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Week 13 picks: Who the experts are taking in Bears vs. Cardinals

The Bears are huge underdogs against the top-seeded Cardinals. Here’s how the experts feel heading into their Week 13 matchup.

The Chicago Bears will host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, where Chicago is looking to build on their Thanksgiving win against a talented Arizona squad.

The Bears are coming off a narrow victory over the winless Detroit Lions, where they needed a last-second field goal to beat the worst team in the league. Now, they welcome the best team in the NFL, the 9-2 Cardinals, in a game that could get ugly quick.

There’s absolutely no confidence in Chicago to pull off an upset as 96% of experts are picking the Cardinals to beat the Bears on Sunday, according to NFL Pick Watch. Which isn’t really a surprise given the Cardinals are one of the top teams in the NFC while the Bears are struggling.

Chicago is currently 7.5-point home underdogs, according to Tipico Sportsbook, which makes sense given Arizona is the top team in the NFC and Chicago the 14th. Any hope of an upset is going to require flawless football from all phases as the Cardinals look to maintain home field advantage and that first-round bye.

Can the Bears pull off an upset over a talented Cardinals team? Or will Arizona cruise to another easy win and send Chicago to a new losing streak?

We’ll see Sunday when the Bears and Cardinals kick things off at Noon CT on FOX.

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Week 12 picks: Who the experts are taking in Bears vs. Lions

The Bears need a win in the worst way possible. Here’s how the experts feel heading into their Thanksgiving matchup vs. Lions.

The Chicago Bears will face the winless Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, where Chicago is desperate to avoid their sixth straight loss in what is a must-win game for Matt Nagy.

The Bears have lost five straight games for the second consecutive season, where Nagy’s immediate future has been brought into question amid the dysfunction at Halas Hall on Tuesday, which involved an unconfirmed report that Nagy would be fired after Thanksgiving.

In a game where Chicago is facing a winless Detroit team, the Bears are still somehow the bigger disaster right now.

While there’s no confidence with Chicago, 68% of experts are still picking the Bears to beat the Lions on Thanksgiving, according to NFL Pick Watch. Which isn’t really a surprise given the Ravens are one of the top teams in the AFC while the Bears are struggling.

Chicago is currently 2.5-point road favorites, according to Tipico Sportsbook, where a win against Detroit is expected but not guaranteed.

Can the Bears avoid a six-game skid with a win over the Lions? Or will a winless Detroit team send Chicago spiraling with an upset loss?

We’ll see Thursday when the Bears and Lions kick things off at 11:30 a.m. CST on FOX.

Week 7 picks: Who the experts are taking in Bears vs. Bucs

The Bears are huge underdogs against the Bucs. But do experts have any confidence in Chicago?

The Chicago Bears will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, where the Bears are looking to avoid losing two straight games for the first time this season. But it’s not going to be easy against one of the NFL’s best teams in the Bucs.

Chicago is coming off a frustrating loss to the Green Bay Packers in a game where they were in a good position to win. While the defense held up their end of the bargain, the offense only managed 14 points, which isn’t going to be enough to win games — especially against Aaron Rodgers and now Tom Brady.

There’s simply no confidence in them heading into this game, and no one is giving them a chance as 98% of experts are picking the Bears to lose to the Bucs on Sunday, according to NFL Pick Watch.

Chicago is currently 11.5-point home underdogs, according to Tipico Sportsbook, where they’re going to need a complete game if they stand a chance in upsetting Tampa Bay. But with questions on offense and the defense with some starters in jeopardy of not playing, it could be a rough afternoon.

Can the Bears pull off another upset against the Bucs? Will Chicago’s defense be able to contain Tom Brady?

We’ll see Sunday when the Bears and Bucs kick things off at 3:25 p.m. CT on CBS.

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Week 5 picks: Who the experts are taking in Bears vs. Raiders

The Bears are underdogs against the Raiders. But do experts have confidence in Chicago?

The Chicago Bears will face off against the Las Vegas Raiders, where Chicago is looking to pull off an upset for their first road victory this season. But it certainly won’t be easy.

The Bears offense looked the best it has all season with new play caller Bill Lazor, who established the run with David Montgomery and opened things up downfield for quarterback Justin Fields, who made some beautiful deep completions to Allen Robinson and Darnell Mooney. While Montgomery is out 4-5 weeks, Lazor will look to get the run going with Damien Williams against the Raiders to help continue that offensive success.

While Chicago’s defense allowed the Lions to march up and down on them, they came up with some big stops in the red zone, including on fourth down. The Bears notched two takeaways and sacked Jared Goff four times. If they hope to defeat an impressive Raiders team, the Bears are going to need their league-leading pass rush in full effect against Derek Carr.

Despite Chicago’s encouraging win over Detroit last week, there’s no confidence in them heading into this game as 91% of experts are picking the Bears to lose to the Raiders on Sunday, according to NFL Pick Watch.

Chicago is currently 5.5-point road underdogs, according to Tipico Sportsbook, where they’ll need to play clean football and force Las Vegas into mistakes if they hope to win.

Can the Bears pull off the upset of the Raiders? Will the offense build on its Week 4 performance? Can Chicago’s defense contain the Raiders offense?

We’ll see Sunday when the Bears and Raiders kick things off at 3:05 p.m. CT on CBS.

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