Pete Martuneac· Oct 4, 2026
Martuneac predicts the Bears beat the Jets 30-17 in Week 4, moving to 3-1, with Tyson Bagent starting and the offense scoring early and often.
“Final Prediction: Bears win 30-17”
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The call scored 95.2 out of 100, against 76.2 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsChicago BearsOct 4, 2026
Chicago Bears 30 — New York Jets 17
“Final Prediction: Bears win 30-17 ... They ought to pick up another win and get to 3-1 on the season”
Hit · 95Scored 95.24a naive guess scored 76.19+34.86 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 12-23
- skill:
- 34.86
- they picked:
- CHI
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 95.24
- baseline:
- 76.19
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 11
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- naive home margin:
- 1
- predicted margin:
- 13
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- Pamela MaldonadoScore Predictions · Chicago BearsHit · 81Maldonado picked final scores for all 15 Week 4 games, including Denver upsetting the unbeaten 49ers and Atlanta winning in New Orleans.
- Eric MoodyScore Predictions · Chicago BearsHit · 81Moody picked final scores for all 15 Week 4 games, including upsets by the Jaguars at Cincinnati and the Saints over Atlanta on Monday night.
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