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Week 7 NFL Picks: Predictions, Advice for Latest Vegas Spreads and Odds
- Updated: October 20, 2016
There’s very little respect for the Chicago Bears around the NFL these days, and there’s even less among handicappers.
How else would you explain Odds Shark’s 7.5-point spread in the Thursday night game between the Green Bay Packers and the team once known as the Monsters of the Midway?
The Bears had victory snatched away from them in the last two weeks against the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars, but the Bears were competitive for large portions of the game.
On the other hand, the Packers are coming off a 30-16 home defeat to the Dallas Cowboys, and they come into this game badly injured at the running back position. Both Eddie Lacy (ankle) and James Starks (knee) will not be able to play in this game, and newly acquired Knile Davis is the team’s only healthy running back.
Aaron Rodgers has not been on his game this year, as he is averaging just 6.46 yards per pass and 226.6 yards per pass. The Packers’ once-prolific offense ranks 25th in the league, and that’s a huge drop for a quarterback who has been a two-time NFL MVP.
The Packers have regularly pounded the Bears over the years and have won 10 of the last 12 games between the two teams, but their offense is not functioning at a high level.
The Packers will most likely win this game, but it will be by seven points or less and the Bears will get the cover.
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