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Very Early Week 2 Lines Had Broncos Favored by 1.5; Bears Now Laying 2.5

Jake Brown

by Jake Brown in NFL Football

Updated Apr 1, 2020 · 1:38 PM PDT

Mitchell Trubisky
The Bears have taken money this week and are now short road favorites over the Broncos in Week 2. Photo by Camrongood (Wiki Commons).
  • The Bears scored just three points and ran for just 46 yards in their 10-3 Week 1 loss to the Packers
  • The Broncos scored just one touchdown and Joe Flacco was sacked three times in their 24-16 Week 1 loss to the Raiders
  • 86% of the bets so far are on the Bears

The Bears did not show up in Week 1 in the first game of the NFL season on Thursday. Mitchell Trubisky and the offense looked rusty. They could not move the ball down the field.

They looked like a team that needed more reps. With that being said, they are just a better football team than what they showed in that performance. It’s hard to believe they would have a repeat performance of that game.

Bears vs Broncos Week 2 Spread

Team Spread and Odds
Chicago -2.5 (-115)
Denver +2.5 (-105)

Odds taken 9/11/19.

It’s Just One Game

The Bears vs Broncos odds are out and Vegas is really looking deep into the Bears Week 1 dismal performance. They should be more than a -2.5 favorite, even on the road in Denver. This line really should be closer to five or six points in favor of the Browns, but their offense didn’t show enough for that to be the case.

It took until garbage time for Joe Flacco to finally get in the endzone. He struggled in the red zone, mixing that in with a few key drops by his receivers and it turned potential touchdowns into field goals. It doesn’t help when they don’t have a ton of talent after Emmanuel Sanders and Courtland Sutton. They just do not have receiver depth to set Flacco up for success down the middle of the field.

Bears Must Establish the Run Game

The Bears need to go with their bread and butter early and often against the Broncos to win this game. In no way, shape or form should Trubisky ever be throwing the ball 45 times. 15 total runs is not enough. The Bears have to run the ball at least 25-30 times in Denver. They have to use Tarik Cohen, who didn’t get a single carry.

Mike Davis and David Montgomery should each get around ten carries. Trubisky needs to use his legs outside the pocket and run himself much more than three times.

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The Bears are going to win this game if they use that recipe for success. Once they establish their ground game, it will open up opportunities for Trubisky with play-action and they can have more success in the air.

This team is built on defense and their run game, not the passing attack. Matt Nagy knows that he has to change it up against Denver or he’s going to get off to an 0-2 start in a very difficult NFC North.

Bet the Bears. They were 9-4 as a favorite against the spread last season, while the Broncos were just 4-4 as an underdog. The Bears defense is elite and you would surely figure that Nagy will change their game plan up in Denver. They should win this game by at least a field goal.

Best Bet: Bears -2.5 (-115) 

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