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Last gameCHI 59 – CAR 37
Next gameCHI vs MINSep 20, 2026, 12:00 PM CT
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3 bets you could have taken before kickoff — and why each one made sense at the time.

Odds snapshotDraftKings closing market · Sep 16 · 7:51 PM CT

BetVegas Odds$100 ReturnWhy It Made Sense
Bears Moneyline-166$160.24Chicago closed -166 on the moneyline after opening -135, so the market moved toward the Bears before kickoff.
Bears -3-112$189.29The Bears spread moved from -2.5 to -3 before kickoff (-112), a pregame vote that Chicago's edge had widened or tightened.
Over 47.5-105$195.24The game total moved from 44.5 to 47.5 before kickoff. Over 47.5 closed -105.

Bet

Bears Moneyline

Odds
-166
$100 Return
$160.24

Why it made sense

Chicago closed -166 on the moneyline after opening -135, so the market moved toward the Bears before kickoff.

Bet

Bears -3

Odds
-112
$100 Return
$189.29

Why it made sense

The Bears spread moved from -2.5 to -3 before kickoff (-112), a pregame vote that Chicago's edge had widened or tightened.

Bet

Over 47.5

Odds
-105
$100 Return
$195.24

Why it made sense

The game total moved from 44.5 to 47.5 before kickoff. Over 47.5 closed -105.

Historical results do not predict future outcomes. Odds shown are representative pregame or closing market odds when available.

The Five

Five Bears bets we're watching for the upcoming game.

No official recommendations have been published yet for the next Bears game. The Five are written before kickoff.

The Receipts

How our published Top 5 recommendations have actually performed.

No official recommendations have been settled yet. Our record begins with the first Top 5 published on Whiskey Ditka.