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NFL · 2026 betting profile

Chicago Bears

3-2 straight up · 3-2 ATS · 1-4 over-under · #8 of 32 in our ratings

Next gameSun Oct 18, 1 PMFOXFOX One
atAtlanta Falcons
SpreadChicago -1
Total51.5
Moneyline-117
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Upcoming lines

Open = the line when most books posted it for this week (Sunday night). A dash means we don't have that number.

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games3-260%Small sample+2.7
Home2-167%Small sample+6.7
Road1-150%Small sample-3.2
Favorite2-250%Small sample-2.4
Underdog1-0100%Small sample+23
Non-conference3-260%Small sample+2.7
Last 53-260%Small sample+2.7

5 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

NFL, 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 73% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games1-420%Small sample-2.3
Home0-30%Small sample-17.2
Road1-150%Small sample+20
Non-conference1-420%Small sample-2.3
Last 51-420%Small sample-2.3

NFL, 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 73% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 11at Green BayL 7-31-1.5L -25.546.5U -8.5
Oct 4vs New YorkW 23-12-3.5W +7.543.5U -8.5
Sep 28vs PhiladelphiaW 27-7+3W +2342.5U -8.5
Sep 20vs MinnesotaL 3-9-4.5L -10.546.5U -34.5
Sep 13at CarolinaW 59-37-3W +1947.5O +48.5

Close is Chicago's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20263-23-260%Small sample1-420%+2.7
202512-713-668%Small sample10-953%+2.4
20245-129-853%Small sample7-1041%-0.8
20237-108-7-253%Small sample9-853%+2.2
20223-145-1229%Small sample10-759%-3
20216-116-1135%Small sample7-1041%-1.2
20208-98-947%Small sample8-947%+2.1
20198-85-1131%Small sample5-1131%-2.3

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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