Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears 8/8/19 - NFL Betting Odds & Picks
Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears
NFL: 8:00 PM EST
Aug. 04, 2019
TV: NA
Latest Odds : CHI -3.5 Total 38
The Carolina Panthers, the team that was featured in the Amazon Prime show last year, is going to make their first start of the year against the Chicago Bears. The good news for the Panthers is this is one of those seasons that the team has managed to come into the preseason as a healthy team for the most part. Luke Kuechly did have some issues that will limit his playing time in this first game.
Will Grier is the backup quarterback and while the Panthers have Newton on the roster, he is not as young and invincible as what he was before. So this would be the type of game that you would see Newton play a couple of series at most and then start to see Grier guiding the offense to see how well he can handle the team.
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The Bears are a strong defensive team if they are able to stay healthy. That is the key as the injuries have crept up on the Bears and really ruined the team in the past. However, the Bears are a team that is hungry after having some success last year with how they have been able to play and build upon some of that success to help them out in this year.
With the Bears they have to wonder which version of Mitchell Trubisky they are going to get this year. Will they get the version that has shown flashes of brilliance on the year or the version that looked like he would not be able to beat the peewee teams? That is what the Bears will be looking for here and hopefully see the version that is able to make a difference for the team.
Recent Betting Trends:
Panthers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games.
Bears are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games on grass.
Under is 5-2 in Panthers last 7 road games.
Under is 5-0 in Bears last 5 games overall.
Free Betting Pick: Carolina Panthers +3.5
The Bears are at home in an early preseason battle and are already battling the injury bug. What else does not help the Bears out in the game is the lack of knowledge on which version of Mitchell Trubisky will come to the game to play. Look for the Bears to get the version that is not as polished in this game as he need more training camp time and the Bears defense is unable to slow down the Panthers. Final Score, Carolina Panthers win, but grab the points 24-10.