The Chicago Bears are by no means one of the worst teams in the NFL entering Week 1, but the oddsmakers see a pretty big talent gap between them and the Los Angeles Rams. According to Tipico, the Rams open the week as 7.5-point home favorites over the Bears.
When the schedule was released back in May, the Rams opened as 7-point favorites, so the spread has moved half a point in Los Angeles’ direction since then.
Looking at the other Week 1 odds, no team is favored by more points than the Rams against the Bears. The Bucs are also favored by 7.5 points over the Cowboys, as are the 49ers over the Lions.
The money line on the Rams is -380, which means you would have to bet $380 to win $100. The over/under is 43.5 points, which is tied for the second-lowest of Week 1. Only Broncos-Giants (41.5) has a lower projected total this week.
So based on the spread and over/under, the projected score for Rams-Bears is about 26-18. In their last three meetings, the Rams and Bears never combined for more than 34 points, with the Rams winning the last two by scores of 17-7 and 24-10.
Kickoff for this prime-time matchup will be at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday night on NBC.