The Chicago Bears aim to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a key NFC matchup on Sunday Night Football at Soldier Field. Kickoff is set for 8:20 p.m. ET.
The Buccaneers (3-5) enter on a two-game winning streak after a 16-0 shutout of the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8, while the Bears (6-2) earned a 34-17 road victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night. Chicago is 3-1 at home this season, and Tampa Bay is 2-1 on the road.
Injury updates: Buccaneers receiver Emeka Egbuka (foot) is active, while Bears running back Kyle Monangai (toe/thumb) remains out.
Betting odds list Chicago as a 6-point favorite with an over/under of 47.5 points. The money line has the Bears at -270 and the Buccaneers at +220. D'Andre Swift holds the shortest anytime touchdown scorer prop at -195.
SportsLine's simulation model, which has returned over $5,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since inception, projects the game to go over 47.5 points. The over has hit in four of the last seven head-to-head meetings, in two of Tampa Bay's last three games, and in each of Chicago's last three games.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield has completed 61.8% of his passes for 679 yards and three touchdowns this season, while running back Bucky Irving has carried 147 times for 728 yards (5.0 average) and five touchdowns. For Chicago, quarterback Caleb Williams has completed 70.9% of his passes for 1,267 yards and six touchdowns in five starts. The model projects 49 combined points, with the over hitting 51% of simulations.
The model also indicates one side of the spread hits in over 50% of simulations. Detailed picks are available at SportsLine.
