Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys — we pulled this one at the quarterback news
We are not publishing a call on this game.
Our number for this game was built on a starting quarterback who is not playing. A different quarterback is a different game, and our model does not yet price that change, so rather than print a number built on the wrong man we hold this one back.
Why we publish this at all
Every NFL game gets run through our model, and every one that clears our gates is published before kickoff and graded afterwards — win or lose, on the same page. The rest get this.
We would rather tell you we looked and declined than leave a gap where a game should be. A missing page and a considered no are very different answers, and only one of them is true here.
Decision recorded Oct 8, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC
Frequently asked questions
- Who do you pick to win Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys?
- We do not have a pick on this game. Our number for this game was built on a starting quarterback who is not playing. A different quarterback is a different game, and our model does not yet price that change, so rather than print a number built on the wrong man we hold this one back. Every game we do call is published before kickoff and graded afterwards, win or lose.
- Will you publish a call before kickoff?
- Not for this game. Our number was built on a quarterback who is not playing, and we do not re-price a game on the day. This is the finished answer for this game.
Maiden publishes predictions, not bets.