“Expert” predictions thread

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Super Bowl LIII score predictions: ESPN staff picks Patriots-Rams David Fleming from ESPN magazine predicted 41-24 rams.

Seth Wickersham picked the Patriots. He’s confident in his pick after talking to numerous executives, scouts, and other league insiders who wished to remain anonymous.

 

[Redman443]

Seth Wickersham picked the Patriots. He’s confident in his pick after talking to numerous executives, scouts, and other league insiders who wished to maintain anonymous.

I’m surprised Reiss picked the patriots

 

[SBLIII]

Seen a post on Sportsbookreview.com. They said Brandon Lang picked the Patriots -2.5 this morning
These guys posting were not too happy with him and said his record is made up. I checked other sites and they say he is good in the SB but not elsewhere at times. I did check his last 5 years picks in the SB and he picked the winner

He picked the last 4 SBs correctly, missing on SB 48 picking Denver.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Here’s a summary of the expert picks. 80% say NE.

NFLPickwatch - every pick from every NFL expert

 

[PatsWSB47]

Here’s a summary of the expert picks. 80% say NE.

NFLPickwatch - every pick from every NFL expert

There's quite a number of "no picks" in there so it could become closer. Flipping through the sports channels over the past few days I noticed BSPN seems to invite guests that pick the Rams. Shocker.

 

[Charlotte Pats Fan]

As long as Maurice Jones-Drew picks the Rams we'll be ok. He's picked against the Pats evrey playoff game.

 

[The Brandon Five]

While I don't have my official pick ready to go yet I am thinking that it will probably end up in the 34-27 Patriots range. I'll need to think about it more though. The more I think about it the more I like the Patriots in this game. The only thing that can keep the Rams in it is Gurley as a pass catcher.

If Gurley isn't ready to go this could get ugly for the Rams quickly. In game injuries aside I don't see a way they are at all likely to beat us without a healthy Gurley. Even with a healthy Gurley I don't see a good path of victory for the Rams if the Patriots play this like I think they will.

Hopefully he is still spending his free time at the Gold Club rather than watching film or getting treatment.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

He picked the last 4 SBs correctly, missing on SB 48 picking Denver.

Thanks for the correction

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

Well clearly part of his record is luck. No matter how good of a sports better you are you rarely see a guy who hits much about 62-63% at even the highest levels. That being said there is such a thing as having a feel for certain sports/certain games. Clearly he has a feel for this one. It isn't hard to see why.

There is NO GAME that will give you more pre-game information than the SB. Technically it should be the easiest game to predict out of any professional sports game. However there is also so much information that it's hard to know what is the really good information and what isn't.

I am not a gambler. I am looking for anything to ease pre game nerves. If he is good at predicting SB’s and has picked the Pats in this one I am good with that

 

[The Brandon Five]

He picked the last 4 SBs correctly, missing on SB 48 picking Denver.

That's a pretty big swing and a miss.

 

[SBLIII]

As long as Maurice Jones-Drew picks the Rams we'll be ok. He's picked against the Pats evrey playoff game.

That's what I wanted to see. As long as LT, Sharpe, Kellerman, Rob Parker, MJD, James Jones, Wingo are picking the Rams, we are good.

 

[QB12]

That's what I wanted to see. As long as LT, Sharpe, Kellerman, Rob Parker, MJD, James Jones, Wingo are picking the Rams, we are good.

Agreed. I've seen where LT, Sharpe, James Jones and Wingo have the Rams. Haven't seen the others.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I’ll just take a win in any way. #6 is all that matters.

 

[GodBrady]

If there is one pervasive trend I'd love to see die on fan forums, it would be the incessant air-quoting of the word expert.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

If there is one pervasive trend I'd love to see die on fan forums, it would be the incessant air-quoting of the word expert.

Could replace expert with public figure

 

[zimmy]

I'd be pretty surprised if the score was as high as some experts are predicting (80 total points) I think we are more likely to see a lower scoring game. Both teams are going to want to run the ball, and I'm not convinced each side will move the ball at will. I'm going for Patriots 27 Rams 23

 

[BadMoFo]

That's a pretty big swing and a miss.

Yeah, I think lots of people swung and missed that year. Peyton Manning and the Denver offense were coming off a record-setting year, so it's easy to see how that could happen.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

Screw Everyone else.

We would not want to have it any other way

 

[sb1]

That's what I wanted to see. As long as LT, Sharpe, Kellerman, Rob Parker, MJD, James Jones, Wingo are picking the Rams, we are good.

And Ray Lewis. He has the Rams 30-27 or something like that. I don't think he has ever picked the Pats to win a big game.

 

[sb1]

SI.COM has 10-4 favoring the Pats. Last one has an interesting pick for MVP of the game - Sony Michel...

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