When the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers go head to head in the NFC Wild Card Round on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, will Kyle Monangai score a touchdown? To see how he stacks up in this week’s matchup and whether he’s a good bet to cash his anytime TD prop, continue reading.
Chicago Bears RB Monangai has prop bets available for his upcoming postseason matchup versus the Green Bay Packers, and you can find them below.
Kyle Monangai’s Anytime TD Prop Odds vs. the Packers
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When the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers go head to head in the NFC Wild Card Round on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, will D’Andre Swift hit paydirt? To check out how he measures up in this week’s matchup and whether he’s a solid bet to pay off his anytime TD prop, continue reading.
Chicago Bears RB Swift has prop bets available for his upcoming postseason game against the Green Bay Packers, and you can find them below.
D’Andre Swift’s Anytime TD Prop Odds vs. the Packers
Swift’s odds to...
After trading for right-hander Edward Cabrera yesterday, the first order of business for the Cubs and their new pitcher was deciding how much he was going to earn this upcoming season. Just before the deadline to exchange arbitration contract figures today, the Cubs and Cabrera agreed to a $4.45 million deal for 2026. Cabrera made […]
2026 Cubs Salary Arbitration Primer
1/8 UPDATE : The Cubs signed LHP Justin Steele (one year - $6.775M), RHP Edward Cabrera (one year - $4.45M), and RHP Javier Assad (one year - $1.8M) to 2026 major league contracts, thus avoiding the possibility of salary arbitration. Because the contracts were signed to avoid the possibility of salary arbitration, the contracts are fully guaranteed. 1/7 UPDATE : The Cubs acquired RHP Edward Cabrera from the Marlins, and he is eligible for sala...
The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers meet for the third time this season, having split the previous two, but the stakes are much bigger this time. Win or go home. Wild Card Saturday Night will be the third time these two franchises have met in the postseason, with the teams splitting the previous […]
The Chicago Bulls had their clock cleaned, 108-93, by an equally banged-up Detroit Pistons club on Wednesday. Now, the Bulls will square off against another higher-seeded Eastern Conference team in the Miami Heat.
Chicago has looked a bit hapless without starting point guard Josh Giddey available, having gone 2-3 in his absence. Of course, it hasn’t helped that starting two-guard Coby White has missed four of those games, power forward/center Jalen Smith has missed a pair, and center Zach...
Episode 44 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live!
In this week’s episode, Brett asks me about how I broke yesterday’s big trade. I tried to say as much as I could without spoiling any sources. I probably said too much. After that, we discuss Edward Cabrera, the pitcher, as well as the impact his presence has on the Cubs both this season and beyond.
After the break, in our transaction corner, Brett and I talk about the various free-agent bats still available, specific...
I fully expect Ben Johnson to be deep in his bag this week.
Days after the Bears put together a bland and unimagintive game plan in their regular-season finale against the Detroit Lions, Chicago’s football team received good news from the injury report with wide receivers Rome Odunze and DJ Moore (as well as starting left tackle Ozzy Trapilo) garnering full participation status with no game day designation for Saturday’s upcoming playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. So, the way I s...
The latest Bears Banter Podcast has dropped! It’s the third time in the history of the NFL’s longest-standing rivalry that the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have met in the postseason. The two franchises sit currently with a 1-1 record against each other in postseason history and also sit with a 1-1 record this […]
The Green Bay Packers released their final injury report of the week ahead of Saturday’s Wild Card Round matchup against the Chicago Bears, and while Green Bay avoided any surprise outs, there’s enough uncertainty to matter.
Up front, the biggest name to watch is right tackle Zach Tom (back/knee). Tom was limited early in the week before being held out of Thursday’s practice and is officially questionable. That’s notable against a Bears front that has leaned more aggressively on pressure ...
Now that the Cubs have finally added their (potential) impact starting pitcher in Edward Cabrera, the obvious question emerges: What’s next for Jed Hoyer and the Cubs?
Seeing as the rotation is deep, the bullpen has been (mostly) remade, Owen Caissie was dealt, and Cabrera is set to earn only ~$3.7M in 2026, an even more obvious answer emerges: GO SPEND SOME MONEY ON A BAT.
In an article at The Athletic earlier this morning (and then later on his podcast), Ken Rosenthal put the same ...
His name had been out there on the rumor mill this season even though he hasn't played a game in the NHL for two years. But the Chicago Blackhawks simply don't have room for Laurent Brossoit in their crease, and today they've sent him to the San Jose Sharks in a trade. Laurent Brossoit is heading to the Sharks 🦈 pic.twitter.com/n9oMSd3IZd — Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) January 8, 2026 It's a nice move to acquire some goaltending insurance for the Sharks, who are currently i...
After a four-game losing streak to end the regular season, the Green Bay Packers now have their sights on the playoffs, starting with a Wild Card matchup against their bitter rivals, the Chicago Bears. This rivalry is back to an elite level after, frankly, several decades of dominance by one side or the other, and […]
This week’s Chicago Bears–Green Bay Packers playoff matchup doesn’t need manufactured stakes. For Bears fans, the meaning is baked into the history — and the rarity.
The two franchises have met in the postseason only twice. The most recent was the 2011 NFC Championship Game at Soldier Field, a January afternoon that still lingers painfully in Chicago’s memory. Green Bay raced to an early lead, the Bears’ defense clawed them back into it, but the offense never fully recovered after Jay Cut...
The Blackhawks made a trade with another rebuilding team on Thursday afternoon.
Chicago acquired veteran defenseman Ryan Ellis, young defenseman Jake Furlong and a 2028 fourth-round pick from San Jose in exchange for defenseman Nolan Allan, goaltender Laurent Brossoit and a 2028 seventh-round pick.
trade alert🔔 📰 ➡︎ https://t.co/1OUAm56khD pic.twitter.com/uFsoj6imUI — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 8, 2026
Ellis hasn’t played since 2021 because of injuries, me...
Friday will feature an NHL outing between the road favorite Washington Capitals (22-16-6, -156 on the moneyline to win) and the Chicago Blackhawks (18-18-7, +131 moneyline odds) at 8 p.m. ET on NHL Network.
You can see the Capitals attempt to beat the Blackhawks on NHL Network.
Capitals vs. Blackhawks Game Info & Odds
When: Friday, January 9, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
TV Channel: NHL Network
Live Stream: Fubo
Where: United Center in Chicago, Illinois
Favorite: Capitals (-156)
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Remember three days ago when we discussed the potential financial complications a successful first wave of the Blackhawks’ youth movement could potentially have? The Blackhawks made a trade on Thursday afternoon to start working on that issue.
The Blackhawks acquired the contract of Ryan Ellis, defenseman Jake Furlong and a fourth-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Nolan Allan, goaltender Laurent Brossoit and a 2028 seventh-round pick. ...
This was fun and wild to see, albeit pretty well-caveated when we talk it through.
MLB Pipeline spoke with more than 40 executives from across the sport, polling them on a variety of prospect-related questions. In the second part of the series, one of the questions asked who is the most underrated prospect in baseball.
Know who appeared tied atop that list?
If I tell you it is a Cubs prospect, you’re guessing Jaxon Wiggins, aren’t you?
And if I told you that, yes, Wiggins g...
The Chicago Bears have released their final injury report of the week, leading up to their wild card matchup against the Green Bay Packers. In it, they listed defensive back C.J. Gadner-Johnson out with a concussion, an injury that he suffered last week in the regular season finale. Gardner-Johnson has been starting in the slot […]
The Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers at what could be a cold and snowy Soldier Field on Saturday night in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. The final injury reports for each team are due today, and for one of these teams, it’ll be the last report until Week 1 of […]
The final Bears injury report of this week revealed a whole lot of good news for Chicago’s football team. And it begins with an update regarding wide receiver Rome Odunze, who is off the injury report. Odunze was listed as as full participant in Thursday’s practice and has no designation for Saturday’s playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. In other words, quarterback Caleb Williams’ top target will be ready to rock and roll at Soldier Field.
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There were only two Cubs who were arbitration-eligible, Justin Steele and Javier Assad, before today’s deadline for players and teams to avoid having to exchange figures for an arb hearing. The trade for Edward Cabrera adds one more player to that list. One of the three has now avoided arbitration: Steele made $6.55 million in […]
Today is the deadline for arbitration-eligible players to file their request for a 2026 salary, and for teams to file their corresponding number. If it comes to that point at the end of the day, typically the team and the player will proceed to an arbitration hearing next month, where one of those two numbers will be selected.
To avoid that potentially nasty process, teams and players like to sign contracts by today for the upcoming season.
For example, the Cubs have avoided arbitrat...
The last entry in this series was about Ben Zobrist, who pitched in the final game — in fact, the last inning — of the Cubs’ disastrous 2019 season. No Cubs position players pitched in the abbreviated 2020 season. And that had nothing to do with the length of the season — there were 35 […]
The Chicago Bears will host the Green Bay Packers on Saturday at Soldier Field in the Wild Card Round. The game is viewed by many — including Prime Video’s bank account — as the game of the week in the NFL’s opening round.
Still, one former NFL (backup) quarterback—whose claim to fame is running out of the back of his own end zone — thinks this one won’t live up to the hype, despite their previous two meetings this season coming down to the final play of the game.
“I think the Packer...