The Chicago Bears take on the Minnesota Vikings in NFC North play in Week 17 Sunday. This is a meaningless game as both teams are eliminated from the playoffs, so it will come down to which team wants it more. Chicago won the first meeting in a 39-10 blowout at home, earning their forth straight victory over the Vikings. Jay Cutler threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns, while Matt Forte rushed for 87 yards in the win. Neither will play Sunday. Taking a look at the NFL lines for Week 17, I find a...
Read more about Bears Vikings Odds Bears Packers Spread - December 22, 2011The two biggest rivals in the National Football Leagues square off Sunday when the Green Bay Packers host the Chicago Bears. This is the only game that will be played on Christmas Day, giving both teams the spotlight. While this game has lost some of its luster with both teams losing last week, there is certainly no love lost in this rivalry. These teams have met 183 times since 1921, and Chicago holds the all-time edge 92-85-6. However, the Packers have won three straight in this series, including...
Read more about Bears Packers Spread Seahawks Bears Line - December 13, 2011The Chicago Bears will host the Seattle Seahawks in a key week 15 matchup between two NFC teams fighting to make the playoffs. The Bears come in off a disappointing 10-13 overtime loss at home to the Broncos. Chicago has now lost three straight since losing starting quarterback Jay Cutler, and are now a game back of both Atlanta and Detroit for the two Wild Card spots. The Seahawks rolled past the Rams 30-13 on Monday Night Football. Seattle has won four of five to get to 6-7 overall, but will need...
Read more about Seahawks Bears Line Bears Broncos Line - December 6, 2011The Denver Broncos will look to keep control of the AFC West when they host the Chicago Bears this Sunday. The Broncos rallied once again to beat the Vikings 35-32, and have now won five in a row and six of their last seven. With Oakland’s loss to Miami the Broncos are now tied for the division lead at 7-5. The Bears also come into this game at 7-5, as they fell 3-10 at home to Kansas City. Chicago would be in the playoffs if they started today, but appear to be headed in the wrong direction. Taking...
Read more about Bears Broncos Line Chiefs Bears Line - November 30, 2011The Chicago Bears will look to get back on track when they host the struggling Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Both teams come into the game with their starting quarterback out with an injury. The Bears lost 20-25 at Oakland in their first game without Jay Cutler, snapping a five game winning streak. The Chiefs suffered a 9-13 loss at home to Pittsburgh on Sunday Night Football. It was Kansas City’s fourth straight loss since sweeping the month of October with four straight wins. Taking a look...
Read more about Chiefs Bears Line Bears Raiders Odds - November 23, 2011The Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears have been two of the league’s biggest surprises this season. Both are in the playoffs if the season were to end today. That makes this is a critical non-conference showdown Sunday when Chicago visits Oakland with kickoff set for 4:05 EST. These teams have only faced each other seven times since 1987. The Bears have won the last two meetings, including a 17-6 road victory in their most recent clash back in 2007. Taking a look at the spreads for Week 12, I find...
Read more about Bears Raiders Odds Chargers Bears Spread - November 18, 2011The Chicago Bears are set to host the San Diego Chargers Sunday in Week 11. Chicago is on a roll right now, while San Diego is reeling and in desperate need of a victory. This is only the fifth meeting between these teams since 1993. Chicago won the first four, but San Diego was victorious 14-3 at home in their most recent meeting in 2007. Philip Rivers only threw for 190 yards with an interception, but the Chargers’ defense limited the Bears to just 202 total yards en route to victory. Taking...
Read more about Chargers Bears Spread Lions Bears Odds - November 11, 2011The Chicago Bears seem to continue to prove their doubters wrong week in and week out. The Detroit Lions have been trying to prove their doubters wrong for more than a decade. These two NFC North rivals collide Sunday for a second time this season. Detroit put an end to a six-game losing streak to the Bears with a 24-13 home victory on Monday Night Football back on October 10th. Matthew Stafford threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns, while Jahvid Best ran wild on Chicago for 163 yards and a score. Odds...
Read more about Lions Bears Odds Bears Eagles Odds - November 4, 2011Both the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears are looking for a third straight victory when they meet up this week on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. While Lincoln Financial Field hasn’t been too kind to the Eagles of late, they are coming off a rare home win over the Dallas Cowboys. Now, they’ll be looking for revenge from a 26-31 road loss to the Bears last season. Jay Cutler threw four touchdown passes, and Matt Forte rushed for 117 yards on 14 carries to lead Chicago to victory. Each of...
Read more about Bears Eagles Odds Bears Buccaneers Odds - October 20, 2011The annual NFL game in London, England takes place in Week 7 Sunday as the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers get set to do battle. Tampa played in this game two years ago when they were winless on the season, and rookie Josh Freeman made his debut. They fell 35-7 to the New England Patriots to drop to 0-7, but Freeman would lead the eventual 3-13 Buccaneers to a huge upset win over the Green Bay Packers in his first career start in their following game. The Bears and Bucs have split ten meetings...
Read more about Bears Buccaneers Odds Vikings Bears Line - October 14, 2011This Sunday the Chicago Bears will host the Minnesota Vikings in a matchup of two NFC North teams that have disappointed out of the gates. The Bears come in off a 13-24 loss at Detroit on Monday Night Football, leaving them at 2-3 overall. The Vikings had no trouble beating the Cardinals 34-10 last week, but are just 1-4 after starting the season with four straight defeats. Both teams have a long way to go to catch the Lions and Packers, who are the only two unbeaten teams in the NFL at 5-0. Chicago...
Read more about Vikings Bears Line Bears Lions Spread - October 7, 2011The Detroit Lions suffered a 24-20 loss to the Chicago Bears in Week 13 last season, which proved to be their second close setback against their NFC North rivals in 2010. Detroit hasn’t lost since, winning an NFL-best eight consecutive games in the process. Now, the Lions get a chance at revenge on Monday Night Football as they look to continue their surprising start to the season. Kickoff is set for 8:30 EST at Ford Field Monday in a game that will be nationally televised on ESPN. According to...
Read more about Bears Lions Spread Panthers Bears Line - September 29, 2011The Chicago Bears will look to rebound from back-to-back losses when they host the Carolina Panthers in week 4. The Bears opened the season with an impressive 30-12 win over Atlanta, but followed that up with a 13-30 loss at New Orleans and a 17-27 loss at home to Green Bay last week. The Panthers lost by a touchdown in each of their first two games against Arizona and Green Bay, but got on the board with a 16-10 win at home over Jacksonville in week 3. Chicago had no trouble against the Panthers...
Read more about Panthers Bears Line Packers Bears Odds - September 23, 2011In a meeting between the oldest rivals in the NFL Sunday, the Green Bay Packers will visit Soldier Field to take on the Chicago Bears. These teams met three times last season, with the Packers winning the final two, which were both elimination games. Green Bay won at home in their regular season finale 10-3 just to get into the playoffs, then were victorious at Soldier Field 21-14 in the NFC Championship to reach the Super Bowl. According to the week 3 NFL odds, the Packers are a 3.5-point road favorite...
Read more about Packers Bears Odds Bears Saints Odds - September 13, 2011The New Orleans Saints host the Chicago Bears Sunday in a key NFC showdown between two playoff teams from a year ago. The Saints look to rebound from their heartbreaking loss to the defending champion Green Bay Packers, while the Bears try to build off a huge win over the Atlanta Falcons. Kick off is set for 1:00 EST Sunday. The Week 2 NFL odds show the Saints as a 6.5-point favorite in the Superdome. New Orleans The Saints lost a thriller on opening night to the Packers by a final of 42-34. New...
Read more about Bears Saints Odds Falcons Bears Line - September 8, 2011This Sunday two of the NFC’s best from a year ago will face off opening week, as the Chicago Bears host the Atlanta Falcons. Chicago surprised everyone by winning the NFC North with a 11-5 regular season finish, but their Super Bowl dreams were put a rest by the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. The Falcons earned the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a 13-3 regular season mark, but were upset at home 21-48 by Green Bay. Kickoff for this week 1 matchup is scheduled for 12:00 ET. To give...
Read more about Falcons Bears Line 2011 NFC North Predictions - August 23, 2011The Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers were the favorites to win the NFC North coming into last season, but it was the Chicago Bears who ended up stealing the top spot with a 11-5 regular season mark. The Packers would join the Bears in the playoffs with a 10-6 record. Oddly enough, these two teams would face off in the NFC Championship game, with the Packers taking down the Bears 21-14 on their way to a Super Bowl win. As for the Vikings, they ended up finishing tied with the Detroit Lions...
Read more about 2011 NFC North Predictions 2011 Chicago Bears Predictions - August 23, 2011With the way the Green Bay Packers finished last season by winning the Super Bowl, few remember that the Chicago Bears won the NFC North with a 11-5 regular season mark. The Bears made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game, before losing to the Packers 14-21. That playoff lost stirred up all kinds of drama regarding quarterback Jay Cutler, who left the game with a questionable knee injury. Whether or not the Bears can get back to the playoffs in 2011, will depend largely on the health of...
Read more about 2011 Chicago Bears Predictions Odds On Who Signs Plaxico Burress - June 6, 2011As you’ve no doubt heard by now, former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress was released from jail today. Burress has finished serving nearly two years in prison following a gun charge from when he famously shot himself in the foot at a New York night club. Now that he’s out and we’ve heard his comments and the stories about the heart-felt-yet-awkward reunion with his daughter, who was born while Burress was incarcerated, we can start speculating about which teams may have...
Read more about Odds On Who Signs Plaxico Burress 2011 Chicago Bears Schedule - June 2, 2011The Chicago Bears are coming off a very solid 11-5 campaign from the 2010-11 NFL season. That mark was good enough to win the NFC North and save head coach Tubby Smith’s job in the process. They beat the Seattle Seahawks 35-24 in the NFC Divisional Round behind a tremendous offensive performance from Jay Cutler. The Bears would get to host the NFC Championship, but they lost to eventual Super Bowl champion Green Bay by a final of 21-14. Offensive coordinator Mike Martz was brought in to resurrect...
Read more about 2011 Chicago Bears Schedule 2011 Chicago Bears Draft Needs - April 19, 2011Head coach Lovie Smith came into the 2010 season on the hot seat. After an 11-5 campaign and a trip to the NFC Championship, Smith was rewarded with a two-year contract extension. Chicago made a huge splash last offseason by signing DE Julius Peppers. It paid major dividends as he wreaked havoc in opposing backfields and clearly still has a lot left in the tank. The Bears made the most out of the five draft picks they selected last April. They didn’t have a single selections in the first two rounds,...
Read more about 2011 Chicago Bears Draft Needs 2011 NFL Conference Championship Props - January 20, 2011Just a few more days until the NFC & AFC conference championship games are played and we will know who will be squaring off in the 2011 Super Bowl. If you are as excited as I am, you may want a few more NFL betting options than the typical NFL odds of a spread and total. If you want help figuring out who to take, then look to our NFL handicappers. All year long they have been helping clients win more money with their NFL picks and I’m sure they will do the same the last few weeks...
Read more about 2011 NFL Conference Championship Props NFC Championship Odds: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - January 19, 2011The oldest rivalry in pro football is renewed Sunday when the Green Bay Packers travel to face the Chicago Bears. These teams have squared off 181 times since 1921 and there is certainly no love lost between these NFC North rivals. Surprisingly, this is actually their first meeting in the playoffs since 1941. No previous game between the Packers and Bears has had this much riding on it. NFC Championship odds show us a line of Green Bay -3.5 over Chicago with a total set of 43.5 points. Want to...
Read more about NFC Championship Odds: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 2011 NFL Playoff Props & Odds – Divisional Round - January 13, 2011If you are wanting to do some NFL betting this weekend you don’t just have to look at the NFL point spreads. Bodog has offered a whole bunch of props on each of the four games. If you want a little extra money to get started wagering on them they do offer a 10% UNLIMITED signup bonus to all of our readers. Odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl XLV New England Patriots 8/5 Atlanta Falcons 11/2 Green Bay Packers 11/2 Pittsburgh Steelers 6/1 Chicago Bears 8/1 Baltimore Ravens 9/1 New York Jets 12/1 Seattle...
Read more about 2011 NFL Playoff Props & Odds – Divisional Round Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears Line - January 13, 2011The surprising Seattle Seahawks travel to Soldier Field to take on the Chicago Bears on Sunday, January 17 in the NFC divisional round of the playoffs. This will be the second meeting of the season between these teams, and the kick is set for 1:00 EST. Seattle actually beat Chicago 23-20 on the road back on October 17 in Week 6, and certainly have some momentum coming in. But the Bears are well-rested and it will be tough to beat them twice at Soldier. NFL playoff odds for this contest show us a...
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