Hopes for the Chicago Bears are up at Halas Corridor, and folks constructive vibes are mirrored throughout the wagering group as properly.
DraftKings set odds for all 272 NFL regular-season video video games after the schedule was revealed Thursday evening time. The Bears are favorites in six video video games and temporary underdog (between +1 and +2) in a single different six video video games.
That is a sign of notion throughout the offseason strikes and potential enchancment by quarterback Justin Fields for a workforce that accomplished 3-14 in 2022 and closed the season with a 10-game shedding streak — the longest in franchise historic previous.
“Whenever you have a look at the schedule itself, it’s not that sturdy,” talked about Johnny Avello, the director of race and sports activities actions operations for DraftKings. “ They play the AFC West and there are just a few teams there that are sturdy. They play the Packers (twice) and they also’re shedding Aaron Rodgers, nonetheless they weren’t that good with Rodgers remaining yr. They need to be increased than the Packers you’d assume.
“The difficulty is within the division, the Lions are higher and can be enjoying with extra confidence. The Vikings file final yr (13-4) was most likely higher than they really have been. The schedule just isn’t actual robust.”
The Bears have been favored in solely two or three video video games (counting on the sportsbook) on look-ahead strains remaining summer season. Because the season unfolded, they went off as a favorite solely twice: 3 components in every the 23-20 victory over the Houston Texans in Week 3 and 31-30 loss to the Detroit Lions at Soldier Area in Week 10.
DraftKings has the Bears as a favorite for five dwelling video video games and one on the freeway for the 2023 season: -1.5 for the Week 2 recreation on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bears’ biggest degree unfold as a favorite is -4.5 over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16, and so they’re better than a touchdown underdog for only one recreation, catching 9.5 components at Kansas Metropolis in Week 3.
“We’ve their season win whole at 7 1/2 (-135), which implies we challenge round eight wins,” Avello talked about. “They could be 2-0. Residence in the direction of the Packers and I consider the Bucs could be horrible this yr. They need to go to Tampa and win. That’s the kind of start you wish to have.
“In soccer, it’s humorous. In the event you get a reasonably respectable begin and a bit momentum and consider in your self, it might work,” he added. “I do know they’re going to have a greater season than final yr, that’s for positive. We’ve gotten a bit little bit of motion on the over (season win whole), so we’ve moved a bit bit. The Bears all the time seize a bit play. They’re a well-liked group.”
DraftKings odds for the Bears 2023 schedule
- Week 1: Inexperienced Bay Packers -2.5
- Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers -1.5
- Week 3: at Kansas Metropolis Chiefs +9.5
- Week 4: Denver Broncos +1.5
- Week 5: at Washington Commanders +1.5
- Week 6: Minnesota Vikings +1
- Week 7: Las Vegas Raiders -1
- Week 8: at Los Angeles Chargers +5.5
- Week 9: at New Orleans Saints +2
- Week 10: Carolina Panthers -2
- Week 11: at Detroit Lions +5
- Week 12: at Minnesota Vikings +3.5
- Week 13: Bye
- Week 14: Detroit Lions +1.5
- Week 15: at Cleveland Browns +3.5
- Week 16: Arizona Cardinals -4.5
- Week 17: Atlanta Falcons -2
- Week 18: at Inexperienced Bay Packers +2
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