BUFCHI
Buffalo Bills @ Chicago Bears
Any-day matchup, Bears at home · power ratings as of
Our pick
BUFBuffalo Bills
53% to win
A probability, not a promise: a 53% pick loses about 5 times in 10.
Advantages Why the Bills can win
- Season-long ratings: over the season, betting lines have rated Bills about 2.2 points stronger.
- Bills passing game (3rd in EPA) faces the Bears defense that ranks 16th against it.
- Bills running game (1st in EPA) faces the Bears defense that ranks 19th against it.
- Simulation: Bills win 5,310 of 10,000 simulated games.
- Field goal percentage: Bills rank 1st (100.0%), Bears 26th (73.3%).
Disadvantages Why the Bills may not
- Bears passing game (10th in EPA) faces the Bills defense that ranks 29th against it.
- Upset odds: Bears win 4,690 of 10,000 simulations (47%). A 53% pick still loses about 5 times in 10.
- Home field: Bears play at home, worth roughly 1 to 2 points in recent seasons.
- Pass rush, sacks per dropback: Bears rank 3rd (8.9%), Bills 26th (4.3%).
- Turnover margin per game: Bears rank 18th (-0.1), Bills 26th (-0.5).
The line and our numbers
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | BUF -0.4 |
| Total points | n/a | 53.1 |
| Win chance | BUF n/a · CHI n/a | BUF 53% · CHI 47% |
| Fair moneyline | BUF -113 · CHI +113 |
No betting line for this pairing. Odds change all the time, so check a sportsbook before acting on any number here.
10,000 simulated games
- Typical score: CHI 27, BUF 27.
- 80% of simulations land between BUF by 17 and CHI by 17.
Side by side
| BUF | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 5-1 | Record | 5-2 |
| 32.8 1 | Points per game | 25.7 7 |
| 28.5 30 | Points allowed | 20.4 9 |
| +0.20 1 | Offense EPA/play | +0.04 11 |
| +0.13 31 | Defense EPA/play allowed | +0.01 17 |
| -0.5 26 | Turnover margin/game | -0.1 18 |
| 4.3% 26 | Sacks per dropback | 8.9% 3 |
Small numbers are league ranks (1 = best). EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changes a team's expected score.
Last 5 meetings
| Date | Game | Score | Winner | Closing line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-24 | 2022 Wk 16 | BUF 35 @ CHI 13 | BUF | BUF -8 |
| 2018-11-04 | 2018 Wk 9 | CHI 41 @ BUF 9 | CHI | CHI -10.5 |
| 2014-09-07 | 2014 Wk 1 | BUF 23 @ CHI 20 | BUF | CHI -7 |
| 2010-11-07 | 2010 Wk 9 | CHI 22 @ BUF 19 | CHI | CHI -3 |
| 2006-10-08 | 2006 Wk 5 | BUF 7 @ CHI 40 | CHI | CHI -9.5 |
Basis: power ratings only (no betting line yet). 10,000 drive-by-drive simulations, calibrated so our percentages match how often teams actually won in a 2020-2026 backtest. Model version 1. How it works
No betting line exists for a game that isn't scheduled, so this uses our own power ratings (they pick about 65% of winners in the backtest). Flip home and away