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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.

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  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 12

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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Wednesday, Nov 25

GBPackers
Elo: LAR 63%
RamsLAR
Away8:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 37%
Love · off bye
no pick yet
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Elo 63%
off bye · Stafford
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GBLAR
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Thursday, Nov 26

CHIBears
Elo: DET 52%
LionsDET
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 48%
Williams
no pick yet
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Elo 52%
Goff
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CHIDET
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PHIEagles
Elo: DAL 69%
CowboysDAL
Away4:30 PM ETHome
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Elo 31%
McKee (−29 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 69%
Prescott (+17 Elo)
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PHIDAL
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KCChiefs
Elo: BUF 64%
BillsBUF
Away8:20 PM ETHome
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Elo 36%
Mahomes (+46 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 64%
Allen
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KCBUF
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Friday, Nov 27

DENBroncos
Elo: PIT 51%
SteelersPIT
Away3:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 49%
Nix
no pick yet
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Elo 51%
Rodgers
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DENPIT
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Sunday, Nov 29

NYGGiants
Elo: IND 62%
ColtsIND
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 38%
McCarthy (−88 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 62%
off bye · Jones
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NYGIND
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BALRavens
Elo: HOU 62%
TexansHOU
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 38%
Huntley (−16 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 62%
off bye · Stroud
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BALHOU
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NOSaints
Elo: CIN 76%
BengalsCIN
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 24%
Shough (−16 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 76%
Burrow (+17 Elo)
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NOCIN
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LVRaiders
Elo: CLE 60%
BrownsCLE
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 40%
Cousins (+70 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 60%
off bye · Watson (+34 Elo)
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LVCLE
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NYJJets
Elo: MIA 65%
DolphinsMIA
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 35%
Smith (+22 Elo)
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Elo 65%
Willis (+90 Elo)
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NYJMIA
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ATLFalcons
Elo: MIN 78%
VikingsMIN
Away1:00 PM ETHome
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Elo 22%
Penix (+28 Elo) · off bye
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Elo 78%
Murray (+100 Elo)
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ATLMIN
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TENTitans
Elo: JAX 86%
JaguarsJAX
Away4:05 PM ETHome
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Elo 14%
Ward (+19 Elo)
no pick yet
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Elo 86%
Lawrence
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TENJAX
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WSHCommanders
Elo: WSH 58%
CardinalsARI
Away4:25 PM ETHome
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Elo 58%
Daniels (+15 Elo)
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Elo 42%
Minshew (−87 Elo)
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WSHARI
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SEASeahawks
Elo: SF 50%
49ersSF
Away4:25 PM ETHome
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Elo 50%
Darnold · off bye
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Elo 50%
Purdy
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SEASF
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NEPatriots
Elo: NE 72%
ChargersLAC
Away8:20 PM ETHome
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Elo 72%
Maye · off bye
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Elo 28%
Herbert (+18 Elo)
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NELAC
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Monday, Nov 30

CARPanthers
Elo: TB 67%
BuccaneersTB
Away8:15 PM ETHome
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Elo 33%
Young
no pick yet
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Elo 67%
Mayfield
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CARTB
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