NFL Betting: Atlanta Falcons @ Chicago Bears
NFL Betting action on Sunday features the Atlanta Falcons and the Chicago Bears squaring off at Soldier Field.
The head-to-head battle has been pretty even over the past six meetings going back to 1998, with both the Falcons and the Bears winning three times straight up (3-3 SU) and the Bears covering the spread in four of those games (4-2 ATS).
The teams last met on Oct. 18, 2009, when the Falcons beat Chicago 21-14 and cashed as a 4-point home favorite. The score stayed well under the total of 46 points.
NFL Odds opened with Atlanta a 1-point road favorite, but the Falcons have since been bet up to a 2.5-point favorite, and -3 at some sports books. Atlanta opened as a -130 moneyline favorite but is now up to -145 while Chicago opened at +120 and is now at +130. The over/under total has held steady at 41.
Atlanta went 13-3 straight up last season, the second best record in the NFL behind the New England Patriots, and was excellent against the spread, paying off bettors at an 11-5 ATS clip throughout the season. The Falcons, however, lost to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 48-21 in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs.
Chicago finished 11-5 and 9-6-1 ATS and lost to the Packers in the NFC Championship.
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games overall and a stellar 6-1 SU in its last seven games on the road. There is a major over trend with eight of Atlanta's last 12 games overall going over and four of its past five on the road.
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games overall and 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home. The total has gone over in six of Chicago's last eight overall and in four of its last five games at home.
NFL Betting action on Sunday features the Atlanta Falcons and the Chicago Bears squaring off at Soldier Field.
The head-to-head battle has been pretty even over the past six meetings going back to 1998, with both the Falcons and the Bears winning three times straight up (3-3 SU) and the Bears covering the spread in four of those games (4-2 ATS).
The teams last met on Oct. 18, 2009, when the Falcons beat Chicago 21-14 and cashed as a 4-point home favorite. The score stayed well under the total of 46 points.
NFL Odds opened with Atlanta a 1-point road favorite, but the Falcons have since been bet up to a 2.5-point favorite, and -3 at some sports books. Atlanta opened as a -130 moneyline favorite but is now up to -145 while Chicago opened at +120 and is now at +130. The over/under total has held steady at 41.
Atlanta went 13-3 straight up last season, the second best record in the NFL behind the New England Patriots, and was excellent against the spread, paying off bettors at an 11-5 ATS clip throughout the season. The Falcons, however, lost to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 48-21 in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs.
Chicago finished 11-5 and 9-6-1 ATS and lost to the Packers in the NFC Championship.
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games overall and a stellar 6-1 SU in its last seven games on the road. There is a major over trend with eight of Atlanta's last 12 games overall going over and four of its past five on the road.
Chicago is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games overall and 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home. The total has gone over in six of Chicago's last eight overall and in four of its last five games at home.