Sporting News · NFL 2026 · 2 experts · weeks 5–6
Sporting News NFL picks and records, 2026
Latest recorded: Week 6
Compare all 2 writersSeason record
Top record straight up: Vinnie Iyer, 11-3-1.
Sporting News publishes NFL picks straight up and against the spread.
- All picks, straight up
- 20-8-271.4% · 58 picks
- All picks, against the spread
- 13-17-043.3% · 58 picks
We have one week of picks from this outlet so far. Records with fewer than 30 decided picks are listed but not ranked.
Sporting News leaders by market-adjusted points
The panelists with points above zero, by market-adjusted points, with their record in the same picks and a simple rule to compare with. Every panelist's full record is in the table below and on their own page. How we score fairly
Against the spread
This list shows panelists with points above zero; there are none yet among the 2 with 10 or more scored spread picks.
Sporting News NFL picks, Week 6
| Game | Bender | Iyer |
|---|---|---|
| SEA at DEN Thu, Oct 15, 8:15 p.m. ET | SEA | SEA |
| HOU at JAX Sun, Oct 18, 9:30 a.m. ET | HOU | HOU |
| BAL at CLE Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | BAL | BAL |
| CAR at PHI Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | CAR | PHI |
| CHI at ATL Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | CHI | CHI |
| NO at NYG Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | NYG | NO |
| NYJ at NE Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | NE | NE |
| PIT at TB Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | PIT | PIT |
| TEN at IND Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | IND | IND |
| ARI at LAR Sun, Oct 18, 4:05 p.m. ET | LAR | LAR |
| BUF at LV Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET | BUF | BUF |
| LAC at KC Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET | KC | KC |
| DAL at GB Sun, Oct 18, 8:20 p.m. ET | GB | GB |
| WSH at SF Mon, Oct 19, 8:15 p.m. ET | SF | SF |
Against the spread picks, Week 6
| Game | Bender | Iyer |
|---|---|---|
| SEA at DEN Thu, Oct 15, 8:15 p.m. ET | DEN +3 | SEA -3 |
| HOU at JAX Sun, Oct 18, 9:30 a.m. ET | HOU +2.5 | HOU +2.5 |
| BAL at CLE Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | BAL -4.5 | CLE +4.5 |
| CAR at PHI Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | CAR +1.5 | PHI -1.5 |
| CHI at ATL Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | CHI -3.5 | CHI -3.5 |
| NO at NYG Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | NYG +1.5 | NO -1.5 |
| NYJ at NE Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | NE -7.5 | NE -7.5 |
| PIT at TB Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | PIT -2.5 | PIT -2.5 |
| TEN at IND Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | IND -6.5 | TEN +6.5 |
| ARI at LAR Sun, Oct 18, 4:05 p.m. ET | ARI +12.5 | ARI +12.5 |
| BUF at LV Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET | BUF -5.5 | BUF -5.5 |
| LAC at KC Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET | LAC +8.5 | KC -8.5 |
| DAL at GB Sun, Oct 18, 8:20 p.m. ET | GB -1.5 | GB -1.5 |
| WSH at SF Mon, Oct 19, 8:15 p.m. ET | SF -7.5 | SF -7.5 |
Every Week 6 pick from all outlets
Experts
| Expert | Straight up | Win % | Against the spread | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bender | 9-5-1 | 64.3% | 7-8-0 | 46.7% |
| Vinnie Iyer | 11-3-1 | 78.6% | 6-9-0 | 40.0% |
By week
| Week | Straight up | Against the spread |
|---|---|---|
| Week 5 | 20-8-2 | 13-17-0 |
| Week 6 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
When every participating writer picked the same side
- Straight up: in 24 games, every Sporting News expert who picked the game took the same side. Those picks went 9-3-0.
- Against the spread: in 16 games, every Sporting News expert who picked the game took the same side. Those picks went 3-5-0.
How we checked these records
Sporting News does not print a running record or per-pick marks that we can check against yet. Our count comes from the picks and the final scores alone.
Original pick pages
- Week 5: Sporting News picks page
- Week 5: Sporting News picks page
- Week 6: Sporting News picks page
- Week 6: Sporting News picks page
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