SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

There are 4 teams who have 12/1, 7.7% odds to win the Super Bowl. They are not a good bet to win the Super Bowl. Their 2.9% chance is #10 in the league. In simulations, they win the NFC 6.8% of the time and are not a good value at 5/1, 16.7%. Our projection is leaning on them to win under 9 games. The Bears are averaging 8.7 wins per sim. At -120 the Bears are not a good value to make the playoffs with a 46.9% chance. Their odds of winning their division are 7/4, 36.4%. They win the division in 30.1% of simulations. Their average wins per simulation puts them at #5 in the NFC.

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REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

Their 12-4 record last season was way ahead of what was expected of them. Their game-by-game odds gave them a projected record of 9.6-6.4. Their ATS record was the same as their win-loss record and they turned a strong +760 profit. They went over 8 times and came in under 8 times. They are favored in their upcoming game vs the Green Bay Packers. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

TEAM OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE STATS WITH LEAGUE RANKINGS

They are an above average scoring team based on points per game, despite a relatively low yards per play rank. They are an elite scoring defense, which makes sense given their TD per play allowed rate.

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TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by Trey Burton who is projected to be the #16 TE. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.