The Phinsider NFL expert picks, 2026 season
The panel so far
Top record straight up: James McKinney and Marek Brave, 9-5-1.
Writers at The Phinsider, an SB Nation team site, post their picks on Tallysight. Tallysight stamps the time of each pick and records the line and price at that moment. They are a separate staff from SB Nation's national panel, and we track them separately.
- All picks, straight up
- 28-28-450.0% · 74 picks
We have one week of picks from this outlet so far. Records with fewer than 30 decided picks are listed but not ranked.
The Phinsider NFL picks, Week 6
| Game | Jena |
|---|---|
| SEA at DEN Thu, Oct 15, 8:15 p.m. ET | SEA |
| HOU at JAX Sun, Oct 18, 9:30 a.m. ET | JAX |
| BAL at CLE Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | BAL |
| CAR at PHI Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | CAR |
| CHI at ATL Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | CHI |
| NO at NYG Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | NYG |
| NYJ at NE Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | NE |
| PIT at TB Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | PIT |
| TEN at IND Sun, Oct 18, 1 p.m. ET | IND |
| ARI at LAR Sun, Oct 18, 4:05 p.m. ET | LAR |
| BUF at LV Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET | BUF |
| LAC at KC Sun, Oct 18, 4:25 p.m. ET | KC |
| DAL at GB Sun, Oct 18, 8:20 p.m. ET | GB |
| WSH at SF Mon, Oct 19, 8:15 p.m. ET | SF |
Every Week 6 pick from all outlets
Experts
| Expert | Straight up | Win % |
|---|---|---|
| James McKinney | 9-5-1 | 64.3% |
| Kevin Nogle | 5-9-1 | 35.7% |
| Marek Brave | 9-5-1 | 64.3% |
| Sumeet Jena | 5-9-1 | 35.7% |
By week
When the whole panel agreed
- Straight up: in 8 games, every The Phinsider expert who picked the game took the same side. Those picks went 3-4-1.
Their standings vs our count
Tallysight marks each graded pick. Our grade matches its mark on 56 of 56 picks from The Phinsider, across all markets.
Pages we read
- Week 5: The Phinsider picks on Tallysight (winners)
- Week 6: The Phinsider picks on Tallysight (winners)
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