Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears odds, picks and predictions

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The Tennessee Titans and Chicago Bears open their seasons at Soldier Field Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Titans vs. Bears odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Bears, who won all 4 of their preseason games, will have No. 1 overall pick QB Caleb Williams under center. WR Keenan Allen was another key offseason addition, joining the team after a lengthy stint with the LA Chargers. Chicago finished last season 7-10 and were 8-7-2 against the spread (ATS). It was 4-2-2 ATS at home.

The Titans had a similar preseason story, winning all 3 games. They scored at least 16 points in each and gave second-year QB Will Levis a good amount of drives. The Titans also beefed up their offense this season by adding RB Tony Pollard and WR Calvin Ridley. Tennessee finished last season 6-11 and were 7-9-1 ATS.

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Titans at Bears odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 1:10 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Titans +164 (bet $100 to win $164) | Bears -196 (bet $196 to win $100)
Against the spread: Titans +3.5 (-104) | Bears -3.5 (-118)
Over/Under (O/U): 44.5 (O: -114 | U: -106)

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Titans at Bears key injuries

Titans

S Jamal Adams (hip) out
WR DeAndre Hopkins (knee) questionable
CB Chidobe Awuzie (calf) questionable

Bears

WR Keenan Allen (heel) questionable
DE Montez Sweat (toe) questionable
DE Darrell Taylor (foot) questionable

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Titans at Bears picks and predictions

Prediction

Bears 24, Titans 14

Moneyline

PASS.

The Bears (-196) are just too expensive to play here, and the Titans, without Adams, aren’t worth the upset play either. Avoid a moneyline bet in this one.

Against the spread

BET BEARS –3.5 (-118).

The Titans will be without their starting safety and don’t have a great offensive line set to protect Levis — their offensive line ranks 26th in the NFL, according to ActionNetwork.com.

Sweat has had at least 6 sacks in 3 straight seasons and should be able to hurry up Levis, who wasn’t impressive a season ago. Williams looked good in preseason and has a far higher ceiling. Expect the rookie to put on a show, and take BEARS –3.5 (-118).

Over/Under

BET UNDER 44.5 (-106).

While Williams should outplay Levis, neither quarterback has really proven themselves at the NFL level. Williams looked good in preseason, but that was against backup defenses. Levis had a 58.4% completion rate last season, which won’t sustain drives well.

Given both teams have an offensive line ranked in the bottom half of the NFL, the defensive lines should feast, suggesting limited lengthy drives. With that in mind, take UNDER 44.5 (-106).

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