// NFL · Week 9 · Sunday 8 November 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears prediction
Kick-off 8:20pm ET ·
- Pick
- Chicago Bears
- Chance
- 71%
- Light
- Green
- Confidence
- High
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Injury report
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Yaya Diaby LB · Out · Knee - MCL (3 Nov, 7:53 am AEDT)
- Jalen McMillan WR · Injured reserve · Knee - PCL (6 Nov, 3:08 am AEDT)
- Josh Hayes CB · Injured reserve · Knee (29 Oct, 12:52 pm AEDT)
- Emeka Egbuka WR · Questionable · Foot (7 Nov, 7:23 am AEDT)
- Tristan Wirfs OT · Returning (7 Nov, 2:18 pm AEDT)
- Tykee Smith S · Returning (7 Nov, 11:22 am AEDT)
- Josiah Trotter LB · Returning (6 Nov, 2:21 pm AEDT)
- Jacob Parrish CB · Returning (6 Nov, 2:08 pm AEDT)
- Alex Anzalone LB · Returning (6 Nov, 1:57 pm AEDT)
- Kenny Gainwell RB · Returning (6 Nov, 7:57 am AEDT)
- Bauer Sharp TE · Returning (5 Nov, 6:17 am AEDT)
- Tez Johnson WR · Returning (4 Nov, 2:07 pm AEDT)
- +13 more
Chicago Bears
- Zavier Scott RB · Injured reserve · Wrist (6 Nov, 8:19 am AEDT)
- Kentavius Street DT · Injured reserve · Knee (5 Nov, 3:55 pm AEDT)
- Braxton Jones OT · Injured reserve · Knee (5 Nov, 2:40 pm AEDT)
- Tyrique Stevenson Sr. CB · Questionable · Thumb (7 Nov, 11:12 am AEDT)
- Malik Muhammad II CB · Questionable · Toe (7 Nov, 11:07 am AEDT)
- Kyle Monangai RB · Questionable · Toe (7 Nov, 6:58 am AEDT)
- Salvon Ahmed RB · Returning (8 Nov, 10:35 am AEDT)
- Grady Jarrett DE · Returning (7 Nov, 11:17 am AEDT)
- Theo Benedet OT · Returning (7 Nov, 7:03 am AEDT)
- D'Marco Jackson LB · Returning (7 Nov, 7:03 am AEDT)
- Stephen Carlson TE · Returning (5 Nov, 1:12 pm AEDT)
- Sam Roush TE · Returning (4 Nov, 7:15 am AEDT)
- +13 more
● Out● May miss / reduced minutes● Probable / returning
Statuses from the official team injury reports. Updated 8 Nov, 5:20 pm AEDT; refreshed every 15 minutes.
Preview
Chicago Bears are our pick at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 9. The model gives them a 71% chance of winning, which makes this game a 65%+ top pick.
Chicago Bears have the higher team rating (1640 to 1506), built from results and winning margins, and they also have home field.
Quarterbacks: we expect Baker Mayfield to start for Tampa Bay Buccaneers (130 career starts); we expect Caleb Williams to start for Chicago Bears (41 career starts). We assume each team's most recent starter plays unless the injury report says otherwise.
Season so far: Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3–5 and Chicago Bears are 6–2.
What could change the pick: late quarterback news. We re-check every 30 minutes until kick-off, then the pick is frozen and stays on our public record, win or lose.
This is one of our top picks: Chicago Bears at 71% to win.
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- Sun, 8 NovCincinnati Bengals @ Atlanta Falcons CIN 70%Green
- Sun, 8 NovDenver Broncos @ Carolina Panthers DEN 66%Green
- Sun, 8 NovCleveland Browns @ New Orleans Saints NO 63%Orange
- Sun, 8 NovDallas Cowboys @ Indianapolis Colts IND 52%Red
- Sun, 8 NovNew York Jets @ Kansas City Chiefs KC 79%Green
- Sun, 8 NovNew York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles NYG 61%Orange
- Sun, 8 NovLos Angeles Rams @ Washington Commanders LA 61%Orange
- Sun, 8 NovDetroit Lions @ Miami Dolphins DET 68%Green
- Sun, 8 NovHouston Texans @ Los Angeles Chargers HOU 62%Orange
- Sun, 8 NovGreen Bay Packers @ New England Patriots NE 64%Orange
- Sun, 8 NovArizona Cardinals @ Seattle Seahawks SEA 77%Green
- Sun, 8 NovLas Vegas Raiders @ San Francisco 49ers SF 82%Green
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