Sunday, January 4, 2026

Week 18 Predictions

Our guide to every Week 18 NFL game: Matchup previews, predictions and what's at stake (Maldonado's pick: Bears 34, Lions 24.  Moody's pick: Bears 27, Lions 20.  Walder's pick: Lions 33, Bears 28):  https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/viewersguide47473045/nfl-week-18-picks-predictions-schedule-fantasy-football-odds-injuries-stats-2025

Lions-Bears Week 18 score predictions from MLive’s beat writers (2 pick the Bears to win by scores of Bears 28, Lions 13, Bears 31, Lions 21.  1 picks  the Lions to win Lions 28, Bears 24):  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2026/01/lions-bears-week-18-score-predictions-from-mlives-beat-writers.html

NFL.com NFL Week 18 picks: Upset and score predictions, matchup breakdowns for every game (Bears 28-27, Bears 30-24, Bears 30-20, Bears 27-23, Lions 26-24):  https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-picks-week-18-2025-nfl-season

USA Today (1 picks the Lions to win 23-20.  5 pick the Bears to win by scores of 38-34, 28-23, 34-30, 27-26, 35-27):  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl-picks/2026/01/02/nfl-week-18-picks-spread-predictions-locks-49ers-seahawks/87989054007/

Video - NFL.com Lions vs. Bears preview | Week 18 (1 picks the Lions to win 34-28.  9 pick the Bears to win by scores of 24-21, 33-30, 52-21, 27-24, 30-27, 33-30, 29-19, 27-24, 30-24):  https://www.nfl.com/videos/lions-vs-bears-preview-week-18

CBS Breech (Bears 27-20 over Lions):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-18-picks-and-score-predictions-best-bets-odds/

SN Iyer (Lions at Bears (-2.5, 50.5 o/u) - Sunday 4:25 p.m. ET, Fox.  The Lions are in danger of dipping into an all too familiar place of finishing a season below .500. The Bears are in new territory with winning the NFC North for the first time in seven years, with Caleb Williams on the brink of being their first-ever 4,000-yard passer. Williams can pick apart the Lions' depleted defense while the Bears force some key turnovers of Jared Goff at home to compensate for giving up a "fifty burger" in the first matchup.  Pick: Bears win 27-20 and cover the spread.):  https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-picks-predictions-against-spread-week-18/553a362f0e7dc3032c3d335c

SN Bender (Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears (-2.5):  This is yet another game where whether the Bears play their starters is a factor. Chicago can still get the No. 2 seed, which is a better playoff path. That extra home game would be huge for Caleb Williams, and the Lions have been on fumes the last two weeks. This will be different than Week 2 – when Detroit beat Chicago 52-21 in Ben Johnson's return to Detroit.   Pick: Bears 28, Lions 24):  https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-picks-predictions-week-18/871ee4da0eb0a67e78a84c74

Walter football (Week 18 NFL Pick: Bears 27, Lions 20):  https://walterfootball.com/nflpicks2025_18late.php

CBS Prisco (Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears (-3):  The Bears are playing for seeding, while the Lions are looking to vacation spots. The Lions haven't played well down the stretch, while the Bears have on offense. The Lions playing outside have been a different team in recent years, but the Chicago defense is not good right now. This is a shootout, with the Bears taking it.  Pick: Bears 31, Lions 27):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/priscos-week-18-nfl-picks-best-bets-predictions/

Pro Picks: Panthers, Ravens will win their divisions. 49ers will edge Seahawks for NFC’s No. 1 seed (DETROIT (8-8) at CHICAGO (11-5) - Line: Bears minus 3.  The Lions have gone from 15-1 to out of the playoffs. It’s a bitter ending for a team that entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations. They’re playing for a winning record. Caleb Williams and the NFC North champion Bears are heading to the playoffs. A victory secures the No. 2 seed, which means at least two home playoff games if they beat Green Bay in the first round. BEARS: 27-23):  https://apnews.com/article/pro-picks-week-18-b75224c49beb4beafc54d0ca589727f4

CBS Sullivan (Lions at Bears - Projected score: Bears 30, Lions 23):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-18-picks-best-bets-predictions/

PFT’s Week 18 2025 NFL picks: Florio vs. Simms (Lions at Bears (-3) - Ben Johnson remembers Week 2. And if there’s the slightest chance to return the 52-21 favor, he will.  Florio’s pick: Bears 27, Lions 20.  Simms’s pick: Bears 31, Lions 27.):  https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/pfts-week-18-2025-nfl-picks-florio-vs-simms


Five things to watch as Lions wrap up the season at Chicago Bears; injury updates (PREDICTION: Bears 24, Lions 17):  https://lionslowdown.com/2026/01/03/five-things-to-watch-as-lions-wrap-up-the-season-at-chicago-bears-injury-updates/

Lions OnSI (All 4 pick the Lions to win by scores of 30-20, 31-17, 31-21, 27-17):  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onsi/news/predictions-will-detroit-lions-defeat-chicago-bears-week-18

Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears betting odds, prediction (Lions vs. Bears prediction - Bears 34, Lions 24: The Lions have said all week that they are approaching this game seriously. Whether or not Bears receiver Rome Odunze winds up playing is a key storyline. Odunze didn't practice to begin the week, but he was a limited participant on Friday and was considered questionable on Friday.):  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2026/01/04/detroit-lions-vs-chicago-bears-betting-odds-prediction/88014086007/

670 staff predictions: Bears-Lions (All 8 pick the Lions to win by scores of Bears 33, Lions 24.  Bears 28, Lions 17. Bears 28, Lions 17.  Bears 30, Lions 20. Bears 30, Lions 24.  Bears 35, Lions 17.  Bears 30, Lions 20.  Bears 30, Lions 24):  https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/sports/chicago-bears/mully-haugh-brad-biggs-previews-bears-lions-matchup-2025-week-18

Non-Score Predictions:

Athletic (4 pick the Lions to win.  3 pick the Bears to win):  https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6931268/2025/12/31/nfl-week-18-staff-picks/



ESPN (9 pick the Bears to win.  2 pick the Lions to win):  https://www.espn.com/nfl/picks


14 pick the Lions to win.  70 pick the Bears to win.  Average Predicted Score (1510-1180/51):  Bears 30 Lions 23
Posted by LionsFan at 3:31 PM

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