The Chicago Bears (4-8) face the Green Bay Packers (9-3) on the road for an old NFC North rivalry on Sunday Night Football in Week 14. Kickoff is 8:20 p.m. ET at Lambeau Field. Below, we look at the Bears vs. Packers odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
The Packers are coming off their bye week. They split their four games before the bye, beating the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks and losing to the Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs. QB Aaron Rodgers has thrown 23 touchdown passes this season and only 4 interceptions.
The Bears are struggling and have recorded six losses in their last seven games; the one win was a last-second victory over the Detroit Lions. They are coming off a 33-22 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 13 and lost 24-14 to the Packers in Week 6.
Bears at Packers odds, spread and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:44 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Bears +500 (bet $100 to win $500) | Packers -750 (bet $750 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Bears +11.5 (-112) | Packers -11.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 42.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Bears at Packers key injuries
Bears
- DL Akiem Hicks (ankle) out
- DE Mario Edwards Jr. (ribs) questionable
- WR Marquise Goodwin (foot) doubtful
- QB Andy Dalton (hand) doubtful
Packers
- LT David Bakhtiari (knee) out
- WR Randall Cobb (core) out — injured reserve
- LB De’Vondre Campbell (illness) questionable
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Bears at Packers odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Packers 24, Bears 17
Money line
PASS on the money line as there is no value in betting more than seven times your return. A Bears win would make a big payout, but their only win since Oct. 10 was beating the Lions and Rodgers is 21-5 in 26 career starts against them.
Against the spread
The Bears are 4-8 ATS on the season and the Packers lead the NFL at 10-2 ATS. The Packers won by 10 points in the Week 6 meeting in Chicago but were only favored by 5.5 points in that game.
Division games are always tough and it’s hard to beat a team twice in a season. The Packers will almost certainly win this game, but I believe it will be a one-score game, even if Green Bay controls the clock.
Take the BEARS +11.5 (-112).
Over/Under
Both Green Bay and Chicago are 4-8 O/U on the season and combined for only 38 points in their first meeting.
The Packers’ last two games went Over the projected total, but seven straight games went Under before that.
Take UNDER 42.5 (-108).
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