hmm. This might just be a clarification of terms, but couldn't you say that 'predicting' something is merely a type of conclusion where the information used in the process of reasoning is incomplete or noisy?
So all predictions are conclusions but not all conclusions are predictions. I.e, a deductive argument comes to a conclusion, but, as we know, inferential methods aren't deductive.
So all predictions are conclusions but not all conclusions are predictions. I.e, a deductive argument comes to a conclusion, but, as we know, inferential methods aren't deductive.