In the art of predictions, 'experts' is just a term. You can guess, but until you see someone that day, you are going what you know from the past. We also are called the 'Experts' but it is just a term. But since some of us see more pre-contest photos, we may have a little more knowledge on it.
Still, as you have seen in the past, we can all disagree on who will win.
No one picked Darrem to win the Montreal Pro, or at least a few did. Still, the underappreciated Darrem surprised us all.