How many games will the Chicago Bears win in the 2020 NFL season? We look at BetMGM‘s projected win total and the Over/Under odds, while looking back at the 2019 season and key offseason roster changes.
Chicago Bears 2019 season
Although the Bears went 8-8 last season, it was a hugely disappointing campaign for Matt Nagy’s squad. They finished 12-4 in 2018, won the NFC North and appeared poised to continue improving under QB Mitchell Trubisky. That clearly didn’t happen.
Trubisky is now in danger of losing his job and the offense as a whole was one of the worst in the NFL last year. Chicago had the worst ATS record in football last season at 4-12, failing to cover spreads almost every week.
Chicago Bears 2020 offseason changes
In what was a surprising move, the Bears acquired QB Nick Foles in a trade with the Jaguars. Some of their other big moves included signing DE Robert Quinn, TE Jimmy Graham and CB Artie Burns.
They did lose LB Nick Kwiatkoski and S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix in free agency, though, and OLB Leonard Floyd was cut.
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Chicago Bears 2020 opponents
Week 1: at Lions
Week 2: vs. Giants
Week 3: at Falcons
Week 4: vs. Colts
Week 5: vs. Buccaneers
Week 6: at Panthers
Week 7: at Rams
Week 8: vs. Saints
Week 9: at Titans
Week 10: vs. Vikings
Week 11: BYE
Week 12: at Packers
Week 13: vs. Lions
Week 14: vs. Texans
Week 15: at Vikings
Week 16: at Jaguars
Week 17: vs. Packers
Chicago Bears 2020 win total: Best bet
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Odds last updated Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 12:15 p.m. ET.
Projected wins: 8.5 / OVER: +145 / UNDER: -176
The Bears didn’t suffer any catastrophic losses this offseason and they did add a strong pass rusher in Quinn, but this team will go as Trubisky does. If he continues to play the way he did in 2019 and Foles can’t provide relief, the Bears will once again finish around .500.
The Packers still remain the favorites in the NFC North, but the Vikings are going to be playoff contenders and the Lions will once again have a healthy QB Matthew Stafford.
The Bears’ schedule will be a challenge and it’s a big reason I’d go with the UNDER (-176) in 2020.
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