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Craig Miller The Ticket's 2026 NFL picks and record

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Straight up · 0 wins · 1 loss · 0 ties · 0 of 1 decided picks

· no win % until 10 decided picks

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Against the spread · 0 wins · 1 loss · 0 pushes

0 of 1 decided picks

This week: NE over CHI · PIT over NO · CIN over BAL · see all 28 picks

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How the graded picks were recorded · 2 picks (1 straight up, 1 against the spread)

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Every pick

Week 7 · SU 0-1-0; ATS 0-1-0
Game Straight up Against the spread Final How we got it
NE at CHI
Thu, Oct 22
NE Loss NE +3 Loss NE 24, CHI 30 Recorded before kickoff
PIT at NO
Sun, Oct 25
PIT Pending NO +3 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 9:30 a.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
CIN at BAL
Sun, Oct 25
CIN Pending CIN +2.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
CLE at TEN
Sun, Oct 25
TEN Pending TEN +1.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
IND at MIN
Sun, Oct 25
MIN Pending IND +6.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
MIA at NYJ
Sun, Oct 25
NYJ Pending MIA +4.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
NYG at HOU
Sun, Oct 25
HOU Pending NYG +9.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
SF at ATL
Sun, Oct 25
SF Pending ATL +3.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
TB at CAR
Sun, Oct 25
CAR Pending TB +3.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 1 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
DEN at ARI
Sun, Oct 25
DEN Pending ARI +4.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 4:05 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
GB at DET
Sun, Oct 25
DET Pending GB +3 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 4:25 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
LAR at LV
Sun, Oct 25
LAR Pending LV +4.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 4:25 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
KC at SEA
Sun, Oct 25
KC Pending KC +2.5 Pending Sun, Oct 25, 8:20 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff
DAL at PHI
Mon, Oct 26
DAL Pending PHI +4.5 Pending Mon, Oct 26, 8:15 p.m. ET Recorded before kickoff

All Week 7 picks

Market-adjusted results

Three numbers for each market: the record, market-adjusted points and how picking every favorite would have done. Points count each pick as if it were a 1-point play at the market price at the time of the pick (for picks read after the game, the price at the start of that NFL week), with the bookmaker margin taken out: a win adds what that price paid (more for an underdog, less for a favorite), a loss takes away 1 point, a push counts 0. Zero is the expected score if market probabilities are accurate. How points work

The 2026 season, the last four weeks, and the live record (picks recorded before kickoff, from Week 6) when available. Straight-up picks without a two-way price at the time are excluded from points; spread and over/under picks without line odds are scored at even odds.
Market and period Record in these picks Market-adjusted points Compared with
Straight up
2026 season
0-1 −1.0 points 1 pick scored · 1 of 1 had a market price · above zero beats the betting odds Every favorite: 1-0
same 1 game
Straight up
Live record since Week 6
0-1 −1.0 points 1 pick scored · 1 of 1 had a market price Every favorite: 1-0
same 1 game
Against the spread
2026 season
0-1 −1.0 points 1 pick scored · all priced by the market Coin flip: 50%
0.5 of 1 decided
Against the spread
Live record since Week 6
0-1 −1.0 points 1 pick scored · all priced by the market Coin flip: 50%
0.5 of 1 decided
Winner picks: points vs picking every favorite · market-adjusted points on the same 1 pick
  • Craig Miller The Ticket -1.0 vs +0.7 favorites

Teal: the expert's market-adjusted points. Gray: picking every favorite in the same games, scored the same way.

By week

W-L-T straight up, W-L-P against the spread and over/under, by week.
Week Straight up Against the spread
Week 7 0-1-0 0-1-0
Season 0-1-0 0-1-0

By team

Record when picking each team
W-L-P. "Picked to win" counts picks on that team; "picked to lose" counts picks on its opponent.
Team Picked to win Picked to lose ATS on them ATS against
ARI Arizona Cardinals — — — —
ATL Atlanta Falcons — — — —
BAL Baltimore Ravens — — — —
CAR Carolina Panthers — — — —
CHI Chicago Bears — 0-1-0 — 0-1-0
CIN Cincinnati Bengals — — — —
CLE Cleveland Browns — — — —
DAL Dallas Cowboys — — — —
DEN Denver Broncos — — — —
DET Detroit Lions — — — —
GB Green Bay Packers — — — —
HOU Houston Texans — — — —
IND Indianapolis Colts — — — —
KC Kansas City Chiefs — — — —
LV Las Vegas Raiders — — — —
LAR Los Angeles Rams — — — —
MIA Miami Dolphins — — — —
MIN Minnesota Vikings — — — —
NE New England Patriots 0-1-0 — 0-1-0 —
NO New Orleans Saints — — — —
NYG New York Giants — — — —
NYJ New York Jets — — — —
PHI Philadelphia Eagles — — — —
PIT Pittsburgh Steelers — — — —
SF San Francisco 49ers — — — —
SEA Seattle Seahawks — — — —
TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers — — — —
TEN Tennessee Titans — — — —

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