Broncos at Chiefs, Week 1: expert picks and result
Result
9 of 23 experts picked the Chiefs to win. Against the spread, 2 of 12 picks covered.
One game says little about an expert. Each name links to a full season record.
Lines the experts picked against
- CBS Sports spread: KC -2.5
- NFL.com spread (FanDuel line printed in the article): KC -2.5, total 43.5
- CBS Sports moneyline: DEN +124, KC -147
How the experts split
Counts of experts, not probabilities.
Straight up
DEN: 14KC: 9
Who picked which side
Broncos (14)
- Ben Solak Loss
- Bobby Kownack Loss
- Dan Parr Loss
- Dave Richard Loss
- Eric Moody Loss
- Jamey Eisenberg Loss
- Jared Dubin Loss
- Jeremy Bergman Loss
- Jeremy Fowler Loss
- John Breech Loss
- Kalyn Kahler Loss
- Pamela Maldonado Loss
- Seth Wickersham Loss
- Tyler Sullivan Loss
Chiefs (9)
- Brooke Cersosimo Win
- Dan Graziano Win
- Gennaro Filice Win
- Jason Reid Win
- Lindsey Thiry Win
- Matt Bowen Win
- Mike Clay Win
- Pete Prisco Win
- Ryan Wilson Win
Against the spread
DEN: 10KC: 2
Broncos (10)
- Bobby Kownack +2.5 Loss
- Dan Parr +2.5 Loss
- Dave Richard +2.5 Loss
- Gennaro Filice +2.5 Loss
- Jamey Eisenberg +2.5 Loss
- Jared Dubin +2.5 Loss
- Jeremy Bergman +2.5 Loss
- John Breech +2.5 Loss
- Ryan Wilson +2.5 Loss
- Tyler Sullivan +2.5 Loss
Chiefs (2)
- Brooke Cersosimo -2.5 Win
- Pete Prisco -2.5 Win
Every pick
| Expert | Straight up | Against the spread | Predicted score | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richard CBS Sports | DEN Loss | DEN +2.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Jamey Eisenberg CBS Sports | DEN Loss | DEN +2.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Jared Dubin CBS Sports | DEN Loss | DEN +2.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| John Breech CBS Sports | DEN Loss | DEN +2.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Pete Prisco CBS Sports | KC Win | KC -2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ryan Wilson CBS Sports | KC Win | DEN +2.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Tyler Sullivan CBS Sports | DEN Loss | DEN +2.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Ben Solak ESPN | DEN Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Dan Graziano ESPN | KC Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Eric Moody ESPN | DEN Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jason Reid ESPN | KC Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jeremy Fowler ESPN | DEN Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Kalyn Kahler ESPN | DEN Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Lindsey Thiry ESPN | KC Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Matt Bowen ESPN | KC Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Mike Clay ESPN | KC Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Pamela Maldonado ESPN | DEN Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Seth Wickersham ESPN | DEN Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Bobby Kownack NFL.com | DEN Loss | DEN +2.5 Loss | DEN 22-21 | Restored after the game |
| Brooke Cersosimo NFL.com | KC Win | KC -2.5 Win | KC 23-20 | Restored after the game |
| Dan Parr NFL.com | DEN Loss | DEN +2.5 Loss | DEN 23-21 | Restored after the game |
| Gennaro Filice NFL.com | KC Win | DEN +2.5 Loss | KC 19-17 | Restored after the game |
| Jeremy Bergman NFL.com | DEN Loss | DEN +2.5 Loss | DEN 23-16 | Restored after the game |
Sources
- CBS Sports picks against the spread · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
72ffb9503c12… - CBS Sports picks, straight up · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
fb6956bccc5e… - ESPN expert picks · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:30 UTC · SHA-256
a603e427127b… - NFL.com picks article · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:41 UTC · SHA-256
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