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Published: November 17, 2009
The Philadelphia Eagles will travel in back to back weeks and this time the Chicago Bears will be their opponent for a Sunday Night NFL football game in prime time on Sunday night. Kick off time in Chicago is scheduled for 8:20PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBC. The LVSC NFL odds makers have set the opening point spread in this game and the Philadelphia Eagles opened as a 3 point favorite with the over under coming in at 45. The early money from the NFL betting public has come in on the home underdog Chicago Bears, as the Philadelphia Eagles are currently a 2-½ point favorite. The over under has seen early movement from the NFL betting public towards the under, as the total is currently lined at 44 ½. NFL money line gamblers can make a play on the favored Philadelphia Eagles at –160 with the home underdog Chicago Bears bringing back +140 to win straight up without the points a factor in the bet.
The Eagles has dropped two straight games to sit at 5-4 on the season and a game behind division leading he Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles are coming off a 31-23 loss to the San Diego Chargers last week. The Eagles couldn’t run a lick last week with just 29 yards on 13 rush attempts last week Running back Brian Westbrook suffered another concussion and is questionable for this game. Starting quarterback Donovan McNabb put the ball up 55 times completing 35 passes with 450 yards passing two touchdowns and 1 interception. Philadelphia was not good in the red zone converting on just 2 of 5. On the defensive side of the ball the Eagles are a tough team to run on as they allow just 3.7 yards a carry to their opponents. The Chicago Bears are 4-5 this season and in the midst of a 2 game winning streak. Jay Cutler is coming off another awful game with 5 interceptions and no touchdowns passes against San Francisco. The Bears moved the ball and out gained San Francisco for 350 yards to 216 in a loss. Jay Cutler is hitting on 62% of his passes with 14 touchdowns but 17 interceptions on the season. Running back Matt Forte continues to have problems rushing the football with just 41 yards on 20 carries last week. Forte is averaging just 3.4 yards a carry this season. The Bears have been hit hard with injuries to their defense but turned out a good effort last week against the 49ers. The Bears passing defense will need to be good on Sunday and the team gives up just 195 yards per game through the air and their 9.8 yards allowed per reception is 5th in the NFL.
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NFL Trend: Chicago Bears are 1-4 ATS in their past 5 games
The Wagerline consensus has 83.1% of the NFL bettors on Philadelphia -2 1/2
The Wagerline consensus has 59.4% of the NFL bettors playing over 44 1/2
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One Comment on "Philadelphia Eagles versus Chicago Bears NBC Sunday Night NFL Pro Football Odds Sports Betting Pick Preview"
Jim from Top List (1 comments.) on Tue, 17th Nov 2009 5:53 pm
The Eagles are an absolute lock on this game. The Bears just lost to the Niners…their magic is gone!
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