The Bears Have Some Things to Solve as They Face Packers
By Charles Jay
They not only have the oldest rivalry in the National Football League, but they are also both coming off a bye week and could really use a win. The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers will lock horns once again in the Sunday night game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, as football betting action begins at 8:30 PM ET on NBC.
VietBet patrons know these are not the best of times for the Bears, who are coming off a 51-23 loss to the New England Patriots, which itself was on the heels of a very discouraging performance against the Miami Dolphins, who beat them by thirteen points at Soldier Field. This club has allowed 8.2 yards per passing attempt, and that is the kind of thing that plays into the strength of Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is coming off two interceptions in a 44-23 loss to the New Orleans Saints, but still has a ratio of 19 touchdown passes to three interceptions this season. Rodgers also suffered a slight hamstring injury against the Saints, but with the extra time, he should be as close to 100% as he can be.
That wasn’t the case in last season’s meeting in Green Bay, as Rodgers was forced to leave the game on the first series of downs with a broken collarbone. The offense appeared lost at sea with Seneca Wallace at the controls, and lost 27-20 to the Bears, who were being led by Josh McCown, who wound up ultimately being much more successful filling in for the injured Jay Cutler.
Currently the Bears are 3-5 both straight-up and against the football pointspread, while the Packers are 5-3 straight-up, which puts them again behind the Detroit Lions in the NFC North, with a 3-4-1 mark against the number.
Pro football betting odds – Bears vs Packers: the Packers are considerable favorites in this one:
- Green Bay Packers – 7 (-120)
- Chicago Bears +7 (+100)
- Over 53.5 points -110
- Under 53.5 points -110
These teams met six weeks ago in the Windy City, and even though the Bears ran up 496 total yards and 33 first downs, they lost a 38-17 decision to the Packers. That began a four-game Green Bay winning streak that was broken at the Superdome. The Packers have allowed 4.8 yards per rushing attempt on the part of the opponent, and so the Bears have to figure out a way to exploit that. Thus far, they have passed the ball more than 60% of the time, and coach Mark Trestman has come under some criticism for that.
Actually, the Packers have been outgained by 33 yards per contest, and VietBet patrons know that if Cutler can cut down on his turnovers (he has 12 of them so far), the Bears have a chance to make a game of it. After all, it’s not as if they don’t have weapons; aside from talented wide receivers Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall, along with tight and Marcellus Bennett, there’s Matt Forte, the old reliable, who has already gone over 1000 all-purpose yards for the season (562 rushing, 490 receiving). Sunday night football bettors should be mindful, however, that Cutler has lost nine out of 10 starts against the Packers, with more interceptions (19) than touchdowns (13).
VietBet customers who are interested in technical trends might want to take note of a couple of things, and then decide for themselves: the visiting team has covered four straight games in this ongoing series, but Mike McCarthy of the home-standing Packers is a sizzling 8-0 ATS coming out of the bye week, so obviously he knows how to engineer that situation. Also keep in mind that the Packers have played seven of their eight games over the total as posted in the football betting lines.
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