Bears vs Packers NFL Week 1 Odds & Prediction
When: Sunday, Sept. 9, 8:20 PM ET Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay TV: NBC Opening NFL Odds: Packers -8 (47.5)Why Bet on Chicago?
This will be the Bears head-coaching debut in a game that counts for Chicago’s Matt Nagy, the former Chiefs offensive coordinator. Nagy has taken some heat this preseason for barely playing some of his key offensive starters, including not at all in the third week of the preseason. Usually, starters play at least a half then. Nagy does have a new offense to teach. If he wins his opener in Green Bay, though, he’ll be a Chicago legend immediately. Will Chicago have first-round rookie linebacker Roquan Smith for Green Bay? He missed all of camp due to a holdout and then tweaked a hamstring and won’t play a preseason down. Smith won the Butkus Award last year at Georgia and was projected to start Day 1. Smith’s speed (4.51-second 40-yard dash at the NFL combine) also lends itself to the rookie’s staying on the field on passing downs. One of Smith’s strengths at Georgia was his ability to run with tight ends in coverage. Nagy says he there’s a “good chance” that Smith plays vs. Green Bay but he may not start now. “If he’s able to play and we feel good about it, trust me, we’ll give him an opportunity to get in there,” Nagy said. I also don’t want to get to a spot where we quote-unquote rush him back and then all of a sudden he comes back and, boom, you just lost another whatever six-to-eight weeks. I don’t want that.” Another former Georgia linebacker and first-round pick, Leonard Floyd, suffered a broken right hand a little more than a week ago. He’s expected to be ready for Green Bay as well, but he will likely play with a cast the first few weeks. Starting tight end Adam Shaheen likely won’t go. He’s dealing with a foot injury. Shaheen’s injury was originally called a sprain, but an MRI revealed additional damage. The team is hoping he won’t have to go on IR.Why Bet on Green Bay?

Latest NFL Betting Trends for Bears vs Packers
- Green Bay is 4-0 straight up against Chicago over the last 3 seasons
- Green Bay is 3-1 against the spread versus Chicago over the last 3 seasons
- Over is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.
- Favorite is 11-4 ATS in their last 15 meetings.
- Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Green Bay.
- Chicago is 10-25-1 ATS in their last 36 meetings.
- Chicago is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 meetings in Green Bay.