NFL picks · 2026 Week 5 · Sunday, October 11 · 1:00 PM ET

Bears vs Packers prediction

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, NFL Week 5. 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

Chicago Bears 7 · Green Bay Packers 31

Winner called by the model: NO — the projection was Chicago Bears by 0.4.

ResultPickPriceOur probability
LOSSCHI ML safest side-15256.2%
WINGB ML value bet+13543.8%

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

Bears 23, Packers 23

Bears by 0.4 · 46 total points

Projected margin
CHI −0.4
market: CHI −3
Projected total
46
market: 45.5
Raw model win probability
52.6%
Chicago Bears · before blending with the market
Market implies
58.6%
Chicago Bears from the moneyline -152

The model projects Chicago Bears to beat Green Bay Packers 23–23; the market agrees on the favorite and prices the spread at 3. On the total, the model's 46 sits above the market's 45.5. The raw model gives Chicago Bears a 52.6% chance to win; the moneyline price implies 58.6%. 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
CHI -3
unchanged since we first posted it
Total
44.5 →45.5
up 1
CHI moneyline
-143 →-152
best price, shorter by 9¢

First posted on our board Tue Oct 6; "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
D'Andre SwiftCHIRB████████████
Rome OdunzeCHIWR████████████
Luther Burden IIICHIWR████████████
Jordan LoveGBQB████████████
MarShawn LloydGBRB████████████
Christian WatsonGBWR████████████
Matthew GoldenGBWR████████████

This game is a leg in 1 ticket on the board this week: Consensus ticket (3 legs, +621).

See plans — from $19/month monthly or annual; one plan opens every board

Around the game

Injuries and news the board saw

TeamPlayerStatusInjury
CHICaleb Williams QBOutHamstring
CHIKyler Gordon CBOutCalf
CHINoah Sewell LBOutAchilles
CHIShemar Turner DTOutKnee - ACL
CHICam Lewis CBQuestionableHip
CHIKyle Monangai RBQuestionableThumb
GBMicah Parsons DEOutKnee - ACL
GBAaron Banks GQuestionableToe
GBAnthony Campbell DTQuestionableAnkle
GBBrandon Cisse CBQuestionableNeck
GBChris Brooks RBQuestionableAnkle
GBJacob Monk CQuestionableQuadriceps

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 (2026-10-07).

Questions

About this prediction

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

Chicago Bears 23, Green Bay Packers 23 — Chicago Bears by 0.4 points and 46 total points. The market line when the board was built was Chicago Bears by 3 with a total of 45.5.

Who does the model favor to win Bears vs Packers?

Chicago Bears. The raw model gives them a 52.6% chance; the moneyline price of -152 implies 58.6%. 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.

Week 5

Other games this week

The Week 5 board, free pick and results →