Shanna McCarriston· Oct 31, 2026
She picks the Chiefs to beat the Broncos in Denver in a close game, sweeping the season series, by a 30-27 score.
“I think the Chiefs will sweep the divisional series, but I think it will be close.”
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The call scored 47.6 out of 100, against 92.2 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsOct 31, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 30 — Broncos 27
“I think the Chiefs will sweep the divisional series, but I think it will be close. I expect Rice to be a factor in his first game back. Pick: Chiefs, 30-27”
Close · 48Scored 47.62a naive guess scored 92.18-71.75 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-28
- skill:
- −71.75
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 47.62
- baseline:
- 92.18
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 0.72
- predicted margin:
- 3
Closing line (Nov 1): Broncos by 1.5, total 41.5 · this 30–27 calls a Chiefs win (by 3; the line gave the Chiefs 50%) and more points (57).
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