The Chicago Bears (1-1) meet the Tennessee Titans (2-0) Saturday for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff at Nissan Stadium. Below, we look at the Bears vs. Titans odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
The Bears were obliterated last time out against the visiting Buffalo Bills, falling 41-15 as 4.5-point favorites. Buffalo took care of the Over on its own, and Chicago has allowed the most points of any team so far this preseason.
The Titans defense has been on fire to date, blasting Atlanta 23-3 on the road Aug. 13, and 34-3 on the road against the defending-champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday despite resting several key starters, including QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Derrick Henry and WRs A.J. Brown and Julio Jones.
Bears at Titans odds, spread and lines
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 7:50 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Bears -130 (bet $130 to win $100) | Titans +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Against the spread/ATS: Bears -2.5 (-108) | Titans +2.5 (-112)
- Total: 36.5 (Over: -120 | Under: -105)
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Bears at Titans odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Bears 23, Titans 19
Money line
The BEARS (-130) are a decent play straight up. Rookie first-round pick QB Justin Fields will start, and it’s unlikely starting QB Andy Dalton sees much time in this one.
The Titans (+105) will be playing in front of their home fans for the first time since Dec. 22, 2019 without any COVID-19 restrictions on attendance. It remains to be seen if they’ll still rest the starters, going with QBs Matt Barkley and Logan Woodside under center. If so, Chicago should roll to the easy win.
Against the spread
The BEARS -2.5 (-108) are worth playing lightly as the Titans +2.5 (-112) haven’t been very keen on playing key personnel so far this preseason. Head coach Mike Vrabel knows what he has among the skill position players, so it’s unlikely the starters see much, if any, playing time. Play the road team, as they have key position battles still being worked out.
Over/Under
OVER 36.5 (-120) is the slight lean, but know you’ll be going against an overall trend of Under results so far this preseason. Both of these teams did hit the Over last time out with Tennessee’s offense rolling up 34 points. Chicago’s defense also coughed up 41 points, so the Over looks good here.
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