Bears at Panthers, Week 1: expert picks and result
Result
20 of 23 experts picked the Bears to win. Against the spread, 8 of 12 picks covered.
One game says little about an expert. Each name links to a full season record.
Lines the experts picked against
- CBS Sports spread: CHI -2.5
- NFL.com spread (FanDuel line printed in the article): CHI -3, total 47.5
- CBS Sports moneyline: CAR +144, CHI -173
How the experts split
Counts of experts, not probabilities.
Straight up
CHI: 20CAR: 3
Who picked which side
Bears (20)
- Ben Solak Win
- Bobby Kownack Win
- Dan Graziano Win
- Dan Parr Win
- Eric Moody Win
- Gennaro Filice Win
- Jamey Eisenberg Win
- Jared Dubin Win
- Jason Reid Win
- Jeremy Fowler Win
- John Breech Win
- Kalyn Kahler Win
- Lindsey Thiry Win
- Matt Bowen Win
- Mike Clay Win
- Pamela Maldonado Win
- Pete Prisco Win
- Ryan Wilson Win
- Seth Wickersham Win
- Tyler Sullivan Win
Panthers (3)
- Brooke Cersosimo Loss
- Dave Richard Loss
- Jeremy Bergman Loss
Against the spread
CHI: 8CAR: 4
Bears (8)
- Bobby Kownack -3 Win
- Dan Parr -3 Win
- Jamey Eisenberg -2.5 Win
- Jared Dubin -2.5 Win
- John Breech -2.5 Win
- Pete Prisco -2.5 Win
- Ryan Wilson -2.5 Win
- Tyler Sullivan -2.5 Win
Panthers (4)
- Brooke Cersosimo +3 Loss
- Dave Richard +2.5 Loss
- Gennaro Filice +3 Loss
- Jeremy Bergman +3 Loss
Every pick
| Expert | Straight up | Against the spread | Predicted score | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richard CBS Sports | CAR Loss | CAR +2.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Jamey Eisenberg CBS Sports | CHI Win | CHI -2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Jared Dubin CBS Sports | CHI Win | CHI -2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| John Breech CBS Sports | CHI Win | CHI -2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Pete Prisco CBS Sports | CHI Win | CHI -2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ryan Wilson CBS Sports | CHI Win | CHI -2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Tyler Sullivan CBS Sports | CHI Win | CHI -2.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ben Solak ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Dan Graziano ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Eric Moody ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jason Reid ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jeremy Fowler ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Kalyn Kahler ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Lindsey Thiry ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Matt Bowen ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Mike Clay ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Pamela Maldonado ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Seth Wickersham ESPN | CHI Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Bobby Kownack NFL.com | CHI Win | CHI -3 Win | CHI 24-20 | Restored after the game |
| Brooke Cersosimo NFL.com | CAR Loss | CAR +3 Loss | CAR 23-21 | Restored after the game |
| Dan Parr NFL.com | CHI Win | CHI -3 Win | CHI 28-24 | Restored after the game |
| Gennaro Filice NFL.com | CHI Win | CAR +3 Loss | CHI 27-26 | Restored after the game |
| Jeremy Bergman NFL.com | CAR Loss | CAR +3 Loss | CAR 24-23 | Restored after the game |
Sources
- CBS Sports picks against the spread · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
72ffb9503c12… - CBS Sports picks, straight up · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
fb6956bccc5e… - ESPN expert picks · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:30 UTC · SHA-256
a603e427127b… - NFL.com picks article · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:41 UTC · SHA-256
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