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Bears vs Lions Prediction

Overall: venue ignored · using games through Nov 1, 2026

Our pick

Toss-up: Bears by a hair (51.0%) · projected 27–26

Our rankings

Lions 52%

Bears #11 vs Lions #9 in our rankings (network centrality).

Common opponents

Lions 53%

Lions by 1.3 points here, from 4 comparisons.

Efficiency

Bears 52%

Projected Bears 27, Lions 26 from opponent-adjusted points scored and allowed.

Bears and Lions common opponents · 4

Against the same teams: Bears went 2–2, Lions went 3–1. The edge compares average margins, as played.

OpponentBearsLionsEdge
Panthers W 59–37 away, Sep 13 L 26–32 away, Oct 4 CHI +28.0
Packers L 7–31 away, Oct 11 W 20–17 home, Oct 25 DET +27.0
Vikings L 3–9 home, Sep 20 W 19–15 home, Nov 1 DET +10.0
Jets W 23–12 home, Oct 4 W 31–24 home, Sep 27 CHI +4.0