NFL picks · 2026 Week 3 · Monday, September 28 · 8:15 PM ET

Eagles vs Bears prediction

Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, NFL Week 3. Our model projects the game, the sportsbooks price it, and the two numbers sit side by side below. The priced plays — the safest side, the value bet, the win + kicker combo and the props — are on the members' board; the projection is public, and every pick is graded here after the game.

Final

Philadelphia Eagles 7 · Chicago Bears 27

Winner called by the model: NO — the projection was Philadelphia Eagles by 1.8.

ResultPickPriceOur probability
LOSSPHI ML safest side-17560.7%
WINCHI ML value bet+16439.3%

Graded one unit per bet at the published price, exactly as it appeared on the board before kickoff. The whole week, pick by pick →

The projection · public

Eagles 23, Bears 21

Eagles by 1.8 · 44 total points

Projected margin
PHI −1.8
market: PHI −3.5
Projected total
44
market: 42.0
Raw model win probability
57.7%
Philadelphia Eagles · before blending with the market
Market implies
62.7%
Philadelphia Eagles from the moneyline -175

The model projects Philadelphia Eagles to beat Chicago Bears 23–21; the market agrees on the favorite and prices the spread at 3.5. On the total, the model's 44 sits above the market's 42.0. The raw model gives Philadelphia Eagles a 57.7% chance to win; the moneyline price implies 62.7%. We never bet the raw model — the published probability on every play blends it with the market, and that blended number is what the board shows members.

A projection is an expected outcome, not a promise: the other side happens, and favorites lose. 21+ and only where sports betting is legal.

Line movement · public

Where the line has gone

Spread
PHI -3 →PHI -3.5
moved 0.5 toward the favourite
Total
43.5 →42
down 1.5
PHI moneyline
-167 →-175
best price, shorter by 8¢

First posted on our board Tue Sep 22; "now" is our latest refresh. A line that moves toward a side generally means more money has come in on that side.

The board on this game · members

What the box priced

Every play below carries the blended probability, the price it was published at and the edge over that price. For visitors the plays stay sealed; a free account opens the week's free pick, a membership opens all of it.

PlayBetPriceOur probabilityEdge
Safest side ████████sealedsealedsealed
Value bet ████████sealedsealedsealed
Spread lean ████████sealedsealedsealed
Total lean ████████sealedsealedsealed
Win + kicker████████sealedsealedsealed
Kicker████████sealedsealedsealed
Kicker████████sealedsealedsealed

Projected stat lines

PlayerTeamPosProjection
Jalen HurtsPHIQB████████████
Saquon BarkleyPHIRB████████████
DeVonta SmithPHIWR████████████
Dontayvion WicksPHIWR████████████
D'Andre SwiftCHIRB████████████
Luther Burden IIICHIWR████████████
Rome OdunzeCHIWR████████████

This game is a leg in 2 tickets on the board this week: +2500 ticket (8 legs, +2532); Moonshot · +5000 (10 legs, +5195).

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Around the game

Injuries and news the board saw

TeamPlayerStatusInjury
CHICaleb Williams QBOutHamstring
CHINoah Sewell LBOutAchilles
CHIShemar Turner DEOutKnee
CHITyson Bagent QBQuestionableConcussion
PHIDallas Goedert TEOutKnee
PHIFred Johnson TOutKnee
PHIHollywood Brown WROutAnkle
PHIMarquise Brown WROutAnkle
PHIJonathan Greenard LBQuestionablePectoral
PHIWill Shipley RBPractice onlyFoot

The board rebuilds every morning and again before kickoff, so injuries and line moves feed the numbers above; this page shows the board as last published (2026-09-27).

Questions

About this prediction

What is the model's projected score for Eagles vs Bears?

Philadelphia Eagles 23, Chicago Bears 21 — Philadelphia Eagles by 1.8 points and 44 total points. The market line when the board was built was Philadelphia Eagles by 3.5 with a total of 42.0.

Who does the model favor to win Eagles vs Bears?

Philadelphia Eagles. The raw model gives them a 57.7% chance; the moneyline price of -175 implies 62.7%. The priced play on this game — the safest side, blended with the market — is on the members' board.

Is this pick guaranteed?

No. A probability is not a promise: the other side happens, and favorites pay short prices for exactly that reason. Black Box Bets is an information service, not a sportsbook; no pick, parlay or strategy is guaranteed to profit, and past results — including the 2018–2025 test — do not predict future ones. Bet only what you can afford to lose, 21+ and only where sports betting is legal.

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