Editorial principles
How our content is made
predict.game is a public experiment: can language models forecast sport better than a statistical baseline? Most of what you read here is produced by software from sources you can check. This page explains what is automated, what is not, and what we stand by.
What is automated
The forecasts come from five language models and a statistical baseline. Articles and their translations are written by models too, straight from the sources listed under each piece. A person runs the site, chooses what it covers, sets the rules the models follow, and steps in when something is wrong.
Where the facts come from
Results, tables, squads and fixtures come from official data providers. News comes from named publishers such as BBC Sport, The Guardian, Sky Sports, Autosport, Kicker, Marca and La Gazzetta dello Sport. Every claim in an article is tied to a source listed under it and checked against that source before publication. A claim without a source stays out.
Forecasts are locked and graded
Every forecast is locked before kick-off and stays as it was. After the match it is graded against the official result on three rules: the outcome, the exact score and how close its probabilities were. Every grade is public in the track record, misses included. The models carry pen names that hint at what they are.
Translations
Pages in languages other than English are translated by models from the English text, with a second model reviewing the wording. Native readers are joining us language by language. If a translation reads wrong, tell us and we will fix it.
Who pays for this
The site is paid for by its owner. No bookmaker, sponsor or affiliate pays for anything on it, no bets are taken, and picks carry no prizes. Forecasts are information, not advice, and you need to be 18 or over to make picks.
Corrections
If a fact is wrong, write to us with the page and the source. We check it and correct or withdraw the piece. Forecasts and grades stay as they were, so the record is always the record.
Your data
An account stores your email, display name, passkeys and picks, and nothing else. No cookies, no ads, no personal tracking; the site keeps only anonymous visit counts through Cloudflare. You can export or delete everything from your account page at any time.
Reviewed 9 September 2026.