'Bear Bets': Handicapping AFC, NFC, Super Bowl winners; first coach fired

It all begins on Thursday. 

With the NFL season kicking off this week, "Bear Bets" is wrapping up its preview episodes for the year. So far, the gang's shared its favorite wagers on win totals, award winners and more.

This week, Chris "The Bear" Fallica and Geoff Schwartz were joined by Will Hill and John Murray of the SuperBook and Westgate to discuss who they like to win the AFC, NFC and the Super Bowl. They also shared their thoughts on the first coach fired market.

Let's get to it!

Do you think the San Francisco 49ers will repeat as NFC champions? Or are you looking at someone else? Who are bettors placing their money on to win the conference, John?

Hill: Leaning toward the Detroit Lions

"I still think the 49ers are really talented, but I would lean towards Under 11.5 on the win total, just because I think the Super Bowl hangover is a real thing. That's been tried and true over the years. The rest disadvantage is a real thing."

Schwartz: Agree that Lions are the safest choice to win the NFC

"The Lions have the least amount of questions right now when you look at the roster, the way they're built. I think Dan Campbell's style of coaching is important here, right? He is aggressive. He is going for it. That attitude, I think, plays well in the locker room. We know they won a lot of games last year.

"With the Philadelphia Eagles, there's some question marks. They have to replace Jason Kelce. What's that gonna look like on the offensive line? New coordinators everywhere. Is Nick Sirianni the guy that's gonna lead them? And the 49ers, the vibes are bad."

Murray: Bettors like Lions, Los Angeles Rams ; agree with Hill and Schwartz on San Francisco and Detroit

"It's mostly the Lions, but the team that everyone's