The Chicago Bears (8-8) backdoored their way into the postseason. Despite losing six games in a row in the middle of the season and suffering a 35-16 defeat in Week 17 to the NFC’s No. 1-seeded Green Bay Packers, the Bears claimed the No. 7 seed when the Arizona Cardinals also lost in Week 17. Now, the Bears get to visit the No. 2 seed New Orleans Saints Sunday in an NFL Wild Card game as big betting underdogs. Below, we analyze the Bears’ 2021 Super Bowl LV odds, how they stack up against other NFL playoff teams and look at their 2020 regular-season betting trends. Check out SportsbookWire.com for more NFL betting predictions.
Latest Chicago Bears 2021 Super Bowl LV odds
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 4:10 p.m. ET.
+8000 | $10 bet returns a $800 profit
At +8000, the Bears have the second-worst odds to win Super Bowl LV, only ahead of the Washington Football Team (+10000). Washington won the NFC East and earned the NFC’s No. 4 seed despite finishing 7-9. The Bears’ 2021 Super Bowl odds represent an implied win probability of 1.23%. with those odds being expressed as a fraction of 80/1 or decimal of 81.00.
The Kansas City Chiefs have the best odds at +240 with a win probability of 29.41%. A winning $10 wager on the Chiefs would profit $240. On the other end of the spectrum, Washington’s win probability is 0.99% and returns a $1,000 profit on a $10 bet.
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Chicago Bears’ 2020 betting trends
Money line (?)
The Bears posted an 8-8 straight-up record, winning by an average of 0.1 points per game. They were 3-5 at home at Soldier Field and 5-3 on the road. Chicago was favored in only three games, going 2-1 SU, while finishing 6-7 SU when they were underdogs.
Against the spread (?)
The Bears were 8-8 against the spread and covered the number by an average of 2.3 PPG. They were 5-3 ATS on the road, and posted a 7-6 ATS record as underdogs.
Over/Under (?)
Chicago finished with an 8-8 Over/Under record and played an average of 1.6 points above the line. On the road, the Bears went 5-3 O/U and played 5.2 PPG above the line.
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