Joshua Schulman· Oct 4, 2026
Schulman picks Las Vegas to hand Kansas City its first loss, expecting Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty to exploit a Chiefs defense he believes will be exposed.
“I'm picking LV to hand Andy Reid's squad its first defeat of 2026.”
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- Game Outcome PicksLas Vegas RaidersOct 4, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders to beat Kansas City
“Kansas City will have a better record this season when it's all said and done, but I'm picking LV to hand Andy Reid's squad its first defeat of 2026.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- KC
- score:
- 30-27
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LV
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LV
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 15
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