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Jared Dubin· Sep 14, 2026

Dubin picks Denver to win narrowly in Kansas City, 21-20.

Jared Dubin's pick: Broncos 21-20 over Chiefs

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The call scored 2.4 out of 100, against 51.9 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  • Denver Broncos 21 — Chiefs 20

    Jared Dubin's pick: Broncos 21-20 over Chiefs

    Miss · 2Scored 2.38a naive guess scored 51.93-99.11 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    10-31
    skill:
    -99.11
    they picked:
    DEN
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    2.38
    baseline:
    51.93
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    21
    weeks left when called:
    18
    naive home margin:
    0.81
    predicted margin:
    1

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