The Microsoft Engine That Nailed The World Cup Is Predicting Every NFL Game — Here Are Its Picks For Week 7

Microsoft Cortana had its second straight solid week of NFL predictions, correctly picking 11 of 15 Week 6 games.

It's now 58-33 (64%) on the year.

Week 6 was a good week for favorites across the board. Cortana went 11-4, Vegas favorites went 12-3, and Nate Silver's ELO model went 10-5.

The only game Cortana and Vegas differed on in Week 6 was Steelers-Browns. Cortana had the Steelers winning, and Vegas had the Browns as slight favorites. The Browns won, 31-10. Vegas favorites are now 59-32 on the season. Silver's ELO is 64-27.

Cortana, the Windows Phone virtual assistant that uses an algorithm from Bing Predicts to predict every game, caught fire and correctly picked 15 of 16 World Cup knockout stage games. After a so-so start to the NFL season, the algorithm is now 24-6 in its past two weeks.

Here are Cortana's Week 7 picks as of Thursday evening. We'll update them if they change throughout the week (Vegas favorites in parentheses):

• New York Jets vs. New England Patriots — Patriots win, 80% chance (Patriots -9.5)
• Atlanta Falcons vs. Baltimore Ravens — Ravens win, 75.4% chance (Ravens -7)
• Tennessee Titans vs. Washington Redskins — Redskins win, 64.4% chance (Redskins -5.5)
• Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams — Seahawks win, 72.9% chance (Seahawks -7)
• Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars — Browns win, 71.6% chance (Browns -5.5)
• Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts — Colts win, 64.4% chance (Colts -3)
• Minnesota Vikings vs. Buffalo Bills — Bills win, 67.4% chance (Bills -5.5)
• Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears — Bears win, 68.8% chance (Bears -3)
• New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions — Lions win, 59.8% chance (Lions -3)
• Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers — Packers win, 71.6% chance (Packers -7)
• Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers — Chargers win, 59.8% chance (Chargers -4)
• Arizona Cardinals vs. Oakland Raiders — Cardinals win, 76.7% chance (Cardinals -3.5)
• New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys — Cowboys win, 71.6% chance (Cowboys -5.5)
• San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos — Broncos win, 70.2% chance (Broncos -6.5)
• Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers — Steelers win, 55% chance (Steelers -3)

Cortana and Vegas don't disagree on anything this week.

Here are Cortana's results so far this year:

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• Week 1 — 10-6
• Week 2 — 9-7
• Week 3 – 10-6
• Week 4 — 5-8
• Week 5 — 13-2
• Week 6 — 11-4
• Total — 58-33

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