{"id":402067,"date":"2026-01-09T13:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/402067\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:34:07","slug":"packers-vs-bears-prediction-odds-spread-2026-nfl-wild-card-weekend-picks-by-proven-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/402067\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers vs. Bears prediction, odds, spread: 2026 NFL Wild Card Weekend picks by proven model"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trip to the NFL’s divisional round will be on the line when the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers<\/a> battle their longtime rival and second-seeded Chicago Bears<\/a> in a 2026 Wild Card Weekend matchup on Saturday. With a win, Green Bay would travel to top-seeded Seattle, while a victory for the Bears would send the lower remaining seed to Chicago in the divisional round. The Packers (9-7-1), who have lost four in a row, are 4-4-1 on the road this season. The Bears (11-6), who have dropped two straight, are 6-2 on their home field. Jordan Love is slated to return after being injured in Week 16.<\/p>\n

Kickoff from Soldier Field in Chicago is set for 8 p.m. ET. The Packers are 1.5-point favorites in the latest Packers vs. Bears odds, while the over\/under for total points scored is 44.5 via DraftKings Sportsbook. Before making any Bears vs. Packers picks,\u00a0check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated\u00a0NFL picks<\/a>\u00a0since its inception. The model enters the 2026 NFL playoffs on a 53-37 run on top-rated picks dating back to 2024. Anybody following its\u00a0NFL betting<\/a>\u00a0picks at\u00a0sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0betting sites<\/a>\u00a0could have seen strong returns.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, the model has set its sights on Packers vs. Bears<\/a>. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks<\/a>. Here are the NFL odds<\/a> and trends for Bears vs. Packers:<\/p>\n

Packers vs. Bears spread<\/p>\n

Green Bay -1.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook<\/p>\n

Packers vs. Bears over\/under<\/p>\n

44.5 points<\/p>\n

Packers vs. Bears money line\u00a0<\/p>\n

Green Bay -119, Chicago +100<\/p>\n

Packers vs. Bears picks<\/p>\n

See picks at SportsLine<\/a><\/p>\n

Packers vs. Bears streaming\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Why the Bears can cover<\/p>\n

Second-year quarterback Caleb Williams<\/a> helps power the Chicago offense. In 17 games, he has completed 58.1% of his passes for 3,942 yards and 27 touchdowns with seven interceptions and a 90.1 rating. He has also carried 77 times for 388 yards (5.0 average) and three touchdowns. In a 42-38 loss at San Francisco on Dec. 28, he completed 25 of 42 passes for 330 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Leading the Chicago rushing attack is led by D’Andre Swift<\/a>. In 16 games, he carried 223 times for 1,087 yards and nine touchdowns. He has had five explosive plays of 20 yards or more, including a long of 25, with 62 first-down conversions. He also has 34 receptions for 299 yards and one touchdown. In a 24-15 win at Philadelphia on Nov. 28, he carried 18 times for 125 yards (6.9 average) and one touchdown.\u00a0See which team to back at SportsLine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why the Packers can cover<\/p>\n

Veteran quarterback Jordan Love<\/a> has had a solid season for Green Bay and will be returning from a concussion. In 15 games, he has completed 66.3% of his passes for 3,381 yards and 23 touchdowns with six interceptions and a 101.2 rating. Love has also rushed 47 times for 199 yards, including two explosive plays, including a long of 25. in the 28-21 win over the Bears on Dec. 7, he completed 17 of 25 passes (68%) for 234 yards and three touchdowns with one interception. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Josh Jacobs<\/a> leads the Packers’ rushing attack. In 15 games, Jacobs carried 234 times for 929 yards (4.0 average) and 13 touchdowns. He had three explosive runs of 20 yards or more, including a long of 40, and 55 first-down conversions. He also has 36 receptions for 282 yards (7.8 average) and one touchdown. In the Dec. 7 win over Chicago, he carried 20 times for 86 yards and a score.\u00a0See which team to back at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to make Packers vs. Bears picks<\/p>\n

SportsLine’s model is going Over on the total, projecting 47 combined points. It also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

So who wins Packers vs. Bears, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time?\u00a0Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Packers vs. Bears spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that finished up over $7,000 on its NFL picks since its inception<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A trip to the NFL’s divisional round will be on the line when the seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,615,1248,1243,593,206813,196660,206812,213636,213637,213638,85,210870],"class_list":{"0":"post-402067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-betting","11":"tag-chicago-bears","12":"tag-green-bay-packers","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-nfl-saturday-odds","15":"tag-nfl-saturday-picks","16":"tag-nfl-saturday-predictions","17":"tag-packers-bears-odds","18":"tag-packers-bears-picks","19":"tag-packers-bears-prediction","20":"tag-sports","21":"tag-wild-card-weekend"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}