The Miami Dolphins visit the Chicago Bears Saturday as both teams begin their 2021 preseason campaigns at Soldier Field. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. ET as the first game of the day. Below, we look at the Dolphins at Bears odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
Rookie Bears QB Justin Fields, the No. 11 pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, is “going to get a lot of reps” and will “for sure [play] past the halftime,” according to head coach Matt Nagy. Veteran QB Andy Dalton is expected to get the start but not play more than one or two series.
Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said this week second-year QB Tua Tagovailoa and other starters will get at least some time on the field Saturday. Tagovailoa made nine starts and appeared in 10 total games as a rookie. He completed 64.1% of his passes for 1,814 yards and 11 touchdowns against 5 interceptions.
Dolphins at Bears odds, spread and lines
Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 5:52 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Dolphins +155 (bet $100 to win $155) | Bears -190 (bet $190 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Dolphins +3.5 (-115) | Bears -3.5 (-105)
- Total: 36.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Dolphins at Bears odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Bears 24, Dolphins 17
Money line
The BEARS (-190) are moderately heavy home favorites with Fields getting his first taste of NFL action. We’ll give him the edge with an expected larger role than Tagovailoa, who already has the Dolphins’ No. 1 job locked up.
In addition to Fields seeing more time on the field, he’s expected to get more reps with the first-team offense than Tagovailoa or any other Dolphins quarterback Saturday.
Against the spread
BEARS -3.5 (-105) is the better bet to make for Saturday’s game for a Chicago win by at least 4 points.
The Dolphins are bringing back much of their veteran defensive core with few starting jobs up for grabs. Those veterans should be expected to see more limited action than a Bears defense which underwent considerably more change in the offseason, especially in the second team.
Over/Under
Bet the OVER 36.5 (-110) with both head coaches declaring their promising young quarterbacks will get a good amount of reps in the head-to-head battle.
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