Big Blue View · NFL 2026
James Hickey: the picks behind each badge, NFL 2026
Each of the 6 current badges on the profile of James Hickey: what it means and a link to every pick behind it, oldest first, losses included, with the rule and the outlet pages.
Badges are facts about past picks, given by published rules. Badge rules · How badges work
- 2 outright upsets called · of 4 underdog picks · 2026
- Best call: TEN over IND (Week 6) — the market gave TEN a 27.5% chance
- Verified · 13 picks recorded before kickoff
- Right against the crowd · SU · 3 times · e.g. TEN at IND, 108 of 114 others wrong
- No.1 on the Big Blue View panel · Week 6 · SU · of 5 · 9–4
- Biggest upset called · Week 6 · TEN over IND · market chance 27.5% · called by 7 of 115
Season badges
2 outright upsets called · of 4 underdog picks · 2026
Recorded before kickoff
Picked 2 underdogs to win outright that did, out of 4 straight-up underdog picks.
Best call: TEN over IND (Week 6) — the market gave TEN a 27.5% chance
Recorded before kickoff
The correct straight-up pick with the lowest market chance on record: TEN over IND in Week 6, when the market gave TEN a 27.5% chance.
Verified · 13 picks recorded before kickoff
Graded picks we recorded on the outlet's page before kickoff. This says nothing about results.
Right against the crowd · SU · 3 times · e.g. TEN at IND, 108 of 114 others wrong
Recorded before kickoff
Right 3 times straight up when most other tracked experts on the game were wrong, e.g. TEN at IND: 108 of 114 other experts missed.
Weekly badges
No.1 on the Big Blue View panel · Week 6 · SU · of 5 · 9–4
Recorded before kickoff
Ranked No.1 of 5 Big Blue View panelists we track, straight up, Week 6, 2026: 9–4 (69.2%).
Biggest upset called · Week 6 · TEN over IND · market chance 27.5% · called by 7 of 115
Recorded before kickoff
Picked TEN to beat IND straight up in Week 6; the market gave TEN a 27.5% chance. 7 of 115 tracked experts made that call.