Vito Chirco· Oct 4, 2026
Chirco predicts Detroit leaves Charlotte with a Week 4 win because of Carolina's heavy injury list, especially at cornerback and on the offensive line.
“As a result, I believe Dan Campbell's squad leaves Charlotte with the Week 4 victory.”
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The call scored 40.5 out of 100, against 88.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsDetroit LionsOct 4, 2026
Detroit Lions 34 — Panthers 24
“I believe Dan Campbell's squad leaves Charlotte with the Week 4 victory. Lions 34, Panthers 24”
Close · 40Scored 40.48a naive guess scored 88.1-87.14 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 26-32
- skill:
- −87.14
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 40.48
- baseline:
- 88.1
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- naive home margin:
- 1
- predicted margin:
- 10
What others said about the same people
- Mike KadlickScore Predictions · Detroit LionsClose · 43Kadlick predicts a Sunday night shootout in Charlotte, with Detroit beating Carolina 41–38 after four fourth-quarter lead changes to move to 3–1 while the Panthers fall to 1–3.
- Brandon KnappScore Predictions · Detroit LionsMiss · 12Predicts a lopsided Lions win over Carolina, 42-20.
- Zac SnyderScore Predictions · Detroit LionsClose · 48Takes Detroit 31-26 over the Panthers.
- Ty SchalterScore Predictions · Detroit LionsMiss · 14Predicts a dominant Lions win, 34-13.
- Morgan CannonScore Predictions · Detroit LionsClose · 40Picks the Lions to beat the Panthers on Sunday Night Football, 37-27.
- Alex RenoScore Predictions · Detroit LionsMiss · 38Picks Detroit to win 35-24 in Carolina.
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