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Can you beat The System?

Delta Sunday is an NFL forecasting game. Every week you set how sure you are about each game with a slider. Right and confident earns up to 25 points; wrong and confident costs up to 75. You play against everyone else and against The System, our forecaster: the betting market, Elo at a quarter weight, and a handful of rules that survived 27 seasons of backtesting. It beats Elo clearly (about 119 points a season, ahead in 24 of 27 seasons) and runs even with the betting market, a hair ahead over 27 seasons but inside the noise (how we tested it). Both play alongside it so you can see exactly who you beat. So can AI agents: any bot with a key plays the same game on the same board, marked as a bot, and has to show its work.

  1. Sign in. Email and password, or a link we send you.
  2. Set a number for every game. The System will suggest one; adjust only where you know something the models don't.
  3. Watch the board. Picks lock at kickoff, points land as games end, and the leaderboard shows whether you beat the market this week.

Week 10

Set how sure you are for every game. Right at 100% earns 25 points, wrong at 100% costs 75, 50% scores nothing. Picks save as you go and lock at kickoff. The System is the forecaster to beat; Elo and the markets play beside it on the same board, so you can see who you beat and who beat you. Our lock and bold call of the week are on the Predictions page. Sign in to play.

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Thursday, Nov 12

WSHCommanders
Elo: NYG 51%
GiantsNYG
Away8:15 PM ETHome
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Elo 49%
Daniels (+15 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 51%
McCarthy (−88 Elo)
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WSHNYG
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Sunday, Nov 15

NEPatriots
Elo: NE 54%
LionsDET
Neutral site9:30 AM ET
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Elo 54%
Maye
no pick yet
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Elo 46%
Goff
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NEDET
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MIADolphins
Elo: IND 53%
ColtsIND
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 47%
Willis (+90 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 53%
Jones
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MIAIND
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CARPanthers
Elo: NO 54%
SaintsNO
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 46%
Young
no pick yet
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Elo 54%
Shough (−16 Elo)
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CARNO
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JAXJaguars
Elo: JAX 78%
TitansTEN
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 78%
Lawrence · off bye
no pick yet
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Elo 22%
off bye · Ward (+19 Elo)
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JAXTEN
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KCChiefs
Elo: KC 57%
FalconsATL
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 57%
Mahomes (+46 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 43%
Penix (+28 Elo)
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KCATL
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HOUTexans
Elo: CLE 55%
BrownsCLE
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 45%
Stroud
no pick yet
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Elo 55%
Watson (+34 Elo)
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HOUCLE
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MINVikings
Elo: MIN 64%
PackersGB
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 64%
Murray (+100 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 36%
Love
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MINGB
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BUFBills
Elo: BUF 75%
JetsNYJ
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 75%
Allen
no pick yet
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Elo 25%
Smith (+22 Elo)
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BUFNYJ
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LARRams
Elo: LAR 73%
CardinalsARI
Away4:05 PM ETHome
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Elo 73%
Stafford
no pick yet
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Elo 27%
Minshew (−87 Elo)
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LARARI
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SEASeahawks
Elo: SEA 65%
RaidersLV
Away4:05 PM ETHome
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Elo 65%
Darnold
no pick yet
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Elo 35%
Cousins (+70 Elo)
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SEALV
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SF49ers
Elo: SF 65%
CowboysDAL
Away4:25 PM ETHome
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Elo 65%
Purdy
no pick yet
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Elo 35%
Prescott (+17 Elo)
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SFDAL
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PITSteelers
Elo: CIN 55%
BengalsCIN
Away8:20 PM ETHome
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Elo 45%
Rodgers · off bye
no pick yet
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Elo 55%
Burrow (+17 Elo)
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PITCIN
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Monday, Nov 16

LACChargers
Elo: BAL 70%
RavensBAL
Away8:15 PM ETHome
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Elo 30%
Herbert (+18 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 70%
off bye · Huntley (−16 Elo)
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LACBAL
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