LA Rams at Chicago Bears odds, picks and predictions

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Week 4 features a matchup between 2 NFC teams looking to get back to .500 Sunday when the LA Rams (1-2) visit the Chicago Bears (1-2) at Soldier Field. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET (FOX). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL odds around the Rams vs. Bears odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Rams come into this game after stunning the San Francisco 49ers in Week 3, winning 27-24 at home after trailing 24-14 in the 4th quarter. It was the Rams’ 1st win of the season after losing to the Detroit Lions and Arizona Cardinals in the first 2 weeks. WR Puka Nacua and WR Cooper Kupp remain sidelined with injuries, so the Rams will once again be shorthanded on offense.

The Bears won their season opener against the Tennessee Titans but have lost their last 2 games since. Last week, they fell to the Indianapolis Colts at home despite QB Caleb Williams throwing for 363 yards and 2 touchdowns. Chicago is now 1-1-1 against the spread (ATS) and the total has gone Under in all 3 of its games.

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Rams at Bears odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NFL odds. Lines last updated Friday at 7:26 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Rams +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Bears -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
Against the spread: Rams +3 (-110) | Bears -3 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 40.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Rams at Bears key injuries

Rams

OL Steve Avila (knee) out
OL Jonah Jackson (shoulder) out
S John Johnson III (shoulder) out
WR Cooper Kupp (ankle) out
WR Puka Nacua (knee) out
CB Darious Williams (hamstring) out

Bears

WR Keenan Allen (heel) questionable
DT Andrew Billings (knee) questionable
S Kevin Byard (back) questionable
OL Nate Davis (groin) probable
WR Rome Odunze (hip) questionable
DE Montez Sweat (elbow) probable

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Rams at Bears picks and predictions

Prediction

Rams 20, Bears 17

Moneyline

The RAMS (+135) come into this game with much more momentum than the Bears after upsetting the 49ers in Week 3. Chicago may have the same record, but that win against the Titans in the opener was ugly and the Rams could easily be 2-1 after losing in overtime to the mighty Lions.

Even as the road team, the Rams are a good bet to win outright simply because they have the better coach and the better quarterback. BET RAMS (+135).

Against the spread

If you want a little bit of insurance in case this game is close, you could take the Rams and the points in addition to the moneyline by splitting a unit between the 2 bets. But the Rams have looked like the better team and it’s not like they’ll be dealing with difficult conditions in Chicago compared to LA.

BET RAMS +3 (-110) as a safety net in addition to the ML.

Over/Under

The total has gone Under in each of the Bears’ first 3 games of 2024 and although the Over is 2-1 in Rams games this season, that number could be 1-2 if not for the Cardinals’ 41-point outburst in Week 2 and the Rams’ 13-point flurry in the final 6 minutes of their win over the 49ers.

The Bears defense is good and neither offense is exactly humming right now, so it could be a lower-scoring game where the Rams try to shorten it by running the ball and taking pressure off of QB Matthew Stafford.

BET UNDER 40.5 (-110).

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