NFL picks · 2026 Week 8 · Monday, November 2 · 8:15 PM ET

Bears vs Seahawks prediction

Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, NFL Week 8. 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

Seahawks 26, Bears 20

Seahawks by 6.2 · 47 total points

Projected margin
SEA −6.2
market: SEA −3
Projected total
47
market: 46.5
Raw model win probability
70.8%
Seattle Seahawks · before blending with the market
Market implies
61.2%
Seattle Seahawks from the moneyline -170

The model projects Seattle Seahawks to beat Chicago Bears 26–20; the market agrees on the favorite and prices the spread at 3. On the total, the model's 47 sits above the market's 46.5. The raw model gives Seattle Seahawks a 70.8% chance to win; the moneyline price implies 61.2%. 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
SEA -3
unchanged since we first posted it
Total
46.5
unchanged since we first posted it
SEA moneyline
-170
unchanged since we first posted it

First posted on our board Tue Oct 27; "now" is our latest refresh. A line that moves toward a side generally means more money has come in on that side. Every book's price on this game →

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
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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████████████
Sam DarnoldSEAQB████████████
Emanuel WilsonSEARB████████████
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaSEAWR████████████
Cooper KuppSEAWR████████████

This game is a leg in 5 tickets on the board this week: Spread & total stack · 3 legs (3 legs, +597); +1000 ticket (6 legs, +1015); +2500 ticket (8 legs, +2560); Moonshot · +5000 (10 legs, +5312); Wildcard parlay (7 legs, +1505).

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Around the game

Injuries and news the board saw

TeamPlayerStatusInjury
CHIAnthony Johnson Jr. SOutUndisclosed
CHIJack Sanborn LBOutConcussion
CHIKyle Monangai RBOutToe
CHIT.J. Edwards LBOutHamstring
CHIMalik Muhammad II CBQuestionableToe
SEACharles Cross OTDoubtfulAnkle
SEAChazz Surratt LBQuestionableCalf
SEAConnor O'Toole LBQuestionableHamstring
SEADrake Thomas LBQuestionableAnkle
SEADrew Lock QBQuestionableElbow
SEARashid Shaheed WRQuestionableKnee
SEAVelus Jones Jr. RBQuestionableHamstring

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 (2026-10-27).

Questions

About this prediction

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

Seattle Seahawks 26, Chicago Bears 20 — Seattle Seahawks by 6.2 points and 47 total points. The market line when the board was built was Seattle Seahawks by 3 with a total of 46.5.

Who does the model favor to win Bears vs Seahawks?

Seattle Seahawks. The raw model gives them a 70.8% chance; the moneyline price of -170 implies 61.2%. 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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