Bryan DeArdo· Nov 8, 2026
DeArdo picks the Bears to beat the Buccaneers on Sunday night in a defensive game, predicting a 20-16 final score.
“I'm picking the Bears in a game that will likely come down to defense and Caleb Williams making a few key completions down the stretch.”
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One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 97.6 out of 100, against 93.2 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Buccaneers at Bears 23 calls
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- Score PredictionsChicago BearsNov 8, 2026
Chicago Bears 20 — Buccaneers 16
“I'm picking the Bears in a game that will likely come down to defense and Caleb Williams making a few key completions down the stretch. Score: Bears 20, Buccaneers 16”
Hit · 98Scored 97.62a naive guess scored 93.16+6.96 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-27
- skill:
- 6.96
- they picked:
- CHI
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 97.62
- 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:
- 4
Closing line (Nov 8): Bears by 6.5, total 47.5 · this 20–16 calls a closer game (Bears by 4) and fewer points (36).
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