Chicago Bears vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Betting Preview

October 6, 2012   ·   Bobby Brooks   ·   Jump to comments

With the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars we have two teams going in opposite directions.  Yet, the Bears are traveling on a short week.  Are they due for a letdown, or will they take care of business against an opponent they should beat?
 
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Unlike a lot of point spreads on the board each week, this isn't a game with many mysteries attached to it. I expected the Jaguars to be much better than they've shown in September, in large part due to their defense. In the offseason, the line on this game was only -3. Yet, I don't think there was enough of an adjustment in this line after the first few weeks of the season.
Leading up to the Bears/Cowboys game, I asked the question on Twitter why the Bears were only -4 favorites in the look-ahead line. I guess Chicago's performance against Dallas answered that question because the line re-opened -5.5 on Tuesday (odds from SBRforum). I still don't think that's enough.

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