Colin Cowherd · Oct 10, 2025

Cowherd ran through his weekly 'Blazing 5' picks, calling Seattle to win outright at Jacksonville, low-scoring Patriots and Commanders wins, a narrow Chargers win over Miami, and a Raiders win over Tennessee. He also picked the Rams over the Ravens and the Steelers over the Browns.

“Seattle wins outright in a bad mood. Cross Country thirty twenty seven.”

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Score PredictionsOct 10, 2025
“Patriots win, but take the under. Let's say at twenty one to twenty ugly choppie game.”
Scored 88.1a naive guess scored 40.54+81.79 skill
How this was scored
score:
25-19
skill:
81.79
they picked:
NE
season:
2025
accuracy:
88.1
baseline:
40.54
difficulty:
1.72
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
6
weeks left when called:
13
naive home margin:
2.03
predicted margin:
1
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Score PredictionsOct 10, 2025
“I like the Raiders minus three and a half... Twenty six seventeen”
Scored 97.62a naive guess scored 81.02+28.55 skill
How this was scored
score:
10-20
skill:
28.55
they picked:
LV
season:
2025
accuracy:
97.62
baseline:
81.02
difficulty:
1.72
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
10
weeks left when called:
13
naive home margin:
2.03
predicted margin:
9
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Score PredictionsOct 10, 2025
“Chargers probably win this game twenty four to twenty three. I'm absolutely taking the points with the Dolphins.”
Scored 97.62a naive guess scored 49.93+82.02 skill
How this was scored
score:
29-27
skill:
82.02
they picked:
LAC
season:
2025
accuracy:
97.62
baseline:
49.93
difficulty:
1.72
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
2
weeks left when called:
13
naive home margin:
2.03
predicted margin:
1
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Score PredictionsOct 10, 2025
“My favorite bet of the week is the Commander's minus four and a half... The Commanders win thirty three twenty six.”
Scored 35.71a naive guess scored 47.55-20.36 skill
How this was scored
score:
25-24
skill:
-20.36
they picked:
WAS
season:
2025
accuracy:
35.71
baseline:
47.55
difficulty:
1.72
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
1
weeks left when called:
13
naive home margin:
2.03
predicted margin:
7
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Game Outcome PicksOct 10, 2025
“I'm not touching this game... Rams will win, but I'm not touching with him.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+172 skill
How this was scored
won:
LAR
score:
17-3
skill:
172
they picked:
LAR
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive pick:
BAL
difficulty:
1.72
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
13
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Score PredictionsOct 10, 2025
“Seattle wins outright in a bad mood. Cross Country thirty twenty seven. Hawks rebound from that loss last week.”
Scored 88.1a naive guess scored 35.78+89.98 skill
How this was scored
score:
20-12
skill:
89.98
they picked:
SEA
season:
2025
accuracy:
88.1
baseline:
35.78
difficulty:
1.72
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
8
weeks left when called:
13
naive home margin:
2.03
predicted margin:
3
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Game Outcome PicksOct 10, 2025
“should the Steelers win? Absolutely? I think the Steelers will win.”
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Award PicksOct 10, 2025
“Cooper Flag end up doing something that I bet he's the Rookie of the Year choice easy.”
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