NFL Week 7 · Thu, Oct 22, 8:15 p.m. ET · Upcoming

Patriots at Bears expert picks

NENew England Patriots3-2 before this game
Kickoff
Oct 22, 8:15 p.m. ET
CHIChicago Bears3-2 before this game
Graded at the final score

Before the game

Market

CHI -2.5 · total 49.5 · Bears 53% implied win chance · the spread moved 1 point toward the Bears
Spread for the Patriots at Bears, our readings and when experts pickedSpread for CHI across 17 of our readings: CHI −1.5 at the first, CHI −2.5 at the latest. −1−1.5−2−2.5−3CHI lineOct 12, 9:15 p.m.Oct 14, 7:24 a.m.Number of experts first on record at that line
The spread moved from CHI −1.5 to CHI −2.5 between our first reading (Oct 12, 9:15 p.m. ET) and the latest (Oct 14, 7:24 a.m. ET); 0 experts had picked this game before we first saw it move (Oct 13, 3:22 p.m. ET). No expert picks were on record yet. 17 readings of the market line until kickoff; between readings the line is drawn flat. Dots: experts by the time their pick was recorded, or stamped by the publishing platform, grouped by the line at that time.
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Spread by our readings (17), and experts first on record at each line.
LineFirst readingLast readingExperts first on record
CHI −1.5Oct 12, 9:15 p.m. ETOct 13, 1:21 p.m. ET0
CHI −2.5Oct 13, 3:22 p.m. ETOct 14, 7:24 a.m. ET0
  • First reading we have: CHI -1.5, total 46.5 (Oct 12, 9:15 p.m. ET).
  • Latest reading: CHI -2.5, total 49.5 (Oct 14, 7:24 a.m. ET).
  • The spread moved 1 point toward the Bears; the total went up 3 points.
  • Implied win chance, bookmaker margin removed: Bears 53%, Patriots 47% (as of Oct 14, 7:24 a.m. ET). How this is calculated

Market lines are for reference: each spread pick is graded at the line its own outlet printed. About the market line

Game facts

Patriots 3-2 · Bears 3-2 · prime time
  • Records before this game: Patriots 3-2, Bears 3-2.
  • Interconference game: Patriots (AFC East) and Bears (NFC North).
  • Prime-time game: Thursday night, kickoff 8:15 p.m. ET.
  • Earlier meetings in our records (since 2024):
    • Nov 10, 2024: Patriots 19, Bears 3
  • Patriots, last games: Week 5 LV 17, NE 45; Week 4 NE 29, BUF 26; Week 3 NE 6, JAX 35.
  • Bears, last games: Week 5 CHI 7, GB 31; Week 4 NYJ 12, CHI 23; Week 3 PHI 7, CHI 27.

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