NFL picks · 2026 Week 6 · Sunday, October 18 · 1:00 PM ET

Bears vs Falcons prediction

Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons, NFL Week 6. 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.

The projection · public

Falcons 25, Bears 23

Falcons by 2.5 · 48 total points

Projected margin
ATL −2.5
market: CHI −1.5
Projected total
48
market: 51.5
Raw model win probability
58.3%
Atlanta Falcons · before blending with the market
Market implies
48.8%
Atlanta Falcons from the moneyline +100

The model projects Atlanta Falcons to beat Chicago Bears 25–23, while the market makes Chicago Bears the favorite by 1.5. On the total, the model's 48 sits below the market's 51.5. The raw model gives Atlanta Falcons a 58.3% chance to win; the moneyline price implies 48.8%. 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 -1 →CHI -1.5
moved 0.5 toward the favourite
Total
52 →51.5
down 0.5
CHI moneyline
-115 →-110
best price, longer by 5¢

First posted on our board Sat Oct 17; "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
Caleb WilliamsCHIQB████████████
D'Andre SwiftCHIRB████████████
Luther Burden IIICHIWR████████████
Rome OdunzeCHIWR████████████
Michael Penix Jr.ATLQB████████████
Bijan RobinsonATLRB████████████
Drake LondonATLWR████████████
Kyle PittsATLTE████████████

This game is a leg in 3 tickets on the board this week: +2500 ticket (6 legs, +2552); Moonshot · +5000 (8 legs, +5113); Wildcard parlay (5 legs, +1544).

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Around the game

Injuries and news the board saw

TeamPlayerStatusInjury
ATLC.J. Henderson CBOutGroin
ATLZa'Darius Smith DEQuestionableNeck
ATLDivine Deablo LBPractice onlyHamstring
ATLDrake London WRPractice onlyHip
ATLJake Matthews TPractice onlyGroin
CHIAnthony Johnson Jr. SOutUndisclosed
CHIDayo Odeyingbo DEOutQuadricep
CHIKeyshaun Elliott LBOutQuadricep
CHIKyle Monangai RBOutThumb
CHIT.J. Edwards LBOutHamstring
CHICaleb Williams QBQuestionableHamstring
CHIKyler Gordon CBQuestionableCalf

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 (2026-10-18).

Questions

About this prediction

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

Atlanta Falcons 25, Chicago Bears 23 — Atlanta Falcons by 2.5 points and 48 total points. The market line when the board was built was Chicago Bears by 1.5 with a total of 51.5.

Who does the model favor to win Bears vs Falcons?

Atlanta Falcons. The raw model gives them a 58.3% chance; the moneyline price of +100 implies 48.8%. 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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