Richie Bradshaw· Sep 27, 2026
Bradshaw picks the 49ers to beat the Cardinals in their Week 3 matchup, predicting a final score of 27-14 in San Francisco's favor.
“I'm sticking with the 49ers to pull out the win.”
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The call scored 83.3 out of 100, against 86.8 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsSan Francisco 49ersSep 27, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 27 — Cardinals 14
“FINAL SCORE: Cardinals 14, 49ers 27”
Hit · 83Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 86.83-6.61 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 30-36
- skill:
- -6.61
- they picked:
- SF
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 86.83
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 13
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- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · San Francisco 49ersHit · 83Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston.
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