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Chicago Bears: predictions, props and stats

The numbers behind the Bears

The Bears are 5-2 through week 8, scoring 25.7 points a game and allowing 20.4.

Every table on this page is a result from games already played, not a prediction.

Next game

Bears at Seahawks

· Week 8 · Away

Home 64% · Away 36%

Seattle Seahawks

Prediction for this game

Results and scoring

This season, through week 8

5-2, with 25.7 points scored and 20.4 allowed a game.

Bears games, with the score
WkOpponentScoreResult
7vsPatriots30-24Won
6@Falcons31-23Won
5@Packers7-31Lost
4vsJets23-12Won
3vsEagles27-7Won
2vsVikings3-9Lost
1@Panthers59-37Won
Bears points a game
StatThis seasonSince 2000
Points scored a game25.720.5
Points allowed a game20.421.6
Average margin+5.3-1
Went to overtime0%0 of 77%29 of 439

Bears against the spread

Since 2000 the Bears have won by more than 3.5 points in 156 of 439 games, with an average margin of -1.

Bears games against each spread
LineThis seasonSince 2000
Won by 8 or more (covers -7.5)57%4 of 723%99 of 439
Won by 4 or more (covers -3.5)71%5 of 736%156 of 439
Won, or lost by 3 or fewer (covers +3.5)71%5 of 758%255 of 439
Won, or lost by 7 or fewer (covers +7.5)86%6 of 772%314 of 439

Game totals in Bears games

Since 2000, Bears games have gone over 45.5 points in 162 of 439.

Bears games over each total
LineThis seasonSince 2000
Over 30.5 points86%6 of 780%353 of 439
Over 42.5 points43%3 of 747%205 of 439
Over 45.5 points43%3 of 737%162 of 439
Over 48.5 points43%3 of 730%131 of 439
Over 50.5 points43%3 of 726%113 of 439

Bears wins, home and away

Since 2000 the Bears have won 206 of 439 games: 119 of 224 at home and 87 of 215 away.

Bears wins
StatThis seasonSince 2000
All games71%5 of 747%206 of 439
At home75%3 of 453%119 of 224
Away67%2 of 340%87 of 215

Bears points against team totals

Since 2000 the Bears have scored more than 20.5 points in 208 of 439 games.

Bears games over each team total
LineThis seasonSince 2000
Scored over 14.571%5 of 770%308 of 439
Scored over 20.571%5 of 747%208 of 439
Scored over 24.557%4 of 730%132 of 439
Scored over 27.543%3 of 720%89 of 439
Scored over 30.529%2 of 715%65 of 439

Bears passing

This season, through week 8

Bears passers this season
Caleb Williams488124102051
Tyson Bagent3426340903
Case Keenum3355335521

Bears rushing

This season, through week 8

Bears rushers this season
D'Andre SwiftRB7116476755%
Kyle MonangaiRB460324340%
Roschon JohnsonRB72486112%
Caleb WilliamsQB42213027%
Luther Burden IIIWR782904%
Tyson BagentQB342102%
Case KeenumQB331211%
Kalif RaymondWR71-201%

Bears receiving

This season, through week 8

Bears receivers this season, with their share of the team's targets
Luther Burden IIIWR4735491221%
Colston LovelandTE4226244219%
Rome OdunzeWR3824381017%
Kalif RaymondWR3126244114%
D'Andre SwiftRB2522152011%
Cole KmetTE14108717%
Roschon JohnsonRB1086304%
Kyle MonangaiRB553904%

Who scores for the Bears

This season, through week 8

Bears rushing and receiving touchdowns this season
D'Andre SwiftRB707
Kyle MonangaiRB303
Luther Burden IIIWR022
Colston LovelandTE022
Caleb WilliamsQB202
Kalif RaymondWR011
Cole KmetTE011
Jahdae WalkerWR011

Bears fantasy points

This season, through week 8

Bears players' fantasy points, This season, through week 8
D'Andre SwiftRB7122.817.516.014.432.4
Luther Burden IIIWR797.013.911.48.923.7
Caleb WilliamsQB483.821.021.021.037.3
Colston LovelandTE762.48.97.15.219.9
Rome OdunzeWR760.18.66.95.215.4
Kyle MonangaiRB459.314.814.213.628.0
Kalif RaymondWR756.28.06.24.321.0
Roschon JohnsonRB726.93.83.32.713.3
Case KeenumQB325.48.58.58.524.7
Cole KmetTE724.73.52.82.111.5
Tyson BagentQB312.54.24.24.29.1
Zavion ThomasWR79.81.41.00.75.5
Jahdae WalkerWR77.11.00.90.97.1
Sam RoushTE76.30.90.70.52.6
How the points are scored

What the Bears defense allows

A game, over its last 24 games. Rank 1 is the defense that allows the most.

Passing yards allowed to quarterbacks: 12 of 32239.8
Fewest 178.4Most 259
All 32 defenses against quarterbacks
Rushing yards allowed to running backs: 17 of 3295.3
Fewest 64.8Most 112.2
All 32 defenses against running backs
Receiving yards allowed to wide receivers: 6 of 32157
Fewest 105.3Most 174.9
All 32 defenses against wide receivers
Receiving yards allowed to tight ends: 16 of 3253
Fewest 33.6Most 86
All 32 defenses against tight ends

How close the model's projections have been

Tested on games the model had not seen: what it projected next to what happened, for players projected for a real role. The last column is how often the result landed inside the projected 80% range.

Projected and actual, by market
MarketThis seasonPlayer gamesProjectedActualInside the 80% range
Receiving yards, WR2021 to 20254,97955.855.379.2%
Rushing yards, RB2021 to 20253,65652.754.181.2%
Passing yards, QB2022 to 20252,173221.1223.781.2%
Receiving yards, TE2021 to 20251,17947.646.782.1%
See the full accuracy table

Questions about the Bears

How often do Bears games go over 45.5 points?

In 162 of 439 games since 2000 (37%). Every total from 30.5 to 50.5 is counted in the total section of this page.

How often do the Bears win at home?

They have won 119 of 224 home games since 2000 (53%), and 87 of 215 away.

How often do the Bears score more than 20.5 points?

In 208 of 439 games since 2000 (47%).

Are the numbers on this page predictions?

No. They are results from games already played, and each section says which games it counts.

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