Seahawks: Home edge over Bears

The Seattle Seahawks will beat the Chicago Bears 24-20 on Monday night, according to the Pro Picks panel. Seattle enters the game as a three-point favorite at home. The panel selected Seattle as its choice for the week's opener.

Chicago holds a 5-2 record after winning two straight games following the return of quarterback Caleb Williams. Williams missed three games before rejoining the team. Since his return, he has thrown for 613 passing yards against the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. Coach Ben Johnson's offense ranks third in the NFL with an average of 390.7 yards per game. The Bears also rank eighth in scoring with 25.7 points per game.

Seattle sits at 4-3. The team features the No. 1 defense in the NFL for the second consecutive season, allowing 233.9 yards per game. The Seahawks also rank fourth in points allowed, giving up 17.9 per game. Coach Mike Macdonald's unit recently shut down Patrick Mahomes and Kenneth Walker III to hand the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season. On offense, the connection between Sam Darnold and Jaxon Smith-Njigba has produced strong results.

The panel also offered predictions for other games on the schedule. Dallas will beat Arizona 27-23. Tampa Bay will defeat Atlanta 26-22. Buffalo will beat Baltimore 28-22. Pittsburgh will defeat Cleveland 23-17. Jacksonville will beat Indianapolis 26-17. Las Vegas will defeat New York 23-22. Detroit will beat Minnesota 27-16. Cincinnati will defeat Tennessee 28-19. Los Angeles will beat Los Angeles 30-20. Denver will beat Kansas City 20-18. New England will defeat Miami 27-16. Washington will beat Philadelphia 23-20.

The Pro Picks group began the week with a victory when the Green Bay Packers beat the Carolina Panthers 27-19 on Thursday night. The panel's straight-up record for the week is 9-5. Their record against the spread for the week is 11-2-1. The overall straight-up record stands at 65-42-1. The overall record against the spread is 57-48-3.