Cynthia Frelund · Sep 19, 2025

Freelan's three picks all back teams she thinks are wrongly listed as underdogs: the Cowboys winning outright in Chicago, the Texans beating the Jaguars, and the Patriots beating the Steelers. She also says the Buccaneers beat the Jets but not convincingly, and predicts a Trevion Henderson breakout.

“I absolutely think the wrong team is favored in Chicago.”

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Game Outcome PicksSep 19, 2025
“I think that the Bucks win. I don't think that they win in a very super convincing fashion”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
TB
score:
27-29
skill:
0
they picked:
TB
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive pick:
TB
difficulty:
1.89
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
16
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Game Outcome PicksSep 19, 2025
“I'm going to keep it with the spicy ones that are the wrong favorite... The Patriots... I just think their defense is more than what the... old line for the Steelers can handle.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
PIT
score:
21-14
skill:
0
they picked:
NE
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
naive pick:
NE
difficulty:
1.89
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
16
Think this is wrong?
Game Outcome PicksSep 19, 2025
“So I'm gonna go ahead and take them because I have the Cowboys winning that outright”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-189 skill
How this was scored
won:
CHI
score:
14-31
skill:
-189
they picked:
DAL
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
naive pick:
CHI
difficulty:
1.89
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
16
Think this is wrong?
Sleeper CallsSep 19, 2025
“I think this is a Trevion Henderson Breakout... that's really the kind of last piece in this beginning season puzzle that needs to come together.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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Game Outcome PicksSep 19, 2025
“I think that the Textan's top the Jags.”
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