Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Carolina Panthers (1-7) and Chicago Bears (2-7) meet for Thursday Night Football in Week 10. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Panthers vs. Bears odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Panthers won their 1st game of the season in Week 8 by a 15-13 score as a 3.5-point home underdog against the Houston Texans, but they were back to their losing ways in Week 9 against the Indianapolis Colts, falling 27-13 as 1.5-point home dogs. Indy CB Kenny Moore II had a pair of interception returns for TDs against rookie QB Bryce Young.

The Bears suffered a 24-17 road loss against the New Orleans Saints last Sunday, but they did cover as 10-point underdogs. Chicago has covered a respectable 3 of its past 5 games, while going 2-5 straight up. They again will be without QB Justin Fields, who will miss a 4th consecutive game with a thumb injury, as rookie QB Tyson Bagent starts in his place.

Both teams have played 2 Unders in a row. Carolina is 3-5 O/U, including 3-1 on the road. Chicago is 6-3 O/U, including 3-1 at home, but the O/U is 1-3 in the Bears' last 4 games.

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Panthers at Bears odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:19 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Panthers +148 (bet $100 to win $148) | Bears -176 (bet $176 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Panthers +3 (-104) | Bears -3 (-118)
Over/Under (O/U): 38.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Panthers at Bears key injuries

Panthers

SS Vonn Bell (quadriceps) questionable
LB Brian Burns (concussion, elbow) out
WR DJ Chark Jr. (elbow) doubtful
CB C.J. Henderson (concussion) out
WR Laviska Shenault Jr. (ankle) out
FS Xavier Woods (thigh) questionable

Bears

DB Josh Blackwell (hamstring) questionable
FB Khari Blasingame (concussion) out
OL Nate Davis (ankle) out
LB Tremaine Edmunds (knee) out
QB Justin Fields (thumb) doubtful
RB Khalil Herbert (ankle) questionable
DB Terell Smith (illness) out

Panthers at Bears picks and predictions

Prediction

Bears 20, Panthers 15

Moneyline

The Bears (-176) will cost 1.76 times the potential return, and that's just too much risk for a team which has cobbled together just 2 wins. Plus, Chicago is expected to start the undrafted rookie QB in Bagent again.

PASS.

Against the spread

CHICAGO -3 (-118) is the play.

It would be much more pleasing to see this line at 2.5. You can buy this down to the ALTERNATE LINE OF BEARS -2.5 (-148), which might be worth the extra juice.

We're not going to get a lopsided result, and the Panthers defense will keep the visitors in it.

Over/Under

UNDER 38.5 (-110) is the lean, so go lightly here.

The Bears have averaged just 15.0 points per game their last 2 outings, while, as mentioned above, the Under is 3-1 in the their last 4 games.

Carolina has averaged 17.5 PPG (ranking 26th), 283.4 total yards per game (28th), 187.1 passing yards per game (27th) and 96.2 rushing yards per contest (24th).

Still, Chicago is scoring 20.9 PPG (19th), while going for 325.9 total yards per game (19th) and 190.6 passing yards per contest (24th). The Bears are 4th in rushing at 135.3 YPG.

All signs point to a low total.

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