# Human vs ChatGPT NFL Week 9 betting picks: Fading the hype after a week both want to forget

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/human-vs-chatgpt-nfl-week-9-betting-picks-fading-the-hype-after-a-week-both-want-to-forget/
- Published: 2026-11-05T21:05:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T01:05:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/human-vs-chatgpt-nfl-week-9-betting-picks-fading-hype-week-both-want-forget
- Topics: AI, Technology, World

## Key points

- Both had losing Week 8 records.
- The writer plans to fade recent team hype.
- The season comparison favours the writer so far.

## Summary

The article compares a writer’s NFL Week 9 betting picks with ChatGPT’s, after both had poor Week 8 results. The writer says he is returning to his usual approach of fading teams whose recent performances have attracted hype, while ChatGPT weighs the match-ups and risks behind its selections.

Before the new picks, the season records stood at 19-20-1 and minus 2.61 units for the writer, and 16-23-1 and minus 8.57 units for ChatGPT. Each is given five selections from the same odds board, with no price worse than -120; the available article text discusses Carolina +3, Seattle -8.5 and Las Vegas +9.5, including concerns about Denver’s recent win, Seattle’s quarterback situation and San Francisco’s turnovers.

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