win.”

    Close · 62Scored 61.9a naive guess scored 57.21+7.56 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    24-44
    skill:
    7.56
    they picked:
    DEN
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    61.9
    baseline:
    57.21
    difficulty:
    1.61
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    20
    weeks left when called:
    11
    naive home margin:
    2.03
    predicted margin:
    4

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  • Score PredictionsHouston TexansOct 24, 2025

    Houston Texans 27 — 49ers 23

    “I think it's a choppie game. I'm gonna take the Texans twenty seven to twenty three.”

    Hit · 83Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 78.64+7.56 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    15-26
    skill:
    7.56
    they picked:
    HOU
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    83.33
    baseline:
    78.64
    difficulty:
    1.61
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    11
    weeks left when called:
    11
    naive home margin:
    2.03
    predicted margin:
    4

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  • Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsOct 24, 2025

    New England Patriots 28 — Browns 17

    “I like the Patriots to win by ten, twenty eight to seventeen.”

    Hit · 81Scored 80.95a naive guess scored 59.59+34.39 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    13-32
    skill:
    34.39
    they picked:
    NE
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    80.95
    baseline:
    59.59
    difficulty:
    1.61
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    19
    weeks left when called:
    11
    naive home margin:
    2.03
    predicted margin:
    11

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  • Score PredictionsAtlanta FalconsOct 24, 2025

    Atlanta Falcons 30 — Dolphins 24

    “Atlanta's offense at home very good. Take the over forty four and a half points, twenty eight, twenty one thirty twenty four. My bad of Falcons win”

    Miss · 7Scored 7.14a naive guess scored 0+11.5 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    34-10
    skill:
    11.5
    they picked:
    ATL
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    7.14
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    1.61
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    24
    weeks left when called:
    11
    naive home margin:
    2.03
    predicted margin:
    6

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  • Playoff PicksBaltimore RavensOct 24, 2025

    Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs

    “You could get Baltimore plus one ten to make the playoffs plus money. / I did take that. I think they're going to the playoffs.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    BAL
    skill:
    0
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    the naive guess said:
    yes
    difficulty:
    1.61
    weeks in the season:
    18
    made the playoffs:
    no
    weeks left when called:
    11

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