Here’s what I don’t get re Saints ranking predictions

It seems Saints fans are more optimistic than those who are not. The pro-football preview magazines should be coming out any day. I suspect they will project the Saints to finish third in the division and to have a losing season.

The coaching coaches can only help. But overall the talent on the team is mediocre. To those who disagree and believe we will win nine or more games, this is the time to take a trip to the casino and place a bet.
The only way betting works is for people to overvalue their wins and undervalue their losses
ie winning $200 last week matters more than losing $400 the week before
Seemingly we can convince ourselves to keep doing this by pretending there is some rationale to predictions - but there isn’t. It’s just justifications for chasing elusive highs