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Simon Hunter is a regular voice on "Sharp or Square," the betting-focused segment of The Herd with Colin Cowherd. His predictions span divisional previews, win totals, playoff picks, and fantasy sleepers across both conferences, with a particular eye on quarterback play and draft markets.
Writes at The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
Every take from Simon Hunter, including the ones still waiting →
Is Simon Hunter accurate? Across 30 graded calls in 8 articles, Simon Hunter scores 62.07% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 14.31, which means their calls were better 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.
Fewer than 10 graded articles. Treat this as provisional.
91.96% 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.
Teams and players where Simon Hunter keeps landing outside the room: at least twice, their call sat beyond every other pundit who made a comparable one — higher or lower than all of them, in a room of at least five voices. The bar is their standing lean (+100 would be the most bullish voice in every room), and the accuracy covers just those out-on-a-limb calls, once they settle. Computed, never chosen.
Outside the room in 2 of 3 articles — always higher · when they strayed: 55.0 accuracy (1 settled)
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Cardinals
“Go, go chargers. Like I got no issue doing that... would be very shocking if they got back. Door to lost that game against Cardinals.”
Houston Texans to beat Buffalo
“I feel like we've got to go Houston and the Giants. So Houston is plus 100. Giants are plus 140.”
New York Giants to beat Dallas
“I feel like we've got to go Houston and the Giants. So Houston is plus 100. Giants are plus 140.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Atlanta
“I've taken them out now and I'm going Pittsburgh... Yeah, love Pittsburgh.”
Miami Dolphins to beat Las Vegas Raiders
“I do like them week one... I think they're plus three and a half week one at Las Vegas... I'm hoping they win Week one because I'm gonna bet on them obviously”
Minnesota Vikings to beat green Bay
“I think they're plus one and a half at home against green Bay. I'm gonna make Chad bet that we're gonna be on Minnesota... That's a division dog at home week one. People are gonna be shocked.”
Seattle Seahawks to beat Patriots
“you can tell I'm heavily leaning toward the Seahawks. I think this number is way way off... this feels like a great spot for the Seahawks team”
Ashton Jeanty to outplay his draft cost (late first, early second, and most drafts right now)
“I love the value he's going for in drafts right now. You can either get him late first, early second, and most drafts right now.”
Tetairoa McMillan to fall short of his draft cost (the first round)
“I am down on Puoka. To me, he's one of the most overdrafted players right now in fancy football. Would not be taking Puoka in the first round.”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
“You're getting minus one ten of the chiefs in that division running to the window to bet that one.”
“my number twelve was Herbert... Golf [eleven]... I had Baker at ten... So I have him in nine [Daniels]. CJ at number eight. number seven... Dak... Number six I got Joe Burrow... I have Stafford number five... number four went with Lamar... I put Josh on number three... [Hurts] number two... obviously number one Chad, no doubt about it. Mahomes... I do have pretty at fourteen”
Green Bay Packers to make the playoffs
“Believe I Bucks, South, Green Bay, Detroit for the North”
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
“Simon has the opposite Denver and Pittsburgh in Chargers out.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“Simon has the opposite Denver and Pittsburgh in Chargers out.”
Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs
“So I went Dallas Eagles out of the East.”
Houston Texans to win the division
“if I'm going to go with a side, I got to go with Houston making of that division”
Green Bay Packers to win the division
“because I have green Bay in the winning the division, you know, if I'm betting wise”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
“the loan division gotta go to the South right with the Bucks”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs
“So I went Dallas Eagles out of the East.”
Houston Texans to make the playoffs
“Simon, you and I both have the Texans back in the playoffs.”
Las Vegas Raiders to make the playoffs
“they feel like the perfect under the radar team that sneaks in there in that final seventh spot”
Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl
“It would still be this Rams team to win the Super Bowl. I just think they have the best value.”
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs
“who do I have West? I believe I have the forty nine ers and just the Rams.”
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs
“who do I have West? I believe I have the forty nine ers and just the Rams.”
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Detroit Lions to make the playoffs
“Simon and I agree that Detroit is in”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make the playoffs
“Believe I Bucks, South, Green Bay, Detroit for the North”
Jaxson Dart to be picked “towards the end of the first round” (picks 1–32)
“Dart is a good quarterback. He's a pocket passer ten years ago, Chad, he's probably a top five, top ten pick right now. You know, he's probably gonna be back towards the end of the first round”