Seahawks vs. Bears Odds
CHICAGO, IL (The Spread) – The Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks both feel they are in a must-win situation when they meet on Sunday at 1PM ET on FOX in Week 15 of the NFL season.
CHICAGO: The Bears are coming off a 13-10 loss to Denver last Sunday and have now lost three straight games to fall to 7-6 on the season. The Bears are 5-2 at home and 7-6 against the spread while hitting the over in 7 of 13 games on the year. Injuries have been a big part of the recent struggles for Chicago as quarterback Jay Cutler is out with a thumb injury while running back Matt Forte is out again this week with a sprained MCL. The Bears are averaging just 23.2 points per game on the season and passing for less than 200 yards per game. Chicago has scored just 13 total points over their last two games. Defensively, the Bears are holding opponents to 19.6 points and 358.2 yards per game. Chicago has 17 INT’s on the year which ranks tied for fifth in the NFL.
SEATTLE: The Seahawks are now 6-7 after beating St. Louis 30-13 last Monday night. The Seahawks have now won four of their last five to have an outside shot at the playoffs. Seattle is 2-4 on the road this season and 8-4-1 against the spread while hitting the over in 8 of 13 games. Seattle is struggling on offense, averaging just 18.9 points and 303.2 yards per game, but the Seahawks have scored at least 22 points in their last four wins. Running back Marshawn Lynch has been on a tear as of late, rushing for over 100 yards in five of his last six games as he is closing in on a 1,000-yard season. On defense, Seattle is holding opponents to 19.9 points and 335.2 yards per game. The Seahawks also have 17 INT’s on the year.
ODDS: Oddsmakers have made the Bears the favorite in this game, giving them odds of -3.5 points against the Seahawks on Sunday. The over/under odds have been set at 36 points. Currently over 8,200 public bets have been placed on this game and the Seahawks are getting 72% of the wagers with odds of +3.5 at Chicago.
TRENDS: Trends show that Seattle is 7-1 against the spread in its last 8 conference games and 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games overall. The Bears are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite while going 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games on grass. These two teams have combined to hit the over in their last 6 meetings and in their last 4 in Chicago.
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