Big Blue View · NFL 2026
James Hickey: the picks behind one badge
The pick behind this badge, oldest first, losses included. All of James Hickey's badges · This badge on the profile
Badges are facts about past picks, given by published rules. Badge rules · How badges work
Recording labels: Recorded before kickoff (we saw the pick before the game); Timestamped before kickoff (the platform's timestamp or a web archive copy of the page); Read after the game · matches the outlet's own record (the outlet's published record matches our recount); Read after the game (any other pick; it can only lower a record).
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.
- Period
- 2026 season
- How rare
- If every pick won only as often as the market odds said, about 102 of the 122 experts who qualify for it would earn this in a season. Held now by 98 of all 137 experts in the badge count.
- How it is counted
- One per expert, shown on the profile: the correct straight-up pick with the lowest market chance (below 50%). Badge rules
- Picks that count
- Recorded before kickoff; timestamped before kickoff by the publishing platform or a web archive copy of the page; and, for ESPN, CBS Sports and NFL.com, picks read after the game when the outlet's own record matches our recount. Other picks read after the game can only lower a record.
- First counted
- Oct 18, 2026
| Game | Pick | Result | Recording evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEN at IND Oct 18 · Week 6 | TEN | Win TEN 26–20 IND | Recorded before kickoff · 2 d 15 h before |
Outlet pages: Big Blue View, Week 6.
To quote it: Hunchmeter: Best call: TEN over IND (Week 6) — the market gave TEN a 27.5% chance · hunchmeter.com/experts/james-hickey/#badge-best-call