Bears' 2024 Season: Chicago opens as the favorite in 9 matchups plus Super Bowl odds
The Chicago Bears' entire 2024 schedule was released last week and the team now knows when and where they will be playing all of their 17 regular season games.In the aftermath of the schedule release for all 32 teams, we now also know the betting lines and odds for the upcoming season. While these things […]
The Chicago Bears' entire 2024 schedule was released last week and the team now knows when and where they will be playing all of their 17 regular season games.
In the aftermath of the schedule release for all 32 teams, we now also know the betting lines and odds for the upcoming season. While these things rarely matter at this point of the year, it's still a good exercise to see how the betting markets view each team going into next season.
The Bears, for example, are favored to win 9 of their 17 games during the season, 6 of which are at home. Here's how the Bears' odds look this upcoming season.
The games below are the games the Bears are favored to win during the 2024 season, per Vegas Insider.
- Week 1 vs Tennessee Titans -4.5
- Week 4 vs Los Angeles Rams -1.5
- Week 5 vs Carolina Panthers -5.5
- Week 8 at Washington Commanders -1.5
- Week 9 at Arizona Cardinals -1
- Week 10 vs New England Patriots -6
- Week 12 vs Minnesota Vikings -3
- Week 15 at Minnesota Vikings -1
- Week 17 vs Seattle Seahawks -3.5
The only divisional opponent the Bears are favored to beat this season is the Minnesota Vikings (in both matchups). The game the Bears are most favored to win is Week 10 against the New England Patriots, who will be debuting a new rookie quarterback as well.
Below are the games the Bears are listed as underdogs for during the 2024 season.
- Week 2 at Houston Texans +4
- Week 3 at Indianapolis Colts +2
- Week 6 vs Jacksonville Jaguars +1.5
- Week 11 vs Green Bay Packers +1
- Week 13 at Detroit Lions +4.5
- Week 14 at San Francisco 49ers +6.5
- Week 16 vs Detroit Lions +1
- Week 18 at Green Bay Packers +3
It's shocking to see the Bears listed as underdogs for both matchups against the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions. The most surprising underdog listing is Week 3 against the Indianapolis Colts with the Colts being favored by two points at home. The odds expect Week 14 at the San Francisco 49ers to be the Bears' biggest challenge this season as they travel to take on the defending NFC Champions.
Bears NFC North Title and Super Bowl Odds
Based on which games the Bears are favored to win, Vegas expects the Bears to go 9-8 this upcoming season barring any upsets, which are bound to happen. With that in mind, the Bears have the third best odds to win the NFC North in 2024, trailing the Packers and the defending NFC North champions in the Lions. Here are the divisional odds according to DraftKings.
- Detroit Lions +150
- Green Bay Packers +210
- Chicago Bears +265
- Minnesota Vikings +1000
To win the NFC Conference, the Bears have the seventh-best odds (which points toward 7th-seed in the NFC playoffs) at +1400. The Bears trail the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, and San Francisco 49ers in order.
In terms of winning the whole thing in Super Bowl LIX, the Bears have the 15th-best odds to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the season at +3000. Never say never, but it's certainly nice to see Vegas starting to lean toward the Bears once again following a revamped offseason.
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