Chicago Bears Betting
(9-7, 6-8-2 Against the Spread): +2000 to win Super Bowl XLIV
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The addition of Cutler will allow Chicago to move the chains a little easier. Forte is the wheels of the offense and that lean to the ground game will keep the clock running and scores low.
It also keeps an aging defense off the field. The stop unit needs all the help it can get to prevent slipping for the third year in a row. Betting on the Cubs last year, Chicago was 7-9 over/under. Bettors should expect the under to pay off more this season.
Bears Strength:
The Chicago Bears made the gutsiest move this offseason and pulled out all the stops to land former Denver quarterback Jay Cutler. While some fans cringed at the talent being offered up, Cutler will make up for those losses in the first half of the season. He's a top-tier arm and, regardless of his crybaby attitude, makes everyone around him better. Cutler has thrown for over 9,000 yards in just three years in the NFL and is someone the Bears can build their franchise around.
Things can only get better for RB Matt Forte now that Cutler is handing him the ball. Defenses will have to finally respect Chicago's passing attack, opening doors for the standout sophomore. As a rookie, Forte marched for over 1,200 yards and eight touchdowns while adding almost 500 yards receiving and four scores through the air.
Helping Forte and Cutler keep clean is a revamped offensive line. The Bears added veterans Orlando Pace, Kevin Shaffer and Frank Omiyale to go along with former Pro Bowl center Olin Kreutz and guard Roberto Garza. The O-line is seemingly a bit injury-prone but has the depth to absorb some punishment.
Bears Weakness:
Teaming Cutler with the Bears' existing receiving corps is like buying a Ferrari when you live on a dirt road. Lining up on the wings are the rag-tag group of Devin Hester, Rashied Davis and Earl Bennett. Hester's speed and pure athleticism makes him Cutler's prime downfield target, however, the defensive-back-turned-kick-returner-turned-wideout is far from an elite receiver. Tight end Greg Olson may end up being Cutler's main man, which would again take away the QBs downfield strength.
The Chicago defense has a lot to prove this season, especially LBs Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs. The once-frenzied stop unit has fallen off in past seasons, ranking just 20th in total yards allowed. The biggest issue was the pass rush. The defensive line should get some help from assistant coach Rod Marinelli but is still trying to plug in unproven players.
The lack of pressure on the quarterback has exposed the Bears’ weak secondary. Charles Tillman remains the face of the pass defense but even he's on the decline in past years. There are too many injury issues and mediocre talents to make this unit click. The Tampa 2 coverage grabbed 22 interceptions but ranked 30th in passing yards allowed last year.
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With emotions running high on both sides of the ball, one team (Florida) will benefit greatly. The other will suffer an embarrassing loss on New Year’s Day. Cincinnati is playing without former head coach Brian Kelly, who led the Bearcats to significant success in recent years
We hate to say I told you so, but I told you that the Vikings were overrated all year, and I think after a second embarrassing loss on national TV, I proved my point. Favre is done, was done 4 years ago, and as far as fighting with the coach about coming out of the game, that’s B.S
The Packers looked really good on Monday night in beating the Ravens while the Bears finally won a game against the Rams. We wish we knew what the line is here, but since the Packers played Monday night and I write my column on Tuesday morning there was no line available at the time
The Bears let us down last week. They looked like they were going to win that game against the Eagles, but a late touchdown cost them the game, and probably their season. Jay Cutler looks like a defeated man. He came into town as the saviour
Not quite the same allure as the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma, but this week’s Bedlam Rivalry game is Oklahoma State’s Super Bowl. The Cowboys have had a tremendous season so far and Oklahoma is sitting at 6-5, ensured of its worst season since 1999
Virginia coach Al Groh has beaten the Cavaliers’ arch rival Hokies just one time in his nine years at UVA. He and the Cavaliers look to make that number two and possibly avoid his firing this Saturday in Charlottesville. The Hokies are in a down year at 8-3 and will not contend for the ACC Championship,
Despite an 11-0 record up to this point, Alabama still realistically needs to win its next two games to get into the National Championship. With Florida a perfect 11-0 as well, the Crimson Tide will need to beat Auburn this week and Florida in the SEC Championship
Boise State doesn’t play too many home games where they are only 14 point favorites, but that is exactly what they are this week when Nevada comes to play on the blue turf. Boise State needs a win this week, and badly. Though the Broncos are 11-0, their only hope for a BCS appearance
At first glance you might think that it was quite a shocker that Oakland beat Cincinnati last week, but at we said the Bengals were coming off their biggest win in years and might be flat. We also felt that Jamarcus Russell was hindering the Raider offense and the switch to anybody but he was the correct move
Both of these teams are in big trouble, with Chicago maybe in a little more. Jay Cutler threw 5 interceptions last week. These teams seems to meet every year, and the game always comes down to the wire. This year will be no different.
Another good week, as we went 6-3 on our picks and hit our 3 team teaser bet. We are going to start out the week by picking part one of our 3 team 10 point teaser. Both the Bears and Niners haven’t been playing too well as of late and need a win badly
We went 4-2 on our picks last week, plus we suggested that if you must bet the Jet-Dolphin game, take Miami on the money line, which made us some extra cash. We are going back to the conventional 10 point teaser this week. Arizona played like crap vs Carolina
This is the toughest time of the year to make money as a contrarian sports bettor. Early in the year there are many juicy upsets, later in the year it starts to make sense again, during the bowl season and late in the NFL season. At this time of the year, the good teams seem to win by large margins over the bad teams that have given up. That is not our betting style.
We are going to be able to retire thanks to our Bengal picks this year. We have been betting them all year and they have been covering and even winning outright as a dog. Last week we felt they would be ripe for an upset
What got into the Falcons last week? We thought that they were a good team, but they had 2 weeks to prepare for last weeks game at San Francisco and demolished a good 49ers team.
We picked Detroit to win their first game since Christmas of 2007 last week and they did. They acted like they won the Superbowl after the game. We had Chicago last week going up to Seattle and wining a close one and they did.
Both of these teams have problems. Miami really can’t play offense at the N.F.L. level. They look like a college or high school team at times, with their “Wildcat” offense and their quarterback who throws the ball like a shot put. Another quarterback, who has a funky delivery is Phillip Rivers
This game scares me, not only as a Giant fan but as a bettor. This is a trap game for the Giants. After 2 huge wins against division rivals, Dallas and Washington, they now play 3 games in a row versus bad teams
The Bears showed what they are made of last week, by beating the Steelers as we said they must. Seattle is in big trouble with the possible loss of Matt Hasselbeck with cracked ribs.
The next 2 games that we are picking, we are going a little bit out on a limb. There are 2 home dogs that both played very well last week as huge underdogs. Both teams had opportunities to win outright but didn’t.
There were some tough losses last weeks for teams, but none tougher for bettors than the people that had Chicago +5. Chicago was up by 2 points with Green Bay driving for a possible winning field goal.
The opening Sunday night game is a great one. The Bears are for real. Usually what happens in the preseason really doesn’t matter, but in this case Cutler looked very comfortable with his new team.
Despite a 7-9 record last year (7-9 AGAINST THE SPREAD), the Buffalo Bills actually have reason to be optimistic heading into the 2009 season
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NFL Chicago Bears News
- Isaacson: Bears should eye Hester, Olsen deals
Bears shouldn't hesitate to pull trigger on deals for Greg Olsen and Devin Hester. - Bears raise ticket prices for most seats in 2010
The Chicago Bears have raised tickets prices on most of their seats for 2010. - Waddle & Silvy: 1/8
ESPN NFL analyst Herm Edwards joined "Waddle & Silvy" to talk about the Bears' defensive coordinator job and their use of the Cover 2 - Waddle & Silvy: 1/7
...Show" to discuss his former offensive coordinator Mike Martz, and how he would fit in with the Bears - Waddle & Silvy: 1/6
Former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner joins "The Waddle & Silvy Show" to discuss being fired on Tuesday - Waddle & Silvy: 1/5
Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye joins "Waddle & Silvy" to discuss a disappointing season, plus staff changes - Waddle & Silvy: 1/4
Bears tight end Greg Olsen joins "Waddle & Silvy" to weigh in on the future of the Bears' coaching... - Top sports telecasts on cable, Oct. 26-Nov. 29, 2009
Here are the most watched programs on cable TV between Oct. 26-Nov. 29, 2009, according to The Nielsen Co. - $50,000 in fines from NFC West games
...Wells for hitting Seahawks safety Deon Grant. $5,000 against Grant for instigating the incident with Wells. Bears at 49ers $5,000 against Bears tackle Chris Williams for unnecessarily striking an opponent after the play...




