Vegas Odds on the Bears...........

Vegas odds are in: Where do Bears rank?

http://www.trbimg.com/img-4fbf92e8/t...k-2012-001/600 Brandon Marshall (right) catches a pass at the team's OTA on Wednesday. (Jose M. Osorio/Tribune photo / May 25, 2012)

By Brad Biggs Tribune reporter 9:04 a.m. CDT, May 25, 2012



In these parts, expectations for the Chicago Bears this coming season are revving up and the focus on the team will only grow.

The Bulls and Blackhawks have long been out of the playoffs. Maybe one baseball team in town can compete to finish above .500. By the time training camp rolls around, football will dominate the sporting landscape.

With the bold offseason acquisition of wide receiver Brandon Marshall, a change at general manager and coach Lovie Smith in a win-or-else situation, the Bears will be the story.

But what do they think about the team in Las Vegas right now? On Wednesday, Cantor Gaming (which operates sportsbooks at multiple hotels including Cosmopolitan, Palms, Hard Rock, Venetian and Palazzo) released its 2012 season win totals. All teams are available for betting with a $3,000 limit per wager, according to Joe Fortenbaugh of the National Football Post.

What do the sportsbooks have for the Bears? They opened at 8 ½ (Over: -135, Under: +105). That means if you wager over 8 ½ wins for this season, you have to bet $135 to win $100. If you were to bet under 8 ½, you would win $105 on a $100 wager.

That ranks the Bears third in the NFC North, where they finished last season. The Packers are atop the board right now at 12 (Over: -125, Under: -105) followed by the Patriots (Over: -120, Under: -110). The Lions are 9.5 (Over: +105, Under: -135) and the Vikings are 6 (Over: even, Under: -130).

Of course, they numbers are subject to change at any time. But that is where they opened.

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As long as Cutler stays healthy the Bear will win more than 8 games so it's a safe bet but the odds are shitty.

ya the odds are garbage. But they will definately win more then 8. Even w/out Cutler healthy Campbell can lead us to 9 win's.

Those odds kinda suck...the Bears should at least be right in line with Detroit. I'm not convinced that the Lions will have a great year again. They were gift-wrapped a playoff berth last year when Cutler went down, they had so many late game/miracle finishes & now everyone expects them to be good again. It's a different ballgame when the target is on your back.

I do expect them to be good, but I'm just not convinced that they'll be a playoff team again.

If the oline is rock-solid we'll be running with the big dogs of the NFL. If the oline sucks, we'll be the #3 team in the NFC-N, just like the odds predict.

We'll go as far as that oline takes us. No farther.

odds makers have no interest in the likely result, just the public's perception of the likely result


which leads me to react with a resounding "who gives a >>>>"

And if anyone is curious as to the SB odds, most books i've seen have it around 25:1

"Never tell me the odds." - Hans Solo

Dream teams can't keep up with the heat anyways. Oline still looks like a question mark, and even though I'm still learning; I am not so sure about the defensive backfield right now. Seems like a plan is in place in all areas so it will be interesting to see how things go once the games are played. Far as the current odds... well, feels like a long offseason.

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Originally Posted by BearStuff

odds makers have no interest in the likely result, just the public's perception of the likely result


which leads me to react with a resounding "who gives a >>>>"

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The oddsmakers like to make money more than anything. I wouldn't take that over-under bet period but 25:1 against a Super Bowl appearance is a decent risk vs reward. But I don't bet anyway so this stuff really doesn't interest me much personally.