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The Chicago Bears (1-0) pay a visit to the Houston Texans (1-0) on Sunday Night Football. Kickoff from NRG Stadium is set for 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC/Peacock). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL odds around the Bears vs. Texans odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
Chicago pulled off a 24-17 comeback win over the Tennessee Titans Sunday while covering as a 4-point favorite. The Bears’ offense failed to score a TD, but thanks to TDs by both the special teams and the defense, the Bears pulled off the win. Rookie QB Caleb Williams struggled in his debut, throwing for only 93 yards on 14-of-29 passing.
Houston narrowly escaped with a 29-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts Sunday while failing to cover as a 3-point favorite. RB Joe Mixon shined with 159 rushing yards and 1 TD on 30 carries in his Texans debut. WR Nico Collins also caught 6 passes for 117 yards.
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Bears at Texans 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 Saturday at 9:21 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Bears +225 (bet $100 to win $225) | Texans -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Bears +6.5 (-110) | Texans -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 46.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Bears at Texans key injuries
Bears
- WR Keenan Allen (heel) questionable
- WR Rome Odunze (knee) questionable
Texans
- WR Nico Collins (illness) questionable
- CB Jeff Okudah (hip) IR
- RB Dameon Pierce (hamstring) questionable
- TE Dalton Schultz (ankle) questionable
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Bears at Texans picks and predictions
Prediction
Texans 31, Bears 14
Moneyline
PASS.
The Texans will win here as -275 favorites, but the line is set too heavily to risk betting on. Bet on the spread and/or total instead.
Against the spread
BET TEXANS -6.5 (-110).
With both Odunze and Allen banged up, Chicago will be missing 2 key weapons offensively. Pair that with how terrible Chicago’s offensive line and offense as a whole looked, and you see that Chicago will not even have enough offensively to make this a game.
The Bears also allowed the Titans to run all over them last week, and this is a Texans team that just showed how good its rushing attack can be, so this looks like a recipe for disaster for the Bears.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 46.5 (-110).
Chicago failed to score an offensive TD in Week 1 and accumulated just 148 total yards of offense, and with key pieces potentially being out for this game, the Bears’ offense should look even worse.
Houston has a dynamic offense that can put up points, but I do not expect the Titans to be able to score enough to carry this game to hit the Over.
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