Sports Betting Spotlight: Chicago Bears 2017 season preview
The Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey, handicapper Kelly Stewart (@KellyInVegas) and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito preview the Bears’ season in the ninth of a series of 32 NFL team videos in 32 days.
The Bears went 3-13 last season, 7-9 against the spread and finished with an 8-8 over-under mark.
Chicago will start its post-Jay Cutler era with a quarterback competition between rookie Mitch Trubisky and Mike Glennon. The Bears return running back Jordan Howard, who finished second in the NFL in rushing last season with 1,313 yards and six touchdowns.
Chicago’s 2017 season win total is 5.5 (Under minus-155) at Station Casinos.
2017 Sports Betting Spotlight schedule*
Aug. 19: Chicago Bears
Aug. 20: New Orleans Saints
Aug. 21: Atlanta Falcons
Aug. 22: Minnesota Vikings
Aug. 23: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Aug. 24: Carolina Panthers
Aug. 25: Detroit Lions
Aug. 26: Green Bay Packers
Aug. 27: San Francisco 49ers
Aug. 28: New York Giants
Aug. 29: Washington Redskins
Aug. 30: Dallas Cowboys
Aug. 31: Seattle Seahawks
Sept. 1: Los Angeles Rams
Sept. 2: Philadelphia Eagles
Sept. 3: Arizona Cardinals
Sept. 4: Oakland Raiders
Sept. 5: Buffalo Bills
Sept. 6: Kansas City Chiefs
Sept. 7: New England Patriots
Sept. 8: New York Jets
Sept. 9: Miami Dolphins
Sept. 10: Los Angeles Chargers
Sept. 11: Denver Broncos
*Schedule is subject to change
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Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0354. Follow @tdewey33 on Twitter.