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NFL picks: every call, graded. Misses included.

Every NFL pick CacheOut locked before the game, checked against the final score: the win-loss record, each call's price and every miss.

33 of 50
cash-out alerts came in
65–42
NFL regular-season picks · 60.7%
Brier 0.237
coin flip = 0.250, lower is better

Preseason calls are counted separately, and thinly priced ones are broken out on their own. Why →

Cash-out alerts

An alert isn't a prediction that the pick will win. It says the pick is well ahead of where we called it, with time still on the clock. "Came in" means the pick went on to win.

NFL picks by how confident they were. A pick at 70% should come in about seven times in ten; this is whether it does.
Stated chancePicksW–LCame inStated
50–60%4726–2155.3%55.4%
60–70%3219–1359.4%64.0%
70% or better2820–871.4%76.3%
The same picks by how long before kickoff they were locked.
LockedPicksW–LCame inStated
More than 3 days10765–4260.7%63.4%

Preseason is left out, as from the headline record. A band with fewer than 20 graded picks is marked: its hit rate can swing a long way on a few games.

Every pick

Each one shows when it was locked and how it settled. Flat 10-unit stakes, at fair odds and at a typical sportsbook price, so you can see the difference the sportsbook's cut makes.

GameOur pickWin chanceKickoffFinalP/L (units)Result
Carolina Panthers @ Green Bay PackersGreen Bay Packers75%Oct 29, 8:15 PMlocked Aug 31Green Bay Packers 27–19+3.38+2.80 at a book✓ Hit
Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles60%Oct 26, 8:15 PMlocked Aug 31Dallas Cowboys 38–21−10.00−10.00 at a book✕ Miss
Kansas City Chiefs @ Seattle SeahawksSeattle Seahawks60%Oct 25, 8:20 PMlocked Aug 31Seattle Seahawks 20–3+6.59+5.87 at a book✓ Hit
Los Angeles Rams @ Las Vegas RaidersLos Angeles Rams75%Oct 25, 4:25 PMlocked Aug 31Los Angeles Rams 35–21+3.25+2.67 at a book✓ Hit
Green Bay Packers @ Detroit LionsDetroit Lions57%Oct 25, 4:25 PMlocked Aug 31Detroit Lions 20–17+7.69+6.93 at a book✓ Hit
Denver Broncos @ Arizona CardinalsDenver Broncos74%Oct 25, 4:05 PMlocked Aug 31Denver Broncos 30–16+3.44+2.86 at a book✓ Hit
Miami Dolphins @ New York JetsNew York Jets57%Oct 25, 1:00 PMlocked Aug 31Miami Dolphins 28–25−10.00−10.00 at a book✕ Miss
San Francisco 49ers @ Atlanta FalconsSan Francisco 49ers66%Oct 25, 1:00 PMlocked Aug 31Atlanta Falcons 29–20−10.00−10.00 at a book✕ Miss
Indianapolis Colts @ Minnesota VikingsMinnesota Vikings57%Oct 25, 1:00 PMlocked Aug 31Minnesota Vikings 16–10+7.53+6.77 at a book✓ Hit
Cleveland Browns @ Tennessee TitansTennessee Titans57%Oct 25, 1:00 PMlocked Aug 31Cleveland Browns 27–24−10.00−10.00 at a book✕ Miss

At fair odds, betting every pick would roughly break even over time, so any profit there is luck, not skill. The second line takes a typical sportsbook's 4.5% cut, which is closer to what a real bettor gets. These are units, not dollars. Nobody placed these bets.

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