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The Chicago Bears are coming off their fourth win on Thursday Night Football, and they’ll be looking to take advantage of a few extra days off as they travel to Carolina to face the Panthers.
The Bears had their first statement win of the season against a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that was firing on all cylinders, including an offense that was averaging 30 points per game.
Chicago’s defense flustered quarterback Tom Brady and grounded Tampa Bay’s high-powered offense in a 20-19 win to advance to 4-1 on the season.
But Vegas still isn’t buying into the Bears. The Bears have opened as 2.5-point road underdogs against the Panthers, according to BetMGM.
This is the fifth time this season that the Bears have been underdogs. The only game they were favored in was a home game against the New York Giants in Week 2.
The Bears will be facing a Panthers team that’s coming off three straight wins, and the game certainly won’t be a walk in the park. But considering the Bears have managed to win four games this season without having played a single complete game of football, it’s definitely encouraging knowing they can only get better.
