John Granato

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Is John Granato accurate? Across 4 graded calls in 3 articles, John Granato scores 15.08% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -10.34, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.

15.08%

Accuracy

How often they were right.

-10.34

MissedTakes Score

Versus a naive guess. 0 means no better.

4

Graded calls

across 3 articles. 18 more not yet settled.

Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.

90% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.

Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.

Graded calls · 4

John backed the Texans to beat the Bills in Week 1, and during the contest segment said he saw the Chargers outscoring the Cardinals.2 graded calls · Sep 11, 2026
- Los Angeles Chargers to win
  “They'll score they'll score 20. I see the Chargers scoring twenty eight”
  Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
  How this was scored
  won:
  ARI
  score:
  26-14
  skill:
  0
  they picked:
  LAC
  season:
  2026
  accuracy:
  0
  baseline:
  0
  the naive pick:
  LAC
  difficulty:
  2
  weeks in the season:
  18

weeks left when called:

18

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Houston Texans to win

“That is five star in Vegas... Great stuff as always. Go Texans. I'm with you a 100% on that one.”

Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill

How this was scored

won:: BUF
score:: 36-31
skill:: 0
they picked:: HOU
season:: 2026
accuracy:: 0
baseline:: 0
the naive pick:: HOU
difficulty:: 2
weeks in the season:: 18
weeks left when called:: 18

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Walking through the Texans' schedule, Granato predicted wins in nearly every game — 7-0 before the bye and a 16-1 finish, with the only loss he'd concede being the road game against Lamar Jackson's Ravens.May 19, 2026

Houston Texans to win
“The Bills game. They win for sure... Bills win. I mean, Josh Allen's got no chance here.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
BUF
score:
36-31
skill:
0
they picked:
HOU
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
HOU
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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John picked the Texans to beat the Patriots 23-9 and also said Indiana would beat Miami in the national championship.Jan 16, 2026

Houston Texans 23 — Patriots 9
“I got it this week. I don't think it happens here either. I got 23 to nine Texans.”
Close · 45Scored 45.24a naive guess scored 76.26-31.02 skill
How this was scored
score:
16-28
skill:
-31.02
they picked:
HOU
season:
2025
accuracy:
45.24
baseline:
76.26
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
12
weeks left when called:
0
naive home margin:
2.03
predicted margin:
14
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