The New York Giants (4-11) visit the Chicago Bears (5-10) Sunday in a Week 17 matchup between teams already eliminated from the playoff picture. Kickoff at Soldier Field is slated for 1 p.m. ET (on CBS). Below, we look at the Giants vs. Bears odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
New York enters on a four-game slide, recently falling at the Philadelphia Eagles 34-10 last week. The Giants also haven’t covered the spread in those four losses, including back-to-back defeats as double-digit underdogs – they were getting 11 points at Philly.
Behind a late drive engineered by third-string QB Nick Foles, Chicago upset the Seattle Seahawks 25-24 in Week 16. The Bears, who were 7-point road underdogs, covered the spread for the first time in their last six games.
Also see: All Week 17 odds and lines
Giants at Bears odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Giants +230 (bet $230 to win $100) | Bears -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Giants +6.5 (-115) | Bears -6.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 36.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Giants at Bears key injuries
Giants
- CB Adoree Jackson (quad, COVID-19 ramp up)
- DL Austin Johnson (foot) questionable
- C Billy Price (personal) doubtful
- WR John Ross (knee, COVID-19 ramp up) out
- WR Darius Slayton (reserve/COVID-19 list) out
- OT Nate Solder (COVID-19 ramp up)
- WR Kadarius Toney (shoulder) out
Bears
- QB Justin Fields (ankle) questionable
- DL Eddie Goldman (finger) questionable
- DL Akiem Hicks (COVID-19 ramp up) questionable
- OT Jason Peters (ankle) questionable
- CB Duke Shelley (heel) questionable
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Giants at Bears odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Bears 17, Giants 13
Money line
Backing the Bears at -300 is definitely not wise or worth the risk. They could lose.
With Fields still hampered by an ankle injury, Chicago head coach Matt Nagy named QB Andy Dalton the starter and Foles as the backup.
As for New York, head coach Joe Judge said that QB Jake Fromm and QB Mike Glennon will both see playing time. Fromm made his first career start last week, was unimpressive (6-for-17, 25 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 4.9 QBR) and was replaced by Glennon in the third quarter.
Glennon started the first three games of the Giants’ current four-game losing streak. He was picked off 5 times vs. throwing just 2 TDs in those three starts.
It’s possible a bad Giants team (+230) can win on the road here against a bad Bears team, so there’s some value in the +230 price. However, I’ll PASS.
Against the spread
ATS records: Giants 6-9 | Bears 5-10
NEW YORK +6.5 (-115) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager.
As terrible as the G-Men have been, the Bears aren’t good enough to be laying 6.5 points. Chicago covered its first two home games this season but have since gone 0-5 ATS at Soldier Field.
The Giants are 3-5 ATS on the road this season
Over/Under
O/U records: Giants 5-9-1 | Bears 6-9
Despite the low total, UNDER 36.5 (-110) is the way to go.
The Giants average 16.5 points per game (PPG), which is tied for 30th with the Houston Texans – only the Jacksonville Jaguars are worse (14.5 PPG).
The Bears aren’t much better, averaging 17.7 PPG to rank 28th. Plus, they are 2-5 O/U at home this season.
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