Jacob Westendorf· Oct 11, 2026
Westendorf also picks Chicago, saying the mistake-prone Packers will lose a third straight game to the Bears, 34-17.
“Prediction: Bears 34, Packers 17.”
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The call scored 33.3 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsChicago BearsOct 11, 2026
Chicago Bears 34 — Packers 17
“So, the mistake-ridden Packers will lose their third consecutive game against Chicago for the first time since the 2005-06 seasons. Prediction: Bears 34, Packers 17.”
Miss · 33Scored 33.33a naive guess scored 50-29.67 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 7-31
- skill:
- −29.67
- they picked:
- CHI
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 33.33
- baseline:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 1.78
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 24
- weeks left when called:
- 14
- naive home margin:
- 0.88
- predicted margin:
- 17
Closing line (Oct 11): Bears by 1.5, total 46.5 · this 34–17 calls a bigger Bears win (by 17) and more points (51).
What others said about the same people
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- TJ StarmanScore Predictions · Chicago BearsMiss · 2Sees the Bears taking a fairly close game, 24-20.
- Lester A. Wiltfong Jr.Score Predictions · Chicago BearsMiss · 19Predicts the Bears beat the Packers 28-17 behind their running game.
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- Donald GoochScore Predictions · Chicago BearsMiss · 31Predicts a 42-10 Bears rout with two rushing touchdowns and over 100 rushing yards for D'Andre Swift, a short-yardage score and 50 rushing yards for Roschon Johnson, just over 200 passing yards and a touchdown to Colston Loveland from Tyson Bagent, two sacks for Sweat plus one each for Booker and Dayo, and an interception for Muhammed.
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