Some fans assuage their gameday fears with time-honored superstitions, while others turn to the studied knowledge of experts and their data-driven insights... like the predictive powers of a 13-year-old Amur tiger. Oh, not what you had in mind?
When it comes to Super Bowl spreads, the animals at Des Moines’ Blank Park Zoo rival the best pro sports commentators when it comes to picking the winning team. Of the last 13 championships, these creatures accurately predicted 11 by chomping down on a pile of food next to the team’s logo — and the Chiefs are set to sweep again.
The human experts peg Kansas City as 1.5-point favorites, but we’ve rounded up a few more eccentric sources to consider on Sunday:
- French Quarter fortune tellers predict a tough game and a tight win for the reigning champs.
- Seven AI chatbots put their algorithms to the test, with mixed results.
- Whether you like marine mammals or puppies and pancakes, there are countless animal answers out there.
Have your own way of divining the big game? Drop us a line and we’ll be sure spread the news, win or lose.
