Zac Cornelius· Nov 6, 2026
Zach projected the Buccaneers to beat the Bears 24-12.
“I was gonna go twenty four twelve.”
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- Score PredictionsTampa Bay BuccaneersNov 6, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 — Bears 12
“I was gonna go twenty four twelve. Okay. Bucks. Yeah. Wow. 12.”
Miss · 29Scored 28.57a naive guess scored 93.16-100.75 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-27
- skill:
- −100.75
- they picked:
- TB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 28.57
- baseline:
- 93.16
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 10
- naive home margin:
- 0.13
- predicted margin:
- 12
Closing line (Nov 8): Bears by 6.5, total 47.5 · this 24–12 calls a Buccaneers win (by 12; the line gave the Buccaneers 29%) and fewer points (36).
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- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Tampa Bay BuccaneersHit · 100Tice picked the Seahawks over the Bears on Monday night, the Lions over the Vikings, the Steelers over the Browns, the Ravens over the Bills, the Buccaneers over the Falcons and the Chiefs over the Broncos. He also has the Bears as his top team in the NFC North, says the Vikings can still win the division, calls the Patriots for 40-plus points against Miami, and caps the Vikings' offensive ceiling at 22nd in the league.
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