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The Chicago Bears (4-12) visit the Green Bay Packers (11-5) Sunday. Kickoff from Lambeau Field is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL odds around the Bears vs. Packers odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
Chicago has lost 10 games in a row after falling 6-3 against the Seattle Seahawks Dec. 26 as a 4-point home underdog. QB Caleb Williams went 16 of 28 for 122 yards with an INT.
Even though Chicago has been eliminated from playoff contention since Week 15, Bears interim coach Thomas Brown confirmed Monday that Williams will start in Week 18.
Green Bay snapped a 2-game winning streak with a 27-25 loss at the Minnesota Vikings Sunday in Week 17 as a 1-point underdog. QB Jordan Love went 19 of 30 for 185 yards with a TD while RB Josh Jacobs carried the ball 17 times for 69 yards and a TD.
The Packers are playing for the No. 6 seed in the NFC. In order to get it, they will need a win Sunday combined with a Dallas Cowboys victory over the Washington Commanders (also Sunday at 1 p.m. ET). Any other scenario results in Green Bay getting the No. 7 seed.
If the Packers are the No. 6 seed, they will travel in the Wild Card round to face the winner of either the NFC South or NFC West (likely the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or LA Rams, respectively). As the seventh seed, Green Bay would play on the road at the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Bears at Packers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NFL odds. Lines last updated Saturday at 11:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Bears +375 (bet $100 to win $375) | Packers -500 (bet $500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Bears +10 (-110) | Packers -10 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 41 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Bears at Packers key injuries
Bears
- S Elijah Hicks (ankle, foot) questionable
- RB Travis Homer (hamstring) questionable
- G Teven Jenkins (calf) questionable
Packers
- CB Jaire Alexander (knee) out
- S Zayne Anderson (concussion) out
- DE Brenton Cox Jr. (foot) questionable
- T Andre Dillard (concussion) out
- LB Quay Walker (ankle) out
- WR Christian Watson (knee) questionable
- S Evan Williams (quadricep) out
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Bears at Packers picks and predictions
Prediction
Packers 20, Bears 14
Moneyline
PASS.
There is no value on the Packers (-500) to beat the Bears for a 12th straight time Sunday.
Against the spread
BET BEARS +10 (-110).
The Bears are planning to start Williams because they feel the young QB getting more experience outweighs the slim chance of injury. Williams should not be expected to coast Sunday, but rather give his team and the fans a glimmer of hope heading into the offseason. Chicago has covered in its only other game this season playing as a 10-point underdog.
In a Nov. 17 meeting, the Bears covered as 6-point home underdogs in a 20-19 Packers win.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 41 (-110).
Chicago has hit the Under in 7 of its last 10 games. It has scored 13 or fewer points in 3 of its last 4 games, including Sunday in Week 17 when it failed to score a touchdown.
While Green Bay has been solid offensively this season, it is not guaranteed that its starters will play the second half (since Washington could have a huge lead over Dallas at halftime). Green Bay has hit the Under in 5 of its last 8 games while allowing 13 or fewer points in 2 of its last 3.
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