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SB LIII Predictions: Our Expert Commentators Weigh In On Patriots-Rams

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February 1, 2019

| Bill Hofheimer

ATLANTA – ESPN commentators offer their predictions for Super Bowl LIII. Of the 34 ESPN picks, 21 selected the New England Patriots while 13 chose the Los Angeles Rams as the anticipated winner of Sunday’s game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Wendi Nix’s prediction of a Patriots’ 27-21 victory originally was recorded as a pick for the Rams. It was corrected more than two hours before the Sunday, Feb. 3 kickoff and the change is reflected below.

ESPN TALENT SB LIII PREDICTIONS: PATRIOTS

NAME POSITION SCORE
Stephania Bell Injury analyst 34-31
Chris Berman NFL host 31-27
Matt Bowen NFL Matchup analyst 31-27
Tedy Bruschi NFL Live analyst and three-time Patriots Super Bowl champion 23-20
Jac Collinsworth Sunday NFL Countdown features reporter 31-28
Greg Cosell NFL Matchup analyst 27-23
Mike Golic Co-host of ESPN Radio’s Golic and Wingo 31-24
Mike Golic, Jr. ESPN Radio host 34-30
Tim Hasselbeck NFL Live analyst 23-20
Matt Hasselbeck Sunday NFL Countdown analyst 41-40
Mina Kimes Senior NFL writer 31-28
Steve Levy SportsCenter anchor 38-24
Randy Moss Sunday NFL Countdown analyst and former Patriots WR 32-27
Louis Riddick NFL Front Office Insider 31-24
Dianna Russini NFL reporter 28-24
Rex Ryan Sunday NFL Countdown analyst 27-24
Jeff Saturday NFL analyst and Super Bowl XLI champion 31-28
Stephen A. Smith First Take commentator and ESPN Radio host 31-27
Damien Woody NFL Live analyst and two-time Patriots Super Bowl champion 31-27
Field Yates NFL analyst 30-24
Wendi Nix NFL Live host 27-21

ESPN TALENT SB LIII PREDICTIONS: RAMS

NAME POSITION SCORE
Matthew Berry Senior Fantasy analyst 31-30
Ryan Clark NFL Live analyst and Super Bowl XLIII champion 24-20
Dan Graziano NFL Insider 20-17
Keyshawn Johnson NFL analyst 35-17
Max Kellerman First Take commentator 27-24
Suzy Kolber Monday Night Countdown host 31-30
Dan Orlovsky NFL and college football analyst 24-20
Sam Ponder Sunday NFL Countdown host 21-17
Sage Steele SportsCenter anchor 31-24
Trey Wingo NFL PrimeTime host and co-host of ESPN Radio’s Golic and Wingo 27-17
Charles Woodson Sunday NFL Countdown analyst and Super Bowl XLV champion 35-34
Darren Woodson NFL Live analyst and three-time Super Bowl champion 31-30
Steve Young Monday Night Countdown analyst and Super Bowl XXIX MVP 35-31

For more ESPN experts’ predictions, visit ESPN.com.