Head Coach Matt Nagy and the Chicago Bears are favored by a field goal when they take on Coach Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. This Thursday Night Football showdown starts at 8:20 p.m. ET and NBC is scheduled to have the TV rights.
Thursday NightBetting Preview: Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
In this Thursday NFC game, Chicago is tabbed as the favorite and is currently giving up 3 points. The Packers are also receiving +130 moneyline odds while the Bears are -150. If one squad can find paydirt early it would generate a solid betting scenario in-game. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 46 points.
This game’s opening line was -4, while the total hasn’t moved after it was set initially at 46.
Including the playoffs, the Bears finished 12-5 straight up (SU) last season while the Packers went 6-9-1 in 2018. Against in-conference competition, the Packers went 3-8 SU while the Bears were 10-2 SU against National Football Conference teams. The Packers finished 3-1 SU against non-conference teams and the Bears were 2-2 SU against non-conference competition.
The Packers averaged 299.5 passing yards per game and 145.0 rushing yards per game against their four out-of-conference opponents last season. The team managed to put up 28.5 points per game versus those opponents while giving up 20.3 per contest. Against NFC competition, those figures all took a hit, as they averaged 21.8 points, 26.6 points-against, 285.9 pass yards per game and 90.6 rush yards per game.
When matched up against non-conference competition, the Bears threw for 251.0 yards per game and ran for 135.3 per game on their way to 31.0 points per contest. When facing National Football Conference opponents, the offensive unit posted 24.8 points per game by averaging 228.6 pass yards and 116.4 rush yards. The Bears defense allowed 22.0 PPG to non-conference foes and 16.3 PPG to teams in conference
It appears that the Bears ought to have the more disruptive lines up front, since their offensive line gave up just 33 sacks last season while the D-line registered 50 sacks. The Packers O-line allowed 53 sacks last year and their defense got to opposing QBs just 44 times.
Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears Betting Pick
SU Winner: Bears, ATS Winner: Packers, O/U: Over
Betting Trends
- Green Bay created 14 rushing touchdowns last season.
- Chicago put up 16 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Packers logged 5.0 yards per carry last season while allowing 4.3 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
- The Bears rushed for 4.1 yards per carry last season and allowed 3.8 YPC to opponents.
- Green Bay threw for 25 passing touchdowns last season.
- Chicago converted 28 passing touchdowns last season.
