Packers at Bears, noon on Fox

[jersey cubs fan]

Did a Packer get hurt last night? I saw an opening line with Chicago getting 3, but now it's off the board.

 

I think Green Bay should be favored by 5-6 and I would bet they cover easily. The Bears outplayed them in week 1 and probably should have won, but Chicago has gone downhill so fast since then that it doesn't tell me anything.

 

Lovie has a nice record vs GB, 7-4, and a win here might be enough for the organization to justify (to themselves at least) keeping Lovie another season. Minnesota might be resting regulars by the time they come to Chicago, giving them another chance to save Lovie's job. But I don't see the Bears winning this game.

[Soul]

Of course we get the Packers just as they are really hot.

[Derwood]

Lose big

[Tyrant]

I think the Bears are going to have trouble putting points on the board, and I can see Rodgers going off for about 350 yards.

 

Packers - 31

Bears - 10

[Soul]

I think the Bears are going to have trouble putting points on the board, and I can see Rodgers going off for about 350 yards.

 

Packers - 31

Bears - 10

 

Somewhere in that neighborhood sounds about right.

 

I can't see the Bears challenging the Packers right now. If they do that's great, but I can't see it.

[Sammys Boombox]

I just hope there isn't any crazy weather to make things a little more even.

[Soul]

I just hope there isn't any crazy weather to make things a little more even.

My thought is that bad weather would be neutral in this case. It might even favor the Pack a bit because I like their run game better.

[Flames24Rulz]

This is Lovie's Super Bowl, so I'm definitely anticipating a close game. I say we win by a TD, but it's going to be close throughout.

[RedFlash]

Hey Packers play as bad as you did against the Bucs, and we'll call it even for stealing the game earlier in the season.

[Flames24Rulz]

Hey Packers play as bad as you did against the Bucs, and we'll call it even for stealing the game earlier in the season.

 

That's what I'm afraid of. This is the perfect case for a letdown game for us after getting a big win on Monday night and now the media is beginning to pat us on the back as well. I'm much more nervous about this game than I was for the Ravens game.

[NeifiIsMyHomeBoy]

If there is a prop bet for a Woodson interception of Cutler, I am totally taking it. Williams really looked like crap last night so they might not even throw in Woodson's direction.

[UMFan83]

I got a close Green Bay win. Stupid loser Packers.

 

Packers 20

Bears 13

[WrigleyField 22]

I never thought I'd feel this way, but...

 

Go Pack.

 

I'm gonna go puke now.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Packers 41

Bears 13

[hawkeyecub]

Hey Bears, win.

[Fred Hornkohl]

My fearless prediction.........

 

Green Bay   27
BEARS       13

[Wilson A2000]

The line is still at 3. I have never placed a bet on a sports game in my life, but this one is incredibly tempting.

[jersey cubs fan]

The line is still at 3. I have never placed a bet on a sports game in my life, but this one is incredibly tempting.

 

CBS sportsline is going with 2.5, which is kind of nuts. I don't know if this means there's still a bunch of delusional Bears fans putting money on them, or if Vegas knows something about this matchup that I can't figure out. It looks to me like they are trying to get people to take the Packers, which shouldn't be a problem.

[Wilson A2000]

The line is still at 3. I have never placed a bet on a sports game in my life, but this one is incredibly tempting.

 

I don't know if this means there's still a bunch of delusional Bears fans putting money on them, or if Vegas knows something about this matchup that I can't figure out. It looks to me like they are trying to get people to take the Packers, which shouldn't be a problem.

 

Vegas doesn't know something we don't know. The Bears are terrible. There must be a bunch of delusional Bears fans out there.

[Soul]

The line is still at 3. I have never placed a bet on a sports game in my life, but this one is incredibly tempting.

 

I don't know if this means there's still a bunch of delusional Bears fans putting money on them, or if Vegas knows something about this matchup that I can't figure out. It looks to me like they are trying to get people to take the Packers, which shouldn't be a problem.

 

Vegas doesn't know something we don't know. The Bears are terrible. There must be a bunch of delusional Bears fans out there.

 

I can't believe that. The stadium had a ton of empty seats last week. The thought is, there will be many, many green and piss yellow coats in the stands on Sunday. Bear-dom knows this team sucks.

 

That line is just crazy.

[Banedon]

Brad Biggs and Mike Mulligan were discussing how weird that line is this morning too.

[Wilson A2000]

Brad Biggs and Mike Mulligan were discussing how weird that line is this morning too.

 

I guess Biggs is staying on the show even though he moved to the Tribune?

 

Did they offer any reasons why the line was only 3? Lovie Smith's record against the Packers is the only thing that comes to mind.

[jersey cubs fan]

Brad Biggs and Mike Mulligan were discussing how weird that line is this morning too.

 

I guess Biggs is staying on the show even though he moved to the Tribune?

 

Did they offer any reasons why the line was only 3? Lovie Smith's record against the Packers is the only thing that comes to mind.

 

There's a couple things that could explain, in part.

 

Lovie's record vs GB.

Chicago already outplayed GB in GB.

The "who needs it more" aspect has GB not in any serious trouble of missing a wild card spot with the eastern teams likely to knock each other down. Whereas this could be perceived as the last chance for players to keep Lovie as their coach and prevent a hard ass replacement.

GB coming off a big Monday night win.

Chicago actually "should have won" or kept it very close in 4 of 7 losses.

 

That being said, Chicago has been destroyed three times and should lose big to GB, another passing team that actually has a top notch defense. Chicago's only quality win looks completely unimpressive now that Pittsburgh has been exposed as a bad team. I think the players quit on Lovie long ago and they've been horrible in too many games to keep it close against a quality opponent.

[Soul]

Those all seem like a stretch to me though. GB is a much better team at this point in the season. They've also got a winning record on the road. Sure the game earlier in the year was close, but GB improved greatly and the Bears regressed.

[jersey cubs fan]

Those all seem like a stretch to me though. GB is a much better team at this point in the season. They've also got a winning record on the road. Sure the game earlier in the year was close, but GB improved greatly and the Bears regressed.

 

Me too, which is why i think 2.5/3.0 is low. I can't imagine there's that much money on Chicago to keep it so low. But obviously there's a good amount of money on Chicago, whether it's by lots of small bets or a small amount of large ones.