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The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears play on Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Bears’ Solider Field in a game on the NFL playoff schedule for wild-card weekend.
Which team will win the first-round NFL postseason game?
Check out these NFL playoff picks and NFL playoff predictions for the game, which can be seen at 6 p.m. MST on Prime Video (stream with Amazon).
The Bears are a 1-point favorite over the Packers in NFL playoff odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
Chicago is -110 on the moneyline, while Green Bay is -110. The over/under (point total) is set at 46 points.
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Jeremy Cluff writes: “This will be the third meeting between the NFC North foes this season, with each team winning at home in the previous two matchups. We don’t see that changing in the third. Caleb Williams will make a big play late to help Chicago outduel Jordan Love and the Packers in a wild-card thriller.”
Bookies.com: Bet the Bears on the moneyline vs Packers
Bill Speros writes: “The Bears defense will need to force a turnover or two at home for enough cushion. Chicago head coach Ben Johnson shines in game-planning. He’s schemed against Green Bay for years. Look for some new wrinkles this week. Caleb Williams delivers down the stretch. The Bears defense does the rest to deliver Chicago an outright victory. Shop around for the best price.”
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The site’s formula predicts that the Packers will win the NFL playoff game against the Bears.
ESPN: Packers have a 54.7% chance to beat Bears on Saturday
The site gives the Bears a 45.3% shot at winning the NFL playoff game.
NFL playoff odds: Rams at Panthers | Packers at Bears | Bills at Jaguars | 49ers at Eagles | Chargers at Patriots | Texans at Steelers | Wild-card odds | Super Bowl odds
Dimers: Bears 24, Packers 21
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Packers a win probability of 40%, while the Bears have a win probability of 60%.”
Sportsnaut: Chicago Bears 28, Green Bay Packers 17
Matt Johnson writes: “This should be a game where Ben Johnson feeds the football to D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai 30-plus times and mixes in some play-action deep shots for Caleb Williams. Now, Green Bay can make it a game early with Jordan Love exploiting a Bears defense that allowed 27.3 PPG and 5.9 yards per play from Weeks 8-17. However, Love will also throw an interception in this game, and the inability of the Packers defense to generate a stop leads to Chicago winning by two scores at Soldier Field.”
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
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